This is without a doubt the best Bam update that’s been filmed in the last decade. Kinda unbelievable. I remember all these clips, (the ones that were public), and it’s so rad to hear the stories behind them. I can’t imagine how long it must have taken to film and edit all this together. You guys have one of best skateboarding accounts on TH-cam. Stuff like this, and especially the Skate Spot History series is fucking undeniable. Thanks for the uploads, you crazy legends
@@williamgass9242 I dunno, smart ass, why don’t we start with what those two words mean to you? I know you speak English, I’ve seen your other replies.
@Naltddesha I thought a bam update was slang for a new show. I mean we never get updates of other skaters. It seems since we're regularly getting updates of bam, I thought a bam update might refer to something else. Smartass
I think this was needed. I think this may have been what Bam needed. He was trying so hard to relive the glory days and just wanted to party like 2003 again. This allowed him to relive the glory days without the partying. I hope he sees that people still care and people will still watch, even if he’s not being wild and crazy all the time and it makes him realize he doesn’t need to be reckless anymore.
Same man I’m 31 , grew up on all the jackass crew and viva la bam I remember me and my buddies would stay up till late in the morning just binging the shit out of it
Same here except I’m 34. From the northeast region. Friends of mine would run into Bam and the crew at Philly bars and clubs, come back home to tell the gnar stories.
It’s honestly the weirdest, most bittersweet thing watching old footage from basically… my childhood growing up, and then seeing them walk around the property in the same locations as the footage from the early 2000’s. Finding it hard to believe that so much happened there and now it’s long gone. Vito is gone, Dunn has passed, 20 years has also passed. Time flies, man.
The fact that he remembers all of these tricks and the people who landed them at each spot is incredible. No matter the substance, those memories stayed. Incredible.
People around him help him remember. On his own he would have hard time doing so. It's a trigger, someone say to him this and this happened, or "didnt it this or that happened" then he process it and be like oh yeah we did and then repeats with adding details to the story. It's good to work on his mental state like this however this might trigger some things that can easily put him under the table again. Sadly most of their memories are weird, crazy and destructive things they did, not much positive stuff to go back to so he is stuck in this loop. Even he admits "this was never a home" I felt the same way ever since I lived with someone, once I share my home with someone that is not my home anymore and there was always unease and drama. Even today I share my property with my close family and even tho I have my own house that is separate from them I STILL have zero privacy and time of my own because they always intrude, need something or break things, or even steal, etc. I am dealing with this all my life and therefore this isn't something I can call my home, but due to prices and other stuff I cant just pack up sell it and move elsewhere. I tried that but ended up from one messy place in another. So I can relate to Bam, having a home that isnt a home, all the parties and friendships don't mean jack when I had zero times for myself or sense of security or ease of mind. The difference is I gave up on substances in my late teen years and stayed clean and learn to cope ...
@@detective_mitch_conner or those are just such fond memories that they persist despite the substance abuse. bam is doing a lot better now. give him credit where its due.
I'm 31 and I loved this show as a kid. Funny thing is you realize that you've grown up when all the stunts you used to laugh at make you wince so hard now. You could not get away with that show today.
Same. I feel like crazy 80s kids grew up and we watched them in early 2000s. Im 34. I remember watching the dating shows on mtv and vh1. I miss those times. So fun. The games too.
@@Bonesawisready926 I feel those stunts are great, i mean. It's just the PK that wouldn't allow it. Seems fun when Chris Pontius is using only a thong being handcuffed and run around the city. When Johnny Knoxville do "Self defense" testing to taser himself etc. It's many stunts that seems weird but it's fun to watch, that's Jackass in a nutshell. What you see today, only people farting in public and record it... like is that really funny? compared to these guys, it's alot more creative and funny.
I'm the same age as Bam, I'm 44, i grew up with this, i really needed this today, so much had changed in 20 years, sometimes i forget everything I've been through, this just brought back a huge piece of my past, thank you, sincerely.
He's 44??? Really??? Thought he's 56 or something in this video! :O Never really watched his videos, but I remember my mates watching his show regularly. He's a nice bloke anyway, judging from this
I'm there with ya...44, missing the 90's/00's and all the great entertainment we had compared to all the watered down woke garbage, and social media bullshit
Yeah I always wondered what happened to Glomb, he was great as a show regular. Nice to see he looks great and still has a lot of enthusiasm for what he does. Also he makes this video, great historical stuff here.
Please for the love of god keep bam involved man. This guy and the whole crew influenced so many people and its just nice to see him sharp and fit again. We need more of this format. Big ups from germany
I can't tell you how much I want the early 2000s back, the last era before smartphones, internet and social media morphed society to something completely different.
The internet, and technology have killed the action sports industry. Its crazy how back then to get the feeling of riding a dirtbike, or driving a racecar you had to race a car, or ride a dirtbike. Now kids get the same endorphin rush from the PC/xbox. I get it, as I enjoy racing on my pc. I miss the time when you saw someone wearing an action sports brand, and immediately knew if they were legit/poser. You could just look, and know "oh yeah that dude definitely rides, and probably hauls the mail." I'm sad my kid didn't follow in the racing footsteps, but also happy I don't have to do the maintenance my dad did, or write the 10K check to run a season to win 2k lol.
@@detective_mitch_conner Sure I can, but that doesn't negate the fact that it had an irreversible impact on society as a whole and you can't be a part of it unless you use those devices and services.
Watching Viva La Bam religiously as a kid and now seeing this 20 years later, these dudes were LIVING... Just so sick but kinda sad at the same time cause you could just tell life was so good back then.
I think thats the real problem , he had such an incredible time in those 2 years they filmed all 6 seasons that life could never give him that feeling again , can you imagine the fun they all had every day from waking till they crashed , half of his childhood friends living with him while it all went on , all while getting paid nicely and all the travel paid for , just pissing about with your boys every day just going to places like amsterdam on a whim , and although the drugs and drink eventually destroyed him he was very much in the honeymoon period with coke and booze at that time so that just amplified everything even more .. I dont think its a coincidence the wheels started falling off when it finished , he said it was like the circus leaving town , i miss those days even just watching it ,god knows how empty he feels , all his friends left , his youth slipped away and i dont think he ever got over it ,ryan dunn dying just accelerated it .. Bams 44 now , im 42 and god knows where the last 20 years went ... Enjoy your youth kids, it goes quick 😂
The passage of time always ebbs n flows with highs n lows. The nostalgia is very real though. I believe this can be* recreated in the proper settings. It's one of those precious era phenomena. With the right young lads, it's possible. The jackass route is far better than these kids today who just publicly harass people in the name of a "prank."
Mtv and bam...surely hit it big. What is sk8board culture....east? West? All the jackass stuff was everywhere... Still some sk8ers weren't to interested in it. Bam ...bye....your heads always been in the sky
Life was “good” back then. Most of them were addicted to drugs and or alcohol and definitely weren’t living “good”. Good times were had but at what expense.
OOOH the late 90s and early 2000s. What a time to be alive, without touch-phones or social media. People just partied, had a blast, and lived in the moment.
You can tell that Bam holds all these memories and cherishes them. He seems to love talking about them. I hope he finally gets his shit together and we get more of this from him. He needs it, and little does he know, all us 30 somethings need it too. Life sucks most of the time now, so this really gets the serotonin flowing.. Thank you guys for doing this
yep one of the best times in America. No social justice, no political bs pushed into everything, just a bunch of us kids outside jumping of buildings and pushing eachother in shopping carts into bushes. Even if they wanted to replicate it they couldnt because very few kids even play outside anymore.
I feel like comedy got cut deep a few years ago for being insensitive, and now the script is flipped with things like kill tony still shredding away making a name in this oversensitivity era. As an example of the newer generation being able to overcome adversity because deep down everyone wants cringe at stupidity. It's why streamers like ishowspeed are even popular.
