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
Last Wednesday after the smoke from Jams cleared, I went and hung out with Christopher Torrola. At his sisters place I ran into and talked to a former member of the Mulleteers who says he knows all the farm crew. His name was Ben Swanson. Pretty nice guy.
Made some changes to my blog to make it a little better. I added a new way of commenting so you don't have to log in everytime. It's similar to the commenting style on Peets page. I also added links in the sidebar to Blogs that I visit often and are approved by myself. Also, if you look below I've added the First Annual Future Rhythm Music Awards, and a couple pictures from when I went Deer Hunting for the first time. Hope you enjoy!
I was bored tonight so I decided to put together my websites first annual music awards. All winners reflect the opinion of me, myself and I so don't get mad if you don't agree..
Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.
Well I thought there would never be another sequal, but it sounds like it's going to happen. The Farm Crew is going to make a St. Clone trip for the second straight year. Why do I call St.Cloud St. Clone? Well it all started after I left St. Cloud State and started going to school down here, I'd make a trip up every year to see a couple friends of mine who still went there. Everytime I would return, we'd go to a bar and no lie every dood in the bar had on a Ambercrombie turtleneck sweater, a shell necklace, white khaki's, and a flipped upside down visor. One time we saw a group of friends who had that same outfit on but different color sweaters! NO LIE! So it became St. clone and that is why we must invade it and show those suckers how it's done. That and roadtrips and hotel stays are always the jam. Plus the Red Carpet dancefloor has been known to hop.
Another weird thanksgiving coming up. Last year due to my work schedule I had to stay home while my parents went to my grandparents. This year, due to mine and my fathers work schedule we are both staying home and my mother is going to my grandparents. Have no idea what me and my pop are going to do. He mentioned Barnacle Bills for beers.
I've come to hate Rolling Stone magazine in the last couple years. I think they should add the word TEEN to the title, but somehow I still pick it up at the bookstore and look through it to see what reviews I can get pissed off about. The new issue has the supposed 500 greatest Rock N' Roll songs of all time. Prince ended up with 6 (Seven if you coun't "Nothing Compares 2 U") More then M.J. or Madonna which he should have.
The picture on the left that used to be me is now a picture of one of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of all time..SLY (Sylvester Stewart) STONE. I found this picture and thought to myself, Sly was one of the coolest mf's on the planet and still is. Many people think he's dead but he's not. I think a movie should be made about his life it is so interesting and bizzare. He made some of the most uplifting and powerful songs in his early career. "Everyday People", "Stand", "Everybody Is a Star", "You can Make it if you try". Then after making one of the greatest albums of all time "Stand", he hit his fans with something that would blow their minds.."There's a Riot Goin' On". The album was slow with murky drum beats with Sly mumbling most of the words and a totally revamped thank you retitled "Thank You For Talking To Me Africa". Larry Graham and others have commented that nobody really knows who played on that album. There's a rumor Miles Davis is on it. Larry said that the family stone is barley on it and it's mostly Sly and anybody who stopped by his house when he recorded it. During this time Sly supposedly got heavy into drugs and got notorious for not showing up for concerts. Sly then released a series of similar style albums mostly done by himself and then was never heard from for years. He dissapeared only showing up to the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame induction where he said about two words. A couple years ago, a Sly superfan named Jonathan Dakass who ran the unofficial Sly website got a call at like 3 in the morning from Sly himself who said he dug that somebody made a website about him and invited him to come hang at his house. Mr. Dakass wrote an article on the experience for Rolling Stone a couple years ago that you can find on the Rolling Stone website. The article talks about how Sly has thousands of songs that he has recorded at his home but he's too afraid to relase them because he's afraid the public will reject them. And he never leaves his house. Whats even more bizzare then that is a few months after the article was printed, Jonathan Dakass's Sly Stone site dissapeared and nobody heard from him again. I hope one day that Sly releases the music he has been recording because he is truely one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
Last night was interesting. We showed up at the Triple Rock an hour before the show to be greeted by a sign on the door that said "SOLD OUT: DONT EVEN ASK!". So we got a tip from the G Unit that everybody was going to Lyon's Pub! Had a pretty good time. Got the usuall don't even show your i.d. welcome at the door. Our waitress was the one Jeff Hill talked to awhile back and she saw me and said.."Uh Oh..I know you!" Somehow I talked the dj into playing a Time song and he played "The Stick" from the first one. That was a surprise. And when Amber asked for Prince for me he played "Delirious"? The only two people on the dancefloor were me and jbird. Speaking of Jbird he puked on his pants. After the Lyon's Pub everybody hopped into Ambers car and we had a late night dance party at the house. I think the weirdest thing that happened here was when Natzel was dancing with a Midevil Times crown on and when they made a hat out of a empty 24 pack and put it on a passed out JBird.
