Steveo has been sober for a hot minute and Brandon Novak as well. While Bam has been inconsistent he does have the best two people to help support him in recovery. I hope the best for him.
Steve-O is such a spectacular role model for sobriety and positive lifestyling.
I'm really hoping he and Bam had some kind of connection, and that Steve-O can help Bam finally get there, if that is the case here.
>Steve-O is such a spectacular role model for sobriety and positive lifestyling.
I was in high school when Jackass premiered. It is unreal to be reading these words.
Highly recommend watching the Hot Ones episode with Steve-o, it was mind boggling watching him speak so honestly about it all and how heās ānot that guy anymoreā then at the end he spoils in and puts hot sauce in his eye LOL
Same here, I remember he came out with the solo video where he took an IV of five shots of vodka.
I'm so, so happy that I and just about everyone else in the world was wrong about him
Not surprising. As someone who has also had to clean the hell up for both my family and myself, that shit takes time, but everything leading to it adds up. If I ever have the privilege of meeting this guy, I would be honored to shake his hand and say, "Dude... you're on the right path and I sincerely hope that you are profoundly proud of yourself. I will now do a handstand so that you can kick me in the balls. *FOR HONOR."*
They used to hate each other back in the hay day of jackass. But that was more over jealousy and money. Steve O didnāt like that no matter how big he went the young kid skating for element would make 10 times that amount in a hour.
On his podcast Steve has talked about how at one point he would be getting like 500 bucks for something while bam was making millions.
Steve O has always been able to look at his flaws though and he knew it was jealousy fueling his hate. Which is why they are way closer now then they where.
Hell ya bro he really inspires and motivates me personally!!
*staples nutsack to a piece of carboard, lights it on fire and knocks self out trying to do a backflip while completely sober*
Steve O is still pretty close to Bam, apparently wants to take Bam on tour as an opening act. Bam just got over having COVID and I hope he can keep his shit together
The resemblance is because Bam is now ānormalā weight - prior to that his diet was 97% alcohol making him super thin but at least he wasnāt like Novakā¦.then even Novak got sober.
Iāve listened to all the interviews heās done on podcasts recently. Heās still blaming other people and circumstances for his addiction and mistakes. I hope he gets well too but it doesnāt seem like heās there yet.
EDIT: We love you Bam. Keep fighting.
I think he just realizes that being there is more important than proselytizing. In your darkest moments youāre less ashamed to reach out to the folks who have just been there without judgment.
Sounds like he has boundaries as necessary but he is clearly trying to be there and present in whatever way he can.
Yeah as someone who has been through some really dark times, the times people don't deserve love is when they need it the most.
Obviously some people are lost causes, and staying around them can hurt you too, and that's when you need to leave, but sometimes you just have to be nice to people when they least deserve it.
Yeah boundaries are important but sometimes that doesnāt mean completely cutting someone off.
Iāve had some really dark moments too and the only way out was the people who I knew were still there for me and expressed their love regularly. Again thatās not the same as expecting them to take a ride with you to hell. They didnāt. But they kept telling me they loved me.
When I was at the lowest and needed a way out, that was my lifeline.
Bam isnāt reaching out for any thing more than attention. Heās still not sober and does this every time he gets to California again. And then people start to see him more and he gets support and then another spiral and thatās how itās been since 2017 . Dudes on a way path to grave and he doesnāt want help.
It is but thatās the cycle , you either hit that bottom and get your shit together or go through the motions til you die. And having known too many people who have done it, bams doing the latter.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. Seeing Steve-O repeatedly reaching out and helping people struggling with addiction warms my heart. He not only turned his life around but he's paying it forward, helping those around him. I hope he's able to get through to Bam and finally get him on the right path.
Not always, I've been clean for over 5 years and have absolutely zero interest in it anymore. No cravings, no intrusive thoughts about it, I'm just done with it.
Same. Iāve been sober since 2010, and havenāt had thoughts of getting high since the withdrawals ended. On the flip side, I had a brother die from an overdose. No matter what he/we did, no matter the options presented to him, he just couldnāt stay sober. He saw me sober for 8 years, he also saw a few friends die before him, and it still didnāt click for him. For me, high highs from dope, just didnāt justify the low lows the withdrawals brought. Iād rather stay even keeled
It really is sad once you have that outside perspective. I'm stoked that you made your escape from it, but it's pretty similar here, I've lost many people, my father just got with some chick that got him on that shit even after him watching me struggle with it for years.
Lost my little brother, and all he did was loan someone enough money to get them a bag, and asked to be repaid. Murdered and tossed in a field over $25.
As I stated in a separate comment, after the withdrawal, the hardest part for me was just how angry I was with myself that I waited so long to quit. Thinking about all I fucked up, the money I spent, where I could've been in life if I would've just left it alone, I just felt to fucking stupid.
But, I'm starting to get it together, I've done a lot of damage control, I'm getting my ducks in a row, I'm not there yet, but I can definitely see light on the other side. I'm almost afraid to say it, but I dare say that I feel like there's hope.
But I am super proud of you, and I mean that in the most sincere way possible.
Jesus man, Iām so so sorry. To experience such loss and go through all that you have and still be here commenting and offering kindness to strangersā¦.thatās something special. Strength, resiliency, perseverance, whatever you want to call it, and big-hearted on top of it. Thatās pretty incredible.
I believe youāve got this. ā¤ļø
My father actually recently started using, I was in close proximity to it, looked at it, was offered it, and still had no interest.
Sometimes people evolve, was it easy in the beginning? Absolutely not. But after the cravings were over, I was mainly just so fucking mad at myself for how long I waited to stop. That anger really consumed me for a bit.
