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Encyclopedia > CKY (videos)
Cover of CKY2K DVD
Cover of CKY2K DVD

The CKY (Camp Kill Yourself) videos are an invention of West Chester, Pennsylvania boys Bam Margera and Brandon DiCamillo. Four videos have been released to date, Landspeed: CKY, CKY2K, CKY 3 and CKY4: The Latest And Greatest. There is also a CKY "documentary" DVD, which is a supplemental item in the hard-to-find CKY "Box Set". Image File history File links Cky2kcover. ... Image File history File links Cky2kcover. ... Town center of West Chester. ... Bam Margera Brandon Anthony Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, actor, creator of the CKY skate / prank / stunt videos, and radio personality. ... Brandon DiCamillo Brandon Ralph DiCamillo (born November 15, 1976 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is a founder member of the CKY Crew and has risen to fame through appearances in the CKY video series and MTVs Jackass and Viva la Bam shows. ...


The videos feature Bam Margera, Brandon DiCamillo, their friends and Bam's relatives in all sorts of insane "stunts, pranks and acts of fun" as they themselves put it, interspersed with skating footage of Bam and other pros. A trademark of the skating footage was to show unsuccesful trick attempts immediately followed by the same skater pulling the trick off.


The videos include appearances from pro skaters, the bands HIM and CKY, Bam's parents Phil Margera and April Margera, brother Jess Margera, as well as Ryan Dunn, Raab Himself and Rake Yohn. The latter four, along with Bam and Brandon, are the main stars who comprise "The CKY Crew". Jess's involvement with the video side of CKY became increasingly limited as CKY the band began to tour incessantly and record more and more music. HiM is a dub influenced post-rock group formed in 1995 by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Rex and June of 44. ... CKY (short for Camp Kill Yourself) is a 4-piece rock band consisting of Deron Miller (vocals, guitar), Chad Ginsburg (guitar, vocals, producer), Jess Margera (drums), and Matt Dice Deis (bass). ... Phil Margera Philip Ron Phil Margera (born July 13, 1957 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States) is the father of Bam and Jess Margera and younger brother of Vincent Don Vito Margera. ... April Margera (born March 28, 1956 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, United States) aka Ape to fans of MTVs Viva La Bam, Jackass, and the CKY Trilogy. ... Jess Margera (born August 28, 1978 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is the drummer in the bands CKY, Foreign Objects, and Gnarkill. ... Ryan Dunn (born June 11, 1977 in Medina, Ohio, United States), also known as Random Hero , was a member of MTVs Viva La Bam, Homewrecker, and the CKY Crew. ... Raab Himself (center) with HIM singer Ville Valo (right) Chris Raab, credited frequently as Raab Himself (born May 21, 1980 in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania), is an active crew member of Viva La Bam and appeared frequently in MTVs Jackass. ... Rake Yohn aka Theodore Webb (born January 20, 1975 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is a current regular on MTVs Viva La Bam, and a former member of Jackass. ... CKY (short for Camp Kill Yourself) is a 4-piece rock band consisting of Deron Miller (vocals, guitar), Chad Ginsburg (guitar, vocals, producer), Jess Margera (drums), and Matt Dice Deis (bass). ...


Various other people appear in the CKY films. These include Ryan Gee, Mark Hanna, Chris Hanna, Naked Dave, CKY band members Deron Miller and Chad Ginsburg, Rake's brother Art Webb 1986, Bam's uncle Vincent (Don Vito) Margera, Bam's former fiancee Jenn Rivell and pro-skateboarders Mike Maldonado, "Hockey Temper" Kerry Getz, "Hoofbité" Chris Aspite, Brandon Novak, Tony Hawk, Tim O'Connor and Mike Vallely. A comprehensive list of those who have appeared in the CKY videos, Viva la Bam, Haggard and so forth is at CKY Crew. Ryan Gee, also known as Shitgoose, The Leak, or The Gill, is a minor member of the CKY Crew, mainly as a photographer. ... The CKY Crew (CKY stands for Camp Kill Yourself) is a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. ... Chris Hanna is one of the little known CKY Crew members, Hanna is mostly behind the scenes, but does make a few appearances in the CKY Trilogy and Bam Margeras Haggard. ... The CKY Crew (CKY stands for Camp Kill Yourself) is a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. ... Deron John Miller is the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for CKY (a. ... CKY are a 3-piece guitar band consisting of Deron Miller (vocals, bass, guitar), Chad Ginsburg (guitar, vocals)and, Jess Margera (drums). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Vincent Margera (born July 3, 1956 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania) is the uncle of Bam Margera appearing in the shows Viva La Bam and Jackass. ... Jennifer Sarah Marin Rivell (born June 5, 1973 in Florence, Alabama, United States) is an actress and former frequent guest on MTVs Viva La Bam and junior member of the CKY Crew. ... The CKY Crew (CKY stands for Camp Kill Yourself) is a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. ... Kerry Getz (born June 10, 1975 in Lehighton, Pennsylvania is a professional skateboarder and part-time member of the CKY Crew. ... Chris Aspite, (born August 12, 1974 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a professional skateboarder, musician, and script writer. ... Brandon Novak (b. ... Tony Hawk in action Anthony Frank Tony Hawk (born May 12, 1968 in Carlsbad, CA) is widely regarded as the most famous skateboarder of all time, and is considered the pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding. ... The CKY Crew is a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. ... Mike Vallely, a. ... The CKY Crew (CKY stands for Camp Kill Yourself) is a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. ...


