The Tsekoombah
This Story is the absolute truth as told by The Tsekoombah himself to the master storyteller, Joules LaHae.
A preface is in order, to follow in time, with links, et al. In the interim... enjoy this.
~ Now playing: pre-DEMO currently sans vocals, et al, for a relative gist. Below, see the story of The Life & Times of Mr. Tommy "TC" Chaino ~ Tommy Ahkeahbo ~
Words & Music: Joules LaHe aka Gregor Rice
Just a baby of 9 when he went up on the Hill
And faced a horrible Snake comin' in for the kill.
He froze like Stone gettin' ready to run,
Then the Old Snake spoke, "What ya here for, son?"
He couldn't remember as he started to cry
In reply to the Snake, "I didn't come here to die!"
"Just think about it, boy," the Serpent said with a smirk
And went for his arm before the boy could… [jerk]
"Is it Thunder? Or the Lightning?"
"Your Grandpaws say you got the Medicine Heart
An' all the Aunties say they saw it right from the start.
You take my Medicine. I give it to you
With a Power for Healin' like a Strike from the Blue.
If'ya think you can make it only 3 more days
You will earn every Secret of the Ancient Ways.
Just sit here to soak up all the Legend and Lore
And take every bit of what ya come here for
The Lightning ~ Take the Thunder. Take it."
Suggest a long, mystical instrumental interlude featuring The Tsekoombah on Sacred Drum, et al
He came down from the Mountain with a streak of gray hair
But he learned how to Vanish clean into thin Air.
No matter what ails ya from the croup to the pox
He's got a little somethin' in his Medicine Box.
He'll cover your head with a Black Silk Scarf
And reach down to your guts 'til you wanna barf.
He'll blow that devil right out of your Soul.
Watch it ooze down the wall as he patches the hole
With Thunder ~ And his Lightning.
You don't call him 'Shaman' or a 'Medicine Man'
Just a 'Tsekoombah' from the Promised Land.
He'll mend your bones with the Song of his Flute
Or boil up a Brew made of Arrowroot.
The Elements serve him at the Wave of his Hand
And he brings back the dead with a pinch of Red Sand.
He calls Gome~Kia with a couple of Smokes
And they Danse Pondaw in their Rainbow Cloaks
Of Thunder ~ And Their Lightning.
[Faint BG vocals @ Long Instrumental Ending:
Narrator: "Bullet in the face @ Wounded Knee"
TC: "I can See ya comin' but ya can't See me, haw ne, haw naw..."]
PRE-DEMO ONLY: suggest 3 vocals; Narrator, Snake & TC
this rendition featuring Ted Tomiuk’s screamin’ guitar work & other talents
suggesting the addition of a solo guitar riff 4-8 measure intro
bringing in various instruments one by one fit to visuals & slowing it doowwnn a bit, nix quarter note drum...
(c) 1999~2011 Joules LaHae aka Gregor Rice ~ 511 Lake Dr. Clear Lake ~ Fremont, IN 46737
1-260-495-3211 ~ ieshea @ frontier dot com
main site:
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Presenting: The Tsekoombah and his lovely daughter, Princess Ahkeahbo.
Lightning Shaman, Honored Man of Wisdom, and 7 time World Champion Fancy
Dancer,
this extraordinary human being also presented and negotiated with Chairman Mao during the Peace Talks, too long ago, now...
with any seeming hope of world peace unlikely short of Divine intervention. More to come...
More... ...The Tsekoombah orchestrated The Sacred Ring Ceremony while our highly honored guest here @ Tarajories.
To this day, The Eagle still comes at the least sign of danger.
And I still stand in awe at the reference, found at the base of the Totem he built during his work and play here on The Hill.
More... ...The Tsekoombah told of his father's story of he and his father, TC's grandfather, inventing the McKenzie Kiowa alphabet
during what became disastrous interactions with the barrage of cavalry and government officials.
The next page shows a drawing by The Tsekoombah illustrating some of his powerful teachings
re: communicating with the forces of nature.
The following 2 pages by The Tsekoombah's own hand and that of his father, Pbodtoshay, tell the tale.
The Tsekoombah's powerful teachings were not wasted on this grateful... but humble... student.
So unfortunate, but the StarKamp website which housed the above, and below, webpages was wiped out without notice or compensation by Verizon. Funding required and requested for the redo. Thanks!
More... ...Personally unknown to the storyteller, but highly honored nonetheless,
our own reporting on this Arizona TV news film-@-11 taping of The Hopi SnowDanse en demonstration of the work as shown.
From a sparkling blue Sedona sky to a Conference & Celebration of The Elements, Pondaw... Grandfather Cloud...
and other honored guests fill the arena on high.
We apologize for missing the thickest of snowfall as we again stood in awe at the sight we beheld.
Our driveabout too late the following day finds our report nested @ our StarKamp site, sans captions:
As such, both the lyric demo by Joules LaHae and subsequent instrumental presentation
w/screamin' guitar work by Ted Tomiuk are available on the broadjam profile-in-process.
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Hear the Line-Up for Black & Bluzae, too, at Joules LaHae Artist's Demo Page @ Broadjam
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