Careercow Brandon "Bam" Margera - From Jackass to Lolcow

[Rukario]

The plot was just an international King of the Road tour with jackass pranks and Bam at the forefront. The rivalry aspect wasn’t as apparent as it was in THUG1. The redeeming part of THUG2 was its classic mode which had a career for levels spanning from THPS1-4, otherwise it was just a more annoying THUG1 which took away from the skateboarding and was a portent of things to come for later titles

THUG1 was basically Grand Theft Skateboard with wonky controls.

 

[JustStopDude]

Hawk only made it big from media not associated with performing skateboarding feats. Kinda funny how all the "cool shit" in life was only made feasible through entertainment value.

Hawk made it big because unlike the majority of skaters at the time, he focused on skating and kept a squeaky clean media image.

It made it massively easier to sell him to mainstream audiences.

If someone was to write down all the talented skaters in the scene that went down a path of alcoholism, drug abuse, and eventually, incarceration, you'd end up with quite the list.

It's the same shit now. Why can Johnny Knoxville still get offers for shit and Bam can't? Because Bam can't appear in public sober. You can't sell that to advertisers.

 

[Goatchoker]

Hawk made it big because unlike the majority of skaters at the time, he focused on skating and kept a squeaky clean media image.

It made it massively easier to sell him to mainstream audiences.

If someone was to write down all the talented skaters in the scene that went down a path of alcoholism, drug abuse, and eventually, incarceration, you'd end up with quite the list.

It's the same shit now. Why can Johnny Knoxville still get offers for shit and Bam can't? Because Bam can't appear in public sober. You can't sell that to advertisers.

THIS!

I was about to comment how bam is in this weird “skater boy era” from the early 00’s still, he can’t skate that good, never has been able to, IMO. He’s a fat, drunk retard. He wasted it all and it’s funny to me. He could have had a successful skate shop and park if he didn’t blow it.

I have someone close to me who won’t realize he’s 41yo and needs to get a big boy job now, you won’t go pro bro, sacrifice skating for a solid job is necessary.
Some idiots just never get past it. Like the asshole in HS who was QB and that was his peak.


It’s gotta be all the head slams. But the list is long of addicts, and murderers, and big dumb idiots usually.

 

[highly regarded 420]

It’s gotta be all the head slams. But the list is long of addicts, and murderers, and big dumb idiots usually.

Idk, pretty much every dick on that show took more head hits than Bam did. Fuck, Johnny ended up with a brain bleed and he's not half as retarded as bambam ended up.

 

[Goatchoker]

Idk, pretty much every dick on that show took more head hits than Bam did. Fuck, Johnny ended up with a brain bleed and he's not half as retarded as bambam ended up.

Nah I agree, I hate head slams so much in general, most skaters are good at falling. And it’s rare to have a solid dome hit.

He’s just a retard narcissist.

(Internet being weird, merge posts if needed, sorry)

 

[dick brain]

It’s gotta be all the head slams. But the list is long of addicts, and murderers, and big dumb idiots usually.

Couldn't have anything to do with historically counter culture/anti authoritarian pastimes like skating and surfing attracting outcasts who have trouble integrating with society and thus a disproportionate likelihood of substance abuse and mental health issues.

 

[ZipDisk]

Tony Hawk was never squeaky clean, but he hid his power level before hiding your power level was a thing. He'd be in the skate videos where people were doing cheeky dickwaffle shit, but he knew not to be the guy doing the cheeky dickwaffle shit.

He understood the real value of those checks. He was one of the people who literally broke the model when his "team" turned into nonsense bullshit. I highly recommend reading up on the "Bones brigade" They had lightning in a bottle and pissed it all away.

If Tony had stuck with those chucklefucks, there never would have been a THPS, it would have been like that shitty MTV skater game.

The problem with Bam is that no one ever told him no, and then MTV made that his fucking brand.

I do wonder if he'll eventually step off an office building, but my guess is he wouldn't have the balls. OD/organ failure/mishap.

I don't even think Bam has ODD, I think he has ADHD and MTV trained it to be terminal.

 

[Rukario]

Hawk made it big because unlike the majority of skaters at the time, he focused on skating and kept a squeaky clean media image.

It made it massively easier to sell him to mainstream audiences.

If someone was to write down all the talented skaters in the scene that went down a path of alcoholism, drug abuse, and eventually, incarceration, you'd end up with quite the list.

It's the same shit now. Why can Johnny Knoxville still get offers for shit and Bam can't? Because Bam can't appear in public sober. You can't sell that to advertisers.

Celebrities that can keep a clean public image and their private lives apart become household names for decades. Those that can't end up with a KiwiFarms thread.

I don't even think Bam has ODD, I think he has ADHD and MTV trained it to be terminal.

MTVADHD, a newly discovered medical condition caused by an abnormally enlarged Ego and overdosing on Mountain Dew Code Red. Symptoms include narcissism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, higher chance of addictions, and acting like a 90s frat boy.