@Boutte_TheCaptain Yes it was! Howeverrrr, it can still be created, let's do it again!! This area has some amazing artists that would throw down at Bams if he's down!! Bumpin Uglies, Tropidelic, Little Stranger, Bastard Suns, Ballyhoo!, and Kyle Smith... we can show this generation how to throw a party😉🔥
@@declanmcnamee566 hes getting to old to continue that stuff anymore. im kinda shocked he even picked back up skating. Now occasionally is one thing or maybe even being the host of the show like knoxville was but hed hurt himself to bad with how he is now.
They could actually make a Netflix series on bams life ,, Phil filmed everything from day 1 ... There's clearly hours of Viva footage available , bam was a phenomenon, kids of today don't realise how great that time was to live through
@@TheDreamer1980 Yeah I agree. And since 2011 that documentary would only be about a loser getting DUI's and beating his exes and losing custody of his child. Wow. What a great life to share. My grandpa died 30 years ago. I loved him, but I don't have any DUI's. I grew up and moved on. I didn't cry for 13 years and blame everyone else for my bonehead mistakes.
@@Rusty-i9q yeah he's a proper victim I agree but his, downfall is still part of his story, what goes up must come down, he actually seems pretty good here, almost like the old bam if you closed your eyes, he seems pretty happy even going down memory lane which I imagined would be hard for him knowing those days are gone forever, to be honest its not hard to see why he became the way he did from watching this, sometimes forget how huge he was back early 2000s , no excuse but it's easier for average Joe to grow up and move on when you haven't lived his life... He def looks 54 though, he was so fresh faced in his early 20s , I remember thinking he would never got lost to drugs I remember him saying he hated weed and mushrooms and couldn't do ecstasy but coke and aderall and booze got him... What a time he had though , he's a, legend for what he achieved even if he's a broken record now
Say what you want about Bam Margera, but this dude has lived, and he had the opportunity to experience the best that the late 90's and early 2000's could possibly give to a wild kid with money, could it be celebrities, friends, music, bands, parties and doing stupid shits... Not to mention it was, in my humble opinion, the last truly "free" and "magical" eras the world could give, after that, it all turned into solid crap. I'm so nostalgic seeing this world, I miss it so much, it's insane.
Yes no social media/phone to ruined everything, I missed that time line so much man feeling like everything have gone to shit since and after 2007 for some reason.
it is literally the same world except we have pocket laptops and pocket video cameras alot more fun shit tu buy and do dumb shit with uhm...its different cuz everyone ages yes thats life
THIS is the content we need from Bam. Amazing work. He doesn't have to do insane stunts anymore. He can just tell stories of the golden era and if he DID want to make new content... come up with ideas or him himself writing/acting in random skits like the CKY days... So many lanes he could take. Hope he settles with a team that can keep him focused. He's still an artist..
What content???? This is old AF. The loser is currently rotting in jail ,AGAIN, after his most recent DUI. This moron is trying to be with his jackass friend again. No pun intended.
@yourface3154 this is how rumors get started. Google is so easy to use man. Bam Margera will leave jail in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to go to a rehabilitation facility, his attorneys said Sept. 25, 2024
Nothing really warms my heart anymore, but this one thing made me feel a bit fuzzy there. It’s genuinely good to see Bam doing a bit better. It doesn’t have to be an enormous life change, just better is good. There’s a lot of love out there in the world for Bam, obviously, millions of people in fact if views on this one video are anything to go by. Even if he disappeared from public life forever, if it meant he was happier and could enjoy his life again, I think most people if not all would want that.
As a 34 year old now, who grew up watching Bam, buying his DVDs and then getting to meet him in 2007 when he came to Australia, this video is exactly what I needed. Thankyou guys, Thanks Bam, you did awesome bro and still are, thanks for everything.
pretty similar here, 38 and i saw him in a mall in NZ, didn't know he was going to be there. some dude asked bam to slap him and bam absolutely belted him in the face, the dude loved it
Man I miss the summers playing PS2 with my friends and watching endless reruns of Viva la Bam. Those guys were living the dream to us. Or so we thought...
Yeh man. We see everyone's highlight reel. Never the 'behind the scenes' because more often then not, it's manifesting in the dark recesses until the darkness gets so bloated from being fed a poor lifestyle, it literally explodes out of someone because the energy is too big to handle. That's how I had my first psychotic break
You can really tell Bam enjoyed a good trip down memory lane. We always hear the stories retold but to be telling them from the castle, in the very spots they took place, is just special. Looks like Bam needed this as much as we did. What a throwback. Thanks lads!
I remember a while back vice made a documentary about Bam and in it he had a room in his basement that had hundreds of terabytes of unseen footage from over the years that he was trying to make into his own documentary but this was at the hight of his addiction so nothing ever came of it but I'm sure him or Joe Frantz has that footage..
dude remember when glomb jumped off the hood of bams hummer and I think he broke his ankle jumping off that was when they where pulling a prank on one of the producer guys from the show they demolished his rental car or some shit
Wow! The memories! Im 33 now and mtv was basically the only thing playing back then. Glad to see bam doing better and his face lights up with all his memories. Do well bam! We love you and want the best for you! Thanks for making our childhoods fun!
@@RBRN_69 i dont think most of us think he is cool now. its pretty sad what he has allowed himself to become. a ton of us related to him as kids because we skated and were dumb and reckless haha
Bam has always been the greatest for me. 31 now. Grew up watching Bam and the gang. There are no words watching this now. My heart aches for that simpler time.
You know something... I"m ok with this being over and Bam, it's ok to leave these days in the past. You're always be a "dude" no matter what. It was ours to enjoy but as a 39yr old Dad of two now. This was madness in the best way. Honestly just glad to see Bam alive. Nice video!
It says his 2024 net worth is 55 million, so I don't think he's strapped for cash if that's anywhere accurate, the only thing I'm worried about is he basically has unlimited access to things that will destroy him as an addict tbh.
Making a TH-cam channel based on an old man’s version of viva la bam with a focus on having fun and doing it sober is exactly what he needs. He needs purpose. Rooting for you Bam!
@@MoonOvIce I wasn’t calling him old, I meant that he needs to do a more tame version of viva la bam because him and his crew back then aren’t as young as they were and injury is a lot more real. And yes, he is a bit fucked
@@Skerboysweet Yeah because they probably caught him during the 2 hours of his day when he isn't completely shitfaced. Just a heads up too, hes currently rotting in jail because of his most recent DUI. This was filmed a while ago.
just reading the comments makes me feel like we all lived in the best era ever. Best music, best tv, friends...it was all just awesome. This is like a time capsule of the best decade ever.
this comment section is so pure, you guys are my people. I watched jackass et al ALL THE TIME, it was my escape during lonely, scary times. now I am 40 and it is damn bittersweet, such a blast from the past
Watching this, it’s easy to see why Bam had a hard life after these days. Those days looked so incredibly fun. I’d imagine it would be difficult leaving this all behind as the years go by. Him and his friends were on top of the world for nearly a decade, then life happened, friends were lost (RIP Ryan Dunn) and people moved on. I could easily see myself spending the next decade trying to bring this back if I was in his position. Glad to see he is in high spirits again, and hope the next chapter of his life can be just as fulfilling for him.
I know so many guys with addiction issues who have a hard time leaving the party days behind. Everyone else grew up, moved on with their lives but for them, the drinking and drugs didn’t stop.
Very true. I didn’t have 1/100th of what bam did and I still felt that way in my late 30s. Thr desire to have those college gang years back where it was just all fun and craziness with huge friend group and gf’s etc.
