Brandon Novak Blocked Bam’s Number - Wild Ride  

Novak has his own youtube, and responds to comments frequently. Throw him a “hello” there

Living their best lives! I love it

Living at all is what shocks me to this day to be honest.

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@@evoxghiretti True. They’d likely both be dead by now if not for their sobriety.

Steve-O being alive after Wild Boys shocked the fuck out of me. Him and Chris should have been dead on that show numerous times. @@acardinalconsideration824

The Bible says faith in Jesus Christ and repentance are the ONLY way into the Kingdom of Heaven. John 14:6 Make sure you get you Judgement-Ready by repenting and accepting Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38-39)

I don't remember seeing Novak on the show back in the day. I remember the name but only remember seeing the show being based around Steve-O, J. Knoxville & Bam. It's interesting listening to their struggles w/ substances even though they climbed into the higher esculaunts of being on MTV for years & then becoming well known Hollywood celebs

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You didn’t see the title?

Bless you man. Stay strong

I feel this for sure. Same deal for me

yeah. i mean if you never lived it you can ONLY imagine, and i dont want to be a " oh you wouldnt understand" stan. im glad you dont but yeah. he was lv10 certified and if youve been lv10 and just saw what he showed or talked about you can deduce the insanity..fking baltimore is WILD too. just that in itself is insane much less money no money fame no fame prison. butt pockets...and worst of all kicking methadone hahahaha. lil joke..kinda. no i agree. iremember seeing that first hour long video of Novaks where he just explains addicton (esp to an addict) i was like hes actually fking sober this time...and i wasnt. but he put so many things into words i hadnt yet found. that i really..i liked it. liked seeing people get welll and.. yeah. lv10 certified. edit: steve o as well. that rise and fall video. i was probably just getting started saying..yeah but not me..its always me..its always we. lol rambling cheers

I disagree. As fucked up as this sounds, I miss the old Novak. The new sober Novak sounds like an AA commercial on repeat. The old Novak was absolutely hilarious and was arguably one of the funniest guys on Viva La Bam other than Brandon Dicamillo. I'm glad Novak got sober but he sounds like an egotistical life coach. He lost his sense of humor.

​@@Ajox191lol does sound fucked. Incredibly selfish, I'd suggest deleting that. Sound like a sociopath

orrrr... maybe he's just trying to help people live a better life @@Ajox191

​@@Ajox191you sound like a terrible human being. I hope you're not like this with any of your friends and family coping with addiction n staying sober.

Still can’t believe it’s the same person lol

He's not telling the truth. He's trying for another 15 min of fame. @@thomasstelling9793

That’s awesome. When Brandon first opened his sober living houses I remember he posted his personal number on his socials, not thinking of course. But a few days after, I looked him up and called him. I expected to get forwarded to an operator or something. To my shock, he answered. I live about 2 hours from that first sober living house he opened and I was looking for help. Unfortunately, the rooms got taken pretty quickly and I would’ve been on a long waiting list and I was ready to get clean and sober then. Without thought, he immediately asked what substance I was hooked on, how long it had been, if I had ever been to rehab, etc. Even though he had no room to help me, he sat and stayed on the phone with me for about 30-40 minutes. He looked up other rehabs, sober living homes, detox centers near me. Gave me numbers to call. Gave me advice. Guided me through the beginning steps of sobriety and gave me tips for along the way. He didn’t say, “Oh apply for a room at my place and wait 2 years. Let me take your money. You don’t need help until I can help you. Give me money for giving you this advice and help.” He took that phone call and helped me out of the kindness of his heart. I’ve been sober since. That phone call saved my life. I think if I just went into any old rehab, it wouldn’t have worked. Getting that advice from someone I admired and looked up to as a teenager, it’s what really helped me. I’ve tried to reach out to Brandon multiple times online through Instagram with no avail. The number I called him on no longer exists. He probably doesn’t remember that phone call through all the people he’s helped. But I want to be able to personally thank him for saving my life and taking that 30-40 minutes of his time to help me even though I had nothing to give him.

Hey man, he actually does have a new number. He says it at the end of this video actually. I now work at a substance use treatment center, and I just called his team to get someone into his IOP, they got them set up with a sober living, they don't have to pay rent until they complete IOP, and Redemption will get them to and from IOP and Sober living, and will help her get a job. Brandon Novak is the reason I'm so passionate about substance use. I've walked where he walked and I love the work he does. I've got a family, so I can't dedicate the same level of care he does, but if I didn't, then I'd fly myself out to Delaware on a one way ticket and wouldn't leave until I was working in his treatment center.

