Careercow Brandon "Bam" Margera - From Jackass to Lolcow

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I definitely partied waaaay too hard in my teens and early mid 20s, to the point one could definitely say I had an issue and they wouldn't have been wrong.

So I have a lot of sympathy for anyone dealing with addiction, I try to tell myself everyone can change, and nobody is a lost cause.

Bam has partied so hard for so long, so many years now and gotten to the age doing it, where compounded with his personality and mental health issues I feel confident saying he will never change, and he is totally a lost cause.

I hope I am proven wrong, but I firmly believe he will die an early death and will never get clean, fix himself, or defeat his demons.

There's always a chance, but the better than now chance ship sailed away a decade ago.
 
There's always a chance, but the better than now chance ship sailed away a decade ago.
The problem is if you're even psychologically addicted it's almost impossible to completely stop if you can't find something more fun to do than use. He might've had skating before, but I can't think of anything else he could do now. He sure doesn't give a fuck about his family or friends. It's pretty rare that someone just has the willpower or enough negative consequences to just stop.
 
The problem is if you're even psychologically addicted it's almost impossible to completely stop if you can't find something more fun to do than use. He might've had skating before, but I can't think of anything else he could do now. He sure doesn't give a fuck about his family or friends. It's pretty rare that someone just has the willpower or enough negative consequences to just stop.
Yeah for me it was hitting rock bottom and realizing if I keep heading down this path everything good I have in my life will disappear and I am not that far from ending up homeless and dead, which luckily for me I was still lucid enough for that prospect to scare the shit out of me. And then leaning into my hobbies and friendships and family connections I still had to give me a reason to go down a better path.
 
Yeah for me it was hitting rock bottom and realizing if I keep heading down this path everything good I have in my life will disappear and I am not that far from ending up homeless and dead, which luckily for me I was still lucid enough for that prospect to scare the shit out of me. And then leaning into my hobbies and friendships and family connections I still had to give me a reason to go down a better path.
Lots of people have 1 rock bottom and get over it. Some have many, many. Some like Bam are constant for decades. Oh well.
 
I don’t get all of this boo hooing for Bam. He’s never shown himself to even be a decent person, let alone a good one. He’s never experienced any true struggle in his life. Never overcome anything. The only reason we know who he is is because he was an above average skater two decades ago and grew up with parents wealthy and kind enough to drive him everywhere and video tape everything. By the time I finish typing this, some person far better than Bam, and with a fraction of his resources, will probably have died in complete obscurity somewhere in the world.

I genuinely don’t care if Bam gets better. I just hope he doesn’t take anyone else out with him.
 
I don’t get all of this boo hooing for Bam. He’s never shown himself to even be a decent person, let alone a good one. He’s never experienced any true struggle in his life. Never overcome anything. The only reason we know who he is is because he was an above average skater two decades ago and grew up with parents wealthy and kind enough to drive him everywhere and video tape everything. By the time I finish typing this, some person far better than Bam, and with a fraction of his resources, will probably have died in complete obscurity somewhere in the world.

I genuinely don’t care if Bam gets better. I just hope he doesn’t take anyone else out with him.
For me it's just I hope anyone has the chance to turn it around. I'm not boo hooing over him, and I think generally he's pretty much an asshole who found easy fame like you said.

I noticed you rated me tmi which is fine, that post was, but also my username has Wook in it. From my username alone you can tell I've done some droogs and partying in my day. It's not exactly a secret even if you've never seen me post before.
 
For me it's just I hope anyone has the chance to turn it around. I'm not boo hooing over him, and I think generally he's pretty much an asshole who found easy fame like you said.

I noticed you rated me tmi which is fine, that post was, but also my username has Wook in it. From my username alone you can tell I've done some droogs and partying in my day. It's not exactly a secret even if you've never seen me post before.
1. If I was only referencing you I would have quoted you

2. Caring about stickers is retarded

3. If it’s obvious you did so many drugs, why write so much about it?
 
I don’t get all of this boo hooing for Bam. He’s never shown himself to even be a decent person, let alone a good one. He’s never experienced any true struggle in his life. Never overcome anything. The only reason we know who he is is because he was an above average skater two decades ago and grew up with parents wealthy and kind enough to drive him everywhere and video tape everything. By the time I finish typing this, some person far better than Bam, and with a fraction of his resources, will probably have died in complete obscurity somewhere in the world.