Oh poor him. 😢 I totally agree with you kid. I feel so bad for this rich brat who grew up in the most expensive Suburbs and didn't just get fed with a Silver spoon but a Gold one as well. Really feel bad that after his terribly poor upbringing, He only managed to get a multi million deal with MTV and his sponsors, instead of a minimum wage job at 18. He never had to work hard a day in his life, and that must have been tough. Oh yeah, i almost forgot this tragedies below... He never had to do chores, He never had to do his own laundry, He never had to go hungry, He never had to eat Spam for Christmas, He never had to grow up poor, He never had to act mature, He never had to compromise, He never had to be told no, He never had to take a public bus for work, He never had a job, He never had to worry about next month rent, He never had to worry doing his own taxes, He never had to worry about his brother and sisters living situation, He never had to worry about how to come up with 30k for one of his parents burial, He never had to worry about coming up with enough for his parents surgery, He never had to worry about paying his and his mother's insurance deductible, He never had to worry about paying for out of pocket medication, He never had to worry about medication or any things not covered by your insurance, He never had to worry about paying his own insurance at 18, He never had to worry about his car payment and car insurance, He never had to wear hand me downs He never had to worry about his parents being unable to provide, He never had to be responsible, He never had to grow up, He never had to worry about his mortgage, He never had to worry about how he was going to provide for his family. I mean, should i go on?
Let’s party like it’s 1999 was a saying back then so that’s why he said 1899, he knows the civil war wasn’t then lol. As far as don Vito goes, yeah he was an idiot 😄
Seeing Bam STILL get excited about landing tricks like its 2001 still is what gives me hope that we all do find what we love in this life. Regardless of our journeys.
I haven’t sat down and watched a TH-cam video all the way through in so long. This kind of quality and stories, i would 10000% buy any physical releases you guys put out. Keep it up, much love to bam and glomb
I cannot tell you how much I love this video. What a great reunion with Bam, the house, the classic bits... this stuff NEVER gets old for me (yet I am 47, getting older every day). This stuff is timeless. I can't believe a video this good is free.
I’ll be 38 years old in 9 days and all of this is such a huge part of my childhood. I remember being in 6th grade and a bunch of us went to a friends house and watched CKY2K. I was hooked and watched every Jackass Episode on Sunday when they first aired! I loved fast and hard due to drug addiction, but I’ve been clean since early 2018! Thank you for this, it was a great walk down memory lane before things got chaotic!
I had been so worried about Bam when he disappeared. Then he was on Dr. Phil. Disappeared again! It’s so refreshing to have Bam back. I hope that he’ll feel the collective love of all his fans and know we are all rooting for him. ❤
Really good editing! Really good seeing Bam like this! This really shows how great he has been over the years and although there was a recent slip on his sobriety it does seem like he is doing so much better and was actually been sober in those posts when you all were there. Thanks! Been waiting for this one, it didn’t disappoint
tbf he lost his best friend since childhood, his brother. probably not an easy thing to handle when you're already an addict. of course it doesnt excuse anything tho
@@odmurko Nah. He's just a weak person who lost his drinking buddy to their favorite hobby: getting drunk and driving 100 MPH. These guys are both losers and pretty soon they will both be dead losers.
Thank you so much for this interview. Viva La Bam was one of my childhood shows that I loved to watch (even though I probably shouldn't have, at the time). I'm glad to see that Bam seems to have gotten himself back together, and is looking for better things in the future.
Almost an hour and a half of pure nostalgia, you have no idea how much I needed this, feels good to go back to childhood even for a bit before life does what it does
I'm 30 now and to see Bam smile like he does in the past makes me feel so happy. I was just a little kid looking at this man. Thank you so much for all the ideas. to make my parents mad. I love you, bro. For always and forever.
I can't even imagine how long this video must have taken. Just the time to find every single clip being mentioned is some serious dedication! Its like watching an official recap special or something , incredible job on putting it together and im glad to see it getting the attention it deserves!
Never really cared to skate but man, Viva La Bam was such a huge part of my childhood. This was so nostalgic to see. It's really nice to see Bam doing well. Thanks for sharing.
Bam is a cultural icon. He and his crew inspired so many of us to have fun and showed us the power of brotherhood. Major part of my development. Thanks guys!
I grew up watching Viva La Bam. I watched every episode faithfully. I grew up about 20 minutes from where Castle Bam is at. I will always be a Bam Margera fan no matter what. Everybody goes through trials and tribulations. Highs and lows and it makes me sick to see all the people that try to degrade or judge or just put him down in general. The man's a Legend!!! I'll never forget partying in West Chester with Bam and the crew. I was at Ryan's crash site the day after it happened. REST EASY RYAN DUNN😢 Thanks for taking me back to the best times of my childhood!!! FOREVER BAM MARGERA!!!
A moment in time captured that can never be recreated, you will never find a cast that can recreate the energy or dynamic, this was literally lightning in a bottle, the music that made it to MTV that never would have, millions of kids inspired to skate, I always wondered why it did come to a end, and it has to with Vito's legal issues and them running out of ideas to top themselves. This show was the best thing ever and it was definitely a era you had to experience and sucks to be you if you didn't.
Yeah people are clueless when they say bam should bring it back , no better example of a perfect time and place, bit different with bands, you can still half enjoy a band 20/30 years after their peak, guns and roses, oasis etc but it's a lot different with Viva la bam, it would be ridiculous, would be so forced and unnatural, a series about bams life would be amazing though
thank you! this was Great to watch, Being 33 now and Growing up watching my brothers watch all this I cannot be more thankful for Having MTV back then! Hopefully one day I can drive out and Meet Bam and Explore all the Westchester History of all what i grew up watching ! this was So Cool to watch! thank you @ dern brothers! 5 stars!
I hate to say it but I don't think this will last. Bam got his 2nd or 3rd DUI last month and went to rehab again for like the 3rd/4th time. Last time he was in rehab he lasted a month before relapsing. He was put on a 5150 hold for threatening to smoke crack until he dies unless he can see his son (that's exactly what to say if you want a judge to NEVER let you see your son...) and he just cannot stay sober. I wish the best for him but he is already 45 years old, he has a young son and is still making decisions a teenager would. These videos that come out every year or so are pretty deceptive, as he's sober (or at least mostly sober) and looks like he is doing better, but I have a feeling it won't take very long until he relapses and does something stupid again. It's just a cycle with him unfortunately, and a lot of his close friends have given up trying to help him. They gave him a chance with the last Jackass film and he couldn't stay sober through that either.
No one ever talks about how cool of a mom April is and was. All of these guys are absolutely insane for a multitude of reasons and she seemed to love all of them like her own and was 100% down to party when it came down to it.
Aye its a pity she lost her loyalty to Bam. She chose to go along with the wishes of the moguls wanting to lock her son in a psyche ward to acquire his hard earned assets. Dirty game the fame game
This makes me smile so much. Bam looks and sounds so happy. Reminds me of when he was younger. I watched everything that dude ever did growing up, he means a lot to so many of us and I’m just so happy to see him doing well again. He could put another Viva La Bam together in no time!! He’s already got the crew back together it seems!!
@@zhuyu9268 haha I just wanna see him happy, I don’t necessarily care to watch old men act like children either, just wanna see Bam smiling again is all. I’ve been through addiction problems as well, so I feel for the dude. Most of the time haha
@@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother I have and still am, I definitely love seeing it. Just the way he laughs, its a really specific laugh and I felt it viscerally, it felt like the way I laughed when I was in rehab telling stories about before everything got bad, how funny it is but part of me wants to cry bc I know it's not coming back. Weird but I definitely picked up on it, I don't think I was imagining it. I like seeing stuff like this even tho it's bittersweet, I just really don't think more viva la bam would feel good to watch.
this is incredible and makes me happy. Viva La Bam aired during 5 important years of my life, my early/mid teens, and definitely played a role into who I am today.
PRetty awesome how bam remembers every single trick as he walks around pointing out the skate spots, all those years later. Thats passion. Very cool video, thanks!
