How Did You Celebrate Diddy Day?

Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was in Chicago today, and to commemmorate that fact, Mayor Richie Daley proclaimed it Diddy Day. Why? Because he's a rap mogul. And he's promoting a new album. And he was actually in Chicago. The mayor cited Diddy's philanthropic work with , but it was really because he has a new album. For his part, according to the Sun-Times, Diddy appeared to be "genuinely moved" by the ceremony. He said:

I truly appreciate it. I don't take it for granted. It's not every day that somebody young and African-American gets to have their own day in the great city of Chicago…This is definitely an honor — especially coming from New York — for y'all to …show me such hospitality and recognize that, what I do, I…do to inspire and to motivate. I'm not motivated by money. What I do, I do to entertain people and to show kids that, if you close your eyes and dream and you open your eyes and see the realities it's going to take you to achieve your dreams — that anything is possible. I come from the same communities as most of the kids in the inner city communities. And if I did it, they can do it.

I'm not sure if there might have been some intention to counteract the effects of Friday the 13th, but I'm not aware of any particular powers Diddy has to undermine the influence of superstition and ignorance. But that may be precisely what Diddy had in mind when he told the gathered crowd:

For you all to call this day Diddy Day, I will assure you that today's going to be a great day. Y'all are going to have a good time today. I don't know what's going to happen to you, but you're going to have a good time today.

So was he right? How great a day was it for you? Did its sheer Diddyness overwhelm the influence of Friday the 13th?