Love Medicine

Love Medicine
Detail of beadwork from an Ojibwe medicine pouch

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Apache Rose Peacock

I was listening to Apache Rose Peacock by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and it is an incredible song! It is about a woman that Anthony Keidis met on a trip to New Orleans. It reminded of the Apache Unit were doing in class!

Kiedis' family didn't think they had Indian blood, but they did some research, and they are related to the Mohawk Indians. Anthony used to dream going to a reservation one day and meet the girl of his dreams. He has two incredible Indian tattoos, one a picture of a Haida Thunderbird. This artwork comes from the tribes of the Pacific Northwest and is a stylization of an eagle across his back :

http://crfranke.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ant4.jpg

http://www.eviltattoo.com/celeb/anthonykiedis2.jpg


and on both arms he has two tattoos of Indian Chiefs. One is of Chief Joseph and the other is of Sitting Bull:

http://www.eviltattoo.com/celeb/kiedis2.html

http://www.eviltattoo.com/celeb/kiedis.html



VERY explicit lyrics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsja7RVI-ZE

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