 Welcome to the OG pod. I am your host Scott Bernstein, quick hitter edition. We're going to talk about a legendary Hell's Angel. Diamond Dan Byfield has been released from prison. He's home after about 13 years locked up, 12, maybe about between 10 and 12 years locked up on racketeering charges. He is one of these guys that, when we talk about the trifecta of the true OG's feared, beloved, respected, that's what Diamond Dan was and is a legend on the east coast when it comes to Hell's Angels and a legend down south. I want to make a quick correction. Reporting of Dan's demise was quite exaggerated and inaccurate, and I apologize for any false news that I put out. There were some rumors floating around that Diamond Dan had died, but that is not true. He was released from prison back right before Christmas. He's about 72 years old because he did about 10, 12 years on a racketeering drug case down in Columbia, South Carolina, but he's alive and well, had a battle with a some type of infection in his foot. I believe he had a toe amputated or part of his foot amputated, but he is alive and well recovering from a decade plus in the slammer. Just to give a little bit of background on Diamond Danny, a guy that got his nickname because his love of expensive jewelry started the Hell's Angels in Bridgeport, Connecticut was the founder of the Bridgeport Connecticut Hell's Angels chapter and was referred to by the feds and state police back in the 70s and early 80s as the most dangerous man in Connecticut. Did some prison time off and on, was known to work with some of the Italian mobs on the East Coast, the New York family, the Patriarchos allegedly. And then in the 2000s came out of prison and decided to go plant a flag for the Hell's Angels down in the Carolinas and opened up the Rock Hill chapter, Rock Hill, South Carolina, which is located about 45 minutes to an hour in between both Charlotte, North Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina. So control kind of that border area and had a lot of sway, a lot of influence in both the Charlotte area as well as the Columbia area, but was based out of Rock Hill. They called it the Rock Hell Nomads and Diamond Dan is, you know, he's on that Mount Rushmore. When you're talking about a guy that went and founded two different chapters in two parts of the country and now he's out, gets to go live the rest of his life, the best of his life in the future. So we wish Diamond Dan the best on his freedom. We apologize if we help perpetuate the rumors that he had died. He is alive and well back with his wife and family and we only wish him the best. Diamond Dan, 17 years old, out of prison after a decade plus. Scott Bernstein, OG pod out.