 

[3deadniggers]

Hawk made it big because unlike the majority of skaters at the time, he focused on skating and kept a squeaky clean media image.

Hawk is also a really boring person in general. He's happy to sit there and talk to you but he doesn't have much power leveling he needs to hide. He was a dude who liked skating, did well at it and wasn't exciting enough to fuck himself over.

 

[Chongqing]

Hawk is also a really boring person in general. He's happy to sit there and talk to you but he doesn't have much power leveling he needs to hide. He was a dude who liked skating, did well at it and wasn't exciting enough to fuck himself over.

He also landed a 900 degree turn in competition, the only person to ever do it. No one can take that away from him.

 

[ChunkyKong]

He also landed a 900 degree turn in competition, the only person to ever do it. No one can take that away from him.

A 900 is like a level 1 move now. Just recently a 9 year old hit two of them in a comp.

 

[Chongqing]

A 900 is like a level 1 move now. Just recently a 9 year old hit two of them in a comp.

That's insane.

 

[Bassomatic]

He also landed a 900 degree turn in competition, the only person to ever do it. No one can take that away from him.

I remember that was a big event for even non skating families and stuff.

Probably peak skating for main stream. Tony was then on morning talk shows etc. his clean image helped him and the sport.

He was never such a wet noodle to shoot down the bad boy image and that also helped since as mentioned skating was "edgy".

Dude skating hard and got rewarded for it, for a cool trend it was nothing different than a guy hitting a new home run record and being a class act.

Makes a lot of positive news and vibes.

 

[Chongqing]

I remember that was a big event for even non skating families and stuff.

Probably peak skating for main stream. Tony was then on morning talk shows etc. his clean image helped him and the sport.

He was never such a wet noodle to shoot down the bad boy image and that also helped since as mentioned skating was "edgy".

Dude skating hard and got rewarded for it, for a cool trend it was nothing different than a guy hitting a new home run record and being a class act.

Makes a lot of positive news and vibes.

Not to get too off-topic, but I read his autobiography. Something really interesting about him was that he was a skater when it was popular (I think in the 80s) and then he stuck with it during a time it wasn't popular, just because he loved it. He had stories about going to skating competitions where there was no money in it and no glamor. He once had to wipe himself with his friends borrowed socks at a competition. He kept going, perfecting his craft. Eventually skating became popular again and he was able to rise with it. Fame and wealth followed.

I really admire him.

 

[YouGuysAren'tThatSmart]

A 900 is like a level 1 move now. Just recently a 9 year old hit two of them in a comp.

I demand the kid be tested for performance enhancing drugs!!

 

[Rogowski]

He's happy to sit there and talk to you but he doesn't have much power leveling he needs to hide.

The most power leveling I've seen from Tony was in his documentary on HBO Max.

He's still pretty vague but he goes into detail about how he's been married so many times because he can't resist groupies on the road.

He had stories about going to skating competitions where there was no money in it and no glamor. He once had to wipe himself with his friends borrowed socks at a competition. He kept going, perfecting his craft. Eventually skating became popular again and he was able to rise with it. Fame and wealth followed.

I really admire him.

Pro skater Duane Peters was a massive bully of Tony when he burst onto the scene.

Older seventies pool bros hated him because his style was considered jocky and robotic.

Duane (a grown man at the time) used to spit on Tony Hawk after he won competitions, but karma took care of it. Duane spent most of his adult life in and out of prison, working menial minimum wage jobs between stints and having Tony's career shoved in his face more and more with each prison release.

This is also discussed in the documentary, Duane saw Tony at an event after Duane had recently lost his son to drunk driving and Tony Hawk was the only person to pull him aside for a wellness check. Tony Hawk is one of the most recognizable names on the planet today and Duane Peters is a washed up drunk old man who cries on social media about zoomer snowflakes hating Trump.

 

[bonified retard]

A 900 is like a level 1 move now. Just recently a 9 year old hit two of them in a comp.

Not to further derail, but only a dozen people have landed a 900 on a vert ramp like that since Hawk. It's obviously not as big of a deal now as it was in 1999, but definitely not a level 1 trick. A 9 year old kid doing three in a row in competition is still insane.

 

[Chongqing]

Tony Hawk was the only person to pull him aside for a wellness check.

I think this truly speaks to his character as a man.

 

[ChunkyKong]

Not to further derail, but only a dozen people have landed a 900 on a vert ramp like that since Hawk. It's obviously not as big of a deal now as it was in 1999, but definitely not a level 1 trick. A 9 year old kid doing three in a row in competition is still insane.

Yeah I was being facetious. The kid is insane and I gotta find the commentary because Hawk was on commentary too. But yeah the kid is insane I hope he keeps up with it. Would love to see a vert revival.

 

[Carlos Thin]

Duane Peters is a washed up drunk old man who cries on social media

Sounds like someone we know