I genuinely don’t care if Bam gets better. I just hope he doesn’t take anyone else out with him.
Nostalgia since he was a big part of culture for kids that grew up in the early 2000s.
 
Nostalgia since he was a big part of culture for kids that grew up in the early 2000s.
For the sake of nostalgia I’ll amend my previous statement: I hope he doesn’t take anyone else out with him and he films a lot of the events leading up to the inevitable. Dude hasn’t produced any content in years, it’s the least he can do for us.
 
For me, my rock bottom moment was realizing that none of my friends wanted anything to do with me anymore because I was always drunk, and when drunk I was always an asshole. Bam will never have that moment of self-realization because he will always have hangers-on using him for money and drugs. And he'll never realize what an asshole he acts like because he's always been an asshole. It's not like the booze and drugs are bringing about some radical personality shift, like booze did for me. He's never acted like a real human being.
 
I didn't watch the full vice thing but the bit where April said she was driving Bam and Nikki to the airport when suddenly he realised everyone he was partying with didn't have his best interests in mind and changed his mind about going was interesting. Kinda feel like April should have tossed Nikki out of the car at that point too because I don't think she's ever wanted the best for him beyond selfish reasons either.

Unless Bam has some major epiphany and finds some purpose in life that isn't hanging out with clout-chasers and taking drugs (making your own alphabet and shilling some underwear doesn't count) then however long he has left in life is going to be a never ending cycle of what he's going through now. He's way too old, fat and fucked up to skate anymore but he could still be involved in skating - go find the new Bam and promote them or some shit.

I know, I know :optimistic:
 
It's funny that now, of all times in human history, people have so many avenues available for revenue via attention and "fame" (to some extent) but Bam won't take any of them because his addiction trumps all. He needs immediate gratification and the idea of working to get clean/build success is just too much for him. There's never been a better/easier time than now to be able to make a living that doesn't entail getting a normal job. Not to mention the massive support he'd receive for getting clean - Steve-o is one of many examples of that. If he could ever clean himself up he could start a podcast, collab with any of his former cast mates who have successful podcasts or something similar, become some mascot for celeb recovery, make some sort of content related to sponsoring and mentoring young skaters, etc. The possibilities are basically endless but he'll never take them because he can't handle stepping up to any actual challenge. Of course it wouldn't be the same type of fame he had before and he wouldn't be swimming in money, but it's something. And it would certainly be better than what his life has been the past decade plus.

He's also just too immature to compromise on what he considers to be living a ~cool, rockstar~ life. It has to be one of the most pathetic and stunted mindsets I've seen in a grown man. I understand that family isn't always enough for people to conquer their addictions, but if Bam was just a little less childish and pampered, he could still get the attention he desperately wants and NOT kill/constantly humiliate himself. His previous fame is clearly a massive factor in his issues. He can't let it go. Wild that he's so far gone that he won't take advantage of what he has available to him.

Aside from Dunn, it seems like every CKY/Jackass member have left the partying and addictions behind. Imagine being the only one hanging on to that lifestyle when you have so many options open to you and so many people who want to support you. I'm sure he's embarrassed by it but he's too much of a faggot to do anything about it.
 
tl;dw:
  • tube down his throat
  • 5 seizures, 20 minutes long, fifth one so gnarly he couldn't breathe
  • bit his tongue and made it gush blood, got so swollen it wouldn't fit back in his mouth
  • committed to his shaman 5am hikes, 5 miles up a mountain every fuckin morning
  • followed by thirteen 10-hour ceremonies (?)
  • quit smoking for 12 days thus far
  • "drinking is blasphemous here" (lol, he ain't kickin' that)
  • just ordered a hot tub, ice bath, and a sauna
  • meeting up with a bunch of skaters for dinner tonight, namedrops a big list
  • "Tony Hawk, perhaps *giggle* he hasn't gotten back to me"
  • then off to LA to see Alyssa Whitegloves (?)
 
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