A specter from the grittier past of skateboarding has reappeared, ready to reconnect with his past without letting it drag him down.
Jay Adams, who was played by Emile Hirsch in "Lords of Dogtown," recently left jail and is living in a halfway house. He wants to attend the X Games.
Adams is working as a facilities manager at an indoor skate park.
"We were wild and acting crazy and not being very positive role models," Adams said of his fellow professional skateboarders.
The X Games are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on Thursday, and Jay Adams, whose skateboarding career has been the subject of two major films, wants to attend. Adams, 47, does not compete anymore, but he hopes to watch and visit with friends he has not seen in years. More important, he wants to reunite with his wife and a daughter he has never seen outside of prison.
The decision about the X Games will
Original Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/sports....
Jay Adams, who was played by Emile Hirsch in "Lords of Dogtown," recently left jail and is living in a halfway house. He wants to attend the X Games.
Adams is working as a facilities manager at an indoor skate park.
"We were wild and acting crazy and not being very positive role models," Adams said of his fellow professional skateboarders.
The X Games are scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on Thursday, and Jay Adams, whose skateboarding career has been the subject of two major films, wants to attend. Adams, 47, does not compete anymore, but he hopes to watch and visit with friends he has not seen in years. More important, he wants to reunite with his wife and a daughter he has never seen outside of prison.
The decision about the X Games will
Original Story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/sports....
