long over due posts

FFG has been hustlin (although not really much hustle on this blog) - so there is lots to update. We have played three shows since we last spoke to the internet world. We Freestyled our MC Roles as we introduced the Sweet Soul Girls at the Dollhouse Xmass Party on Dec 12? at FORTUNE Sound Club. The VIP Cheese Plate was - ample, and the sound system was incredible - like really really good sounding. Its Funny cause, this is the only documentation we have of the evening. Thanks Woodhead for taking it. I am sure there is other documentation, if you have some and are reading this, FFG would be much appriciative --- we put alot of time into our costumes (that we stripped out of through out the night on stage (inspired by CP's Strip Hop numbers!)



We have also been rhyming at Open Studios at the Pajama Disco Party with the Dollhouse Crew and with Khari's Band at the Libra Room. FFG feels very tubularly happy that these producers and performers are into having us throw down at their parties. Its a huge honour everytime. - its also insanely fun.

JAN 24, UPWARDS

the home for FFG . . . you are invited.




This a live - in situ - post (MC Bag Foot, MC Wrinkly Fingers, et al.)

Freestyle Focus Group @ Fortune Sound Club, Dec 14, 2010

Hey FFG Fans (yes, "fans" ... or maybe acolytes? ...) MC SNACKY NUTS and I will be freestyling at Fortune Sound Club this Tuesday. haha. I know -- we will be rapping over (arguably) the best (club) sound system in Vancouver. I say best (club sound system) because I would wager that underground systems like lighta sound or perception sound would destroy fortune's stacks. Nonetheless, this is a pretty interesting development for FFG. I mean, we are accustomed to rocking house parties or tag teaming on our custom SoundBike at parks in East Van. So, getting on the mic at a real live club makes me a tad nervy. But hey, we are pretty amped too. With Freestyle, I never know what to expect. Life is one huge flow from off the top of the head anyway. Below is the promo text for the event written by the one and only, Crystal Precious.
Maybe we shall see you there. It should be a memorable one.

http://www.fortunesoundclub.com/



Soy Chocolate Milk Sandwitches,
Prof. Prawns

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Whattup Sasspackets!!!

SO. As you may or may not remember (and if you do remember, it’s blurry as hell), we generally do this thing once a year where we kick off our heels and take the night off to celebrate the holidaze in true Sweet Soul fashion: half-dressed and SERIOUSLY dipped in vodka-cranberry sauce. With sparkles on top. And tassles. Maybe a moustache or two. You know, depending how the night went. :)

This year we decided what the hell… if we don’t have a studio at the moment, we may as well set up the decks between two of the sickest stacks in the city and let a few of our awesome former DH residents FULLY take advantage of them. Cue dancing around in totally inappropriate holiday themed outfits and hugging each other suggestively. FAaaaaBulous.

We feel also that the best thing to do when a certain world-famous raccoon named LITTLE MISS RISK comes back from a 3 month tour is to throw her legendary ass back onto the stage so we can drool over it. Don’t you agree? Naturally. And of course, my traditional CP Mistletoe Fishing Rod will be back in action from which YOU CANNOT ESCAPE. Heh heh heh. NEVAH!!!

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It's the
4th Annual Dollhouse Family Christmas Party!!!!

Fortune Sound Club
147 East Pender St. Chinatown

THEME: Bad Santas & Ho Ho Ho's (shocker). ALSO ACCEPTABLE: really bad Christmas sweaters, holiday glam shiz, formal holiday steez. HOWEVER: evil santas or slutty holiday wear is preferred.

w/ LIVE performances by Crystal Precious , Lola Frost, Cara Milk, Villainy Loveless, Burgundy Brixx & finally home, Little Miss Risk!!

& DJs:

Steamboat Fattie
K-Tel
Woodhead

& MC's
MC PROFESSOR PRAWNS & MC SNACKY NUTS

9pm - 2am
Show 10:30 pm

$10 / cover

Please Bring Food Bank / Clothing Item; each donation will receive a FREE K-TEL CD!!!

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Come join us for wayyyyy too much X-mas cheer before you are at the mercy of (gulp) your REAL FAMILIES.

Happy holidaze! Let's get ho-ey & have a ho-ho-ho down. With ho-sauce.

Jingles n' jiggles,
xooxxoxo
CP, Cara & Joe (& Cherry from abroad!)