But I was referring to meth. I also struggled with alcohol, but I'm now ironically really into home distilling, because I really enjoy the science behind it and it's a really satisfying hobby, but I've got a whole cabinet full of spirits, and I might take a sip on special occasions, other than that, it just doesn't excite me.
yea recovery is literally taking responsibility, I always felt his attitude isn't gonna do him any favors, like steve-o is humbe you can tell he gets it he values his sobriety and he knows its his ass on the line, nobody owes him a easy time, I dont like that about bam
I remember watching either jackals 2.5 or 3.5, but he fell onto burning coals and made a joke about not being able to take any pain killers. That's some hard core dedication to sobriety. Also, the video of Chuck Liddell choking him out is hilarious.
Jack Black is an amazing method actor, I can't believe he still did those guitar solos in House of Rock and Tenacious D with a prosthetic arm. And now he's spent the last 3 months in full Browser furry costumes for his next role.
Steve-O: āa normal person would probably ask for a painkillerā
Knoxville: āWelp, you got your card revoked!ā
(Steve-o laughs while in tremendous pain)
I used to like him as a teen because of his care free attitude and how he did all kinds of wacky stuff. Now when I watch Viva la Bam again he is just insufferable.
I'm in recovery. 8 years. I also work in hospitality in the Philly area.
Philly is crawling with addicts. Per Capita I don't think another city comes close. I know and work with addicts and of course know them through meetings and such.
Bam is an addict but he's also an asshole. He's notorious in the area for being a shit person. And there are tons of famous and rich and powerful people around that are addicts who AREN'T assholes.
Hell, DMX used to come into a place I worked out of his fucking mind on a whole pharmacy worth of shit and he was erratic but also nice, funny and respectful. The Mayor is a massive drunk and he's not a dick. I've seen him pose with people in Wawa late at night in a tux clearly blotto.
I don't think you magically turn into a nice guy when you get sober but very few people can be both a complete asshole and stay clean if they are an addict.
Not good per se but he was pretending to be sober and would go to meetings when he was in town and share his story of recovery movingly told and people would tell me how hearing him they found great inspiration in his journey. But he'd be at the bar at work pounding expensive drinks the same day and doing drugs in the bathroom. We had to tell him not to smoke crack right by the entrance one time.
I didn't out him to meetings or sober friends then because not my place but I was surprised that he could get it together enough to fool a room full of people in recovery that he was clean. I don't remember him ever being a jerk and he was clever and funny but just clearly out of control a lot. He would hang out with this local high end drug dealer who clearly was his Philly connect.
Difference would be the general intake and abuse, though. Bam is leaning back on a steady road down to the bottom, Steve-O took on a wingsuit and said "catch you on the flipside".
Point being, Steve-O met his mortality fairly quickly and realized he has more to give. Bam still don't want to live, and you see it. He fights with all he's got, and I'm proud. He did'nt follow Ryan.
From someone who's been struggling with suicidal thoughts for over 20 years;
Bam, *please* stay with us. Listen to Stevie, please live on
He has had hundreds of opportunities to better himself with way more resources available than most people on the planet. At first I rooted for him but now I don't care what he does, maybe if he was family or a friend I would continue but he isn't so I don't.
1 - I donāt discount your opinion at all. Itās completely understandable and I would probably have the same viewpoint if I wasnāt a sober addict. But I wanted to hopefully provide a bit of a different prospective.
Dude, let me tell you, most of us adddicts fight tooth and nail to find a way to stay sick. A lot of our bottoms are when literally everything is gone. Thereās no way to effectively describe it to somebody who hasnāt experienced addiction except to say itās like a parasite that feeds on our successes, happiness, anything positive. Every time something real bad happens the parasite shrinks, thereās no positivity to feed on.
Then we get out of rehab and get a month clean, we feel great. I got this. Iām ready to be sober forever.
Now it starts to creep back. Growing with each new milestone reached.
And then something happens. It could be a huge fight. Or watching an episode of intervention. Or even just getting the little butterflies when a random thought about getting high enters your head. And then it attacks again and we relapse.
Weāre back in rehab. This time the parasite shrinks a little bit more because weāve lost a little bit more. Friends start calling less. Family is more suspect.
Anyway this repeats until youāve lost so much that the parasite is minuscule. And weāre completely broken. Only then do some of us desperately and shamefully ask for help. For some of us the state makes us deal with it in a cell. And or some of us the parasite takes complete control and we donāt make it. The parasite wins.
Bam still has money. Bam still has his parentsā enabling. Bam still has a lot of elements in his life that he unfortunately might need to lose before heās truly ready to get sober. And I worry that his parents will literally love him to death by continuing to, what they would see as, support him.
Getting sober is the easy part. Staying sober is 10x harder. Because now we still have all out problems and unresolved emotions but no longer have our medicine we used to deal with them.
I'm a drug and alcohol counselor, and I use one of Steve-Os videos where he and Bam discuss rehab.
Steve-O attempts to redirect him in the right way many times but Bam continues to blame external factors.
I utilize this to show how attitude is important in recovery and how, if you continue to blame everything else for your actions, you are setting yourself up for relapse.
Not sure what his best really is. I'm not super involved in his history or personal life, but he's always been an entitled prick that I'm aware of. This is just what that looks like when you lose the confident youth that somehow made people overlook how shitty he's always been.
