Coolio.  Gangster's Paradise.  If you grew up in the 90's then you remember Coolio.  You can listen to Drexel's full explanation on the most recent episode of DonkDown radio, along with a candid interview with Coolio himself!  If you just want the pix and the voicemail then hit this thread about naked Coolio.  Seriously.  Naked Coolio.  We don't make this shit up, we just get it in our MMS inboxes and report it as needed.

It's easy to take your right to play live poker in the United States for granted.  DonkDown user "hongkonger", an American living in Hong Kong, was one of 160 people arrested for playing in a private poker tournament there.  Read all about it in our forum, and watch a video of the players being marched away!

One of DonkDown's most pleasant surprises of 2010 has been user "cleatus", a local Vegas resident in his 50s who went from mostly lurking to becoming one of this site's biggest supporters.  Whether it's doing favors for members in need, railing deep runs in the WSOP, or posting HOF trip reports, cleatus has brought a lot to our forum community this year.  Unfortunately, cleatus is also a bit short on money, and some asshole ripped off his scooter.  It was his only form of transportation around Las Vegas.  Brandon "Drexel" has started a drive to raise money to buy cleatus a new scooter, and I feel this guy is definitely deserving of the community's helping hand.  Visit our official Buy-Cleatus-A-Scooter thread for info about donating to the cause!  I will be handling the money, so you can be assured that 100% of it will go toward the new scooter.

DonkDown Radio isn't all fun and games.  Sometimes it's serious business.  Thanks to our user "Lawn Cigar", who hooked Dan Druff up with a new USB sound card, the popular "Dan Druff +EV Show" is returning!  This show covers serious poker, gambling, and life topics, and the new season begins on August 5th at 3:30pm PDT.  Check out the official thread for the show, and post your questions in advance.  Can't make it for the show, or want to hear past episodes?  Check out our archives!

Yesterday we had Melanie Weisner, newly minted Full Tilt red pro on DonkDown Radio.  Be sure to listen to the Callisto5 episode, where we discuss her poker as well as a large range of topics, including manual or machine.  Just listen, Melanie was a great guest, and I feel we should have her read Maven's twitter once an episode.