Man I looked up to this dude so much growing up. Dude got me into skateboarding, buying all the Tony Hawk games, watching every jackass movie, watching every video of his on TH-cam, every tv show you made on MTV. I was a huge fan of bro back then 😂
Crazy I just watched this whole thing. Was so well done, brought back memories when I was young. Bam has some awesome memories w all his best friends and family. Everything back then definitely seemed alot different..
This is so crazy to see in 2024. I remember back in 2003ish, I went to see CKY in Freeport IL. Best show ever! But surprise guest, Bam was there, and I of course was in love with him. He wrote on a trucker hat, "$10 BUY THIS HAT!" it was merch from the band LEISURE, and Bam wore it most of the night. Well, somehow my roomate convinced Bam to give it to me. I am 41 and i still have the hat even though I've moved 100 times since then. And then Bam did a backflip off the stage and I caught his shoe with my face and got a black eye. I loved it and was so sad when it healed up cuz I wanted to keep telling everyone that Bam Margera gave me a black eye.
We all blinked and 20 years passed. Man.
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I slept
man... how time passed
I did a bunch of drugs. Now that I am clean it does feel like that time passed instantly.
@@alext6933 Congrats on your sobriety, dude! That's a huge accomplishment. I hope you're doing well. :)
The fact that something like this is skyrocketing in views shows just how much people still care. This stuff raised me
Bro a lot of us were young kids just glued to the tv watching this and jackass
2 million views in 6 days is pretty insane.
@@Payote88it’s amazing
No one cares its just nostalgic
Fer rizzle good times
This is without a doubt the best Bam update that’s been filmed in the last decade. Kinda unbelievable. I remember all these clips, (the ones that were public), and it’s so rad to hear the stories behind them. I can’t imagine how long it must have taken to film and edit all this together.
You guys have one of best skateboarding accounts on TH-cam. Stuff like this, and especially the Skate Spot History series is fucking undeniable. Thanks for the uploads, you crazy legends
What's a bam update?
@@williamgass9242 what’s a bam update? I don’t know, smart ass, what the fuck else could that possibly mean to you?
@@williamgass9242 I dunno, smart ass, why don’t we start with what those two words mean to you? I know you speak English, I’ve seen your other replies.
@Naltddesha I thought a bam update was slang for a new show. I mean we never get updates of other skaters. It seems since we're regularly getting updates of bam, I thought a bam update might refer to something else. Smartass
@@williamgass9242 in jail for dui
I think this was needed. I think this may have been what Bam needed. He was trying so hard to relive the glory days and just wanted to party like 2003 again. This allowed him to relive the glory days without the partying. I hope he sees that people still care and people will still watch, even if he’s not being wild and crazy all the time and it makes him realize he doesn’t need to be reckless anymore.
im 33 and was a kid in the 2000s wathcing this man and the gang
what a time
love from scotland
Same here. From Glasgow myself and it was memory's from my childhood
Same man I’m 31 , grew up on all the jackass crew and viva la bam I remember me and my buddies would stay up till late in the morning just binging the shit out of it
Same here except I’m 34. From the northeast region. Friends of mine would run into Bam and the crew at Philly bars and clubs, come back home to tell the gnar stories.
Yeah same..i'm 32 now
33 myself and Same!
Let’s start a petition to get Bams House as a map on a new Tony Hawk game 🤘🏻
Raabs closet he liked to stay in could be where one of the secret tapes is hidden.
That's the best idea I've heard In quite awhile lol I second your suggestion!!🛹🤘🛹🤘🛹🤘✌️✌️
The modding community would knock this out in like a week haha.
Does it not exist as a custom already?
I'm shocked that was never a thing in the classic games.
It’s honestly the weirdest, most bittersweet thing watching old footage from basically… my childhood growing up, and then seeing them walk around the property in the same locations as the footage from the early 2000’s. Finding it hard to believe that so much happened there and now it’s long gone.
Vito is gone, Dunn has passed, 20 years has also passed.
Time flies, man.
And Bam's in jail. Lol
@@the_minimalistic_adventure wow i felt the same way watching this.
sure does man.. cant believe it was that long ago
Time is an illusion buddie, 1--
Reading your comment has made this difficult to watch 😂. I cant even explain why
The fact that he remembers all of these tricks and the people who landed them at each spot is incredible. No matter the substance, those memories stayed. Incredible.
its a bad sign that he can't let go of the past. not a good thing and absolutely contributes to his substance abuse.
People around him help him remember. On his own he would have hard time doing so. It's a trigger, someone say to him this and this happened, or "didnt it this or that happened" then he process it and be like oh yeah we did and then repeats with adding details to the story.
It's good to work on his mental state like this however this might trigger some things that can easily put him under the table again. Sadly most of their memories are weird, crazy and destructive things they did, not much positive stuff to go back to so he is stuck in this loop.
Even he admits "this was never a home" I felt the same way ever since I lived with someone, once I share my home with someone that is not my home anymore and there was always unease and drama.
Even today I share my property with my close family and even tho I have my own house that is separate from them I STILL have zero privacy and time of my own because they always intrude, need something or break things, or even steal, etc. I am dealing with this all my life and therefore this isn't something I can call my home, but due to prices and other stuff I cant just pack up sell it and move elsewhere. I tried that but ended up from one messy place in another. So I can relate to Bam, having a home that isnt a home, all the parties and friendships don't mean jack when I had zero times for myself or sense of security or ease of mind. The difference is I gave up on substances in my late teen years and stayed clean and learn to cope ...
@@detective_mitch_conner or those are just such fond memories that they persist despite the substance abuse. bam is doing a lot better now. give him credit where its due.
@@detective_mitch_conner Thats the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
Like those videos where he knows the capital of like 50+ different countries. Man has a solid memory
I'm nearly 32 years old and I, along with millions of others, grew up with Bam Margera and the Viva La Bam crew. Thank you for uploading this.
shit was dope
Same, it's so nostalgic watching this
I'm 31 and I loved this show as a kid. Funny thing is you realize that you've grown up when all the stunts you used to laugh at make you wince so hard now. You could not get away with that show today.
Same. I feel like crazy 80s kids grew up and we watched them in early 2000s. Im 34. I remember watching the dating shows on mtv and vh1. I miss those times. So fun. The games too.
@@Bonesawisready926 I feel those stunts are great, i mean. It's just the PK that wouldn't allow it. Seems fun when Chris Pontius is using only a thong being handcuffed and run around the city. When Johnny Knoxville do "Self defense" testing to taser himself etc. It's many stunts that seems weird but it's fun to watch, that's Jackass in a nutshell.
What you see today, only people farting in public and record it... like is that really funny? compared to these guys, it's alot more creative and funny.
I'm the same age as Bam, I'm 44, i grew up with this, i really needed this today, so much had changed in 20 years, sometimes i forget everything I've been through, this just brought back a huge piece of my past, thank you, sincerely.
Can’t believe it’s been twenty years right. I’m the same age to.
I know isn't it crazy how fast 20 years has gone by? I'm 41 so same for me these guys were part of my life growing up.
He's 44??? Really??? Thought he's 56 or something in this video! :O Never really watched his videos, but I remember my mates watching his show regularly. He's a nice bloke anyway, judging from this
I'm there with ya...44, missing the 90's/00's and all the great entertainment we had compared to all the watered down woke garbage, and social media bullshit
Same.. Some of us had to grow up and Bam never did.
Having the builder of all the crazy stuff was the perfect addition to this documentary
Agreed, Glomb has always been a key member and this is such a great way to look back
Smashing!!
Glomb didnt age at all
Yeah I always wondered what happened to Glomb, he was great as a show regular. Nice to see he looks great and still has a lot of enthusiasm for what he does. Also he makes this video, great historical stuff here.
