Life, Observations, Record Spinning, Beer Drinking ..........Future Rhythm is the digital Garden of Christian R. Abrahamson
My name is christian and I am funky. I enjoy soul, funk, jazz, HipHop and rock records. I enjoy Surly and Grain Belt Premium beer. I'm currently ranked 22nd in the world in funkiness. I enjoy D.M.S.R. and I'm a freezerburn compared to cool. cabrahamson02@hotmail.com
Prince put two new songs up on his website for people to check out. The first one is called "San Jose Jam". It's a very funky instrumental which I hope he releases. The second song is called "Glass Cutter". I am really digging this one! Lots of guitar with a funky ass bassline. I have no idea what the songs about, but like I've always said, my favorite songs are the ones where Prince sounds like that. Check em out...www.npgmusicclub.com
Well the Halloween party was a success. Great time had by all. Memerable moments were.....
As everyone knows, The Lions Pub in downtown MPLS is one of our favorite spots. This summer picture is Me and my roomate Natzel when we went to the lions pub with a record 30 people! This was taken on the dancefloor and for some reason I'm making a strained face.
WARNING....YOU MIGHT NOT LIKE THIS POST..I"M WARNING YOU NOW..THIS POST CONTAINS THOUGHTS ON GOD...
The farm shift was hell tonight. Ended up working almost an hour later then supposed to because the high school guys had to leave at 11pm. Me, Hill and Kramer decided we needed a beer after the mess so we headed to none other then JAMS in Brooklyn Center. We shot the S**t, had a few and told some Farm stories, the people we dislike most at work, and how Kramer asked his lady out after drinking a 40. The dj surprisingly played Earth, Wind, and Fire, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Warrant (Cherry Pie), and Tone Loc. Good times, Good times!
This was on MTV News online today....I can't believe Prince is going to be a part of it.....
Ashlee Simpson = Mili Vanilli
I regret to say that I am no longer going to be the Kool-Aid Man for Halloween. While this had been a dream of mine for the past year and I will probably get many questions as to why I have decided this. All I can say is that it was too hard of a project for the amount of time I have left to prepare. Believe me, I really tried this last weekend, but it was just not meant to be this year. I am undecided over two things to replace it, but I can't decide. See you all this weekend.
Sounds like they are pulling the Mos Def album off of shelves and releasing a new reprint without the song "the rape over". It was too offensive to people or something. People are allready talking about how much the early copies are going to go for on ebay.
I saw a preview for a new movie starring Bill Murray called "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou". This looks like it could be the funniest movie ever. Said it's coming out this Christmas. You can watch the preview at www.apple.com/quicktime.
Today's summer picture is from the barbecue my dad threw for my friends and I. This was taken after a few cocktails. The person on the left is my parents old neighbor and my adopted brother Shyheim. I'm in the middle looking funky. The person in front is Shyheims friend Kenny and the person on the right is my roomate Jeff. Some people have said that this barbecue was the most fun party of the summer. I'd have to agree.
Friday night was absuloutely crazy! Went to Nye's with Rhiannon and her friends. Some I had met before and some I haven't. All very nice and fun people. Then about 12 of us rode in the back of my roomates truck to the Lyon's Pub. Great time! Everybody danced all night. Didn't get to bed untill about 5 in the morning but it was worth it.
Me and my roomates went to Leann Chin's today for lunch and I noticed a weird advertisment they had. It was a poster that read.."If Prince can make a comeback.....Shrip Lomain back again for a limited time." Damn.
Going to meet my friend Rhiannon and her friends at Nye's Pollinayse room at 7pm then probably heading to the Lyons Pub 30 people deep again. Should be a great night. Show up if you want. Call me.
Found this great picture from this last summers Musicology Tour with Prince and the NPG. One of the greatest performances I have ever seen!
Thanks to Travis for letting me know about Devastatin' Dave the Turntable Slave. Voted number 2 on the 10 Worst Album covers of all time list.
The Three Times Dope tribute band. This is me Natz, and Ando before going to see Morris Day & The Time last August. Natzel burned me a cd of a bunch of pictures he's taken over the last summer so for the next couple weeks I'll have the Future Rhythm summer picture series with a couple new pictures each week from this last summer. Hope you dig it!
Yesterday I mentioned how I love the record label BBE. Well, through a person on the site I was hooked up with a link that contained the following MP3's...
On a magical rope of silicon
Did you know this just came out.....
A couple years ago, I got into a music genere known as "Underground Disco". Unerground Disco is music that was mostly played in the underground clubs of new york back in discos hayday but it was a much more raw and soulful sound then the radio disco tunes. Well one of my favorite music labels Barely Breaking Even BBE is putting out this new relase which has me very excited...
I went to Half.com today thanks to N8 mentioning it to see if I could find some old cd's i've been looking for cheap. I decided to type in Prince to see what they had and I was amazed to find that the 1994 official release of The Black Album by Prince is going for $40 to $50 new. It was a limited edition release and Warner Brothers stated that it would only be on the shelves for two months at the time. I bought a second copy back then and it remains unopened to this day. Anybody want to buy it? Let me know.
The songs I am spinning non stop that last week...
My favorite jazz song of all time used to be "The Creator Has A Masterplan" by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders. A 35 minute opus that will make you feel like your are on top of a mountain.
I read my horrorscope yesterday at work and it was very strange. To paraphrase it said "If you are reading this right now you are lucky. Many people in other places aren't even fortunate enough to read a newspaper everyday. Be thankful for what you have." It was the strangest one I have ever read, but it really made me think. I know I bitch about how I work two jobs that kind of stink, and I wish I had hella more money, but I really am lucky. I have the greatest parents in the universe. I have the greatest friends in the universe. I have shelter and a motherlode of records to spin. And i've met my favorite musician of all time. I am a lucky motherfuk*er.