The CKY Crew combined its efforts with a few other like-minded individuals to create the now infamous Jackass television series which aired for three seasons on MTV. A subsequent spin-off titled Viva La Bam followed Bam Margera and his oddball friends of the CKY Crew as they tortured Bam's family and generally wreaked havoc in West Chester and around the world. The CKY Crew (CKY stands for Camp Kill Yourself) is a group of friends and relatives centered around Bam Margera, many of whom are from or located in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. ... Jackass is a half-hour television series, originally shown on MTV and first produced in 1999 in which a group of grown men do various humiliating, dangerous and/or ridiculous stunts for fun. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Viva La Bam is a television reality show on MTV focusing on the life of Bam Margera and his friends engaged in various practical jokes with one another, but mostly played out on his unsuspecting parents Phil & April, as well as his uncle Vincent Margera (Don Vito). It is a... Bam Margera Brandon Anthony Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, actor, creator of the CKY skate / prank / stunt videos, and radio personality. ...

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Landspeed: CKY

CKY: Landspeed, the first film in the CKY series, was released on March 1st, 1999. Many episodes in the first season of Jackass use scenes from this movie, like the famous "Shopping Carts" sequence. Image File history File links CKYvideos. ... Image File history File links CKYvideos. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Look up jackass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


CKY started when Bam and his friends were in the same Graphics Arts class at East High School in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Instead of attending class, they would go out in a field and film crazy skits. They had so much footage that Bam decided to make a video. Town center of West Chester. ...


Landspeed Wheels was a subsidiary of Tum Yeto Inc. from 1998 to 2000 that made skateboard wheels and clothing. Landspeed originally produced the CKY video allowing Bam Margera to distribute it in the public domain. Mr Margera discovered that the man who owned Tum Yeto, Tod Swank, was ripping him off. Bam left Toy Machine and took the CKY video with him, re-releasing it titled 'CKY'. Margera removed the Landspeed title and other references and wrote 'A film by Bam Margera and not by anyone from Southern California' on the back inlay. Landspeed Wheels later went out of business. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Bam Margera Brandon Anthony Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, actor, creator of the CKY skate / prank / stunt videos, and radio personality. ...


CKY2K

CKY2K, the second film in the CKY series, was released on May 22, 2001. It is notable for the documentary of the trip to Iceland taken by Bam Margera and company. It also includes the "worry free" destruction of a rental car after paying $9 for extra insurance. Rake Yohn finished off the car by setting fire to the radio. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Bam Margera Brandon Anthony Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, actor, creator of the CKY skate / prank / stunt videos, and radio personality. ...


On the trip to Iceland, the crew heckled Björk outside her house, and used her music in a previous scene. Like its sequel, CKY2K was discontinued due (in part) to copyright issues. The first major issue was from Björk. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (IPA: ), (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and composer (formerly the lead singer of post-punk band The Sugarcubes), with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including pop, trip hop, alternative rock...


The original VHS release ended with CKY's "Disengage The Simulator," and featured nothing in or after the credits. The DVD release featured "One Last Time" by HIM, and featured additional footage. One such scene featured a minor exposing himself (he had begged to be in the video, and said he'd do anything) in public. This, more than the copyright infringements (of which there were many), led to the discontinuation of the DVD. HiM is a dub influenced post-rock group formed in 1995 by Doug Scharin, drummer for the bands Rex and June of 44. ...


CKY2K was the most successful of the CKY movies in sales, and, as a result, it's not rare to find in smaller video stores, despite the fact that it has been out of print since 2004.