Please for the love of god keep bam involved man. This guy and the whole crew influenced so many people and its just nice to see him sharp and fit again. We need more of this format. Big ups from germany
I can't tell you how much I want the early 2000s back, the last era before smartphones, internet and social media morphed society to something completely different.
The internet, and technology have killed the action sports industry. Its crazy how back then to get the feeling of riding a dirtbike, or driving a racecar you had to race a car, or ride a dirtbike. Now kids get the same endorphin rush from the PC/xbox. I get it, as I enjoy racing on my pc. I miss the time when you saw someone wearing an action sports brand, and immediately knew if they were legit/poser. You could just look, and know "oh yeah that dude definitely rides, and probably hauls the mail." I'm sad my kid didn't follow in the racing footsteps, but also happy I don't have to do the maintenance my dad did, or write the 10K check to run a season to win 2k lol.
And the 90s
It was somewhat magical to be able to live that era as a millenial. World changed a lot since then. Digitalization.
you can one hundred percent ditch your smartphone, the internet, and social media.
@@detective_mitch_conner Sure I can, but that doesn't negate the fact that it had an irreversible impact on society as a whole and you can't be a part of it unless you use those devices and services.
Watching Viva La Bam religiously as a kid and now seeing this 20 years later, these dudes were LIVING... Just so sick but kinda sad at the same time cause you could just tell life was so good back then.
I think thats the real problem , he had such an incredible time in those 2 years they filmed all 6 seasons that life could never give him that feeling again , can you imagine the fun they all had every day from waking till they crashed , half of his childhood friends living with him while it all went on , all while getting paid nicely and all the travel paid for , just pissing about with your boys every day just going to places like amsterdam on a whim , and although the drugs and drink eventually destroyed him he was very much in the honeymoon period with coke and booze at that time so that just amplified everything even more .. I dont think its a coincidence the wheels started falling off when it finished , he said it was like the circus leaving town , i miss those days even just watching it ,god knows how empty he feels , all his friends left , his youth slipped away and i dont think he ever got over it ,ryan dunn dying just accelerated it .. Bams 44 now , im 42 and god knows where the last 20 years went ... Enjoy your youth kids, it goes quick 😂
The passage of time always ebbs n flows with highs n lows. The nostalgia is very real though. I believe this can be* recreated in the proper settings. It's one of those precious era phenomena. With the right young lads, it's possible. The jackass route is far better than these kids today who just publicly harass people in the name of a "prank."
Mtv and bam...surely hit it big. What is sk8board culture....east? West?
All the jackass stuff was everywhere...
Still some sk8ers weren't to interested in it.
Bam ...bye....your heads always been in the sky
Life was “good” back then.
Most of them were addicted to drugs and or alcohol and definitely weren’t living “good”.
Good times were had but at what expense.
This guy hasn’t aged a bit! Looks 25 still
Thanks for doing the work MTV couldn’t do and finally wrapping up my childhood.
Bro I watched every single minute, didint even realize it was over an hour long, we need more of this man!!!
OOOH the late 90s and early 2000s. What a time to be alive, without touch-phones or social media. People just partied, had a blast, and lived in the moment.
Yup, now we're all old and decrepit.
I miss it
I had a phone in the late 90's.
@@Ninnjette-Old but memories will be forever your greatest treasure. No one will take that away from you, the fun and happy moments back then
@@sebastiangonzales46except dementia
You can tell how fond these memories are to Bam. He's sharp with the details and nothing but smiles when talking about it. Good guy
Good guy?
The guys a prick.
For some reason I didn't expect it. But yeah he is proud and fond of that time. Its really special to see.
Why wouldn’t expect that? The man’s not a moron. Just an alcoholic. That doesn’t mean you automatically just forget what happens…. Suburbanites…..
Those memories are a double edged sword
@@mrtree1368damn...😢
Everyone over 28 is smiling right now watching this
🙌🙌🙌
Lol I have the biggest smile on my face. Def bittersweet
25 here and absolutely loving this
33 now. Last time I watched most these clips I was 15 😢
I’m 28, don’t exclude me prick
You can tell that Bam holds all these memories and cherishes them. He seems to love talking about them. I hope he finally gets his shit together and we get more of this from him. He needs it, and little does he know, all us 30 somethings need it too. Life sucks most of the time now, so this really gets the serotonin flowing.. Thank you guys for doing this
I was a kid during these days. So nostalgic. This era can never be replicated
yep one of the best times in America. No social justice, no political bs pushed into everything, just a bunch of us kids outside jumping of buildings and pushing eachother in shopping carts into bushes. Even if they wanted to replicate it they couldnt because very few kids even play outside anymore.
I feel like comedy got cut deep a few years ago for being insensitive, and now the script is flipped with things like kill tony still shredding away making a name in this oversensitivity era. As an example of the newer generation being able to overcome adversity because deep down everyone wants cringe at stupidity. It's why streamers like ishowspeed are even popular.
Mindless bullshit. That's why we're where we're at. This bullshit waste
@Boutte_TheCaptain Yes it was! Howeverrrr, it can still be created, let's do it again!! This area has some amazing artists that would throw down at Bams if he's down!! Bumpin Uglies, Tropidelic, Little Stranger, Bastard Suns, Ballyhoo!, and Kyle Smith... we can show this generation how to throw a party😉🔥
@@declanmcnamee566 hes getting to old to continue that stuff anymore. im kinda shocked he even picked back up skating. Now occasionally is one thing or maybe even being the host of the show like knoxville was but hed hurt himself to bad with how he is now.
Best documentary I've seen in years. Seamless and full of Bam material I'm seeing for the first time
They could actually make a Netflix series on bams life ,, Phil filmed everything from day 1 ... There's clearly hours of Viva footage available , bam was a phenomenon, kids of today don't realise how great that time was to live through
@@TheDreamer1980 Yeah I agree. And since 2011 that documentary would only be about a loser getting DUI's and beating his exes and losing custody of his child. Wow. What a great life to share. My grandpa died 30 years ago. I loved him, but I don't have any DUI's. I grew up and moved on. I didn't cry for 13 years and blame everyone else for my bonehead mistakes.
@@Rusty-i9q yeah he's a proper victim I agree but his, downfall is still part of his story, what goes up must come down, he actually seems pretty good here, almost like the old bam if you closed your eyes, he seems pretty happy even going down memory lane which I imagined would be hard for him knowing those days are gone forever, to be honest its not hard to see why he became the way he did from watching this, sometimes forget how huge he was back early 2000s , no excuse but it's easier for average Joe to grow up and move on when you haven't lived his life... He def looks 54 though, he was so fresh faced in his early 20s , I remember thinking he would never got lost to drugs I remember him saying he hated weed and mushrooms and couldn't do ecstasy but coke and aderall and booze got him... What a time he had though , he's a, legend for what he achieved even if he's a broken record now
Wish we could go back
Can't you see bam is lost to alcohol... this isn't awesome
Can't believe it's been 20 years. Viva La Bam was my whole childhood growing up. It's the reason I started skating. Can't wait for Part 2
Okay.
How exciting is this!?
lol. uhmkay. We was down w CKY
Bam looks like he aged a hundred years in 20
Same but sad to see bam now to me
This brought me back to the best times of my childhood. Thank you fellas
Say what you want about Bam Margera, but this dude has lived, and he had the opportunity to experience the best that the late 90's and early 2000's could possibly give to a wild kid with money, could it be celebrities, friends, music, bands, parties and doing stupid shits... Not to mention it was, in my humble opinion, the last truly "free" and "magical" eras the world could give, after that, it all turned into solid crap.
I'm so nostalgic seeing this world, I miss it so much, it's insane.