Who ever commented that Nader needs to start smaller and voting for him is like voting for a kid out of high school..
Was not written by me so I deleted it.
Somebody eye know said they saw a bumper sticker that said.."When Clinton lied, nobody died." Well that's weird cuz somehow I remember he bombed Bosnia and more then a couple people died and that is the TRUTH! God bless the deceased from there cuz I wasted my vote. INDEPENDENCE & GREEN PARTY 4 LIFE CUZ THOSE ARE THE ONLY 2 I'M LISTENING 2!
After going to church by myself for a couple weeks, I"m going to try a new chuurch with my new friend Angela (the bartender from Brothers). Me and Ando are going to try it out. I guaranttee Ando doesn't make it, but I will! Thank God eye know people that love GOD! C U Sunday!
The picture on the left and in my profile is of me and Vikings runniing back Moe Williams. I met him at Club Escape last year and he was a cool mf. He let me get a picture with him.
It is interesting to see how much controversy the new Prince video is causing and it doesn't start airing untill this week. CNN, FOX News, and the Today show are really mad about it. The video depicts an arab girl getting harrassed after the 9/11 attacks and she has dream sequences that she is a suicide bomber. It sounds kind of bad to some but if you actually watch it you can see it is showing some of the racism that innocent arab people take because of the attacks. I read a news story today that MTV is only going to show it on MTVU, their college only channel. VH1 and BET haven't decided whether they are going to show it. Interesting since everyday I turn on BET and see videos like the Cash Money Crew flashing pistols and treating women like garbage and videos like Jay-Z's where he gets shot in the end. I guess a video with a messege about racism is too risque for them.
Tonight was magical. I met a new friend courtesy of my roomate. My roomate met a girl who is quite possibly one of the funnest people to hang out with. She is a bartender at Brothers bar in Minneapolis and a hair stylist. She came over tonight and kicked it with me and my roomate. We played pool untill 3 in the morning and played Morris Day records. She went bartender style on us and made us some rootbeer barrels. I think my roomate is interested in her and I told him that she is a keeper! He better not screw this one up cuz she is cool as the other side of the pillow!
Overall I thought the show was great except for a few things. Being the old school head that I am, I would have definitley picked a different host then Vivica A. Fox. Her "bling bling" comment at the begining made me turn my head in embarassment. They should have had Fab 5 Freddy host it. Also, why did they waste 5 minutes on that piece of garbage Fat Joe song "Lean Back". At least Nas had his father come out and play trumpet which was great. He also gave a nod to Prince and mpls. And the Beastie Boys had Mixmaster Mike mixing. Best part of the show had to be Public Enemy, Anthrax, and the Beastie Boys doing a medley of "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos", "Fight The Power" and "Bring The Noise". Public Enemy had the band Confrontation Camp back them up when Anthrax didn't and it made it interesting. The dj tribute was also great with Doug E. Fresh doing all the party calls. Overall a great show. Where was Kool Keith????!!!??
I would like to thank Travis for sending me this link and I urge everybody to go to this link and watch Carl Lewis's fantastic music video. Trust me, you'll never forget it.
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Recieved De La Souls new album in the mail today. It is everything I expected and more! Production is great with tracks produced by Jay-Dee and Madlib. The bonus disc is even better with remix's and some unreleased stuff. Pick up "The Grind Date". Instant classic **** stars out of 5.
Me, Jeff Hill, and the Natrix went to Gabby's house party last night and it was the most fun I've had at a bar in awhile. The deal was 2 for 1's on anything! They had a dj spinning some good tracks like "Sex Machine" by James Brown and "September" by Earth Wind & Fire. It's amazing how many 40 year old women are willing to hit on younger guys. Big Ups to Jake for driving us home and I hope Nates feeling better.
Sounds like it's Doods night out in N.E. Moneyapolis tonight. Ran into Steve Miller at the Gas Station. Says he's going on a couples only cabin trip. Have fun playing cards while we destroy the town.
I picked up the new album by The Thrills today. I was really digging their song on Drive 105 called "One Horse Town" and I thought I'd give it a try. I was surprised to see that the cd was only 8.99! What a great find! They have kind of an alt-country kind of sound. Sort of like a mix of Wilco, Sun Volt, and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Right now I am digging about 3/4 of the album, but we'll see how the rest grows on me. I reccomend it if your into that type of sound.
Well it's finally happened. Me and my roomates formed a dodgeball team! We're joining some league in Minneapolis. We sent for information on it yesterday. Me and my roomate Jewett are so confident in our team, we thought about driving to the stadium last night to see if we could get in on a pick up game or something.
Everyday this week, Vh-1 has been airing one hour documentrys about various years and movements of hip hop. When I first heard about these I was like great it's going to be about the usual horrible rappers like Nelly and all that, but these are actually great! They've covered almost everything for each year they've covered so far. Lots of interviews with people inside the early years like Def Jam employees, Rick Rubin, Russel Simmons, etc. I'll be taping these if they repeat again.
This will be a fantastic Halloween even though I have no idea how i'm going to pull off my costume. If I do pull of the costume I want, I have no idea how i'm going to be able to fit through doors or not bump into people spilling drinks everywhere. We'll see.
Sounds like there is a rumor going around that since the farm shift is long friday night, we might be starting it up locally and heading to Gastoffs Oktoberfest thingy. Make a call if your interested.
Me and my roomate Natzel got tickets to see Paul Westerberg at the Pantages Theatre in November today! Can't wait!
Somebody posted that me deleting political posts is censorship. It's actually because I'm sick of comments like Nader is racist, or Nader is getting a payday from Bush without any type of explination. Except for Jake, he explained his post.
I have some things I want to get off my chest...
