The first time I saw Jay Silva was at the Mr. Mass. contest aty Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
It was his first contest and his posing was hilarious....he had on some tight beads and when he hit a crabshot they popped and rolled all over the stage.
He would hit a double biceps,then jump up in the air and spin around and hit a double biceps backshot!!
Needless to say,he got much better over time as he was a cousin of Manuel Perrys and Manny trained with master poser Len Archambault who helped Jay out.
I don`t think his head was cut off............I heard he got shot but I could be wrong.
I miss Ed Jubinvilles shows.......simpler and much better days for bodybuilding.