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« on: Today at 10:33:01 pm »
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 10:29:03 pm »Was he the A's ball boy and some of the players invested in him?
I had no idea:
"Before becoming a global music icon, MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell) worked as an 11-year-old batboy and clubhouse assistant for the Oakland Athletics from 1973 to 1980. Team owner Charlie Finley hired him after spotting the energetic kid breakdancing and selling baseballs in the stadium parking lot.The A's players affectionately nicknamed him "Little Hammer" (later just "Hammer") because of his striking physical resemblance to baseball legend Hank "Hammerin' Hank" Aaron. Beyond just handling bats, the charismatic teen became Finley's close associate, and would spend games in the owner's luxury box calling into Chicago to relay live play-by-play."
That's how he got his name. That's cool.
Posted by: Mark J
« on: Today at 10:23:49 pm »
Posted by: Texas Pete
« on: Today at 10:23:34 pm »
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« on: Today at 10:21:17 pm »
Posted by: Mark J
« on: Today at 10:13:52 pm »Very nice but there is no excuse for there being a need for this
"...A nonprofit has erased more than $40 billion in medical debt across the U.S. People don't apply, they simply receive a letter saying their debt is gone, including one woman whose $3,200 medical bill was wiped away..."
"...A nonprofit has erased more than $40 billion in medical debt across the U.S. People don't apply, they simply receive a letter saying their debt is gone, including one woman whose $3,200 medical bill was wiped away..."
Posted by: Texas Pete
« on: Today at 09:58:37 pm »
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« on: Today at 09:43:21 pm »
Posted by: Texas Pete
« on: Today at 09:28:01 pm »Watching cubs with my son. I mentioned MC hammer. He had no clue who he was.Was he the A's ball boy and some of the players invested in him?
I said he was like the first internationally popular hip/hop artist and first really popular hip-hop artist in America.
https://www.reddit.com/r/90sHipHop/s/OfxOcgOqWM
Then I read him some posts. This one is so true and I always tell my kids how smart phones have changed things so much.
"The thing about being young these days is it's hard to fully explain what being "big" meant in the late 80s to 90s.
There are no modern equivalents, the music industry is just different. There is too much, the media doesn't control the means of consumption as much. Back then you were fed a smaller stream of music. Radio, TV, Magazines, etc.
MC Hammer was so big your parents knew his music, you knew his music, your teachers knew his music, people in Turkey and Brazil knew his music, he had cartoons and shoes and pants and literally saturated every part of your day. You heard him on the way to school, your friends were all about him, you heard him on the way home, you saw him once you were home.
Pop stars don't exist the way they used to."
For a couple of years he was huge. Pepsi commercials, Taco Bell commmercials, kfc commercials. Had a cartoon.
Posted by: NC Yankee
« on: Today at 09:04:41 pm »Watching cubs with my son. I mentioned MC hammer. He had no clue who he was.
I said he was like the first internationally popular hip/hop artist and first really popular hip-hop artist in America.
https://www.reddit.com/r/90sHipHop/s/OfxOcgOqWM
Then I read him some posts. This one is so true and I always tell my kids how smart phones have changed things so much.
"The thing about being young these days is it's hard to fully explain what being "big" meant in the late 80s to 90s.
There are no modern equivalents, the music industry is just different. There is too much, the media doesn't control the means of consumption as much. Back then you were fed a smaller stream of music. Radio, TV, Magazines, etc.
MC Hammer was so big your parents knew his music, you knew his music, your teachers knew his music, people in Turkey and Brazil knew his music, he had cartoons and shoes and pants and literally saturated every part of your day. You heard him on the way to school, your friends were all about him, you heard him on the way home, you saw him once you were home.
Pop stars don't exist the way they used to."
For a couple of years he was huge. Pepsi commercials, Taco Bell commmercials, kfc commercials. Had a cartoon.
I said he was like the first internationally popular hip/hop artist and first really popular hip-hop artist in America.
https://www.reddit.com/r/90sHipHop/s/OfxOcgOqWM
Then I read him some posts. This one is so true and I always tell my kids how smart phones have changed things so much.