FFG Throws Down at SWEET SOUL's BLUE PARTY and EAST SIDE CULTURE CRAWL Crawl

The PROF and MC KARLIS @ Open Studios Nov 20, 2010. (Minus -5 C)

FFG has had a pretty charged couple of weekends. As you can see above, we were commissioned to freestyle outside the infamous blue party hosted at Open Studios. The Sweet Soul Girls created a wicked atmosphere of SASStacularity that night. MC Karlis (within 2 hrs of the event) fashioned a new more portable soundbike/soundsystem set-up that could loaded onto the back of his panner rack. It was working fine, until the the gell cells frosted over and the beats slowed till they froze. So, we upped our game and beatboxed the rest of the night. it was dope.

This past weekend, Transformation Projects (Andrea Curtis and I) produced an art/performance installation at the Russian Hall called : NOW TOWN CULTURE LOUNGE. We had a saturday afternoon a "Living Room Cypher". We got a lot of people up to rap that have never rapped before. that is part of the mission of FFG. We believe that EVERYONE can freestyle. And so we motivate new people to get on the mic alot. It is wicked to see people bust out lyrics and stories from their unique perspectives. Especially people who are not as heard from in public social forums. Pics from the cypher are forthcoming. For now, here are some pics from the last couple of weeks.

Images Below are some highlights from our weekly FreeStyle Focus Group Jam on Mondays at 45 WEST Studios. Featured Rappers include, MC Renanimals, Slippery Elm, MC HoneyPants, MC Single-Dain, Alistar, MC ISSAC and our youngest freestyler so far, MC Sophie (5 years old).

Freestyle Focus Group: Indoor Sessions Update

So, Mondays 930PM - Late, MC Karlis and I (Prof. Prawns) have been throwing down at 45 West Studios www.45west.ca on a huge sound system that dangles from the cieling. It runs off of an antiquated-yet virile reciever donated to the space for uses such as ours. We are running two mics and youtube through a main mixer that has many channels to spare. MC Karlis has integrated a usb-recorder that takes the main feed directly from the board. we will be posting some audio for the first time very soon.

here are some pics from the recent monday sessions -



Prof. Prawns

MC Karlis


Here is a very kronkilEE video from my phone which depicts MC KARLIS sounding like a scary alien.

Replay Your Tea With Me @ ArtXchange in Seattle

Luke Moloney and I, have been invited to instal Replay Your Tea With Me (RYTWM) for Miko Kurio's Midnight Tea on Oct 2, 2010.
Here is a link to the show. http://www.freewebs.com/mikokuro/seattlefeaturedartists.htm

see you in seattle!

Adrian

recent missions

Unfortunately, we forgot the camera, but the last few missions have been awesome.

last weekend, we staked out the lakewood bike path by Tempelton highschool. a woman came out her house to speak to us and at first we thought, oh oh, were in trouble. but she came out to say that she could hear us down the block and she thought is was great. she brought her child out and her husband and they brought our wine wine and beers and took a seat on the globe-sculpture by the highschool smoke pit. others emerged from their sleepy burrows to come take things in. it was a chill night. then the police paid us a visit, and the lady dumped her wine-and glass in the bushes. the authority was civil, and we were on our way.
He drove up the bike path (sidewalk) all the way to us, rather than just walking a few yards...it was comical.

Last night, (friday 10th) sept. was epic. we started at Salsbury park, attracted 12 person walking posse that emerged from the appt block across the street. they heard us and walked directly toward us and then, after passing them the three mics, they slayed it. hilarious rhymes and gestures. quite accomplished. its nice to MC with other practiced folk, helps raise Karlis and my game. then a lady came out and explained that children are sleeping-yes , the poor children. so sad. they might actually hear some street culture for 20 minutes--but they must be protected. But that said, we are mobile, so we cranked the beats and sped off down the street to woodland park a few blocks down. threw down there, and we approached by the people who live in the Parks and Rec House. We continued on to Benny's Bagels driveway. we were hitting our stride there, rapping to the captive audience on smoke breaks during jamming at the jamspace located across the street (adanac-clark). Eventually the police found us, they had apparently received noise complaints from all the locations we were rapping all along Adanac :) they were very into the soundbike and asked why we did it...I broke into an energetic freestyle about the bike and this situation and the police were definitely into it.

we asked about noise by-laws and how we hate the sound of weedwackers and lawnmowers. but he said that no mater how loud they are, those are allowed, music, tho is pretty much never allowed. there can be sound complaints in the middle of teh day and they have to respond to those. there is no actual time span where you can make musical-artful noise (only construction-and yard maintenance, or engine noise). Does this seem just a little wrong to anyone?