Wheres My Needle?

RIP RYAN 'RANDOM HERO' DUNN. YOU WILL BE MISSED.

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:03:09 +0100

Woah, I havent been on here in a while. So sorry for neglecting this blog. But hey, I’ve...

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:24:16 +0100

Woah, I havent been on here in a while.
So sorry for neglecting this blog.

But hey, I’ve pretty much just made friends with Adam Barnard (Novaks PA/friend pretty much)
So i’ll get myself together and start gathering some shinfo for y’all.

<3

I keep meaning to update this more, I just don't have the time.

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:37:57 +0100

All I know is that

3 Chapters of Novaks second book have been written
The earliest he could be released from prison is December 30th this year.

UPDATE ON BRANDON NOVAK. 2/28/11

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:56:43 +0000

UPDATE ON BRANDON NOVAK. 2/28/11

My friend saw the moxy tonight and clevland was there and told her novak should be in jail for 5 months tops. :) better than 10.

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:05:33 +0000

Great news :)

current situation

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:55:41 +0000

Novak had to do jail weekends, but the judge revoked his weekends sentencing, so he’s currently in jail full time. He can receive fan mail at this address:

Brandon Novak #10008420 PO Box 23A Thorton PA 19373

source: Twitter and Facebook

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:55:16 +0000

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:55:11 +0000

Just thought I'd let you know novak has been sentenced to 10 months full jail time for breaking his probation. It wasn't drug related. It had something to do with his lawyers and getting into a fight.

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:54:42 +0000

much appriciated x

Hey! Your blog is pretty sweet. Would you check mine out and tell me what you think? Thanks in advance!

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:35:36 +0000

lol.

I was going to make the effort to type up one chapter of Dreamseller a day for you guys, but that...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:24:00 +0000

I was going to make the effort to type up one chapter of Dreamseller a day for you guys, but that just took major effort.
Maybe one chapeter a week, or whenever I’m bored shitless. I dunno.
I’ll try though x

DREAMSELLER: INTRODUCTION BY BAM MARGERA.

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:21:28 +0000

I met Brandon Novak at a skatepark when I was a kid. Basically, he was my friend as well as my competitor whenever I saw him at the skatepark, which was a positive thing because he forced me to be my best and I forced him to be his best. Soon Brandon earned a full-on sponsorship by Powell Peralta. As time went on I saw less and less of him.

One day I ran into Bucky Lasek, our mutual friend. I asked,
“What happened to Novak? Do you still skate with him?”
Bucky looked at me, completley bummed out. “I think he’s on heroin.” I laughed at this, but Bucky said, “No seriously, I’ve heard some things and he’s definatley on drugs. I’m pretty sure it’s heroin. he quit the team and basically threw away his whole life. It’s a shame, he really had something.”
Bucky was right. Brandon should have been a famous skateboarder. Thats what was supposed to happen, thats what was meant to happen. It just didn’t seem to make any sense.

One time, I was going through some old videotapes and I found some footage of Novak. He was about ten years old, dressed in baggy clothes that were about ten sizes too big for him, with gold jewelery just like a little gangster rapper. I had a laugh at this, and then I got bummed when I started to remember all the talent in this kid that had gone to waste. I was on the phone with his mom in five minutes, and she told me he had just gotten out of rehab and could use my advice. I didn’t know what I could tell him that would help, but I left my number for him.

That night in bed I kept thinking about Mrs Novak asking me to give him advice. Could i really help him? Could I actually make a difference? It felt strange that we had both started out at the same level, yet ended up so differently. By the time I got hold of Brandon the next day, I had made my descision that he should come to live with me while he cleaned up his act. At least I could look after him and give him a hand up and help him get back on the right track.
We filmed CKY 3, and a movie called Haggard. Half of it became about Brandons drug addiction. Before I knew it, I was getting fan mail about the movie, and everyone asked, “Whatever happened to Brandon Novak?” I’ll tell you what happened. He went right back on the heroin as soon as he got the chance.

While he lived at my house he was always acting shady. And soon, all the skateboarding gear that my sponsors were sending to my house was dissapearing; skateboards, wheels, trucks, decks, sunglasses, clothes. Brandon swore he wasn’t stealing them. But who else would have? My parents? Soon enough, everyone at Philly’s FDR skatepark was telling me that Brandon had been selling my gear for cash.

Soon he started borrowing money from my friends and not paying them back. Then jewelery started dissapearing from my mother’s room. Then my brother Jess’s CDs started to dissapear. And everything that had once been in the medicine cabinet was gone exept for a box of Band-Aids. Soon my mom had to hide her purse, and the whole family had to find hiding places for anything that was valuable.