I have found it funny as I look back on my journey through the funk. Anyone who knows me knows that FUNK music is my passion and a giant chunk of my life. I think back to when I first got into funk music was when I was in Junior High and I was really digging the song "You Gots To Chill" by EPMD and I always wondered where the beat came from. After doing a little asking around and research I found out that it was "More Bounce To The Ounce" by Zapp. I then did that for a lot of my favorite songs at the time and found "Dazz" by Brick and "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton. I find it funny that since that time I have studied a new direction in funk music every couple of years. I kind of made a map of my journey through funk...
I have a new hip hop alias. I have gone by Professor Showstopper, PSizzle, ChristianK.(to go waaaaay back)..but now.......
Well I finally recieved my copy of Handsome Boy Modeling School and I am impressed. I am digging the whole album but my favorite song has to be "If It Wasn't For You" w/ De La Soul and Starchild Xcaliber. As a bounus for preordering, they sent me a dvd of the Diary of Prince Paul that was supposed to air on MTV but never did. After watching I can see why. It is basically a middle finger to today's hiphop. Kind of what his last album "Politics of Business" was. I think most MTV viewers that listen to Eminem, Jessica Simpson and all that garbage would be wondering what the hell was going on if they ever saw this. You can tell most of it is acting, but not bad acting. Highlights include:
I don't know how this no talent came up with that idea but some of you may be too young to remember but there was a group called De La Soul back in 89 who had about 10 remix's of their songs on vinyl. They released a remastered version of "3 feet high and rising" with a bonus disc of remix's that came out back then. Puff daddy only did one good remix and it was of Craig Macks "Flavor in Your Ear" which included B.I.G.'s verse that said "Aggin's get mad I get more butt's then ashtrays".
Since I've had a few....Here is a sample from my book of poetry.....
Thanks to a link on a friends page, I found out the older lady that miller danced with on his bday has her own webpage. check it out.....
Well, everybody keeps telling me how good the new Handsome Boy Modeling School album is, but I still don't have it. hiphopsite.com told me that they shipped it today. Exactly one week after it came out! It's kind of a good/bad feeling at the same time. When you pre order from them, they send you a bunch of extra stuff, but at the same time I want to hear it now. That prince paul dvd that comes with it better be good.
Another weekend coming up, another concert. This weekend I'm going to go see Lucero at the Triple Rock. For those that don't know, Lucero is a band that me and Natz saw open for the Mississippi All Stars a couple years ago. Rolling Stone called their lastest album "The Country album The Replacements never made". They have a really raw alt-country type of sound. If that sounds like something you would like, check out www.lucerofamily.net for some mp3 samples and such.
Went to Mayslacks to see Hookers and Blow for Millers bday last night. Great Great time! Ended up going around mingling and met a lot of people. I danced with a lady who introduced me to her husband who I apologized to, but he said he lets cool people dance with his wife. Met a girl who knows Graham Johnson from High school. Met a couple friends of Millers that I hadn't met before. One of them had some weird pigtail type of thing going on so I lightly grabbed one from the back and she gave me the nastiest purple nurple I have ever had in my life. She then said if I do it again she's going lower. Then I met her friend and when I asked her what she does for a living she wouldn't tell me. So after agging her on for about 5 minutes she told me she was a dominatrix and had a dungeon in her basement with chains and things. That was the last I talked to her the whole night. Band was fantastic. They did my favorite cover that they do which is "Soft and Wet" by Prince. The cover of the Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knockin'" was totally unexpected and cool. Ended up hitting Denny's up after and then went to Millers to listen to some 45's on his jubebox. Great time!