Keep at it bro. It doesn’t happen overnight that’s for sure. It took me several tries, but I’m on a good stretch now, and I can feel that it’s going to be a long one, one day at a time, as cliche as that sounds. I was going to buy these pills for a flight I had, but didn’t have enough time to get there and make it back in time before I had to go to the airport. My friend bought them and OD’d, was taken to the hospital and survived, but those could’ve been mine. He said they looked 100% real, and it was from a trustworthy source. That would’ve been my second OD, and I would’ve done it while driving down the highway, which would have ended in disaster. I’m thankful it didn’t go that way, and that was a real wake up. Just keep at it man, whatever your vice is, it’s worth it, I feel like I can do anything now, and wish I didn’t waste so much time with that garbage. Best of luck to you.

🖤 Keep on movin’, like Soul II Soul.. you got this, dude.

@bobbythompson4268 Thanks for your thoughtful response... my kick is alcohol, and unfortunately it's available on every street corner all across America. I'm not a horrible type of blackout drunk, but I can't stop drinking. I'm almost diabetic and almost stage one cirrhosis, but glad I'm getting ahead of it while I am. Made life changes with diet and exercise, and took steps in harm reduction, but still can't 100% quit the sauce. Still on a 6 pack/day almost everyday.... pretty much everyday. Im much better than the level I was at before, but other than a few 35-90 day stints, can't stop. Brandon and people like you who give me positivity are a great source of inspiration, and I have to thank you for that

​@@TimTrOn3000I'm 25 and haven't gone more than a week since I was 20. I needed to see this today

You can do it. Don’t give up.

Bam right now makes Novak's entire career of drug use look like a single weekend of getting drunk at a motel with a few friends

I remember watching Viva La Bam, and seeing Novak. Not even knowing about his story I knew what kind of path he was on. Then I saw Bam a while later on Jimmy Kimmel promoting Novak's book about his addiction and Bam was still with it then. Now Bam is looking too far gone. That's the saddest thing. I've known a few people who were too far gone. It's a tragedy.

"Us staying sober"? Please, if you feel so inclined, give us your story!

Yo i had a friend name luke he got sober played strait edge music. Then started his own industrial roofing company. Apparently he started chipping after 11 years. Parents found him in his huge house on his face dead like an asshole. He really thought he had it beat in did too.

One thing i warn people of when you first do fent you still have the blocking effect of suboxone After like a week of using you dont’

Fuck, man... care to give your story without holding back the details? Also, how far clean are you now? Congrats, man!

I don't believe you

Stay true to yourself. Set your intentions and stick to them no matter what. That’s where dedication and commitment comes into play. You got this brother ❤

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​@@tylerironside8109he's 16 hours

if my mom didn't threaten me w could and take me kicking n screaming to a rehab n detox, I wouldn't have gotten off Fent. sometimes you gotta be taken kicking n screaming to get over the hump of withdrawals OR the hump of switching to Suboxone. I can tell you've never been addicted to real drugs.

@@eatassonthefirstdate Novak has done all that for Bam. And then some. At this point, Novak is just setting himself up for more abuse and the best thing he can do for himself, and the many other people Novak is helping, is to cut ties with Bam. I’m glad to hear you got a handle on addiction. Hopefully you can progress to the stage where you have the humility to avoid assuming that other people haven’t dealt with addiction because you disagree with them about how far someone can reasonably be expected to go to drag an addict into sobriety who isn’t ready to do it. I don’t know your situation, but I would imagine there was some part of you that was ready. And that’s great. The many times Novak has tried to help Bam, there hasn’t been enough of him ready to stop the pattern of addiction.

Addicts have to want to change. Period. There's never been a case of forcing someone to be sober and that working long term. You have to hit rock bottom. He can take Bam to the center kicking and screaming and Bam can detox, but if Bam doesn't think he has an issue or doesn't truly care about the addiction ruining his life then it means nothing.

@@christianjames92 umm, prison forces tens of thousands of ppl to finally get clean after decades of use/addiction. and a lot of those ppl stay sober/ stay away from their bad drugs forever, I. e. just smoke weed when you've been hooked on heroin for 17 years. it happens all the time I know plenty of heads who have been outta jail and sober for YEARS and if they didn't get locked up, they would PROBLY be dead by now.

@@christianjames92 100%. And Novak himself says that he doesn't limit who he tries to help. That he'll drop some wisdom on people who may not be ready, because maybe someday it'll make a difference. Bam is another story. Novak has done more for Bam than probably anyone else, including Bam's family. When everyone else had already given up on him, Novak was still trying to help him. Wisdom is recognizing when that help is no longer wanted, or appreciated, and that your time and energy is better spent on helping the many other people who have come to you because they WANT help. Which is what Novak has devoted his life to. Why should someone who truly wants to get clean get less attention and care from Novak because Bam is doing his "black hole of resentment and negativity" routine?

Did you see the time for pie podcast, 2 months ago, 1 month after this? Dude Steve o and novacaine basically makes money of bams name. He's fuckin clean and sober, shreddin it up. The last one where bam is on steve os podcast , they talked about a steve o vs bam skateoff... Yeah i'd like too see Bam FUCK Steve-o up. skatingwise. Novacaine too, holier than thou piece of filth

You got this Heather.