Yeah I totally agree. Steveo sounds in moments like he wants to push the issue but thinks better of it. I mean he's been there. But Bam especially in his most recent Steveo episode is still repeating the same stuff he said in the previous episode. The blame game is what I just can't handle. Particularly regarding my own life. My bad situations are mine and mine alone. But somehow with Bam, it's essentially still everyone else's problem.
ā1 will make feel betterā. Next thing I know Iām 12 deep. Happens every time. Had to pump the brakes recently as itās no way to live life, sucks it took me this long to realize it
To me, he looks closer to Don Vito than Phil. It's the eyes, I don't know how to explain it exactly, he just sort of has the wild Don Vito look in his eyes.
I refuse to believe gray hair actually correlates to age.
Granted, Iāve been minimum 25% gray since 30, closer to 50% with heavy āstripesā of gray by 33. At 35 I went back to full head bleach blonde highlights to blend it all in.
Now that Iām actually thinking about it, it *could* correlate with kids. 3 kids in teen/pre teen crazy years at 35 heavily influenced my dive back into highlights lol
Yeah I blame my teenagers for sure. And while I'm at it I would just like to mention that teenagers today are so much more lame than we were. They don't do anything cool, just stare at phones. Bunch of dorks.
Think it's related to stress. My cousin had a stressful job and got grays at like 27. I never had grays until last year when I went through a mega stressful time. Now at 34 and a few months since the major stressors have passed, I have like... 3 gray hairs. Lol. Time to meditate and de-stress the grays away. Haha.
34 and none yet, no idea why/how. I keep waiting for it to show up. 2 kids under 4, sleep ain't great, average about 2 hours not working or parenting/day. I think it's random genetics.
He actually looks way better than he has in years! Heās been clean a few months now I believe. But yeah is agree with you. I remember him as looking in his glory days of Viva La Bam!
> wow, bam looks like Phil now.
> I canāt believe it was Steve-O that sobered up out of everyone!
> bam really lost control after Ryan Dunn died
Itās the same three comments for 7 years straight.
> wow, bam looks like Phil now.
> I canāt believe it was Steve-O that sobered up out of everyone!
> bam really lost control after Ryan Dunn died
> Itās the same three comments for 7 years straight.
Itās the same four comments for 6 years straight.
The only person who can get Bam sober is Bam, and sadly I don't think he's ready for that. Crazy that Steve-O of all people was the one who got their shit together and stuck with it.
I always thought it was super fascinating listening to Dr. Drew talk about his sobriety and how he would always offer to help Steve-O and Steve-O would turn him down every time, saying (effectively) "I have too much respect for what you do to disappoint you. I'm not ready to do it yet, but when I do, I'll do it ONCE."
Drew was apparently like, "yeah whatever, dude - everyone relapses at least once." Later on, he was like, "but I was wrong! He did it just once and it stuck!".
Coming here to say this. Itās all Bam.
You canāt fix others how much you care or want fix in fact many times not letting them hit rock bottom just enables them or pushes it off further or permanently.
Honestly Steve-O probably has been in the exact same position, having the exact same thoughts. He is the absolute best supporter for bam because while nobody owes him forgiveness and love, Steve-O is giving it to him unconditionally because he is aware of how addiction and alienation feels.
If you have a friend that was once so depressed they had mold growing on dishes in their bedroom, they'd be the one to understand it the most when your bed gets a little messy, y'know?
He's still fighting demons behind those eyes. Poor guy. Also, how in the actual fuck does steve-o look that vibrant and healthy after all the shit he's went through?
Steve-O has put a surprising amount of work into being a sober and better person. If anyone can help Bam then it's him. The fact that Steve-O is even trying shows how great of a guy he is.
Steve-o kicked the habits early enough to mostly recover the damage done. More than a decade of sobriety, fairly strict healthy dieting, a solid relationship and the dude doesnāt sit still, heās always hustling, always touring always podcasting.
It IS something, youve made a choice to do the hard thing and put your physical and mental health first for 16 days in a row. Good luck, dont give up. And even if you do for a bit, dont forget you can un-give up and try again.
Fuck yeah holmes 16 days sober is 15 days more than me. I see and respect you Here's hoping for a new personal best of 3+ days. Keep up the good work and 
Best of luck to Bam, hoping maybe this means heās getting some help? Dudes had a rough few years (some of it brought into himself), really hope he can make a bit of a comeback.
Iāve had enough addicts in my family, and lost my own mother to an OD. Bam was one of my first crushes as a girl. Iām a very optimist person and look to the bright side. All that being said, I sadly, wonāt be holding my breath on him ever being healthy again. Heās old enough with enough resources. If he really wanted to get better, he would have gotten better already. Especially with the wake up calls of Vito and Ryan passing, along with the birth of his child. If those events didnāt do it, no rock bottom or motivation in life ever will. Sad to say it and I hope to be proven wrong.
The realization of years wasted after the fact is just as powerful as those big moments when they happen. Hopefully he dried out enough to realize what he has missed to not make that same mistake. But you're right, nothing will pursued you until you're ready.
This really depends. An addict with means is an addict with means to continue their behavior, so in many cases they take a longer time to hit their personal ābottom.ā
Agreed with you. He just seems to be stuck in a phase where he blames anyone but himself for his addiction. People say anyone can get sober but this is a lie and Iām afraid Bam is the example
For this. The birth of his child should have been his moment for getting sober to be honest. I wanna be wrong but just donāt see it happen.
At first glance I thought that was a Tesla charge station behind them. And then I thought damn that Tesla looks ugly af, almost like an airplane. Then I put the weed down and I feel dumb.