The picture above is of my friend Steve Miller. Today is the anniversary of his birthday. I was reading on other blogs of interest Steve Miller stories about how people grew up with him or met him, etc. The truth is, I don't really remember how I started hanging out with Steve Miller. He worked at the Farm like I did and that is where I met him. This year for Steve's Birthday we are going to see Hookers & Blow play at Mayslacks in N.E. All I know is that it will be a great time. Steve...today is your day.
p.s. Just got back from the hunting trip. I got some pretty good stories but i'm waiting for my pop to email me the pictures he took of me and everybody. I'll post about it as soon as I get those.
Well, it's Tuesday and I have one more day of work untill an interesting weekend starts. So I thought I'd have a long post of stuff going on in the next few days and on the first of the year for that matter...
I'm going to Island Lake, MN to meet my father and uncle who are deer hunting at the moment. Since I am a city kid through and through I didn't get a deer license, but I will probably shoot the rifles at targets up there.
It's Steve Miller's anniversary of his birthday on Friday and I am curious to see what he has planned. Last year was pretty fun, but I have no idea what he has planned for this year. Should be fun.
I have come to a desicison recently. I have decided to become a vegetarian again...AND NO IT IS NOT BECAUSE OF VEGAN CATERER. I will still eat fish, but I am going to stop eating cheese and milk products. Back to Soy cheese and milk. I will start this on January 2nd 2005. I am doing this for the same reason I had done it before. For discipline and to eat healthier. I am sick of eating fast food every f'n day. Also, I went to the handsomeboy modeling school official site..www.handsomeboymodelingschool.com and they have a section where you can post a picture and sign up for a makeover. I did. the picture above is the one I used.. check me out at handsomeboymodelingschool.com
that is all for now. See you Friday.
Oh my God I might have just seen a preview for what could be my favorite movie ever. The Star Wars Episode III trailor is up for viewing at starwars.com. This movie looks like it could be the darkest of all 6 of them. Thats kind of what I liked about Empire Strikes Back was how it ended on a sad note. The part in the preview when the screen turns to black and you hear the Sith master say Lord Vader....Vader: Yes Master....Sith Master: RISE! Then it pans to Annkin Skywalker in the Darth Vader garb strapped to a operating table and he starts doing the breathing! The it pans to Obi-Won getting choked by Vader! Preview also shows Chewbacca and all his wookie people and Yoda pulling out the saber again! I love me some Star Wars.
I was making a Prince mix for a couple friends of mine and I came across this disc I haven't heard for awhile which is a Prince show at First Ave. from 84 after Purple Rain came out. Two of the songs he plays are unreleased songs called "Our Destiny" and "Roadhouse Garden". In 1999 Prince teased his fans by saying he was going to release an album called "Roadhouse Garden" that was supposed to come out after "Purple Rain" but Warner Brothers wouldn't let him put it out. Then a few months later he told Kurt Warner it was on the backburner because he wants Wendy & Lisa to be a part of it. So far I've heard 5 songs from it and it will be a great album if it ever sees the light of day. "Roadhouse Garden" would be a straight up classic in my opinion. The songs kind of sound like a mix of "Around The World in a Day" and "Purple Rain". So you can tell it's from that period.
Well, last night could have been in the top 5 most fun nights of my life. Started out by going to see Paul Westerberg at the Pantages with Natz. Unbelievable show! Michael Bland was the drummer and the whole band was great. Played cuts like "Can't Hardly Wait", "Crackle and Drag", and "You're Making me Go". The hightlight for me was "Alex Chilton". He sounded like he never stopped touring. One of the funny moments was when Paul said he couldn't call his band the Painkillers anymore because somebody from bumfu*k Minnesota said they allready had a band with that name. He then called his band Paul Westerberg and his only friends.