Meanwhile, Brandon was taking the bus back to Baltimore on a regular basis, for the most unbelievable reasons in the world. I can still remember a few:

He had to help his mother move a heavy piece of furniture
His mom was sick so he had to go look after the dog

He had to go back to get his favourite pair of jeans. Your favourite pair of jeans? Are you fucking kidding me?

Whenever he returned from Baltimore he had a glazed look in his eye that told us the real reason he went home- obviously to buy more heroin.

At this point my parents and I realised that you can’t get a junkie off heroin unless he is ready to make the descision to quit. Brandon clearly hadn’t made that dsescision. We soon realised that it would be best for all of us if he left our house before something happened that ruined our relationship for good. Three years later I got a call from Brandon. He told me he had been clean for a few months, and for some reason I believed him. He came to my house and I let him live with me for a while. He did seem clean, and I put him on Viva La Bam and on my weekly radio show.

Having Novak around was entertaining because he always had crazy insane stories about being strung out. These stories would usually leave listeners with their mouths open and in shock. Eventually they would approach Novak and ask him to retell his stories to their friends.I never got tired of hearing the hundreds of insane stories. I still don’t think I’ve heard them all. Apparently, when you’re a junkie, you’re prone to a lifestyle that is unimaginable to most. Well at least when you’re as bad off as Novak let his life get.

After living with me for a few months, Brandon started to stagnate. He was doing nothing to improve his well-being, and still didn’t have a job. He was doing alot of drinking.
Finally one day when he was telling his crazy heroin stories in my hosue, my mother Ape said, “You know, Brandon, You should write a book!” It hit me; I had an idea that would keep Brandon motivated and bring purpose to his life for the first time since he quit skateboarding. I told him “Thats it Brandon! That’s what you’re meant to do!”
“What do you mean by that?” He asked.
“From now on you’re going to stay productive! While you stay here you don;t have to pay rent, you don’t have to get a job, but you’re going to write down all your experiences on paper and its going to become a book!”

Brandons face lit up. At that point I think he realised that this is what he was meant to do, the reason why he had all these experiences as a junkie. To write a book, and to inspire other people not to ruin their lives and careers like he had once ruined his.

“Brandons story is a cautionary tale interpreted with moments of hilarious despair. You...

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:42:44 +0000

“Brandons story is a cautionary tale interpreted with moments of hilarious despair. You can’t make this stuff up” - Tony Hawk.

“Entertaining, Shocking, Crazy, Unimaginable” - Bam Margera.

“Skate, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll!” - Kat Von D.

“I love it, but it’s unfortunate that it’s true” - Bucky Lasek.

“Brandon Novak could have been one of the top professional skateboarders in the world. He had the talent, and the door was wide open for him to walk in and claim his place. Instead, he chose drugs and robbed himself of some of the best years of his life” - Mike Valley.

“Novak’s riches-to-rags saga may amount to a depressing life… But it makes a pretty damn good book! Fantastic! I couldn’t put it down!” - Rocco Botte, Mega64 .

“The best book we have ever read! Wait… the only book we have ever read!” - Don and Murph, “The Don and Murph show”.

“What a great book! It’s a shame Novak can’t read! HAHA!” - Jimmy Pop, The Bloodhound Gang.

“Brandon Novak is the illiterate bastard son of fellow Baltimorean Edgar Allen Poe.” - Ville Valo, HIM.

“Novak has been through hell (Perkele in Finnish) and made it back! Rock’n’roll lifestyle gone bad… real fucking bad!” - Jukka Hilden, The Dudesons.

i got some info on novak. bam doesnt talk to him anymore because its "easier that way; but he still lives with him. he said it on his latest radio show. also, every weekend before novak goes to jail he has to take a urine test to make sure he hasnt been taking any drugs

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:16:35 +0000

Thank youu very much :)
I’ve just downloaded the latest couple of shows now, I’ll have to give them a listen
x

Chad I. Ginsburg and Brandon Novak

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:15:14 +0000

I love this blog. You should update more :(

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:28:28 +0000

I want to update more!
I hardly get online nowadays and its really hard to find new photos/videos/information on him.

I promise i’ll get back into the swing of things soon.
Thanks anon :)

here’s a pic of novak’s nose ring for that person....

Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:43:00 +0000

here’s a pic of novak’s nose ring for that person. Its the most close up pic I’ve seen of it yet.

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thankyou!

do you have a decent picture where we can see novaks nose ring? i knw bam had one, but i didnt see novaks!

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:40:15 +0000

I don’t, but I’lkl do my best to find one! :)

Photo

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:08:47 +0000

Photo

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:42:06 +0000