Well done mate x

me and I def know Novak believes in you 🤘🏽

I was at a rehab program in south carolina that he came to speak at. He was a really good speaker. Hung out for hours after. Just talking and giving his number to people if they needed help. He was really cool. Glad to see he is doing well.

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Good on ya mate

Well played brother ❤

@@yelnaw Thank you brother!!

Hell yeah dude!

Amazing

celebrate with some drugs

Good luck dude ❤

the part of him trying to hang it up in a bathroom had me in fukn tears ... aside from that I believe in and love you as family member call or message Novak when your ready there's thousands of centers out here 🖤

Wishing you all the best in your journey, you deserve happiness and good health ❤️

I will be sober for 8 years on 02/26/2024. Keep up the good work and never give up on your dreams, man. I'm proud of you and your strength. I don't know you but I respect you for your ability to stay clean. I was in Novak's shoes and dopesick for years.

@@pokemontradingcardgamecoll5934 congrats! Keep up the great work!

trials and tribulations

What exactly makes him a heck of a guy ? Getting clean ?

and they're usually really dumb

Also a fan from CKY through Jackass.Kndw Stevo is clean but had no idea Novak is alive. Happy for him. He's not lying at all about withdrawals. Horrible. I quit heroin via.ethadone and it was gradual. Booze withdrawal has exact same withdrawal he described. Hallucinations really bad. Have to get antipsychotics. I'm 3 yrs clean and these guys honest. Steve O shiinv is embarrassing

Lol ‘rock bottom’ for sure

Novak is a piece of shit. When Novak was stealing and doing drugs at Bams place, Bam still let him stay cause he had nowhere to go. Novak was a Leech on Bam because he was famous. Now that Bam isn't doing so well and his career is over the tables are completely turned. Novak now chooses to publicly shit on Bam every chance he gets. Novak thinks because he's sober he deserves a purple heart. His whole career was built on the shoulders of Bam.

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​@@jessknight456DAAAAMN I SEE WTF U DID THERE😅

Imagine all of them doing a pod together, talking about long-term sobriety and how well they’re all doing, skating together regularly. I really hope bam can get there.

Bam still won’t admit he’s powerless to the substances. He’s still at the stage where it’s everyone but him responsible for where his life is right now. There’s always hope, just hope he can get there before his time runs out

I am a PRAYING man and i'm hoping he will one day see the light and turn his life around for the better

Bams problem isnt sobriety, its the toxic people hes associated with over the years. Its easy to talk about how terrible Bams doing when all these guys do is bash him. We should all be supporting Bam, instead of jumping on this bandwagon of kicking him while hes down. #freebam

he’s probably my favourite guest that steve-o has had. as soon as i saw he was on again i instantly clicked and knew i’d watch it all

The trauma of Ryan Dunn dying broke him. He was literally the only dude keeping bam in check/cared for him.

@spicelord4782 I think Bam was always a big drinker and dabbled in drugs but once Dunn died he just started drinking and using drugs more to numb the pain. He had a couple of drunken brawls that made the news before Dunn died, but you're right about Dunn being the one to keep him grounded. The irony is that Dunn had a severe drinking problem himself.

A lot of people forget Novak pre drug use was supposed to be a big time skateboarder and then fucked that up by abusing drugs. Dude had legitimate talent and even when he was on drugs he was a really good story teller.

I really want to believe this, I’ve just heard what a racket the rehab industry is. Would love to hear more about his specific organizations and hoping they aren’t part of this.

You’ve got this, but you’ve gotta want it.

Sounds like you measure success by what you have rather than who you are

Same here. On it for 2 years and have only gone down in dose. I take about 4mg a day now and I'm at the best I've ever been. It doesn't get me high, I don't abuse it and haven't touched any drug (weed,booze,opiates) since two years ago. Is it 100% sober? No, but why does that matter? What matters is you aren't actively destroying your life and loved ones around you. If at some point suboxone turns on me or I find myself hating it I'll get off.. for now I'm simply living life and trying to piece together what I blew up with my using.

@@gingerroot8802Same brother, much longer for me 8yrs. I do understand the counter argument that it is a crutch, trading one thing for another, it’s not designed to be taken long term….all the things you hear from people. Maybe this is me justifying it but even if I do have to take it the rest of my life, my life is 100 times better than it was in active addiction. Congratulations brother, keep up the fight🫡

I very seriously doubt that

@@tserv9280why?

​@@tserv9280i seriously doubt you know what youre talking about, thanks for your useless comment

Well, he has said the same shit pretty much every day for years bow

@@josephmitchell740tru dat bro!

He's used to it from NA.