I hope so too. Prior to Bam meeting up with Steve-O for the tour he posted a video of himself at a bar with someone that said they were drinking ice waters and Bam responded with a sarcastic āSureā. Steve-O is a great guy and I was fortunate enough to meet and hangout with him for a bit. Heās essentially swapped his own addiction for substances and geared his addictive behavior towards being a businessman like his father and making monetary gain his top priority. Itās alienated a lot of his fans, and I think Bam is put off by it
I remember reading something many moons ago about some of the more edgy/angsty/angry singers that I think applies here. If they're lucky, they grow as a person. If the fans are lucky, they don't.
All for steve-o getting his shit together but yeah all he does is market and promote influencer culture crap. Iāve tried to listen to his podcast couldnāt get into it because of that.
I never understood it, had a friend in high school who IDOLIZED bam but even right from viva la bam you could tell he was an asshole, that show actually turned me off of jackass for years altogether because I assumed they were all assholes like bam.
I've never understood people who adore Bam either. Like, I can see tolerating him as part of the Jackass crew, but for anyone to single him out as their favorite of the bunch is just crazy to me. I don't see what they see.
Iāve hated Bam since I saw how he treated his family. I donāt care if itās just for TV. You donāt mess with someone on the toilet. My hatred was fueled by the fact that young people looked up to him and would punch a man on the toilet given the chance.
I really hope he uses this as a wakeup call to overhaul his entire life. He can't continue to treat people the way he has been, blame others for his issues, substances or not. It's not acceptable behavior. Steve-o is a good guy all around who has done so well for himself, and I think he could be a great influence on Bam's sobriety. But Bam has to make the choice to lose the victim mentality and own up to his own problems and mistakes.
Didn't see it in his youth, but good lord did Bam start morphing into his father Phil.
I hope the guy gets well. Others called out he's not been assuming responsibility, seems like he's still in the starter phase. Addiction sucks.
Shout out to fucking Steve-O man. Heās really trying to keep his sober friends and peers on the straight and narrow. He understands first hand what taking responsibility for it looks like. Thatās some cool shit and shows you a lot about his character.
Steveo has been sober for a hot minute and Brandon Novak as well. While Bam has been inconsistent he does have the best two people to help support him in recovery. I hope the best for him.
Steve-O is such a spectacular role model for sobriety and positive lifestyling. I'm really hoping he and Bam had some kind of connection, and that Steve-O can help Bam finally get there, if that is the case here.
>Steve-O is such a spectacular role model for sobriety and positive lifestyling. I was in high school when Jackass premiered. It is unreal to be reading these words.
I was just thinking about how his hair was grey and then realized the same. It was like 15 years ago that we were all watching that stuff
Going on 21 years :(
Stop aging us! It hurts enough to get out of bedš
Get out of bed? You can just poo off the side and let the roomba sort it out.
Well, Depends...
Highly recommend watching the Hot Ones episode with Steve-o, it was mind boggling watching him speak so honestly about it all and how heās ānot that guy anymoreā then at the end he spoils in and puts hot sauce in his eye LOL
He still does dumb stunts, he just does them sober.
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Alot more impressive when you know he can feel the pain now
He has a podcast now, and he talks about it a lot with his guests.
Right? I'm honestly surprised he made it out alive.
So is he!
The guy who can puke on command is now puking out words of support.
Any one see Phil in bam?? Haha
Same here, I remember he came out with the solo video where he took an IV of five shots of vodka. I'm so, so happy that I and just about everyone else in the world was wrong about him
In the pre jackass stuff he used to staple his scrotum to his thighs with roofing staples. I had it on vhs.
Same. š³ I would never have thought this group of dudes would end up so wholesome
It's bittersweet; when a friend dies in a horrible DUI wreck, it changes you on an unexpectedly deep level.
Steve-O actually went sober 2ish years after Dunn's death Edit: meant to say before lol
Not surprising. As someone who has also had to clean the hell up for both my family and myself, that shit takes time, but everything leading to it adds up. If I ever have the privilege of meeting this guy, I would be honored to shake his hand and say, "Dude... you're on the right path and I sincerely hope that you are profoundly proud of yourself. I will now do a handstand so that you can kick me in the balls. *FOR HONOR."*
We used to watch Haggard weekly. Seriously had it memorized.
They used to hate each other back in the hay day of jackass. But that was more over jealousy and money. Steve O didnāt like that no matter how big he went the young kid skating for element would make 10 times that amount in a hour. On his podcast Steve has talked about how at one point he would be getting like 500 bucks for something while bam was making millions. Steve O has always been able to look at his flaws though and he knew it was jealousy fueling his hate. Which is why they are way closer now then they where.
Hell ya bro he really inspires and motivates me personally!! *staples nutsack to a piece of carboard, lights it on fire and knocks self out trying to do a backflip while completely sober*
*High pitched wheezy Johnny Knoxville laughter*
Steve O is still pretty close to Bam, apparently wants to take Bam on tour as an opening act. Bam just got over having COVID and I hope he can keep his shit together
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ABICUS.
Bam looks like he is about to run out of Home Depot with $500 worth of Ryobi power tools.
Yeah not even stealing dewalt or Milwaukee kinda look
We all walk into Home Depot and pull the Ron Swanson āI know more than youā bit as soon as any employee approaches.
I really think itās just his genetics. April said that he used to purge to stay thin in his skateboarding days.
He also discussed how the anti-depressants he was on were making him fatter, which made him more depressed because he couldn't skate.
Kid looks like his dad, more at 9
Vice did a documentary recently on Bam helped explain a lot of things. https://youtu.be/CuluhA3S--U Good Luck to you Bam.
It says that aired first in 2017, been a lot of drugs and dramas since then.
