Careercow Brandon "Bam" Margera - From Jackass to Lolcow

[The handsome tard]

Bam is always so close the path of redemption but all he needs is actually want it and walk said path.

This is a Hell of his own making

 

[PointOfNoReturnPoint]

Bam didn't give him what he needs, but he very possibly did make his ears bleed.

Underrated post right here.

 

[Anthony_Groomia]

free my nigga bam , he was setup;./

Nah, the Opester always wins. sniff

 

[The Last Stand]

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Looks like DSP's long lost brother. Nothing he could do.

 

[Quindarius]

I remember how someone told me how Rob Dyrdek was worse than Bam but Jesus H. He’s worse than Dyrdek.

Doesn't Dyrdek host that TV show on MTV? Seems successful.

 

[What the shit]

Doesn't Dyrdek host that TV show on MTV? Seems successful.

Yesh Ridiculousness. His earlier seasons were better than what he has now.

 

[Right Butt Cheek]

I’m sorry if this has been posted, but are we aware in this thread that Bam hangs out with 30 something year old prank Youtubers when he was in LA / Orlando? Or is that not relevant? Genuinely asking.

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[Wesker]

Bam is always so close the path of redemption but all he needs is actually want it and walk said path.

This is a Hell of his own making

He'll never do it on his own accord. He still thinks he hasn't done anything wrong. He's probably never been sober his entire adult life.

Jail would be the best thing that's ever happened to him since he'll dry out whether he likes it on not. These fake 90k rehabs are just weekend getaways.

 

[Carlos Thin]

I do remember at least one of my skater buddies who liked the band, but they were more marketing than anything. Plus, a lot of those stickers could be for the earlier version of what would be jackass, called CKY. I suspect most of the stickers are shit they got with those tapes, that's where my CKY sticker was from.

Mid-level punk rock band in the pop punk era, they were never going to be big even if they were great. Plus, I always thought the guys from Blink and the bands like that, they seemed more fun-loving and happy. CKY took themselves too serious at times with their music.

CKY weren’t pop punk though, they were more akin to that “desert”/stoner rock that was en vogue in the 90s. But yeah, it was all to do with those videos. A lot of my friends had the videos, had shirts and hoodies with the logo on it and the only song that ever got played was “96 Quite Bitter Beings”

 

[Random Autist]

Did anyone really like CKY the band's music.
I remember see lots of skaters with there stickers on there decks but that's all the only place you would regularly hear there music was on Jackass abd that felt like a left over from Bams old video.

Nah CKY and HIM sucked. Total poser shit, just like everything in skater culture. I had a buddy who swore by them and we were always clowning on him for it.

 

[Neighborhood Janny]

Steve-O wasting no time talking about Bam's situation on his podcast Wild Ride. Even funnier when, just as the discussion gets serious, Steve uses it as a transition for an ad from Manscaped. Even Bam's so called "friends" are using him for their own gain. Starts at the 2 minute mark.

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[The handsome tard]

Always feels like Bam is just one type of moment away from realizing that he is being a shitty son, friend, husband and father. And that he just needs to give them all a hug and a legit apology for his unbearable behavior and that it all ends now. But it seems unlikely at this point.

If Knoxville wasnt able to fix Bam like he was able to fix Steve-O, then he truly is lost.

He'll never do it on his own accord. He still thinks he hasn't done anything wrong. He's probably never been sober his entire adult life.

Jail would be the best thing that's ever happened to him since he'll dry out whether he likes it on not. These fake 90k rehabs are just weekend getaways.

I recall there was a moment where he legit tried to improve himself by temporarly moving to Europe or something and he was legit showing progress until returning home and just failing into old habits again.

That means one of two things
1- He needed to permanently move away from America, or at least stay there way longer
2- His changes werent that legit or he needed more time for them to stick

Its tragic to imagine maybe he WAS close to improving himself but returning to his toxic enabling environment just made him relapse back into old habits.

 

[Wesker]

Always feels like Bam is just one View attachment 5095831 type of moment away from realizing that he is being a shitty son, friend, husband and father. And that he just needs to give them all a hug and a legit apology for his unbearable behavior and that it all ends now. But it seems unlikely at this point.

