05-26-2012, 01:57 AM
Phli Lesh once opened a show with a long rambling joke... supposedly a very old one...
something about a group making their way through an african jungle following a guide...
After days of hiking through the jungle, the sound of ritual drumming is heard way off in the distance. The guide freezes in his tracks...
"what's wrong" says great white hunter
"DRUMS!"
"yes, I can hear them. What does it mean?"
"oh, very bad... very, very bad... drums must not stop"
"but why"
"very bad..."
and the guide just continues on... as they walk, the drums get louder and louder...
Soon they come to small village. All of the people are cowering in their huts, but a man comes out to great the group and starts talking to the guide. He is clearly distressed and they have a short animated discussion.
"What did he say" asks the GWH
"He asked us why we are moving toward the drums - he's very upset"
"I can see that - what did he say?"
"He said that drums must not stop. Very bad!"
"Yes, I know, but..."
Then the groups spiritual leader, a very old man comes forward and speaks a few words.
"What did he say?"
"He said, 'Drums... very, very bad"
The old man takes the GWH off to a small hut where he is given a small cup. The old man makes a drink gesture and the man drinks the contents of the cup.
In just a few moments his head begins to spin... the sound of the drums seem to be emanating from inside his head - louder and louder until he finally passes out.
He is awakened a short time later by the guide. But just as the guide is about the speak, the drums stop.
"Oh, no" the guide says...
"What? What happens now?"
"Drums very bad... drums must not stop."
"But why?"
"After drums stop... bass solo"
something about a group making their way through an african jungle following a guide...
After days of hiking through the jungle, the sound of ritual drumming is heard way off in the distance. The guide freezes in his tracks...
"what's wrong" says great white hunter
"DRUMS!"
"yes, I can hear them. What does it mean?"
"oh, very bad... very, very bad... drums must not stop"
"but why"
"very bad..."
and the guide just continues on... as they walk, the drums get louder and louder...
Soon they come to small village. All of the people are cowering in their huts, but a man comes out to great the group and starts talking to the guide. He is clearly distressed and they have a short animated discussion.
"What did he say" asks the GWH
"He asked us why we are moving toward the drums - he's very upset"
"I can see that - what did he say?"
"He said that drums must not stop. Very bad!"
"Yes, I know, but..."
Then the groups spiritual leader, a very old man comes forward and speaks a few words.
"What did he say?"
"He said, 'Drums... very, very bad"
The old man takes the GWH off to a small hut where he is given a small cup. The old man makes a drink gesture and the man drinks the contents of the cup.
In just a few moments his head begins to spin... the sound of the drums seem to be emanating from inside his head - louder and louder until he finally passes out.
He is awakened a short time later by the guide. But just as the guide is about the speak, the drums stop.
"Oh, no" the guide says...
"What? What happens now?"
"Drums very bad... drums must not stop."
"But why?"
"After drums stop... bass solo"
