Marijuana is medically useful, whether politicians like it or not.
In reality, cannabis has been with humanity for thousands of years and is considered by many governments (notably America’s) to be a dangerous drug without utility. Any suggestion that the plant might be medically useful is politically controversial, whatever the science says.
Read story HERE.
You may remember hearing about how “Medical Marijuana – Politics Trumps Science”
And…
In other weed news….
The White Man’s Burden
This is a translation of lyrics from the OutKast song, Rosa Parks, offered as evidence to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Original:
Ah ha, hush that fuss
Everybody move to the back of the bus
Do you wanna bump and slump with us
We the type of people make the club get crunk
Translation:
Be quiet and stop the commotion
Outkast is coming back out (with new music) so all other MCs (mic checkers, rappers, Master of Ceremonies) step aside
Do you want to ride and hang out with us?
Outkast is the type of group to make the clubs get hyped-up/excited
IM THE JUGGERNAUT BITCH!
You cant fast foward, so sit back, get high and watch it all.
This is mine, all mine
This is my new bass. mmmm….new bass….
(Actually I’m in New England right now so pictures will come later. Needless to say…I have a new bass, and it’s fuckin sweeeet. It’s a 2004 Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass made from Ash wood with a rosewood fingerboard. The pick-ups are Samarium Cobalt Noiseless Jazz Bass and it’s got active electronics.)
Cartoon Bust in the News
As everyone’s probably heard by now, the infamous Cartoon Network weed delivery service was recently busted up by the Man. What you might not have known however, is that before they were busting it up they were taking advantage of its services!
According to CBS’s 11 o’clock news, besides a long list of celebrities, atheletes, and musicians, the Cartoon directory was also traced back to various NYPD police precincts, including One Police Plaza, and even New York’s FBI Headquarters! Although both organizations refused to comment, CBS learned that none of the calls to Cartoon were related to investigations or any kind of official business. Which just goes to show…even the Man gets high.
Dankster of the year
Just watch this video and you will see what i mean.
Cannabis Candles
These candles are part of a new collection at IIKH, one of our favorite stores for well designed green products. They are made from vegetable wax and have a cotton wick, which means they burn cleaner and longer than most. Other fragrances in the line include Basil, Black Tea, Hyacinth and Lime Blossom. Proudly made in NYC.
Votives are $10 and candles $28 and are available online from IIKH.
(via Coolhunting)
Said It Before, I’ll Say It Again
God damn it, FUCK THE MTA. As if dealing with the shitty service, constant breakdowns, overcrowded trains, and disgusting stations wasn’t bad enough, New York may lose all public transportation services tomorrow if an agreement isn’t reached between the MTA and the union by midnight tonight. If metro trains and busses shut down, the city will only allow cars containing at least four people to drive in the the buroughs, and since this will undoubtedly lead to a ridiculous unbalance in cab supply and demand, it will effectively become impossible to travel anywhere beyond walking distance in the city (considering its freezing, not very far), and probably lead to a lot of fucking annoying horn honking.
For some of us this means a postponement in finals, for others, days off work and a lot of blazing and Xbox 360 playing. But the bottom line is that despite the eternally rising transportation fees in this city, which are effectively a tax on New York’s low and middle class residents, the MTA’s failures will once again be passed onto the very people who it is supposed to serve. The MTA’s mistreatment of its employees, in light of the fact that it is sitting on a BILLION DOLLAR SURPLUS, will now become a further mistreatment of the people of New York and all the other states from wence workers commute to Gotham.
Granted, most people feel that the chance of a worker’s strike actually going down is pretty slim, but the fact that we even have to deal with this nonsense is inexcusable. So, once again, with mucho emphasismo….FUCK THE MTA.
- from the desk of Dank JL
Dankster Rating: 0/10
Watch this guy play the mario theme on a 11 string bass
This guy rules
Watch this guy play the Super mario brothers theme on an 11 string chapman bass. It looks like its filmed in some dorm study lounge or rec room of some sort.
Newsflash
The chick who sings on Pink Floyd’s song, “Great Gig In The Sky,” is not a big black woman! She’s actually a skinny white chick! It’s true…I saw footage of it being recorded.
THE MORE YOU KNOW
Cartoon Network BUSTED!!!
The drug organization calling itself the Cartoon Network (“Cartoon”), which delivered high-grade marijuana to the doors of affluent clients in New York City and Long Island, has been busted.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested more than a dozen members of the 20-person network in the past week, according to sources familiar with the case.
