Hammertime

I just finished watching "The MC Hammer Story" on VH1 Classics. I think it was made quite a while back, but it definitely shows the essence and the lessons of life.

I fully understand immersing oneself into your work and ignoring the things that are going on around you. I have and at times still do the same thing. It is that insatiable need to do your best and be the best. As my Queen constantly informs me, I am very competitive.

For all of the nostalgic readers, I have had and continue to have a link to MC Hammer's blog. The blog actually delves into his personal life more than I expected which is actually quite refreshing for a celebrity. He touches on his spirituality, his family and his music. He often treats the blog as a photoblog and will post events such as birthdays, funerals, and Nascar racing (a recent discovery that Hammer seemed to like).

The only thing I wonder about is he feels he is in his life. He doesn't often write about his struggles plans, and goals as many bloggers do. The movie I watched depicted some of his struggles, but all of us are still trying to overcome difficulties.

Does he feel that his style of music has gone stale? Does he feel that he has a certain expectation of him? Or is it just music and he just wants to sing and dance? Does he worry about running out of toilet paper? Does he panic when he is recognized in the movie theater? Does he even watch movies?

I can appreciate that celebrities indeed do have these problems, but when a celebrity opens up about this type of thing, it makes him human...not an icon. I think that if Hammer really wants to bring in the readers, he may want to express himself in something other than music, simular to how my other blog links are.

This brings me to my point (as I almost always have one). How come I never have enough money to buy the cool things? VH1 Classics has an auction to benefit Autism. What are they auctioning? A custom motorcyle signed by two rock icons: Neal Schon from Journey (which I was a big fan) and Joe Elliott from Def Leppard (which the Queen was a big fan).

But does anyone really have enough money? I know that as many people as Hammer tried to help, he still ended up in the same boat as many of us. Just like him, we pull ourselves out.
I fully understand that I would probably kill myself or have it stolen, but just for that one moment, it would be so cool. Maybe the Queen would hop on the back.

Did you know...

"U Can't Touch This" is considered one of the most used songs in commercial TV, and movie spots.

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