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Tuesday, May 30, 2006 715:Congratulations!! Now that we've gotten that out of the way and have celebrated this historic achievement, we can now move on to the business at hand. The business at hand is a country that stills wrestles with old demons that haunt and destroy the progress that we have made here in the land of the free, as a country and as a people. For every man that truly took issue with Barry Bonds surpassing the Babe because he thought Barry had an unfair advantage I have no issues with you.My issue is only with the man who couldn't live with a Black hero overtaking his White hero and him using the steroid accusations to cover his true feelings. I hope that this is a small group and I pray that even this group learns to look beyond race and gender and look to the man and the accomplishment. We have such a great country and there is still a lot of work to be done in race relations, and learning to respect and celebrate our diversity. However, lets not use baseball as a negative platform to further divide a country that is in the middle of a mid life crisis. We need to use the game as a bridge of harmony and tolerance. Baseball itself, is already a great successful melting pot on the field. Let the game influence society and teach it how to prosper and win as a diverse team. All other issues not related to the game itself should be worked out in other venues. The game represents domestic tranquility. Fields of dreams. Summer romances. Graduations and proms. Ice cream and soda. Hot dogs and popcorn. Pennant drives and World Champions. Barry we salute you. Well done. Hank Aaron will now receive the respect and honor he earned and America was not ready to give at the time. The Babe should have never been the issue. He's not the home run champ. We do owe Babe for all he did to make the game what it is today. Home run King? That honor belongs to Hank. What was all the fuss about? Posted by MC Hammer at 2:07 AM | 18 Comments | Backlinks Nascar: New Fan This was my first time at Nascar and I must say there is no comparison between what you see on television and the exhilaration you feel at the live race.I was surprised by the energy and excitement. I have great respect for the drivers who handle the cars at over 200 mph for hours at a time. These are men of men. The expertise and teamwork of the crews is remarkable. The precision of what happens in the pit and the technology behind improved times and finishes is astounding. Seeingit all work live gives you at different perspective and appreciation for the sport. Hearing and feeling the cars zoom by is awesome! I will forever be a fan and I plan on catching a few more races this season. Posted by MC Hammer at 1:30 AM | 5 Comments | Backlinks Saturday, May 27, 2006 Nascar Nite Shots
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I'm in Charlotte, NC at Nascar. The show was great as nearly 30 thousand Posted by MC Hammer at 12:02 AM | 6 Comments | Backlinks Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Hyphy Juice! So Bay Wit It!
Posted by MC Hammer at 4:10 PM | 12 Comments | Backlinks Sunday, May 21, 2006 714: A Wonderful Life: Oakland Proud!! I have been pulling for Barry from day one, to complete the mission and fulfill his destinyas the Homerun King. It's so poetic that he would hit number 714 in the ball park and city that I grew up in. I know every blade of grass on that field, every spot of tobacco juice in the dug out and every taste of relish, mustard and sauer kraut on the hotdogs. I know when the temperature will drop to a cold winter breeze on a summer night and when the pop ups change to homeruns from the bay winds. This is My house. The Oakland Coliseum. The stomping grounds and heroics of Mr. October (Reggie Jackson). Barry, thank you for blessing my house. Perhaps a shadow of things to come. I'm so proud of the Oakland A's fans. They showed class and respect as they honored Barry with a standing ovation and a curtain call. The Bay Area. We do our on thing and have our own thoughts. The historic moment was received in the manner that all of baseball should receive it. Number 714 hit in Oakland! What a Wonderful Life indeed. One bottle down, one to go. Posted by MC Hammer at 7:41 PM | 10 Comments | Backlinks Friday, May 19, 2006 4th Of July: Look3X!!! Look3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3X4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4 Look3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3X 4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4 Look3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3X 4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4 Look3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3XLook3xLook3X 4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4thJuly4 The Songs Look3x Club (Chapter 1) I Got It From The Town Hyphy, Dumb, Buck, Krump YAY!!! HammerTime We Doin' The Thizz Look, Look, Look Mash West Coast Cha Checking Memories Look University (Chapter 2) I Can't Stand It What Happened To Our Hood? Hard Times I Won't Give Up Look3x Lounge (Chapter 3) What I Got Get2NOU Who Luvs Me? I Got To Get Away Look Ministry (Chapter 4) Thankful Posted by MC Hammer at 10:39 AM | 8 Comments | Backlinks Sunday, May 14, 2006 Mother's Day Movie
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Stanley "Hammer" Burrell jr, with younger brother Momo's was excellent!! Great food. Posted by MC Hammer at 6:30 PM | 3 Comments | Backlinks A Cool Drink for the Mothers On Me!!
