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Encyclopedia > Castle Bam

Castle Bam is the large castle-like house bought by professional skateboarder and member of the Jackass team Bam Margera which was first shown in the first episode of the second season of Margera's MTV reality/comedy television programme, Viva La Bam. Margera bought the place after he was supposedly tired with the constant complaining of his neighbours. Caernarfon Castle, Wales. ... Look up jackass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Brandon Cole Bam Margera (born September 28, 1979 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a professional skateboarder, creator of the CKY skate/prank/stunt videos, and radio personality. ... MTV (Music Television) is a cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


Assorted people live in the house, including members of the CKY Crew such as Ryan Dunn and Raab Himself. However, it is thought that the house is only used for filming purposes as Bam's parents April and Phil Margera live separately in the original house featured in the first season of Viva La Bam and numerous CKY videos. From left to right: Brandon Dicamillo, Jess Margera, Rake Yohn, Raab Himself (falling), Bam Margera, and Ryan Dunn make up a good portion of the CKY Crew. ... 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. ... 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. ... Phil in the movie CKY2K Philip Ron Phil Margera (born July 13, 1957 in Concordville, Pennsylvania, United States) is the father of Bam and Jess Margera and younger brother of Vincent Don Vito Margera. ...


The house includes 14 acres of land, including a swimming pool,a treetop casino (Fast Eddie's treetop casino, as named after Brandon DiCamillo), a forest and fields. A unique feature involves the entire road leading up to the house being a long skateboard run, which comprises of Bam's uncle Don Vito's car cemented into the road which is frequently ollied by Margera and other skaters. Another feature is the customised "Pirate Bar" that Margera had converted from the old kitchen area. 50 meter indoor swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, or wading pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for recreational or competitive swimming, diving, or for other bathing activities that involve swimming, e. ... Brandon Ralph DiCamillo (born November 15, 1976 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is a founding 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. ... 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. ... A young skateboarder ollieing over two decks. ... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Quotes

Bam: "14 acres of land - and I'm buyin' it. (Camera pans towards the new house; Bam stops it) Hey, hey. Easy. It's a surprise." (From the episode Castle Bam in Season 2 of Viva La Bam)


April (On the new interior): "(...) It's actually very dramatic. Just like you." (From the same episode as listed


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Arg-é Bam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (878 words)
The Arg-é Bam (ارگ بم in Persian, "Bam citadel") was the largest adobe building in the world, located in Bam, a city in the Kerman province of southeastern Iran.
Larger than nearby Arg-é Rayen, the area of Bam Citadel is approximately 180,000 square meters, and it is surrounded by gigantic walls 6-7 metres high and 1815 metres long.
Bam Citadel was probably, prior to the 2003 earthquake, the biggest adobe structure in the world.
Bam (SE Iran) earthquake of 26 December 2003, Mw6.5: A Preliminary Reconnaissance Report (1856 words)
The focal depth of the Bam earthquake of 26/12/2003 is estimated to be 8km (based on a S-P estimation on the records obtained from the mainshock).
The Bam fault with a near north-south direction passes from the vicinity of the city of Bam (less that 1km distance to the east of Bam, and between the cities of Bam and Baravat (Figure-2).
The epicenter was in Bam, a city of 80,000, with 200,000 in the surrounding area, in southern Iran, 620 miles southeast of Teheran.
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