Danny Diablo (Lord EZEC) has been getting into plenty of mischief on the mic lately…  He and the DMS crew were rolling around Bruckner Bar & Grill in the Bronx a couple weeks back, shooting a video for Danny’s upcoming appearance with Grizz of Ruff Ryders. 

As you can see, the ShotBlockers crew was out in force. 

The pics come courtesy of Stress (SubHoodz/ShotBlockers/etc).  If you don’t already know, he’s one of Philly’s busiest producer/DJs, a talented photographer and also the man behind the boards at Philly’s ChopShop Studio (nice name).

Check out his excellent photo blog right here … and go here to see more of his pics from the video shoot in the Bronx.

Also…  Keep your eyes out for Chapter 33 of the Frank book – the DMS collabo – dropping this summer.  We’re  coming with all the stories you’ve always wanted to learn from New York’s most notorious hardcore heads – unfiltered and uncensored, straight from the source.  It’s gonna be massive. 

Anybody in Barcelona???

Somebody in the sky’s on a sightseeing tour across the country.

Mysterious lights have been documented in the night sky over both Florida and Arizona this week.

Callers from all over Phoenix phoned radio and TV stations to report huge red objects, hanging in the sky “like four red tower lights” …  Most people dismissed the lights, assuming they’re flares from Luke Air Force Base or Sky Harbor International Airport nearby; but air traffic controllers and military spokesmen all claim there were no planes travelling in the area at the time. 

In other extraterrestrial news, Stephen Hawking told an audience today at George Washington University that alien life almost certainly exists in space … but chances are slimmer that it’s intelligent. “Primitive life is very common and intelligent life is fairly rare,” he explained. “Some would say it has yet to occur on Earth.” All except you, buddy. 

Check more of the pics from Arizona here.

Proving once again that life’s a bitch and then you die, here is a video of a Golden Eagle throwing a goat off a cliff…

4/20 celebrations went off across the globe tiday, but Boulder may have taken prize — Colorado University’s annual celebration this year hosted a record-breaking crowd of 10,000.  Read the article here.

Shout out to the Diggers while we’re talkin’ Colorado.

After his March 21 appearance on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, we’ve been wondering if Barney Frank, the Congressman from Massachusetts, would come through with his “Make Room for Serious Criminals” bill… which would decriminalize cannabis posession for personal use.

Well, he came through. And he brought company.

Co-sponsored with Reps. Ron Paul (R-TX), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA), the bill dropped on April 17, to much NORML rejoicing. And this time, the Representatives are serious; their official press release doesn’t pull any punches. Frank & co. go as far as to call anyone who considers the consumption of marijuana different from alcohol and tobacco irrational. We couldn’t agree more.

You can read the House of Representatives’ official summary of the bill here…  Follow the jump or go here to read the Congressman’s press release.

We especially like his headline:

“FRANK INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO REMOVE FEDERAL PENALTIES ON PERSONAL MARIJUANA USE”

Right on, Frank. Right on.  Oh, and HAPPY 4-20!

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The South African paraplegic sprinter Oscar Pistorius – also known as ‘Blade Runner’ – has been banned from competing in Beijing’s Summer ‘08 Olympic Games.

Pistorius had both his legs amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old and started running competitively on the carbon fiber blades four years ago. Pistorius holds the record as the fastest paraplegic sprinter for completing the 400 meter race, with a record of 46.3 seconds. (By contrast, Michael Johnson’s world record is 43.2 seconds.)

It is estimated that, with the “Cheetah Prosthetic”, Pistorius expends 25% to 30% less energy than able-body athletes running at the same speed.

We don’t know if all this hype is warranted, but what this dude is doing is damn impressive regardless.  Chariots of Fire type shit and all that.  Much respect.

Check out the full article here.

Respect…

Photo courtesy of Billy Schon.

There’s a huge controversy over prostitutes in Denmark goin’ down … again (last summer, there was a call girl who posted nude pics of herself taken on the Danish throne… and in general, conservatives in Denmark will never get over legal hookers, even if they’re customers themselves). 

This time, the trouble is escorts who’ve been making paid visits to patients in government-funded nursing homes around the country.  

From Bloomberg News:

 ”April 16 — When a male resident at Kildegaarden nursing home in Denmark made an indecent sexual proposal to a member of the staff, the home’s director, Inger Marie Kristensen, told a nurse to telephone for a prostitute.

‘There was a considerable change in his demeanor after the escort girl had paid him a visit,” Kristensen said in an interview. ‘We do this for our clients just as we offer them other services that they need as human beings.’”

What’s the problem here?  Denmark continues to look like one of the only places a government is giving its people what they want.

Besides, the old folks in the home have probably been through even more than the prostitutes anyhow.  Frank151 says let ‘em have their fun.  We know where we’re retiring.