From there we went to Gasthoffs in N.E. Minneapolis which was one of the best times i've ever had at a bar. Almost everybody I knew was there and I met a new friend. Ordered a drink called a "Tied To The Bedpost" which was quite intoxicating.
The picture above was from our Halloween party. I got my pictures developed today and they turned out great! I will try to post more this week.
Lastly, please check out Travis's new site........http://ilaughwhenicrap.blogspot.com
ME NATZEL The G Unit, and a cast of others will be at Gastoffs bar in N.E. MPLS at 11pm...come if your interested...
Prince will be getting his first award of many at the Billboard Music Awards....
I noticed a commment that asked why I said "Anniversary of my Birthday" on my last post and NO It is not a Prince inspired Jehovah's Witness thing. If you go to watchtower.org you will see that Jehovah's Witnesses do not celebrate Birthdays because they believe the early Christians didn't and in their Bible the only Birthday celebrated is the Birth of Jesus.
Inspired by my friend Kat from Sweden I went to a thingy online that lets you create a South Park character of yourself. This is me if I ever guest star.
This is another summer picture from the summer that just past. This was taken at my homeboy Steve Millers cabin when all of us from work went up to Garrison, MN. The three in the back from left are Natrix, Me, Jeff Hill. The man on the couch is Jake. Notice the Grain Belt Premium can on the counter. This was taken after a long day of sitting on the dock, swimming, shooting the sh*t in lawnchairs, and drinking a cool 6. I think "Lets Groove" by Earth Wind & Fire was on the stereo. God, I want it to be summer again!
Also, Me, Jeff Hill, Steve Miller and our crew chief Taylor went to Jams in Brooklyn Center after work again. Another night of drinking some beers and jive talking. All was good untill the boss bought us a round of a shot called a "Red Headed Slut" which consists of Jagermeister, Cranberry juice, and peach Schnops! They were playing some good jams until some uneducated music people requested every top 40 hip hop hit ever.
Also, Everybody who knows me take Dec. 18th and 19th off because for the anniversary of my birthday we are going to see Hookers & Blow (70's and 80's funk/rock cover band) at the Fine Line in Minnapolis. Will indeed be the best time ever!
YOUNNNNT!
If you don't know, Hypnotic is supposedly the new Crystal in Hip Hop. In a lot of horrible hip hop videos you can see people holding bottles of it, pouring it on groupies, or spitting it at their rivals. My roomate bought a bottle of it awhile back and we thought we'd take some Hypnotic pictures ourselves. The picture above is my roomate Natzel pouring Hypnotic on my other roomates head to wake him up from his 19 hour nap and also to show him that he is straight hip hop.
Went to Cheapo Records in Fridley last night and sold some cd's that I haven't played in awhile. Ended up making some doe and picked up "Thickfreakness" by The Black Keys. I can't get enough of them lately. I'm hooked on the lead singers voice. Very soulful! Also, I can play the two albums I have of theirs straight through.
This was posted on the npgmusicclub today, thought it was kind of interesting.....
First Avenue nightclub closes
I preordered my copy of Handsome Boy Modeling Schools "White People" from hiphopsite.com! I urge all fans of the group to pre-order it from them because you get a free Prince Paul dvd with every pre-order. I'm really curious as to how this one is going to sound with guest stars like Hall & Oates. I'm looking foreward to "Rock N' Roll Could Never Hip Hop Like This Pt. 2" featuring some older dj's. Nice to see De La Soul is on it too. I think that's what I love about Prince Paul and the Automator though is that they're always expanding the realms of hip hop music.
It's time for new direction
Well, the election is over and America spoke. I know I'm going to have a lot of angry friends when I see them again and also a very very angry mother. I think the things I don't like about Bush outweigh the things I do like about him, but I'm still going to support the fact that he is my President. See you in 2008 mf's.
Well, hope to see all of you that are voting at the polls tommrow. I know we've all head some heated discussions on this site and at various places, but that's probably a good thing. I for one will be voting at my old elementry school, Evergreen Park. Everytime I vote I go back to that place and some teacher comes up and says I look familar. It's also the only place I think I can go now and feel tall.