The reputed head of the network, John Nebel, 33, was arraigned Monday in federal District Court in Central Islip on charges of distributing large quantities of drugs.
He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of at least 10 years in prison and as much as life, according to federal sentence guidelines.
This is a sad day in NYC. Danksters unite and smoke one for our fallen provider. They weren’t the fastest…or the cheapest…and they did short you pretty often…but hey, it’s ain’t a perfect world we live in. So yeah, burn one down.
Dankster Rating: 0/10
Sigur Ros Webcast
As many of us know, Sigur Ros is a truely dank group of insane tripped out musicians. You can watch a webcast of a live performance from Sweden featuring a horn and string section by following this Link Text Also, check them out live Febuary 9th at the Theater at MSG.
Gorillaz LIVE at the MTV Music Awards
Here’s something cool we found. As previously reported, the cartoon band Gorillaz are set to break new technological ground by appearing on stage in 3D holographic format, although due to financial and creative technicalities, the trek will not take place until 2007. Although 2007 is a year away, they decided to test out the technology live on stage at the MTV Music awards! They use a combo of holograms on a screen and real people to create a really cool effect.
Check out the video here! (you need quicktime)
Tissue Time with Heidi Cortez
Fans of Howard Stern are well aware of the upcoming jump to Sirius Satellite Radio. In anticipation of that move, Stern has been highlighting a number of innovative programs on his channel. The latest addition is called Tissue Time and airs in the evening. It’s basically an hour of ridiculously hot Playmate Heidi Cortez telling sex stories and touching herself while encouraging listeners to do the same. Think Penthouse forum acted out by an uber sexy 24yr old and you’ve got it. She even takes free interactive calls from listeners.
Furthermore, once Stern’s On Demand station gets up and running, viewers will be able to check the show out LIVE.
Tissue Time with Heidi airs at 7PM eastern on Howard 100, right after the Howard 100 News.
Dankster Rating: 9/10
How To Not Lost Shit For Which You’ve Already Misplaced
Professor Solomon has released his 12 step method of finding shit you lost. Here they are in an abreviated list:
1. Don’t look for it
2. It’s not lost, you are
3. Remembre the three Cs
4. It’s where it’s supposed to be
5. Domestic Drift
6. You’re looking right at it
7. The camouflage effect
8. Look back
9. Look once, look well
10. The Eureka Zone
11. Tail thyself
12. It wasn’t you
Personally I don’t understand how the fuck step 1 can be “don’t look for it” and step 9 can be “look once, look well,” but shit, I guess it’s worth a shot. Now where did I put that damn lighter…
getting mile high
Denver added a brand new dimension to its reputation as the “Mile High City” today, as a 54% of the dankest Rocky Mountain voters said ‘yes’ to decriminalizeing their stashes.
This breathtaking victory for rational human beings everywhere, in a Red State no less, clearly illustrates a public groundswell for one of dankster.org’s greatest causes. Now Carmelo Anthony can blaze in peace.
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
Ok so anime (ie. japanimation, animated movies from Japan) are not for everyone. Still, Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children, comes so close to reality you might just like it anyway. The artwork in this movie is so lifelike it’s almost hard to watch sometimes. But the movie has some of the phattest fight sequences we’ve ever seen in a live action or animated movie. The final 40 minutes of the film are ridiculously intense. Now if you check out this movie be prepared to read subtitles (and to try hard to follow a very strange plot/dialogue), but it’ll be worth it.
Dankster Rating: 7.8/10
Riteaid is trippin.
This is a screenshot from www.riteaid.com
BE THE COCKMASTER!!
The Strokes are About as Cutting Edge as a Spork
Don’t get us wrong, we at Dankster are (somewhat) proud Strokes fans. Still, when this open casting call for the new video came out, we just had to poke some fun. Also, keep in mind the call is scheduled for the most serious Jewish holiday of the year. Julian an antisemite? The investigation is open…
Seeking featured talent for the new Strokes video shooting this weekend.
IMPORTANT: The video is cutting edge and we are looking for talent
that is comfortable with getting physical on set. Do not submit if you are uncomfortable making-out with members of the same/opposite sex (depending on scene).
Please denote the role you want to be considered for.
LESBIANS, 20s-30’s, “Victoria Secret†model-type lesbians, prefer Caucasian.