CKY 3

CKY 3, the third film in the CKY series, was released on February 12, 2002. It was also the first of the videos to be taken off the market due to copyright restrictions. Some of the musicians (or their legal representation) were unhappy with Margera using their music without their permission. This would happen very soon with CKY2K, and the box set including all three videos (and the fourth "documentary"). The first two videos (CKY and the documentary, were unaffected, and the CKY Trilogy DVDs feature the two DVD releases in their entirety, although on one disc. 2K and 3 have been edited and mixed into a single film. Image File history File links Cky3videocover. ... Image File history File links Cky3videocover. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...


CKY4: The Latest & Greatest

CKY4, the fourth film in the CKY series, was released on March 25, 2003. It has a sharp increase of editing techniques compared to the other films, mostly due to Bam Margera's newly-acquired wealth and ability to purchase motion picture film cameras and gain access to corporate post-production facilities. However, it also features a lot of older video material, some unseen, some extended and some off-cuts from previous CKY films. Image File history File links Cky4videocover. ... Image File history File links Cky4videocover. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bam Margera Brandon Anthony Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979) is a professional skateboarder, actor, creator of the CKY skate / prank / stunt videos, and radio personality. ...


Highlights - Don Vito's 50 Shots of Peach Schnapps (Bonus Feature), Lil Key Keys Need For Shit Box (Bonus Feature), Key Key in NYC (Easter Egg) and Ryan Dunn (aka Random Hero) rolling off a roof in a barrel. Vincent Margera (born July 3, 1956 in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania) is the uncle of Bam Margera appearing in the shows Viva La Bam and Jackass. ... Ryan Dunn (born June 11, 1977 in Medina, Ohio, United States), also known as Random Hero , was a member of MTVs Viva La Bam, Homewrecker, and the CKY Crew. ...


CKY4 is the only CKY video to be censored, and one of the only DVDs to have been censored three times.

  • In a DVD "Easter Egg" (bonus material in a random menu), and it involved Bam and his then-girlfriend mid-coitus. This wasn't the first time CKY videos have attracted trouble due of this sort, but it had never been cut until mid-2003.
  • In 2002, Brandon DiCamillo and CKY drummer Jess Margera wrote a freestyle rap about Masters Of The Universe characters Skeletor and Beast Man engaging in extreme homosexual behavior (since its inception, the show, and its main character, He-Man, have been no strangers to such controversy). Mattel, owners of the Masters Of The Universe franchise, heard about this, and were not pleased. (Bam) Margera was sent a cease-and-desist order, and subsequent editions of the DVD (there have, to date, been four; the first two have the video) have deleted this video in favor of skateboarding footage.
  • CKY guitarist Chad Ginsburg, a large fan of punk rocker G.G. Allin, visited his grave one day (probably June 28, 2002, as that was the anniversary of G.G.'s death, and the tenth anniversary was after the DVD's release). Consuming an entire bottle of Jim Beam bourbon (Allin's favorite beverage), he proceeded to urinate on the grave, and left an autographed copy of Infiltrate.Destroy.Rebuild.. The album has since been stolen, about which neither Ginsburg, Deron Miller, Vern Zaborowski (who was, at the time, CKY's live bassist) nor Jess Margera were happy. Mixed in between the grave footage is CKY performing Allin's most famous song, "Bite It, You Scum," which has been a concert favorite for many tours.
  • The original DVD release of 2003 included a scene in the bonus material titled 'Shopping Cart Drama'. The scene featured unintentional conflict between the CKY crew and employees of Shop'N Bag. Subsquently Mr Margera and retailers received a cease-and-desist order of which Mr Margera ignored and resulted in another law suit. The outcome allowed the right to re-release the video without the scene although it is still titled in the menu.

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CKY - Biography - AOL Music (630 words)
This addition marked Oil's 1998 dissolution and CKY's birth, as the guys stopped trying to appeal to the mainstream and changed their name to Camp Kill Yourself (Miller thought up the name, thinking it would make a perfect title for a horror movie).
CKY's songs have also been featured on the popular MTV show Jackass (which prominently featured good ol' Bam), and in 2001, both volumes of Camp Kill Yourself were reissued, just as the group was signed to Def Jam/Island.
CKY returned in June 2005 with An Answer Can Be Found, unflagging in their self-promotional swagger -- Miller spent much of the run-up to the record posting Internet messages about his band's total awesomeness.
CKY (videos) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1307 words)
CKY: Landspeed, the first film in the CKY series, was released on March 1st, 1999.
CKY 3, the third film in the CKY series, was released on February 12, 2002.
CKY guitarist Chad Ginsburg, a large fan of punk rocker G.G. Allin, visited his grave one day (probably June 28, 2002, as that was the anniversary of G.G.'s death, and the tenth anniversary was after the DVD's release).
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