"The thing about being young these days is it's hard to fully explain what being "big" meant in the late 80s to 90s.
There are no modern equivalents, the music industry is just different. There is too much, the media doesn't control the means of consumption as much. Back then you were fed a smaller stream of music. Radio, TV, Magazines, etc.
MC Hammer was so big your parents knew his music, you knew his music, your teachers knew his music, people in Turkey and Brazil knew his music, he had cartoons and shoes and pants and literally saturated every part of your day. You heard him on the way to school, your friends were all about him, you heard him on the way home, you saw him once you were home.
Pop stars don't exist the way they used to."
For a couple of years he was huge. Pepsi commercials, Taco Bell commmercials, kfc commercials. Had a cartoon.
Posted by: purplelady1040
« on: Today at 08:44:38 pm »Gas is 3.35 here!
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 08:28:17 pm »How the hell do you do that?
More absurd than Islamic Republic of Japan shot 110 missiles at aircraft carrier
Confusing Presidents Putin and Zelensky(apparently) today
And getting name of Tik Tok wrong I think said Tic Tac
Trump to ask Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship case
President Donald Trump said he plans to ask the Supreme Court to rehear the recently decided birthright citizenship case after the Supreme Court ruled against his efforts to undo the long-standing principle that all individuals born in the U.S. are American citizens.
"This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, writing that he plans to ask for the rehearing "IMMEDIATELY."
Under the Supreme Court's rules, parties in a case have 25 days to petition for a rehearing to challenge a judgement or decision based on the merits. But such rehearings have rarely been granted, and Trump's request would be a long-shot bid for a different outcome in a case that the court so recently decided.
More absurd than Islamic Republic of Japan shot 110 missiles at aircraft carrier
Confusing Presidents Putin and Zelensky(apparently) today
And getting name of Tik Tok wrong I think said Tic Tac
Trump to ask Supreme Court to reconsider birthright citizenship case
President Donald Trump said he plans to ask the Supreme Court to rehear the recently decided birthright citizenship case after the Supreme Court ruled against his efforts to undo the long-standing principle that all individuals born in the U.S. are American citizens.
"This miscarriage of justice will destroy America if they don’t change their absolutely insane decision," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, writing that he plans to ask for the rehearing "IMMEDIATELY."
Under the Supreme Court's rules, parties in a case have 25 days to petition for a rehearing to challenge a judgement or decision based on the merits. But such rehearings have rarely been granted, and Trump's request would be a long-shot bid for a different outcome in a case that the court so recently decided.
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 08:23:18 pm »BREKING NOW NBC
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/graham-platner-drops-senate-bid-maine-rcna353199
Graham Platner drops out of Senate race, allowing Maine Democrats to replace him
His decision comes within days of a key deadline, allowing Maine’s Democratic Party to select a new candidate to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a critical contest for Senate control.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/graham-platner-drops-senate-bid-maine-rcna353199
Graham Platner drops out of Senate race, allowing Maine Democrats to replace him
His decision comes within days of a key deadline, allowing Maine’s Democratic Party to select a new candidate to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a critical contest for Senate control.
Posted by: Frodo
« on: Today at 08:20:56 pm » Mitch McConnell’s absence is throwing Trump’s Pentagon budget boost in doubt
The former GOP leader has been absent as the bipartisan appropriations process he helps oversee has run aground.
McConnell — who chairs the Senate Appropriations panel that controls Pentagon spending — has been a powerful critic of the administration’s approach to securing a $1.5 trillion boost for the military. His support will be key in moving any funding plan forward, and his absence could stall or kill those hopes.
The former GOP leader has been absent as the bipartisan appropriations process he helps oversee has run aground.
McConnell — who chairs the Senate Appropriations panel that controls Pentagon spending — has been a powerful critic of the administration’s approach to securing a $1.5 trillion boost for the military. His support will be key in moving any funding plan forward, and his absence could stall or kill those hopes.