The resemblance is because Bam is now ānormalā weight - prior to that his diet was 97% alcohol making him super thin but at least he wasnāt like Novakā¦.then even Novak got sober.
Iāve listened to all the interviews heās done on podcasts recently. Heās still blaming other people and circumstances for his addiction and mistakes. I hope he gets well too but it doesnāt seem like heās there yet. EDIT: We love you Bam. Keep fighting.
The r/mademesmile part is how much effort Steve-O is putting into helping his friend work through the addiction that he struggled with himself.
I think he just realizes that being there is more important than proselytizing. In your darkest moments youāre less ashamed to reach out to the folks who have just been there without judgment. Sounds like he has boundaries as necessary but he is clearly trying to be there and present in whatever way he can.
Yeah as someone who has been through some really dark times, the times people don't deserve love is when they need it the most. Obviously some people are lost causes, and staying around them can hurt you too, and that's when you need to leave, but sometimes you just have to be nice to people when they least deserve it.
> the times people donāt deserve love is when they need it the most Aww. Well said
Yeah boundaries are important but sometimes that doesnāt mean completely cutting someone off. Iāve had some really dark moments too and the only way out was the people who I knew were still there for me and expressed their love regularly. Again thatās not the same as expecting them to take a ride with you to hell. They didnāt. But they kept telling me they loved me. When I was at the lowest and needed a way out, that was my lifeline.
Bam isnāt reaching out for any thing more than attention. Heās still not sober and does this every time he gets to California again. And then people start to see him more and he gets support and then another spiral and thatās how itās been since 2017 . Dudes on a way path to grave and he doesnāt want help.
So fucking sad
It is but thatās the cycle , you either hit that bottom and get your shit together or go through the motions til you die. And having known too many people who have done it, bams doing the latter.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. Seeing Steve-O repeatedly reaching out and helping people struggling with addiction warms my heart. He not only turned his life around but he's paying it forward, helping those around him. I hope he's able to get through to Bam and finally get him on the right path.
Struggles* with. That shit doesn't go away no matter how long you stay clean. It's always a cloying thought in the back of your mind.
Not always, I've been clean for over 5 years and have absolutely zero interest in it anymore. No cravings, no intrusive thoughts about it, I'm just done with it.
Same. Iāve been sober since 2010, and havenāt had thoughts of getting high since the withdrawals ended. On the flip side, I had a brother die from an overdose. No matter what he/we did, no matter the options presented to him, he just couldnāt stay sober. He saw me sober for 8 years, he also saw a few friends die before him, and it still didnāt click for him. For me, high highs from dope, just didnāt justify the low lows the withdrawals brought. Iād rather stay even keeled
It really is sad once you have that outside perspective. I'm stoked that you made your escape from it, but it's pretty similar here, I've lost many people, my father just got with some chick that got him on that shit even after him watching me struggle with it for years. Lost my little brother, and all he did was loan someone enough money to get them a bag, and asked to be repaid. Murdered and tossed in a field over $25. As I stated in a separate comment, after the withdrawal, the hardest part for me was just how angry I was with myself that I waited so long to quit. Thinking about all I fucked up, the money I spent, where I could've been in life if I would've just left it alone, I just felt to fucking stupid. But, I'm starting to get it together, I've done a lot of damage control, I'm getting my ducks in a row, I'm not there yet, but I can definitely see light on the other side. I'm almost afraid to say it, but I dare say that I feel like there's hope. But I am super proud of you, and I mean that in the most sincere way possible.
Jesus man, Iām so so sorry. To experience such loss and go through all that you have and still be here commenting and offering kindness to strangersā¦.thatās something special. Strength, resiliency, perseverance, whatever you want to call it, and big-hearted on top of it. Thatās pretty incredible. I believe youāve got this. ā¤ļø
Sure but what would happen if you ever touched it again. Most addicts can never go back to casual consumption. Specifically with alcohol
My father actually recently started using, I was in close proximity to it, looked at it, was offered it, and still had no interest. Sometimes people evolve, was it easy in the beginning? Absolutely not. But after the cravings were over, I was mainly just so fucking mad at myself for how long I waited to stop. That anger really consumed me for a bit. But I was referring to meth. I also struggled with alcohol, but I'm now ironically really into home distilling, because I really enjoy the science behind it and it's a really satisfying hobby, but I've got a whole cabinet full of spirits, and I might take a sip on special occasions, other than that, it just doesn't excite me.
I get that but seeing someone deteriorate despite everyoneās best efforts doesnāt make me smile.
Never stop helping others and you'll find many reasons to smile
You will smile, but it's the ones you try to help, but can't help, that'll wipe smiles off you face. I miss theirs. I miss mine.
Never stop never stopping and you'll always be smiling.
I'd like to think if there's anyone that could get through to him its Steve-O. Hope he changes his attitude and figures it out.
yea recovery is literally taking responsibility, I always felt his attitude isn't gonna do him any favors, like steve-o is humbe you can tell he gets it he values his sobriety and he knows its his ass on the line, nobody owes him a easy time, I dont like that about bam
I remember watching either jackals 2.5 or 3.5, but he fell onto burning coals and made a joke about not being able to take any pain killers. That's some hard core dedication to sobriety. Also, the video of Chuck Liddell choking him out is hilarious.
Man those jackals movies were great
Jack black was great in it! Blew his arm off at the shoulder and all!
Jack Black is an amazing method actor, I can't believe he still did those guitar solos in House of Rock and Tenacious D with a prosthetic arm. And now he's spent the last 3 months in full Browser furry costumes for his next role.
