Careercow Brandon "Bam" Margera - From Jackass to Lolcow

[RestingB]

His son at the very least had fetal alcohol syndrome and nobody talks enough about how as that kid gets older he looks nothing like Bam.

Ohhh I’m so glad someone mentioned that. I thought I was imagining it.

I did see a fan meme that put his son and Raab next to each other and they look more alike than bam and his son.

After all the bad mouthing Bam did of Ville I can’t blame him for pulling the copyright card. Bam was always a Poundland ville anyway.

 

[shaverinocory]

Bam definitely has the "yeah, yeah" down of someone who's not listening to a damn word of what someone is saying.

 

[CashMoney!]

Steve did a great job of being straight with him and alerting him to his psychology around rehab and sobriety being lifelong and not days left as in a prison sentence. Steve picked up on this within minutes, I could see it on his face. Everyone in the comments echoed Steve's sentiment, that essentially he's not committed. I'm honestly appalled that Nikki has been with him for almost a decade and still dangles Phoenix like a carrot in front of this absolute trainwreck for futile sobriety. I can't imagine how damaging it is to have his dad in and out of the picture constantly, and I really don't like how they pepper him all over social media.

Bam has never hit rock bottom. He won't until he runs out of money (which is difficult as Phil handles and/or controls his money), Nikki and Phoenix exit stage left, and his family and friends run out of patience. Sobriety has been foisted upon him for many reasons that he doesn't personally care for, and I do see people leveraging that for their own profit even if it's under the guise of "helping Bam out". You can't force sobriety on someone who hasn't crashed hard enough to realize they need it and then have enough drive to go through with it. He coasts comfortably in this cycle because he's found sympathetic enablers who won't let him fall on his ass and truly fuck everything up for himself. He's doing what he's told, not because he wants to.

He never grew up, he's never had to take responsibility for consequences to be meaningful, given endless fucking chances, and everyone at every level either takes on a parental role with him or leeches off him. There is no scenario where he feels pressed to be an independent adult that takes ownership of his mess. Phoenix will most likely grow up without Bam around because Bam is too unstable and will be in and out of rehab for a long time. Phoenix suffers most in all of this being raised by a co-dependent mother and addict father. In between instagram outings and photo ops with either or both of his parents, he is an invisible victim of his parent's inability to raise him with stability. I 100% believe that Nikki is waiting for her and Phoenix to finally be worth sobriety to the detriment of her and her son in the long run, and she wants to be his saving grace, to be worth his commitment. Really fucking sad.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

I always get MATI whenever I see celebrities like Bam who literally cannot fail. They will never hit a point where they are so far in a financial hole they have to juggle three jobs in order to make things work, they'll never be put into a position where they're effectively forced to either completely collapse and become homeless or curb their addictions ENOUGH to do functional adult things. If Bam runs out of money he can go get $10k or whatever by doing a youtube ad or something or some shitty product placement, he can ask his family or supporters for money, he can start a fucking gofundme if all things go to shit.

He will never know what it feels like to be hungry in a cold bed, worrying about how the fuck to get out of a hole like that. Hell, even Steve-O gave him a lifeline on that podcast when by all rights he shouldn't be on speaking terms. There's a good chance he'll never even have an epithany about any of this because he'll most likely die of an overdose with his mind completely scrambled.

 

[NashiNashi]

Bam Margera Spent An Entire Year In Rehab - Steve-O's Wild Ride! Ep #119

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Bam appearing on Steveo's podcast in 11 hours

That was pretty painful to watch. Steve-O looked uncomfortable throughout the entire thing. It's pretty obvious that Steve-O just wants Bam to get well, but he's a total wreck even while allegedly sober for a year.

It was really weird how Bam would go on these random rants and tangents. Is that an addict thing? It was like he was kind of out of his mind and couldn't read the room. And when he spoke about people it was usually to just talk shit about them, even his father. Very weird interview.