If Knoxville wasnt able to fix Bam like he was able to fix Steve-O, then he truly is lost.



I recall there was a moment where he legit tried to improve himself by temporarly moving to Europe or something and he was legit showing progress until returning home and just failing into old habits again.

That means one of two things
1- He needed to permanently move away from America, or at least stay there way longer
2- His changes werent that legit or he needed more time for them to stick

Its tragic to imagine maybe he WAS close to improving himself but returning to his toxic enabling environment just made him relapse back into old habits.

I don't condone it. But I could almost see continuing to be a piece of shit when you have zero responsibility. But when you have a kid, everything should become secondary to that. Bam isn't going to live that much longer. You'd think it would dawn on him, he should be the dad his son deserves.

 

[The handsome tard]

Steve-O wasting no time talking about Bam's situation on his podcast Wild Ride. Even funnier when, just as the discussion gets serious, Steve uses it as a transition for an ad from Manscaped. Even Bam's so called "friends" are using him for their own gain. Starts at the 2 minute mark.

Bam Running From The Law, Call Girls, and Prison Pockets! - Steve-O’s Wild Ride #156

Sponsors: Go to http://www.manscaped.com and use code STEVEO for 20% off plus free shippingGo to http://www.tryfum.com/steveo and use code STEVEO to save 10%...

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I personally dont think Steve-O was that close to Bam and Dunn, they were "buddies", sure but I think once he got clean, all he could see in Bam and Dunn is what he could have become if he didnt got sober. He is far closer to Johnny, Chris and the others

I recall there was an interview of him where he spoke about his last talk with Dunn before his death and it was all about Dunn drinking a lot and when Steve-O asks him why he drinks so much, he gives a vague answer akin to "Im a drunk, its how I live"
And when he got the call he died, he legit thought to himself "Oh man, what we going to do now?", not even feeling THAT sad. He had more like a "Fuck, this is going to ruin the Jackass franchise...God damn it, Dunn" sort of reaction.

As for Bam now, I still think that Steve-O doesnt like him, at all. He can say that he is still his "friend" but we all know thats not freaking true. He knows that in some dark timeline, he never got clean and is probably in a worse state than Bam.

So clearly there is some internal resentment and "It could have been me" disgust there.

I don't condone it. But I could almost see continuing to be a piece of shit when you have zero responsibility. But when you have a kid, everything should become secondary to that. Bam isn't going to live that much longer. You'd think it would dawn on him, he should be the dad his son deserves.

Yeah, lolcows are funny until you get a son or daughter involved, then it becomes a tragedy because all kids deserve good parents and Bam is still a child himself.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

If Knoxville wasnt able to fix Bam like he was able to fix Steve-O, then he truly is lost.

The big difference is that Steve O actually wanted to be helped and recognized he had a problem. If someone hasn't hit that point, then you're very unlikely to be able to help them.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

Did his parents ever actually discipline him as a child or anything?

I've always heard the theory that they let him get away with murder because Vito probably molested him as a kid.

 

[Wesker]

The big difference is that Steve O actually wanted to be helped and recognized he had a problem. If someone hasn't hit that point, then you're very unlikely to be able to help them.

Always having a safety net of his parents to clean up his bullshit isn't helping the situation any.

I've always heard the theory that they let him get away with murder because Vito probably molested him as a kid.

It wouldn't surprise me in the least. Coupled with the fact he became a cash register as a teenager, they weren't about to stand in his way.

 

[rusty shackleford 1]

I've always heard the theory that they let him get away with murder because Vito probably molested him as a kid.

Any kiwis who know train wreck druggies in real life probably know of a similar situation without the “instant millionaire overnight” part. That sounds plausible honestly.

 

[CowPox]

The big difference is that Steve O actually wanted to be helped and recognized he had a problem. If someone hasn't hit that point, then you're very unlikely to be able to help them.

Steve o doesen't seem to have a toxic ego forcing him to be the coolest guy in the room at all times like Bam has.

 

[xXx: State of the Union]

It wouldn't surprise me in the least. Coupled with the fact he became a cash register as a teenager, they weren't about to stand in his way.

Yeah, I'm talking mostly when he was a kid before he got famous.

Today I definitely think it's just the money keeping them in check.