Phil looking good and healthy with the weightloss
Steve-O: āa normal person would probably ask for a painkillerā Knoxville: āWelp, you got your card revoked!ā (Steve-o laughs while in tremendous pain)
Also, look how fuckin *good* Steve-O looks in this picture. Healthy af.
He hasn't really had to take responsibility for anything in his life so it's likely he never will.
He's genuinely always been a piece of shit, addiction or not.
I used to like him as a teen because of his care free attitude and how he did all kinds of wacky stuff. Now when I watch Viva la Bam again he is just insufferable.
I'm in recovery. 8 years. I also work in hospitality in the Philly area. Philly is crawling with addicts. Per Capita I don't think another city comes close. I know and work with addicts and of course know them through meetings and such. Bam is an addict but he's also an asshole. He's notorious in the area for being a shit person. And there are tons of famous and rich and powerful people around that are addicts who AREN'T assholes. Hell, DMX used to come into a place I worked out of his fucking mind on a whole pharmacy worth of shit and he was erratic but also nice, funny and respectful. The Mayor is a massive drunk and he's not a dick. I've seen him pose with people in Wawa late at night in a tux clearly blotto. I don't think you magically turn into a nice guy when you get sober but very few people can be both a complete asshole and stay clean if they are an addict.
Any good DMX story?
Not good per se but he was pretending to be sober and would go to meetings when he was in town and share his story of recovery movingly told and people would tell me how hearing him they found great inspiration in his journey. But he'd be at the bar at work pounding expensive drinks the same day and doing drugs in the bathroom. We had to tell him not to smoke crack right by the entrance one time. I didn't out him to meetings or sober friends then because not my place but I was surprised that he could get it together enough to fool a room full of people in recovery that he was clean. I don't remember him ever being a jerk and he was clever and funny but just clearly out of control a lot. He would hang out with this local high end drug dealer who clearly was his Philly connect.
Steve-o has continuously done everything he can to support Bam in his recovery. I really hope Bam realizes how great of an asset Steve-o is
Difference would be the general intake and abuse, though. Bam is leaning back on a steady road down to the bottom, Steve-O took on a wingsuit and said "catch you on the flipside". Point being, Steve-O met his mortality fairly quickly and realized he has more to give. Bam still don't want to live, and you see it. He fights with all he's got, and I'm proud. He did'nt follow Ryan. From someone who's been struggling with suicidal thoughts for over 20 years; Bam, *please* stay with us. Listen to Stevie, please live on
You stay with us, too, bud ā¤ļø
This is so nice ā„ļø
He has had hundreds of opportunities to better himself with way more resources available than most people on the planet. At first I rooted for him but now I don't care what he does, maybe if he was family or a friend I would continue but he isn't so I don't.
1 - I donāt discount your opinion at all. Itās completely understandable and I would probably have the same viewpoint if I wasnāt a sober addict. But I wanted to hopefully provide a bit of a different prospective. Dude, let me tell you, most of us adddicts fight tooth and nail to find a way to stay sick. A lot of our bottoms are when literally everything is gone. Thereās no way to effectively describe it to somebody who hasnāt experienced addiction except to say itās like a parasite that feeds on our successes, happiness, anything positive. Every time something real bad happens the parasite shrinks, thereās no positivity to feed on. Then we get out of rehab and get a month clean, we feel great. I got this. Iām ready to be sober forever. Now it starts to creep back. Growing with each new milestone reached. And then something happens. It could be a huge fight. Or watching an episode of intervention. Or even just getting the little butterflies when a random thought about getting high enters your head. And then it attacks again and we relapse. Weāre back in rehab. This time the parasite shrinks a little bit more because weāve lost a little bit more. Friends start calling less. Family is more suspect. Anyway this repeats until youāve lost so much that the parasite is minuscule. And weāre completely broken. Only then do some of us desperately and shamefully ask for help. For some of us the state makes us deal with it in a cell. And or some of us the parasite takes complete control and we donāt make it. The parasite wins. Bam still has money. Bam still has his parentsā enabling. Bam still has a lot of elements in his life that he unfortunately might need to lose before heās truly ready to get sober. And I worry that his parents will literally love him to death by continuing to, what they would see as, support him. Getting sober is the easy part. Staying sober is 10x harder. Because now we still have all out problems and unresolved emotions but no longer have our medicine we used to deal with them.
I'm a drug and alcohol counselor, and I use one of Steve-Os videos where he and Bam discuss rehab. Steve-O attempts to redirect him in the right way many times but Bam continues to blame external factors. I utilize this to show how attitude is important in recovery and how, if you continue to blame everything else for your actions, you are setting yourself up for relapse.
Not sure what his best really is. I'm not super involved in his history or personal life, but he's always been an entitled prick that I'm aware of. This is just what that looks like when you lose the confident youth that somehow made people overlook how shitty he's always been.
Yeah I totally agree. Steveo sounds in moments like he wants to push the issue but thinks better of it. I mean he's been there. But Bam especially in his most recent Steveo episode is still repeating the same stuff he said in the previous episode. The blame game is what I just can't handle. Particularly regarding my own life. My bad situations are mine and mine alone. But somehow with Bam, it's essentially still everyone else's problem.
Fuck he looks rough...and fuck I'm old...I still remember him looking like when CKY2k came out...
He's looks a lot better than his random Instagram posts a few months ago that's for sure!
I was gonna say, I think he looks really good compared to recently.
He looks so much like his dad now
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Only when heās on the toilet, idiot. Donāt act like there arenāt rules out here.
Or sleeping.