Bam is so self-centered and doesn't know how good he has it in terms of having money and the like. He doesn't really seem to be too thankful for the people who help him like his father for example. He really is like a bratty kid who never grew up, and it's just so odd to watch. I don't know if it's good for Phoenix to have this manchild as a father figure, even while sober. He's like in his forties and is still like this. I don't really think there's much hope for him, but who knows.

I can't believe that his wife chose to marry him because he has like zero charisma and is very childish. Must've been the money.

ETA: It's just so sad to see how Bam treats and talks about his parents. Though they raised someone who turned out to be like Bam, they seem to be kind, caring parents who love him and that's more than what some people could ask for.

 

[Lucas Silva #4903141]

Bam has fried his brain to some degree. We know about the cocaine, and you also have to consider the meth use, as well as years and years of alcoholism unchecked. It wouldn't shock me to notice weird tangents and patterns when he has conversations.

Oddly enough, he will probably need to be on meds for the rest of his life, even if he does everything by the book. I don't see how he'll ever truly be "sober" again.

 

[Rekkington]

Bam has fried his brain to some degree. We know about the cocaine, and you also have to consider the meth use, as well as years and years of alcoholism unchecked. It wouldn't shock me to notice weird tangents and patterns when he has conversations.

Oddly enough, he will probably need to be on meds for the rest of his life, even if he does everything by the book. I don't see how he'll ever truly be "sober" again.

I saw an interview with Ric Flair where it was the same thing, he was talking about decades of alcohol abuse and now his voice is just permanently slurred. There's just a chunk of his brain that was pickled and it's never coming back. I think that has to be the hardest part for these guys, they abused their bodies and minds so much that they can be sober for 10 years and they'll still sound like shit.

It was really weird how Bam would go on these random rants and tangents. Is that an addict thing? It was like he was kind of out of his mind and couldn't read the room. And when he spoke about people it was usually to just talk shit about them, even his father. Very weird interview.

I would not be surprised if he was drunk for that interview. That's a big reason guys like him wear the sunglasses all the time, so you don't need to see their glassy eyes and they can kinda get lost in their minds. Even by the end, he was blaming Knoxville, he was saying he's glad he wasn't in Jackass 4 because he's just bitter.

You can tell how little he talks about sobriety. Guys who really get clean, it's hard not to go off on tangents about how things are different, all the work you put in, hell even if you just quit you tend to talk about it a lot. I'd buy it a lot more if Bam said "man I fuckin miss booze." If you asked him straight up right now, he would say he doesn't miss drinking, and also he never had a problem with drinking. And the you know literally nothing has changed.

 

[Yeeted Teet]

Bam has fried his brain to some degree. We know about the cocaine, and you also have to consider the meth use, as well as years and years of alcoholism unchecked. It wouldn't shock me to notice weird tangents and patterns when he has conversations.

Oddly enough, he will probably need to be on meds for the rest of his life, even if he does everything by the book. I don't see how he'll ever truly be "sober" again.

Not to mention all the concussions. Even if he'd never touched drugs or alcohol there's a good chance he's still have issues from all those years he spent being a retard for money.

 

[Dr. Butt]

Bam looks fuckin rough on Steve-O's show. Steve-O's chat is just spamming "Bam Vito" lol

I wish he had sort of a "kek" react for posts like this. I'm still laughing at "Bam Vito"

 

[CashMoney!]

Not to mention all the concussions. Even if he'd never touched drugs or alcohol there's a good chance he's still have issues from all those years he spent being a retard for money.

Yep. Knoxville didn't get into the pits of addiction as much as Steve and Bam but he's already pretty slow with conversation and recall due to the amount of times he's sloshed his brain around like a cabbage in a fish bowl.