I feel you there, things are different
Yes no social media/phone to ruined everything, I missed that time line so much man feeling like everything have gone to shit since and after 2007 for some reason.
it is literally the same world except we have pocket laptops and pocket video cameras alot more fun shit tu buy and do dumb shit with uhm...its different cuz everyone ages yes thats life
@@JoshuaGriffin-p5wcope lol
@@JoshuaGriffin-p5wu must be 12 huh? Dont you have manners? Grown ups are reminiscing
THIS is the content we need from Bam. Amazing work. He doesn't have to do insane stunts anymore. He can just tell stories of the golden era and if he DID want to make new content... come up with ideas or him himself writing/acting in random skits like the CKY days... So many lanes he could take. Hope he settles with a team that can keep him focused. He's still an artist..
What content???? This is old AF. The loser is currently rotting in jail ,AGAIN, after his most recent DUI. This moron is trying to be with his jackass friend again. No pun intended.
I'm pretty sure he's in jail right now, sir.
Beautifully said
@@yourface3154who gives a fuck. Everything this guy said is still true
@yourface3154 this is how rumors get started. Google is so easy to use man.
Bam Margera will leave jail in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to go to a rehabilitation facility, his attorneys said Sept. 25, 2024
Truly didn’t know how much my heart needed this. These were the best times of our lives. As someone said this is the best bam update ever.
Nothing really warms my heart anymore, but this one thing made me feel a bit fuzzy there. It’s genuinely good to see Bam doing a bit better. It doesn’t have to be an enormous life change, just better is good. There’s a lot of love out there in the world for Bam, obviously, millions of people in fact if views on this one video are anything to go by.
Even if he disappeared from public life forever, if it meant he was happier and could enjoy his life again, I think most people if not all would want that.
As a 34 year old now, who grew up watching Bam, buying his DVDs and then getting to meet him in 2007 when he came to Australia, this video is exactly what I needed. Thankyou guys, Thanks Bam, you did awesome bro and still are, thanks for everything.
pretty similar here, 38 and i saw him in a mall in NZ, didn't know he was going to be there. some dude asked bam to slap him and bam absolutely belted him in the face, the dude loved it
Same!
I got to meet him and the jackass crew including his parents at a CKY concert in PA
I love that this was basically a reminiscence of Viva La Bam. The greatest show in MTV history.
Yup. Thank you CKY for keeping it real always.
Tony Hawk Underground 2 was my favorite in the series because the story was pretty much an episode of Viva La Bam.
@@ElAssoWipe-o One of the best games man, that era growing up was something special imo.
Wha? Pretty sure that honor goes to Jackass, viva la Bam always seemed like a fake "fun house" thing for little kiddies
@@lurchilurch5507 You are out of your mind.
Man I miss the summers playing PS2 with my friends and watching endless reruns of Viva la Bam. Those guys were living the dream to us. Or so we thought...
I can heavily relate to this.
You forgot all the weed...
Well said
Yeh man. We see everyone's highlight reel. Never the 'behind the scenes' because more often then not, it's manifesting in the dark recesses until the darkness gets so bloated from being fed a poor lifestyle, it literally explodes out of someone because the energy is too big to handle.
That's how I had my first psychotic break
yeah - but probably he/they all had not the greatest lifes we thought...
This is a mix of nostalgia and sadness, you know Bam just lives on those former glory days memories man......
Would be hard not to. He went from the highest high to the lowest low.
Yeah, everybody does. If not, what's the point in doing any of it?
So many soppy nerds in this comment section......
@@Zaque-TV sure not. time to undesrtand Eckart Tolle " The Power of Now" Mate... All the best for Bam..
You can really tell Bam enjoyed a good trip down memory lane. We always hear the stories retold but to be telling them from the castle, in the very spots they took place, is just special. Looks like Bam needed this as much as we did. What a throwback. Thanks lads!
Memory lane is all this douche has
If BAM released the unseen footage of stunts that couldn't air on viva la bam, I'd buy the shit outta that🤘🏻☠️💜☠️🤘🏻
It's called deleted scenes on the DvDs. 😂
I remember a while back vice made a documentary about Bam and in it he had a room in his basement that had hundreds of terabytes of unseen footage from over the years that he was trying to make into his own documentary but this was at the hight of his addiction so nothing ever came of it but I'm sure him or Joe Frantz has that footage..
@@SMDTV93this was during the time when dunn died as well. which was a major reason why he just didn't finish it.
Right
I would buy THIS. 😂
Man how good it is to see Tim glomb again after all those years
He looks exactly the dadgum same too. 20 years later. I sure don’t look like a college kid anymore which is what I was when this show was on
That's what the fuck I said. I was like "Is that glomb!!?"
It is like he has never changed lolol
dude remember when glomb jumped off the hood of bams hummer and I think he broke his ankle jumping off that was when they where pulling a prank on one of the producer guys from the show they demolished his rental car or some shit
@@Garbageman0 literally In the video
@@Garbageman0 Yeah man, I watched this video too lol
Bam has brought the world so mutch, i really hope him the best
Wow! The memories! Im 33 now and mtv was basically the only thing playing back then. Glad to see bam doing better and his face lights up with all his memories. Do well bam! We love you and want the best for you! Thanks for making our childhoods fun!
This sounds like me I'm 33 years old now too and if he was basically the only thing playing back then and I love Viva la Bam and wild boys
Dang this was a great trip down memory lane. Good times
eeEEEEEEEEeeeeeee
That’s all he has unfortunately. Guys not a good person at all these days
@@RBRN_69 Was he ever?
@@RBRN_69 i dont think most of us think he is cool now. its pretty sad what he has allowed himself to become. a ton of us related to him as kids because we skated and were dumb and reckless haha
Bam has always been the greatest for me. 31 now. Grew up watching Bam and the gang. There are no words watching this now. My heart aches for that simpler time.
Dude, for real. Great times
90's and 2000's was a great time to grow up. Perfect mix of hose water and new technology. Still going outside all day and gaming on N-64 at night.
You know something... I"m ok with this being over and Bam, it's ok to leave these days in the past. You're always be a "dude" no matter what. It was ours to enjoy but as a 39yr old Dad of two now. This was madness in the best way. Honestly just glad to see Bam alive. Nice video!
This is making me cry. I'm glad he's still got the house.
He still makes millions a year from his earlier stuff with Element. Hes more than fine. Probably part of the problem lol
It says his 2024 net worth is 55 million, so I don't think he's strapped for cash if that's anywhere accurate, the only thing I'm worried about is he basically has unlimited access to things that will destroy him as an addict tbh.
This is the best thing on TH-cam right now 🖤 thanks guys!
GREW UP OFF BAM...LETTS GOOO
@@ltbrazy5555 go where? Rehab?
Glad to see you guys here, and glad to now know you’re into the classics 🤙🏼
Hey fakers
Making a TH-cam channel based on an old man’s version of viva la bam with a focus on having fun and doing it sober is exactly what he needs. He needs purpose. Rooting for you Bam!
44 isn't old yet, he's just really fucked. Also, technically what he was doing in his 20's already seemed "immature" even then, mostly teen stuff.
@@MoonOvIce I wasn’t calling him old, I meant that he needs to do a more tame version of viva la bam because him and his crew back then aren’t as young as they were and injury is a lot more real. And yes, he is a bit fucked
He's in jail again but I'm sure he'll be out soon to do some more vods
@@nightcorerj6024 that blows man I didn’t know that. Alcoholism is tough
@@nightcorerj6024 Rehab now.
No doubt every priceless moment they didn’t leave out anything. This is awesome.😊😊
Finally a decent Bam video, this is the most normal he's seemed in years honestly lol.
That’s normal to you he’s aged a lot cause if the alcohol and drugs he’s clearly still drinking
He is 20 years older u fuck knuckle. That also might be the reason he looks older.
@@Skerboysweet Yeah because they probably caught him during the 2 hours of his day when he isn't completely shitfaced. Just a heads up too, hes currently rotting in jail because of his most recent DUI. This was filmed a while ago.