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First, A Giants Game with our friends The Homers, Go Barry!! Posted by MC Hammer at 3:49 PM | 2 Comments | Backlinks Saturday, May 13, 2006 Barry Bonds Fans: 3 Generations
Well, Barry did'nt do it today but then again yes he did. What Barry did The game was a classic, as the Giants came back in the bottom of the My father and my boy's loved the anticipation of We enjoyed the game with our friends the Conways Baseball is truly a family sport. Long live the game! Posted by MC Hammer at 7:00 PM | 5 Comments | Backlinks Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Rule 714: ESPN Major league baseball is making a mistake. Not celebrating 714 does more hurt to the game, than help. No one is asking MLB to be judge and jury. If you don't celebrate the second greatest achievement in baseball history, then number 3 (Babe Ruth) becomes a fading memory. Who cares about number 3?The swing is the thing! Barry's beautiful swing combined with his laser eyes and hand speed are extraordinary. There are stronger players in the game, but they lack the skills of Barry. We are not celebrating are supporting the use of drugs. On the contrary, I am celebrating that swing, his skills and knowledge of the game. Rule 714 ( don't celebrate are scapegoat) is going to bite baseball in the butt! Already the legend of the Babe is taking a beating. Now your (MLB) blatant attempt to protect the legend of a hitter who wasn't even the best in his time (Negro Leagues, Blacks were excluded from playing) is being called to the carpet by many. I like The Babe. I love and hate the Yankees. Love the tradition, hate when they beat my A's and love and respect George. Set aside judgment, and celebrate the greatest feat in sports in the last 50 years. Imagine if baseball had decided to support Barry Bonds. The game would have won new fans and would be the hot topic of today, in a positive light. We can always debate performance enhancing drugs and who did or didn't take them and what affect it had on the numbers and the game. We then came decide the penalty and how to uniformly apply it. However, what we are witnessing is once in a lifetime. Lets enjoy this magnificent achievement and allow the world to celebrate with us. Abandon Rule 714. Lift up the game! It's not too late. Go to the mound and make a change. I tip my hat to ESPN. They are walking the tight rope with the best of them. MLB should take notes. While it's clear they don't support Barry, they are acknowledging and celebrating the moment in a way that only ESPN could do. Masterful to say the least. The Bonds on Bonds is fair and balanced. I couldn't believe that some analyst didn't want Barry to have a platform to offer another perspective of whom he is. That is typical of agenda driven journalism that will soon be replaced by community driven journalism that will offer the voice of the people, not these one sided attacks to create perception, that offer no counter perspective. The executives at ESPN held to their guns and deserve accolades for their courage. I applaud them and ESPN. Rule 714 has no place in sports reporting. Now let me add a little more ice around these two bottles (714 and 715 respectively) that I will soon pop. Posted by MC Hammer at 5:06 PM | 6 Comments | Backlinks Sunday, May 07, 2006 713 !!! Go Barry With his lovely mother in attendance, Barry Bonds hit a majestic shot in Phillythat in spite of what came out of their mouths, (the sounds of shock and awe) as a baseball fan you had to marvel at that beautiful, historic, explosive swing and ponder the thought of how could a man who only sees two hittable pitches a game have the patience and eye to select the pitch that he could drive out the park and then execute it. Steroids can't do that. By the way I'm recruiting a bunch of gym rats all confessed steroid users and I'm starting a new major league team, any chance we'll win a game? Forget about it! I'm proud of the strength of Barry's Mom as she sits and endures the hate and envy that is showered on her son and yet she maintains her poise and dignity. I know her heart hurts for her son and wonders why he has been made the major league scape goat. I want her to know that I am preparing to celebrate 714 and 715. I will pause and acknowledge how far we have come as a country. I will remember the civil rights activist and Dr. King. Jim Crow and gentrification will cross my mind. I'm a child of the sixties so I've lived through a unique period in American history. I will think of Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. Then will come a giggle and a laugh as I see the Babe's face. The Babe and I will have a good laugh together because the Babe lived life to the fullest and he would have grabbed a couple of women, a six pack of beer and a half dozen steaks and invited Barry out for a night on the town. The Babe loved hitters. Barry Bonds is arguably, the greatest hitter ever! Posted by MC Hammer at 10:44 PM | 16 Comments | Backlinks Thursday, May 04, 2006 National Day Of Prayer
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