I also thought it was pretty telling that Bam got kicked out of rehab twice for generally being lazy and inconsiderate, like wearing the same pants forever (likely didn't shower either) and flicking a cigarette butt into a bush and causing a fire. For some reason this was the rehab's fault for being dumb when he chose to do those things that made him antisocial and a liability. Steve was very careful about addressing that. The few times Steve did call him out, especially towards the end where Steve said he truly fucked up his chance at Jackass 4, you could see Bam hunch up, looking pissed off and resentful when told straight up that he does this to himself. It must be frustrating for Steve to know what it's like on the other side of addiction but Bam genuinely isn't mature enough (yet, if ever) to catch up to the rest of the boys who sobered up. If this interview wasn't recorded for the masses, Bam absolutely would have popped off at Steve when he was put into check. Bless Steve, he's been the only one Bam has tolerated as a voice of reason so far, but I'm not sure for how much longer that will be the case.

 

[Big Nasty]

I wish he had sort of a "kek" react for posts like this. I'm still laughing at "Bam Vito"

If he's still around in 5 to 10 years he'll basically just be Vito with a beard and shitty tattoos.

 

[Rogowski]

A meme from one of the bigger meme pages on IG:

 

[Bixby Snyder]

Interview with Steve-O was rough. It was interesting because we got to see a responsible concerned Steve-O. He was more or less ‘working’ and trying to gently guide him through the principles of the program.

Bam wasn’t listening as not only he’s smoked/drank himself retarded, but he’s also a narcissist. It’s why he rambled off on tangents and often is off topic. He’s not having a conversation but really just waiting to talk himself. He’s not listening at all. I deal with someone like this daily and they do this exact shit.

Shame this is an old interview. Not much to get outta this except Steve-O legit cares about getting Bam help

 

[McSneaks]

I deal with someone like this daily

So who's the real fuckup at that point

 

[Bixby Snyder]

So who's the real fuckup at that point

Everybody deals with some selfish asshole at one point in their lives. I give people the benefit of the doubt and it takes a while to realise they really don’t give a fuck about anyone else. Maybe they are distracted or really need to get a point out?

Reality is, and this applies to Bam, is that some people really don’t give a fuck about others. You can cut some of these people outta your life but not when it’s family — as his family definitely knows.

 

[Wilhelm Bittrich]

I don't think Bam would actually kill himself. His ego is too big for that. It'll probably be a Fenty or meth overdose like all of the other white trash druggies is Florida.

Some of us farmers thought the exact same thing about Lowtax once too.

 

[epic guy]

Some of us farmers thought the exact same thing about Lowtax once too.

As people were mentioning earlier, Bam will never hit rock bottom the same way Lowtax did.

>Bam gets crazy women pregnant
He can afford child support
>Bam gets hooked on pills
He can afford endless rehab

He just has too many resources to end up like Lowtax. I do, however, think that he will kill himself inadvertently. It's easier than you think to die from just a simple fall. Add on top of that the brain damage from drinking and drugs, along with the fragility that comes with age. I do believe he will kill himself in the next couple years, just not purposefully.

 

[Billy_Sama]

As people were mentioning earlier, Bam will never hit rock bottom the same way Lowtax did.

>Bam gets crazy women pregnant
He can afford child support
>Bam gets hooked on pills
He can afford endless rehab

He just has too many resources to end up like Lowtax. I do, however, think that he will kill himself inadvertently. It's easier than you think to die from just a simple fall. Add on top of that the brain damage from drinking and drugs, along with the fragility that comes with age. I do believe he will kill himself in the next couple years, just not purposefully.

The fact that he vehemently ignores advice and help to be clean is pretty much the give away that Bam will lose his life due to drug abuse. Most addicts would kill to have the financial and emotional support that Bam squanders away.

 

[Teknorat]

Steve-O sounded exasperated when talking about all the effort he put in coaching Bam to get him back on Jackass 4, only for him to get loaded and miss the meeting with Knoxville and Tremaine where they were going to decide.

 

[Sketch]

If he stopped resisting treatment or being in denial, he'd realize quick how much better life is without drugs. Your dopamine going up and down that fast is what makes you sooo emotional all the time. The Dr Phil interview was cringe as fuck, and I seriously hope bam gets better.
He's too old for this shit but he's too young to die.