The scene involves kissing and being affectionate with another woman.
** Prefer REAL?Couple** – must have someone to audition with
HEROINE CHIQ HIPSTER MALE, Caucasian, 20’s-30’s (reference: Nick Stahl in “Bullyâ€Â)
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session in a taxi with
another female.
GAY MALE COUPLE Good-looking, East-village type exhibitionist males,
20’s-30’s, any ethnicity.
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session between to males.
** Prefer REAL?Couple** – must have someone to audition with
GRAFFITI ARTIST street-punk skater guy, any ethnicity, 20s-30’s
Must be real Graffiti artist
HOT COUPLE, male and female, mid-20’s, must be hot, sexy, rock n’
roll, downtown hipster.
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session between the couple.
** Prefer REAL?Couple** – must have someone to audition with
If interested or available, please submit recent photo and contact
information to:
[email redacted  you don’t seriously want to try out for this, do you?]
Auditions: Thurs. Oct. 13 (Yom Kippur)
Callbacks: Possibly Fri. Oct. 14
Shoots: Sunday Oct. 16 and/or Monday Oct. 17 (could be a night shoot
for Monday)
Location: NYC
Rate: $200
Submission Deadline: Oct. 15, 2005
Jackie on the Attackie
Kate Moss gets the boot for partyin’ too hard…..
Two weeks ago, a UK publication called the “Mirror†posted a spread of pictures and article about Kate Moss partying like the rock star she is. Unfortunate as it seems, little miss skinny definitely had this trick up her sleeve for YEARS!!! The media blasted her for her “alleged†drug problem and companies such as Chanel, H&M and Burberry went as far so dropping her from her campaigns to make an example out of her. As of this afternoon, it was reported that Kate checked into a rehab clinic in Arizona……nice choice.
The reality of it all is that EVERYONE has a vice in the industry. If its not coke, its heroin. If it’s not those, it’s either the usually accepted marijuana or anorexia/bulimia. When one person gets “caught†(I say that meaning arrested or the paparazzi take a quick pic and sell it for millions to US Weekly) the media tries to make an example of the socialite’s who mold the party scene and are the reason why young 14 year old girls are starving themselves.
In a nut shell…..the media can shove it. All they want to do is get a rise out of Middle America. What they should do is start focusing on more important things like GWB’s screw ups and why the price of gas is $4/gallon not the 5 lines of coke that went up Kate Moss’ nose one night out of thousands.
School band plays DJ Shadow’s ‘Endtroducing’ with real instruments
The after-school percussion group at Minnetonka High School, Minneapolis, rehearsed for months and can now play two tracks from DJ Shadow’s ‘Endtroducing’ album. The music was arranged by 25 year-old geographer/law student/vibraslap enthusiast Brian Udelhofen, who teaches the group. The Shadow Percussion Project page links to this amazing video [65mb WMV] of the group’s live performance in May 2005. They play ‘Building Steam with a Grain of Salt’ and ‘Changeling’. What’s amazing is how much like the record they sound (given the rather fuzzy audio), at least on ‘Building Steam’. The drummers recreate the glitchy MPC-60 loop editing pretty much perfectly. This could possibly be the coolest thing we have ever seen.
I almost wish the camera was on the audience instead so you could watch the reactions of an auditorium full of mid-western parents as they realize their kids have been training all year to recreate DJ Shadow tracks. Hopefully they were all as high as we were teh first time we heard Entroducing.
(via Musicthing)
Neil Gaiman Invades NYC
SEPTEMBER 18th BENEFIT CBGBs Gallery – $10 Advance / $12 Day Of ShowPaulette Powell & Mariah Aguiar Present:ANGELS ON THE BOWERY — A Benefit To Help Save CBGB! Featuring: NEIL GAIMAN KYLE BAKER JOHN HOLMSTROM NEIL SWAAB FLY starting at 8:00 pm
September 19th — Susanna Clarke discusses her remarkable debut novel, the BookSense Book of the Year, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell with her friend, novelist Neil Gaiman.
Tickets: $18; Members $15; Students/Seniors $16; Rush $10 call day of show for availabilityVenue: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
http://www.symphonyspace.org/genres/eventPage.php?genreId=4&eventId=1334
Tuesday, September 20 6:00 PM EDT
Book Signing
Barnes & Noble #2675
33 E. 17th Street
New York, New York
212-253-0810