@@Rusty-i9q thank you exactly people are clowns like oh he’s doin so well and sober straight up clowns
@@Skerboysweet the people who still defend him are pathetic
This like a modern viva la bam episode. Bam should do more stuff like this.
just reading the comments makes me feel like we all lived in the best era ever. Best music, best tv, friends...it was all just awesome. This is like a time capsule of the best decade ever.
and now what are we left with?
this comment section is so pure, you guys are my people. I watched jackass et al ALL THE TIME, it was my escape during lonely, scary times. now I am 40 and it is damn bittersweet, such a blast from the past
Watching this, it’s easy to see why Bam had a hard life after these days. Those days looked so incredibly fun. I’d imagine it would be difficult leaving this all behind as the years go by. Him and his friends were on top of the world for nearly a decade, then life happened, friends were lost (RIP Ryan Dunn) and people moved on. I could easily see myself spending the next decade trying to bring this back if I was in his position. Glad to see he is in high spirits again, and hope the next chapter of his life can be just as fulfilling for him.
I know so many guys with addiction issues who have a hard time leaving the party days behind. Everyone else grew up, moved on with their lives but for them, the drinking and drugs didn’t stop.
@@namegoeshere2805 you could still party without drugs doe
He’s just a drug addict bra addiction simple as that
Very true. I didn’t have 1/100th of what bam did and I still felt that way in my late 30s. Thr desire to have those college gang years back where it was just all fun and craziness with huge friend group and gf’s etc.
Oh poor him. 😢
I totally agree with you kid.
I feel so bad for this rich brat who grew up in the most expensive Suburbs and didn't just get fed with a Silver spoon but a Gold one as well.
Really feel bad that after his terribly poor upbringing, He only managed to get a multi million deal with MTV and his sponsors, instead of a minimum wage job at 18.
He never had to work hard a day in his life, and that must have been tough.
Oh yeah, i almost forgot this tragedies below...
He never had to do chores,
He never had to do his own laundry,
He never had to go hungry,
He never had to eat Spam for Christmas,
He never had to grow up poor,
He never had to act mature,
He never had to compromise,
He never had to be told no,
He never had to take a public bus for work,
He never had a job,
He never had to worry about next month rent,
He never had to worry doing his own taxes,
He never had to worry about his brother and sisters living situation,
He never had to worry about how to come up with 30k for one of his parents burial,
He never had to worry about coming up with enough for his parents surgery,
He never had to worry about paying his and his mother's insurance deductible,
He never had to worry about paying for out of pocket medication,
He never had to worry about medication or any things not covered by your insurance,
He never had to worry about paying his own insurance at 18,
He never had to worry about his car payment and car insurance,
He never had to wear hand me downs
He never had to worry about his parents being unable to provide,
He never had to be responsible,
He never had to grow up,
He never had to worry about his mortgage,
He never had to worry about how he was going to provide for his family.
I mean, should i go on?
The civil war part was hilarious. “Like it’s 1899” and “and I felt like I was back in the 1700’s” lmao
Let’s party like it’s 1999 was a saying back then so that’s why he said 1899, he knows the civil war wasn’t then lol. As far as don Vito goes, yeah he was an idiot 😄
Don Vito, and the civil war piano bit, always fucking KILLED me. 😂
@@BeardGuy-vz8tncant bring a jeep to the Civil war
Bam were from the future 😂
Happy to see Bam has good people around him that can help him get back into skating. He deserves it.
Deserves fuck all lmao, literally had a dui not long ago. Fuck people that decide to drink and drive.
I just spent an hour and half smiling. Thank you for taking me back to my teen years, what a time to grow up in! Much needed closure :)
Seeing Bam STILL get excited about landing tricks like its 2001 still is what gives me hope that we all do find what we love in this life. Regardless of our journeys.
Seeing how excited he gets talking about other skaters is pretty dope too.
I'd watch 4 more hours of that.
Same these guys changed everything 🤘🏼
Fu🫶🏼k yeah!
Bro 🎉 yes
Yea man.. very cool documentary.. took me back to my teems 😅
Same shit
I haven’t sat down and watched a TH-cam video all the way through in so long. This kind of quality and stories, i would 10000% buy any physical releases you guys put out. Keep it up, much love to bam and glomb
Spoiler alert: it took a LOT of effort to be Bam. His whole thing is manufactured.
I cannot tell you how much I love this video. What a great reunion with Bam, the house, the classic bits... this stuff NEVER gets old for me (yet I am 47, getting older every day). This stuff is timeless. I can't believe a video this good is free.
I love the behind the scenes 20 yrs after the show!!!
I’ll be 38 years old in 9 days and all of this is such a huge part of my childhood. I remember being in 6th grade and a bunch of us went to a friends house and watched CKY2K. I was hooked and watched every Jackass Episode on Sunday when they first aired! I loved fast and hard due to drug addiction, but I’ve been clean since early 2018! Thank you for this, it was a great walk down memory lane before things got chaotic!
Facts im 31 November 3 happy birthday boo ❤❤
Just turned 38 07/02 … starting to get grey hair and a mid-life crisis. Idk wtf I’ve been doing but I certainly haven’t set the world on fire.
I had been so worried about Bam when he disappeared. Then he was on Dr. Phil. Disappeared again! It’s so refreshing to have Bam back. I hope that he’ll feel the collective love of all his fans and know we are all rooting for him. ❤
Really good editing! Really good seeing Bam like this! This really shows how great he has been over the years and although there was a recent slip on his sobriety it does seem like he is doing so much better and was actually been sober in those posts when you all were there. Thanks! Been waiting for this one, it didn’t disappoint
Yet another "recent slip."
They're never-ending.
@@vorpalbladesI’m so sick of fks like you.
tbf he lost his best friend since childhood, his brother. probably not an easy thing to handle when you're already an addict. of course it doesnt excuse anything tho
@@odmurko Nah. He's just a weak person who lost his drinking buddy to their favorite hobby: getting drunk and driving 100 MPH. These guys are both losers and pretty soon they will both be dead losers.
@@odmurko his friend killed himself and his passenger while driving drunk i have no sympathy for ryan at all
Thank you so much for this interview. Viva La Bam was one of my childhood shows that I loved to watch (even though I probably shouldn't have, at the time). I'm glad to see that Bam seems to have gotten himself back together, and is looking for better things in the future.
Almost an hour and a half of pure nostalgia, you have no idea how much I needed this, feels good to go back to childhood even for a bit before life does what it does
I'm 30 now and to see Bam smile like he does in the past makes me feel so happy. I was just a little kid looking at this man. Thank you so much for all the ideas. to make my parents mad. I love you, bro. For always and forever.
Why would you want to make your parents mad? Things he did were awful, even though he got paid.
I can't even imagine how long this video must have taken. Just the time to find every single clip being mentioned is some serious dedication! Its like watching an official recap special or something , incredible job on putting it together and im glad to see it getting the attention it deserves!
First time I've seen someone put bam in a good light for awhile, respect for that. He was always one of my favorite skaters. Hyped for part 2!
Never really cared to skate but man, Viva La Bam was such a huge part of my childhood. This was so nostalgic to see. It's really nice to see Bam doing well. Thanks for sharing.
That's weird, you don't skate, but watched the show? Poser!
This is old video...he's in jail got a DUI...
This is so fkn cool to hear all the behind the scenes. So crazy its all still there after 20 years!!!
Every kid including me watching viva la bam wanted to be bam, he was just so effortlessly cool. Glad to see him and wish him all the best.
That was So Epic !!! Thank you Guys, Bam Looked really happy in this one ,) great job !!!
Nostalgia hit HARD wit this one 🥲🥲This man is the reason i started skating and why i still skate today at 33! forever a legend
Here female skateboarder born in '93 by '99-'01 I knew who jackass was. In November I will be 31 ❤
Bam is a cultural icon. He and his crew inspired so many of us to have fun and showed us the power of brotherhood. Major part of my development. Thanks guys!