​@@josephmitchell740what kind of bow? 🏹

​@@josephmitchell740He has not told that asshole rock story for years.

Shocking. Does he have any other personality traits? Hobbies?

there are other things that you can do to detox the toxins and garbage that are in you system and makes the process easier. I've been tapering off suboxone. I'm down to 1/8 of a milligram with no problems except sleeping . it also helps with your overall health.

Heard some shit years ago about how he was body brokering people into certain facilities and making quite a bit of money off it by hawking insurance rates from the facilities themselves

​@@jimirsayssponsor5844thats exactly what he's doing. The man is a parasite

⁠@@jimirsayssponsor5844Internet says a lot of shit. Coming from someone who Novak generously gave him his time and energy to, I’m alive because of Novak’s time and energy. I called his personal number that he gave out when he first opened his facility. He didn’t have any room for me and I would’ve been on a waiting list for over a year. Instead of turning me away or telling me, “Don’t go to another facility. Wait for mine. Give me your money.” He took the time and energy and sat on the phone for 30-40 minutes with me. Giving me numbers and addresses of other facilities near me, giving me advice and tips for sobriety. He’s a good dude that just wants to help others find sobriety like he did and rebuild their lives.

Theyre not

​@@generalhotpizza480they absolutely were

Honestly I love these guys Bam too heros of mine for years, but legit hard to say. Bams name holds sway for real, but they have lives they lived and own and there is enough very personal interesting even profound content here to stand on its own. People are always going to critic which is great but let's give them the benefit of the doubt here. You what I mean.

How is it going mate? Greetings from austria

Well said when describing being a young fan of Bam!

So the struggle part was like 5 years ago. he got famous abusing his family. The struggle beat him, now he is a loser. You seem like one too. Bam will get better sooner than you get laid again, hetero-wise, which means another 10 years. Why would you idolize an alcoholic personality. Even Mike 'The Situation' turned out better than Bam.

That’s his issue though… since he was a child, he’s been given everything he’s ever wanted. He’s never been told no. And that has unfortunately clouded his mindset. He feels he’s invincible. He feels he doesn’t have to listen to anyone. I wish he would stay sober and get the help he needs. But I unfortunately think we’re a short while away before his passing.

@@DavisD814 It seems like Bam really started going downhill after Dunn passed. What you said is 100% true though, but I think him losing his best friend played a big role in what’s happening now.

@@warsyn Oh 100%. Losing Dunn fucked his head up more than it already was. But the dude has been famous for years. Even back before CKY days, the kid was nice on a board and got locally famous for being such a rad skater. It started there. From there he was given everything he could ever want. The fame grew and so more and more people were just giving him everything he wanted. I hate to say it but, he’s been spoiled his whole life and not told no. And when people tell him no now and say enough is enough he goes ape shit and ends up in these horrible episodes.

Trust me, he’s not doing it for free though. He Interestingly said “insurance companies don’t cut you a check for sending someone to rehab.” Yea…we know. Banyan rehab center was cutting a check every time he signed someone up. Obv insurance company isn’t sending him a check, they’re the ones reluctantly paying the rehab

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​@@84kjk ok

Novak needs to get paid or how else is he suppose to survive. Also he has bills to pay for the rehab houses. I think he said a room was $180 a week, I thought that seemed very cheap. I've also seen Novak on other podcasts and he gives out his phone number at the end. He seems like a solid guy

@@84kjk they actually talk about it in the episode, why don't you take a listen

I 100% agree 😊

Congrats boss!

Thanks brother@@solyhhit

Yeah dude. I wish people would quit hating on the guy, I get it he’s acting out to distance himself from people, but it is a twisted coping mechanism man, I just want Bam to survive this and find some peace you know

He's doing great

Pray for me too

He's fine

It would be great to see him well again and back to his old self , and hopefully one day

Lol Bam doing better

When he talks about getting blown from dudes??

I wouldn't call having a wall mural of your dealer's corner in your office normal, but I get where you're coming from...

@@salmenda Yup that's the "bottom"

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Agreed 😢

agreed, actions speak louder than words. They just did this, while telling the audience "they don't want to talk shit." With friends like these, eh?

110% agree, I also think Steve-O's take on Matthew Perry is quite hypocrital... or maybe I'm just not understanding it correctly.

great chemistry and history they should do it more often its really great they bring out goood sides in each of them that only THEY can do..and there both awesome so thats a plus

"call me directly" yeah right

But he's a total loser. Lost his son too.

That may have been older footage. Last I saw of Bam, he was clenching his teeth and extra mad about something.

Bam is actually doing quite well currently. More than 70 days sober.

@@FUBARguy107 You're one of those miserable haters from letstalkbam, right? Get a life man

​@@FUBARguy107it's current

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your very welcome

@@VinnyimperatiTell Steve-O we have heard his story 1000 times now and let his guests speak ffs.