M.C. Hammer, for those who missed his brief act, was a late-80s- early-90s rap star most famous for squandering a huge fortune. “Hammer” had amassed a booty of some $33 million at peak popularity thanks to a few hit songs and some catchy dance moves. With or without the advice of his manager, the rap star dumped $12 of that million into a Californian mega-mansion, complete with two gold- plated "Hammer Time" gates at the entrance to the property and a 17- car garage, which he filled with luxury vehicles. Not one to shy away from his own reflection, Hammer had $75,000 worth of mirrors installed throughout the house. A couple of helicopters were on standby out back in case Hammer needed to be anywhere faster than his Lamborghinis could take him.
Alas, as we all know, “Hammer Time” can’t last forever. And, after his entourage of 300 helped the poor rapper blow his loot, Hammer filed for bankruptcy and spent the final years of the millennium as a comical footnote in the book of one-hit wonders.
- Joel Bowman
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Another of my friends went thru what he calls conceptual therapy and as a biomedical tech in a hospital he was called in on a new sterilizer that had hiccupped as soon as he was there this female supervisor ranted up one side and down another about him, the machine, her day, ad nauseum.
When she stopped he asked "What part of that is going to help me fix this machine?"
-ME forum
When she stopped he asked "What part of that is going to help me fix this machine?"
-ME forum
Monday, July 06, 2009
When the time comes when we do look back to understand what went wrong, I think we'll see that the Woodstock generation went off the rails in 1980, with the election of the actor, Ronald Reagan, who really established the idea that a society could benefit hugely just by lying to itself, or simply pretending. It wasn't "morning in America," of course. It was more like eleven-thirty at night, and the rest of the world had eaten our breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and we decided that inflating our national self-esteem was more important than paying attention to reality. That was when we became a something-for-nothing society -- and, incidentally, it was also the take-off point for legalized gambling all over America (an "industry" based on the worship of unearned riches). And that was, coincidentally, the moment when we became a nation of dupes, grifters, marks, and suckers.
- J H Kunstler
- J H Kunstler
In late 1988, Tyson fired longtime trainer Kevin Rooney, the man many credit for honing Tyson's craft after the death of D'Amato. Without Rooney, Tyson's skills quickly deteriorated and he became more prone to looking for the one-punch knockout, rather than using the combinations that brought him to stardom. He also began to head-hunt, neglecting to attack the opponent's body first. In addition, he lost his defensive skills and began to barrel straight in toward the opponent, neglecting to jab and slip his way in.
- Wiki
- Wiki
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Develop strong transverse power
It will help you land solid hooks and upper-cuts. When I take on taller guys, I cover up instead of jabbing to get inside, but once inside I wait for one of his hooks (since he can't throw straight shots) and then counter punch. My power range is right on and i am still too close for him to hit with any power. I do this for mma, but it still works really good for boxing, too. Twisting crunches, etc. Transverse power is all in the twist.