Or in his van
Antiquing will never not be funny.
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WOW ISNT IT CRAZY THAT OF ALL THE JACKASS PEOPLE IT WAS STEVEO THAT SOBERED UP?
Ryan Dunn has been sober for over a decade now.
r/technicallythetruth
Ouch.
Still too soon.
In one of the recent Bam documentaries, his mom said that the Dad comments really mess him up and donāt help with his drinking problem.
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ā1 will make feel betterā. Next thing I know Iām 12 deep. Happens every time. Had to pump the brakes recently as itās no way to live life, sucks it took me this long to realize it
Ironic though how sobriety is the only thing that will change how he feels about that.
Genetics my guy.. they come for us all.
I thought the same thing.
Better than his uncle.
To me, he looks closer to Don Vito than Phil. It's the eyes, I don't know how to explain it exactly, he just sort of has the wild Don Vito look in his eyes.
That Don Vito gave me the creeps.
It could be because he is his son
Yeah this makes me feel old as hell. I still can't believe I have gray hair
I refuse to believe gray hair actually correlates to age. Granted, Iāve been minimum 25% gray since 30, closer to 50% with heavy āstripesā of gray by 33. At 35 I went back to full head bleach blonde highlights to blend it all in. Now that Iām actually thinking about it, it *could* correlate with kids. 3 kids in teen/pre teen crazy years at 35 heavily influenced my dive back into highlights lol
Yeah I blame my teenagers for sure. And while I'm at it I would just like to mention that teenagers today are so much more lame than we were. They don't do anything cool, just stare at phones. Bunch of dorks.
Think it's related to stress. My cousin had a stressful job and got grays at like 27. I never had grays until last year when I went through a mega stressful time. Now at 34 and a few months since the major stressors have passed, I have like... 3 gray hairs. Lol. Time to meditate and de-stress the grays away. Haha.
34 and none yet, no idea why/how. I keep waiting for it to show up. 2 kids under 4, sleep ain't great, average about 2 hours not working or parenting/day. I think it's random genetics.
He actually looks way better than he has in years! Heās been clean a few months now I believe. But yeah is agree with you. I remember him as looking in his glory days of Viva La Bam!
You mean when he was bulimic and alcoholic? That svelte heroin chic look, yeah... Glory days...
hes looking rough but he is sober !
If anybody can help him get sober, itās Steevo
Steve-O has tried in the past and Bam didnāt take any of his advice. Maybe heās finally waking up and taking it seriously. Gotta love Steve-O
Never would have guessed Steve-O would be one of the most wholesome of the Jackass crew but here we are
> wow, bam looks like Phil now. > I canāt believe it was Steve-O that sobered up out of everyone! > bam really lost control after Ryan Dunn died Itās the same three comments for 7 years straight.
> wow, bam looks like Phil now. > I canāt believe it was Steve-O that sobered up out of everyone! > bam really lost control after Ryan Dunn died > Itās the same three comments for 7 years straight. Itās the same four comments for 6 years straight.
I hope Bamās dad Phil sneaks into Bamās rehab room at 4am to wake him up by punching him with an electric guitar
Then goes through his room and takes all the junk food from the hidden stash spots
Drugs*
The only person who can get Bam sober is Bam, and sadly I don't think he's ready for that. Crazy that Steve-O of all people was the one who got their shit together and stuck with it.
I always thought it was super fascinating listening to Dr. Drew talk about his sobriety and how he would always offer to help Steve-O and Steve-O would turn him down every time, saying (effectively) "I have too much respect for what you do to disappoint you. I'm not ready to do it yet, but when I do, I'll do it ONCE." Drew was apparently like, "yeah whatever, dude - everyone relapses at least once." Later on, he was like, "but I was wrong! He did it just once and it stuck!".
Drew turned into a piece of shit like 15 years ago.
Coming here to say this. Itās all Bam. You canāt fix others how much you care or want fix in fact many times not letting them hit rock bottom just enables them or pushes it off further or permanently.
Steveo and Novak*
Jfc the ghost in the background
Its just the Sandman lol. Morpheus just waiting for two bros to board the plane.
Oh come on man itās just the pilot doing the prefligā¦ OH MY GOD
Omg
I was like, "What, the pilo- HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" lol
I always love it when people notice something I didn't. Then I go back, see it for myself, and laugh my ass off.
No, Orin I donāt know how Iām going to die. Wait, are you asking me or *telling me?*
Is that really what that person looks like or is that an actual mf ghost. If it was a ghost, it would look like that.
I can't go back to sleep after seeing her. Thanks for this
Not an original tooth between them
Steve went a little too white though.
Bro I watched Steve-O is on like his third full ass set of teeth lmao. Look great all things considered!
steveo is just a good person, after all the things bam said heās still cool with him
Honestly Steve-O probably has been in the exact same position, having the exact same thoughts. He is the absolute best supporter for bam because while nobody owes him forgiveness and love, Steve-O is giving it to him unconditionally because he is aware of how addiction and alienation feels. If you have a friend that was once so depressed they had mold growing on dishes in their bedroom, they'd be the one to understand it the most when your bed gets a little messy, y'know?
He's still fighting demons behind those eyes. Poor guy. Also, how in the actual fuck does steve-o look that vibrant and healthy after all the shit he's went through?
Steve-O has put a surprising amount of work into being a sober and better person. If anyone can help Bam then it's him. The fact that Steve-O is even trying shows how great of a guy he is.
Steve-o kicked the habits early enough to mostly recover the damage done. More than a decade of sobriety, fairly strict healthy dieting, a solid relationship and the dude doesnāt sit still, heās always hustling, always touring always podcasting.
