He literally is no longer capable of skating after his years of alcohol & drug abuse and becoming obese and getting so deep into middle age. He tried to come back in 2017, but it failed.
After I got sober I felt embarrassed. I almost knew people were talking about me. I felt like I had been walking around with shit in my pants thinking nobody could smell it. After I got sober I realized they could smell it the whole time.. felt ashamed. That’s why meeting with other people like yourself helps. Makes you not feel like the only person who walked around with shitty pants.. if that makes any sense.
I really hope Bam stays on track,and manages to rejuvenate himself and start killing it again,but unfortunately I have a feeling it's not going to last too long. Mainly because of his Mum. April is a pretty big reason that Bam carried on doing what he was doing for so long. She CONSTANTLY makes excuses for him and his behaviour,she might "put her foot down" initially,but she always folds and gives in to him eventually. Personally I think Ape needs to have some kind of therapy aswell,to allow her to adjust how she is with him. A big part of addicts with someone in their life like Ape,is the fact that they're enablers. Those kind of addicts are usually the ones who relapse, because they struggle to acknowledge their behaviour is wrong. I'm rooting for him though,if he reunites with Novak and Steveo,I believe he'll have a better shot at staying sober.
Bam gave me his shoes at a skate show like fuckin 15 plus years ago. He was so nice, I grew up watching all these fools, I aged with them too. Bam I know you won't ever see this but please please keep getting better and fight that fight man, you're still that guy that gave me those shoes... I still have them. Much love.
Bam is a dear friend of mine. I told him about your comment. He wept while reading it. He clearly remembers giving you the shoes and the love you both shared during that brief encounter. Bam said to tell you he remembers you specifically because you're so damn fine. His words. Bams tryna fuck. Are you dtf?
@@ordinaryretrogamer6944That’s what I thought would happen and stopped going out drinking at 28. The next 4 years were boring af and now at 32 I go out every weekend again as of a few months ago and I’m having a blast😂
For the guy who killed himself AND another innocent man (who nobody EVER MENTIONS OR EVEN REMEMBERS) by driving his porsche blackout wasted drunk at 120mph? He fvcking killed another man, not just himself. And all anyone says is RIP Ryan Dunn. He's a murderer. Total disregard for the life of another man. The passenger is who should be remembered. Not dumb fvck drunk murdering son of a bltch Ryan Dunn.
Dunn would've had bams back no matter what bams not a bum or a bad dude or anything he's just hurting right now I don't know if he needs to stop drinking completely but I think he needs to atleast chill and realize the way he acts sometimes when he's drunk is not cool its embarrassing to him and his family he's not going to quit drinking if he's not ready but Knoxville should not have kicked him off the crew cause maybe if he was in that movie he'd in a better place cause that's what really sent him over the edge and acting crazy that was really his tipping point he loves jackals and I think he feels betrayed so what if he drunk he hasn't stolen from know one and he's not a bum I don't see what's wrong with him living the life he wants he's has money let the man live he's drunk just keep pranking him its always fun pranking drunks maybe he'll learn that way not to drink lmao cause he won't want to be fucked with nomore haha
There’s no better feeling than hanging out with friends after a long time, especially when you spend a lot of time alone. I feel for Bam and I’m happy he seems to be doing better and I hope he hits Steve-O up. Also it’s wild that Darby is hangin with Steve-O and Bam, that’s just awesome right there!
All people that use sobriety as an income are normally sketchy they're the same people that would steal your money/dope out your pocket and help you look for it, but now they're using those slimy technics to scam sobriety.
When me and my friends would play Tony Hawk games we would always rush to choose Bam and Weeman because of the Jackass movies. Skater culture wasn’t big in the town I live in. But we ALL knew who Bam was. Very happy to hear he’s doing better.
Come on BAM I pulling for you brother! I'm 49 and know the hardships. You can be the man again! We love life re-sets and would go crazy to see you winning at life again. Bam 2024!
Man I’m about to be 30. But growing up with viva la bam and wild boys and of course jackass. Fucking amazing. Also what’s amazing is that any of you got out of all of the crazy BS alive. !!!!!! So happy to see you guys doing good.
