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The Gilded Man
He was the legendary king of the chiefdom of Chibcha in the
far northern Andes of Colombia. You know him as El Dorado.
El Dorado was a person ... a city ... a kingdom ... and
eventually ... a myth. How's that for attaining stature?
The myth was born of the Spanish lust for gold. Who amongst
us--I ask you--has not experienced this heady state of
euphoria when in a moment of extreme hedonism we throw gold
dust in the air and stand under the now descending showery
sprinkles of sun-colored motes.
There was untold wealth, came the ubiquitous cries. Over there
.... in the northern kingdoms. And the rumors grew ... till it
was thought that all of central Colombia was drenched in gold.
And so the Spaniards began their quest of searching out untold
coffers of gold and riches which stretched beyond the boundaries
of their imaginations. Alas ... the tales were nothing more than
a chimera.
However ... any of you ever notice that no matter what occurs in
life ... there's always a "however" lurking in the background. I
wonder why that is. Anyway ... however ... very distinctive styles
of gold-working centered around the area of Chibcha around
Lake Guatavita. The time frame ... from the 1st century BC and
onward. The stories of the Gilded Man abounded. And it was here
that a ritual grew and the legend took shape.
It began with the inauguration of a new king. Prior to taking his
place ... he had to spend a few secluded days in a cave ... no
women ... no chili peppers. I can understand the no women. But no
chili peppers? Ye gads man ... that was inhuman! On the appointed
day ... our king to be made a quick trek to the lake ... stripped
off his clothes ... had his **** bod smeared with goo ... and was
subsequently covered with gold dust. He then boarded a raft which
was laden with treasures while accompanied by compatriots—also ****--
who were attired in golden bracelets and pendants and earrings. It
was a sight to behold.
To make this short ... the raft was then pushed into the middle of the
lake ... the treasures were thrown overboard as an offering to the
gods
.... and the gilded man--El Dorado--became king.
And so ... in a moment of rare discovery ... I ... Benjamin Mark ...
owner of Tyler-Adam Corp ... have uncovered an image of that very raft
.... with the gilded man and his attendants and their accompanying
treasures ... all made of gold ... all ****d as jay-birds ... whatever
that means--floating on a lake ... ready for the grand inaugural
ceremony
that would herald the new king as lord and master of his realm. Oh
what a sight.
For those of you who are new to this thing called Tidbits...may
I direct you to my home page at www.tyler-adam.com where
you will scroll down the left side menu till you get to the area
that says Current Tidbits ... and then click on it in order to
view a gold raft with ****d golden men readying themselves to throw
gold into the waters.
And there ya have it.
That's it for this week folks.
Catch you all next week.
Benjamin Mark
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