http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/ Long Beach News, Arts, Music & Entertainment for Long Beach Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:03:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9500 Theo Douglas Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:41:47 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/?p=4044#comment-9500 sk8ordie?, I totally agree with you regarding Adams' involvement in the hate crime. That's terrible and I absolutely don't condone it at all. Arguably the only way you could consider him a hero is for what he--and the Dogtown crew--did for skateboarding in the 1970s, transforming it from a moribund hodad pasttime into something that was genuinely cutting-edge and exciting. That's all I'm saying. sk8ordie?, I totally agree with you regarding Adams’ involvement in the hate crime. That’s terrible and I absolutely don’t condone it at all.
Arguably the only way you could consider him a hero is for what he–and the Dogtown crew–did for skateboarding in the 1970s, transforming it from a moribund hodad pasttime into something that was genuinely cutting-edge and exciting.
That’s all I’m saying.

]]> http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9496 sk8ordie? Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:41:40 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/?p=4044#comment-9496 Hi Theo I have an issue, "newly re-risen hero"? I don't care how legendary Adams is. He was an instigator in a horrendous hate crime. I guess people change, so sure let him go to the X Games. But please don't call him a hero. Hi Theo I have an issue,
“newly re-risen hero”? I don’t care how legendary Adams is. He was an instigator in a horrendous hate crime. I guess people change, so sure let him go to the X Games. But please don’t call him a hero.

]]> http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10264 Theo Douglas Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:41:47 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/?p=4044#comment-10264 sk8ordie?, I totally agree with you regarding Adams' involvement in the hate crime. That's terrible and I absolutely don't condone it at all.<br>Arguably the only way you could consider him a hero is for what he--and the Dogtown crew--did for skateboarding in the 1970s, transforming it from a moribund hodad pasttime into something that was genuinely cutting-edge and exciting.<br>That's all I'm saying. sk8ordie?, I totally agree with you regarding Adams’ involvement in the hate crime. That’s terrible and I absolutely don’t condone it at all.
Arguably the only way you could consider him a hero is for what he–and the Dogtown crew–did for skateboarding in the 1970s, transforming it from a moribund hodad pasttime into something that was genuinely cutting-edge and exciting.
That’s all I’m saying.

]]> http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10263 sk8ordie? Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:41:40 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/?p=4044#comment-10263 Hi Theo I have an issue,<br>"newly re-risen hero"? I don't care how legendary Adams is. He was an instigator in a horrendous hate crime. I guess people change, so sure let him go to the X Games. But please don't call him a hero. Hi Theo I have an issue,
“newly re-risen hero”? I don’t care how legendary Adams is. He was an instigator in a horrendous hate crime. I guess people change, so sure let him go to the X Games. But please don’t call him a hero.

]]> http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-9400 Brass Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:31:16 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/?p=4044#comment-9400 Uncool dad alert! Ummm do you know what a skateboard is? Uncool dad alert! Ummm do you know what a skateboard is?

]]> http://thedistrictweekly.com/2008/daily/staff-infection/briefing/dogtowns-jay-adams-walks-among-us-again-2/comment-page-1/#comment-10262 Brass Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:31:16 +0000 http://thedistrictweekly.com/?p=4044#comment-10262 Uncool dad alert! Ummm do you know what a skateboard is? Uncool dad alert! Ummm do you know what a skateboard is?

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