Hell yes bam!! Thank God. Y'all my jr high heros man!! Recovery is a beautiful thing my guys. 7 months bro is where I just got too! Shit lmk when and where I'd like to come skate with y'all!!
Nah. I want new bam. Old bam got him were he is. When we loved him he was on drugs and shit too even during viva la bam. So no I want the new and improved
Man it's crazy seeing these guys now a days. I used to watch all the shows they had with these guys and they were always fucked up doing crazy shit. It's amazing that they have been able to turn it around and get sober and stay sober. As someone who battles addictions himself it's a tough road to be on and I still struggle from time to time. Nothing but love to all you guys and keep fighting the fight.
Bam has a new board working with Spookala in Ocala, Florida. Only 150 I think, but another friend got to talk to him the other week down in south Florida and said Bam seemed on the up n up 🤙🏼 As a guy that has his own demons, it’s awesome to hear when others defeat theirs and sober up!
Bam’s been clean and sober for nearly 80 days now. They spend about .025 seconds in this podcast mentioning it- then proceed to rip on the guy for 20 minutes.
Steve-O is a good physical representation of us 90s kids generation. Wild in youth and now a lot of us are sobering up finally and just trying to be the awesome people we originally wanted to be when we were kids. I'm 42 and 6 years sober now. Lovin life way more than before when I was drinking. That stinkin drinkin thinkin always kept me down and sad and depressed and in that zone. Sober life has only been an improvement of happiness and more fun and zero puking haha.
I had a similar situation with my best friend. He acted like a shithead when he was drunk and felt pretty ashamed. I was close to him at the time and was testing the waters with other friends to see if they are still cool with him. Good to see that Steve-O is so open in the situation. I hope he reconnects with Bam because I'm pretty sure he's good influence for him.
Hopefully Bam will be healthy & the best he can be. What I know about sobriety is ppl do take detours. You're not forever cured,it takes work every damn day & Hopefully the person gets sick of being sick so they can fully live. I think some day Bam will reconnect w/all his good friends,& his friends will have hugs & tears to greet him. Keep the faith,everything always works out.
its crazy that when i was younger i didnt think a second if Novak was on some shit or not but looking at him now vs then is crazy he looks younger and better now then back in the day.
When Bam comes back ..... Its going to be like he never left, that mind that he has and the ingenuity for entertainment, the skateboarding skills and talent that he possesses might not be there but all that knowledge he can pass down to younger skaters. Sometimes people forget how big of a influence Bam was to not only skateboarding but mainstream entertainment and the day Bam remembers who TF he is everyone that turned their back on him will come knocking on his door again.
96 days off of the sauce for me. I can relate to this so so much. This is definitely one of the most difficult things i have ever had to do. I know people say that alot but its genuinely true. Im happy to still be here. I hope he is too.
I meam everyone collectively wanted bam better. I think we all just saw hom becoming a statistic. But the progress is good to see. My generation grew up watching him.
The Jackass crew always did badass things, I know it sounds old of me but being sober is badass in your older days. He's got a lot to lose now, he's got a family.
As only an observer of the show and the movies we are all hoping BAM gets his life sorted and finds happiness.... We all also wish for him the friendships he had were worth a shit and maybe he can reconnect with people on another level, sober, clear minded .... More so because several from the JackAss movies and the show have gotten sober and became successful.... It would be bitter sweet for him to have his friends back
He needs to be treated as the group treated stevo. But they won't because stevo made them money and that's why they saved him. They dropped bam like a bad habit and just gave up. He needs that support from his friends like stevo got
This is great news it's good to see that Ben is getting healthy for himself and the old jackass crew is friends again it was a rough few years there but I'm feeling some serious healing taking place and I'm happy about it because these guys made my favorite TV show and it would suck to not have them around it already sucks enough we lost Ryan Dunn
Happy to hear bams doing better. Hopefully he comes over and skates. Also side note Darby Allen deserves to be the face of aew. That kid is talented asf and does wonders with the crowd. Truthfully loved watching him when they came to my city a few months back.