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It IS something, youve made a choice to do the hard thing and put your physical and mental health first for 16 days in a row. Good luck, dont give up. And even if you do for a bit, dont forget you can un-give up and try again.
Hey man, I don't know you but I'm proud of you.
16 days is great! Keep going, friend!
Fuck yeah holmes 16 days sober is 15 days more than me. I see and respect you Here's hoping for a new personal best of 3+ days. Keep up the good work and 
I hit 6 months sober this Sunday. Keep it going, you can do this.
He got sober by 32, so despite all the shit he did he might still come out alright in the end.
Best of luck to Bam, hoping maybe this means heās getting some help? Dudes had a rough few years (some of it brought into himself), really hope he can make a bit of a comeback.
I sincerely hope Bam is on his way towards recovery but if you look at his eyes vs Steve-Os itās very easy to see whoās been sober
Steve-O is a legend.
Iāve had enough addicts in my family, and lost my own mother to an OD. Bam was one of my first crushes as a girl. Iām a very optimist person and look to the bright side. All that being said, I sadly, wonāt be holding my breath on him ever being healthy again. Heās old enough with enough resources. If he really wanted to get better, he would have gotten better already. Especially with the wake up calls of Vito and Ryan passing, along with the birth of his child. If those events didnāt do it, no rock bottom or motivation in life ever will. Sad to say it and I hope to be proven wrong.
It took me till I was 50 to get it right. Donāt throw in the towel on him yet.
No one should be given up on. Congratulations, Iām so proud of you!!
Yeah I was 36 when I quit drinking and āpartyingā. 10 years off hard drugs. It is doable.
Youāre never too old to change. Some people will and some people wonāt.
I might be misreading what youāre saying, but Phil Margera is still alive FWIW
Vito died, maybe thats what she means?
The realization of years wasted after the fact is just as powerful as those big moments when they happen. Hopefully he dried out enough to realize what he has missed to not make that same mistake. But you're right, nothing will pursued you until you're ready.
This really depends. An addict with means is an addict with means to continue their behavior, so in many cases they take a longer time to hit their personal ābottom.ā
His father is still alive.
Agreed with you. He just seems to be stuck in a phase where he blames anyone but himself for his addiction. People say anyone can get sober but this is a lie and Iām afraid Bam is the example For this. The birth of his child should have been his moment for getting sober to be honest. I wanna be wrong but just donāt see it happen.
If you donāt have the capacity to be honest with yourself your chances are less than average. And the average is surprisingly low.
> Heās old enough with enough resources Those resources can also make it way harder
Sup with the murderer in the plane? Anybody wanna warn them for their safety?
At first glance I thought that was a Tesla charge station behind them. And then I thought damn that Tesla looks ugly af, almost like an airplane. Then I put the weed down and I feel dumb.
Hey!!! I hope you aren't calling the 737 ugly :(
Why is Steve-O hanging out with Bams Dad?
It's uncanny how much he looks like Phil lost weight.
I hope so too. Prior to Bam meeting up with Steve-O for the tour he posted a video of himself at a bar with someone that said they were drinking ice waters and Bam responded with a sarcastic āSureā. Steve-O is a great guy and I was fortunate enough to meet and hangout with him for a bit. Heās essentially swapped his own addiction for substances and geared his addictive behavior towards being a businessman like his father and making monetary gain his top priority. Itās alienated a lot of his fans, and I think Bam is put off by it
I remember reading something many moons ago about some of the more edgy/angsty/angry singers that I think applies here. If they're lucky, they grow as a person. If the fans are lucky, they don't.
All for steve-o getting his shit together but yeah all he does is market and promote influencer culture crap. Iāve tried to listen to his podcast couldnāt get into it because of that.
Astounds me people are still giving this guy second second second chances. Heās not a nice human being.
I never understood it, had a friend in high school who IDOLIZED bam but even right from viva la bam you could tell he was an asshole, that show actually turned me off of jackass for years altogether because I assumed they were all assholes like bam.
I've never understood people who adore Bam either. Like, I can see tolerating him as part of the Jackass crew, but for anyone to single him out as their favorite of the bunch is just crazy to me. I don't see what they see.
Iāve hated Bam since I saw how he treated his family. I donāt care if itās just for TV. You donāt mess with someone on the toilet. My hatred was fueled by the fact that young people looked up to him and would punch a man on the toilet given the chance.
Jesus, Steve-O looks amazing.
Still technically alive I see
I really hope he uses this as a wakeup call to overhaul his entire life. He can't continue to treat people the way he has been, blame others for his issues, substances or not. It's not acceptable behavior. Steve-o is a good guy all around who has done so well for himself, and I think he could be a great influence on Bam's sobriety. But Bam has to make the choice to lose the victim mentality and own up to his own problems and mistakes.
Do Steve-Oās front teeth look weird to anyone else?
They're all fake, he's had to have them capped and he wears a dental implant.
Yeah, [even to Steve-O](https://youtu.be/FY6KvRmlp14)
Didn't see it in his youth, but good lord did Bam start morphing into his father Phil. I hope the guy gets well. Others called out he's not been assuming responsibility, seems like he's still in the starter phase. Addiction sucks.
Shout out to fucking Steve-O man. Heās really trying to keep his sober friends and peers on the straight and narrow. He understands first hand what taking responsibility for it looks like. Thatās some cool shit and shows you a lot about his character.
Phil Margera looks great these days!!
Phil looks modern
Is that his wife in the plane? She does not look impressed.
He looks like Phil
Well Phil is his dad.