THE ORIGINS - from the RELICS

(with tongue planted firmly in cheek)


THEN…crawling slowly from the primitive Northwestern bogs of mashed fern ooze and slime…standing upright under massive pine trees…ever so careful so as to not lock the knees…developing arms to raise and feet to move...and then voices to project past the front row and faces to reflect joy…prehistoric Continentus Vocalis emerged. And Cam looked out on his creation and spoke the words “…the morning and the evening are two concert opportunities…this is good. I will form from dirt a companion, a super-being, and will call it Newhopeus Tambouris. It will multiply and explore the four nether regions of this water and land covered rock

NOW…fossilized, petrified bones, bodies broken and aged, scattered across the land. Anthropologists and musicologists are exploring…spending long hours piecing together the ancient history, bringing various species of Newhopeus, for it evolved past it’s first form, to re-create the beginnings of this primogenitor. Old geezers, with nothing better to do, are studying photos and scratchy marks on parchments (kept in air tight mayonnaise jars lo these many years under the Puget Sound deck of David Miser) with state-of-the-art microscopes, to affect a library of details about early performus…the combined Continentus/Newhopeus Tourem.

There are many unanswered questions. What purpose did them serve and why were they created? Where are the missing links (besides Darrell)? How long did they travel the earth? How tall is that one in the middle? Why and when did this species fade away? And most importantly… are there any descendants? Word has drifted back to journalistic circles pertaining to sightings of similar beings in many foreign countries.
Rumor has it that National Geographic is planning a full spread on the origin of Continentus. Color maps, photos, artifacts, bus itineraries, the works. A similar seminar is scheduled in Houston to study just the Newhopeus branch of the tree, bringing together descendants and rock fossil experts. Any information is welcome.