I feel bad for kids who didnt grow up with thw cky /vlb series
Cultural icon is a stretch
@@finnmarr-heenan2397it’s actually not and I don’t even skate
This is what us old guys who still watch skateboarding stuff needed!!!
This is the best documentary out there right now! Thank you for this gem
im 32 and the nostalgia this brought back is insane, thank you for this, glad to see bam managed to make it this far he was WILD!
You weren't old enough.......
Stop trying to fabricate "nostalgic memories."
I grew up watching Viva La Bam. I watched every episode faithfully. I grew up about 20 minutes from where Castle Bam is at. I will always be a Bam Margera fan no matter what. Everybody goes through trials and tribulations. Highs and lows and it makes me sick to see all the people that try to degrade or judge or just put him down in general. The man's a Legend!!! I'll never forget partying in West Chester with Bam and the crew. I was at Ryan's crash site the day after it happened. REST EASY RYAN DUNN😢 Thanks for taking me back to the best times of my childhood!!! FOREVER BAM MARGERA!!!
A moment in time captured that can never be recreated, you will never find a cast that can recreate the energy or dynamic, this was literally lightning in a bottle, the music that made it to MTV that never would have, millions of kids inspired to skate, I always wondered why it did come to a end, and it has to with Vito's legal issues and them running out of ideas to top themselves. This show was the best thing ever and it was definitely a era you had to experience and sucks to be you if you didn't.
Yeah people are clueless when they say bam should bring it back , no better example of a perfect time and place, bit different with bands, you can still half enjoy a band 20/30 years after their peak, guns and roses, oasis etc but it's a lot different with Viva la bam, it would be ridiculous, would be so forced and unnatural, a series about bams life would be amazing though
💯💯💯
100%. Back then, you took a little bit of that energy with you to parties. Was a fun reasonably-rebellious time.
Agreed. I’m watching these new skaters ride around it in this new video and it is NOT the same vibe!
thank you! this was Great to watch, Being 33 now and Growing up watching my brothers watch all this I cannot be more thankful for Having MTV back then! Hopefully one day I can drive out and Meet Bam and Explore all the Westchester History of all what i grew up watching ! this was So Cool to watch! thank you @ dern brothers! 5 stars!
Great to see Bam is doing well. Thanks for this update.
Doing well..? Look at the guy
I hate to say it but I don't think this will last. Bam got his 2nd or 3rd DUI last month and went to rehab again for like the 3rd/4th time. Last time he was in rehab he lasted a month before relapsing. He was put on a 5150 hold for threatening to smoke crack until he dies unless he can see his son (that's exactly what to say if you want a judge to NEVER let you see your son...) and he just cannot stay sober. I wish the best for him but he is already 45 years old, he has a young son and is still making decisions a teenager would. These videos that come out every year or so are pretty deceptive, as he's sober (or at least mostly sober) and looks like he is doing better, but I have a feeling it won't take very long until he relapses and does something stupid again. It's just a cycle with him unfortunately, and a lot of his close friends have given up trying to help him. They gave him a chance with the last Jackass film and he couldn't stay sober through that either.
Bam is in "forced" rehab right now.
This has been filmed before he went.
He looks old for his age
This is a bit outdated. He relapsed and is either in court mandated rehab or in jail for his DUI
I felt like I was a kid again watching this. I grew up watching Viva La Bam. 😭💜
Brings back so many great memories as a kid. Just laughing my ass off with this show. I forgot how epic it was.
No one ever talks about how cool of a mom April is and was. All of these guys are absolutely insane for a multitude of reasons and she seemed to love all of them like her own and was 100% down to party when it came down to it.
Aye its a pity she lost her loyalty to Bam. She chose to go along with the wishes of the moguls wanting to lock her son in a psyche ward to acquire his hard earned assets. Dirty game the fame game
Man..... I swear I remember every single episode of this show, I miss the good old days..
Same here buddy🎉it was good television back then ..now there’s nothing left for us
Good old days.
Still got my box set dvds of Viva La Bam and all the CKYs and my kids love watching them saying it's better than anything on TV now.
This makes me smile so much. Bam looks and sounds so happy. Reminds me of when he was younger. I watched everything that dude ever did growing up, he means a lot to so many of us and I’m just so happy to see him doing well again. He could put another Viva La Bam together in no time!! He’s already got the crew back together it seems!!
Nah man, we don't need to see old guys acting like kids. Better to let it rest
@@zhuyu9268 haha I just wanna see him happy, I don’t necessarily care to watch old men act like children either, just wanna see Bam smiling again is all. I’ve been through addiction problems as well, so I feel for the dude. Most of the time haha
@@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother I have and still am, I definitely love seeing it. Just the way he laughs, its a really specific laugh and I felt it viscerally, it felt like the way I laughed when I was in rehab telling stories about before everything got bad, how funny it is but part of me wants to cry bc I know it's not coming back. Weird but I definitely picked up on it, I don't think I was imagining it. I like seeing stuff like this even tho it's bittersweet, I just really don't think more viva la bam would feel good to watch.
I love how all the memories edited in. Every single one!
This is so effing cool.
this is incredible and makes me happy. Viva La Bam aired during 5 important years of my life, my early/mid teens, and definitely played a role into who I am today.
PRetty awesome how bam remembers every single trick as he walks around pointing out the skate spots, all those years later. Thats passion. Very cool video, thanks!
Hands down the best video on TH-cam. It’s true that you’ll never see a show as great as this was, ever again on the scale that is was produced.
This was great. I was the cky/bam obssessed teen who is now 34, so this was defintiely nostalgic. Bam's such a wholesome dude, hope he figures it out.
Did you just start skating again also
@@Espein no I never really stopped just slowed way down. I tore my acl in my 20s and that really fucked me up for a few years.
@@Taterfried Keep grinding 🙏 I just started again after 18 years lol
@@Espein Nothing like it! Keep on keepin' on!
This made me so happy .. I felt like a kid again . Thank you. Yall r family I love u
Man I looked up to this dude so much growing up. Dude got me into skateboarding, buying all the Tony Hawk games, watching every jackass movie, watching every video of his on TH-cam, every tv show you made on MTV. I was a huge fan of bro back then 😂
Bam deserves another shot for a TV series!! I’d watch for sure! ❤
damn, this video is PACKED. awesome job collecting every clip
Love from Newcastle England! 💙
This is the most normal I've probably ever seen Bam 🤣 You can tell he really cherishes his memories. Bam is so awesome I miss Viva La Bam.
I still remember watching Viva la Bam with some friends and we always went skating after. Good times :)
Crazy I just watched this whole thing. Was so well done, brought back memories when I was young. Bam has some awesome memories w all his best friends and family. Everything back then definitely seemed alot different..
absolutely the best vid ive seen on castle bam, so many awesome memories in front of that tv
It’s so nice to see him genuinely happy in talking about everything that’s happened. He seems very at piece. Keep it up bro
So good, guys!! Didnt want this one to end. Took me back instantly
This is so crazy to see in 2024. I remember back in 2003ish, I went to see CKY in Freeport IL. Best show ever! But surprise guest, Bam was there, and I of course was in love with him. He wrote on a trucker hat, "$10 BUY THIS HAT!" it was merch from the band LEISURE, and Bam wore it most of the night. Well, somehow my roomate convinced Bam to give it to me. I am 41 and i still have the hat even though I've moved 100 times since then. And then Bam did a backflip off the stage and I caught his shoe with my face and got a black eye. I loved it and was so sad when it healed up cuz I wanted to keep telling everyone that Bam Margera gave me a black eye.
This was a blast from the past. Good to see Bam and Glomb. I miss this era of my childhood. Thanks for the video