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jj

Sing, Pray, and Be Childlike Always.

About Me



I am Ta'néészahnii, born for Kinlichíi'nii, my maternal grandfathers are Hopi, and my paternal grandfathers are Haltsooí Dine'é.

I love my Weh-Tsoh Kiley who is my best friend and teacher. She shows me what it means to have a sincere wonderment about life and to express my joy and sadness freely.

I also love music of all kinds and that is one of my joys in life. I work on computers for a living, write poetry and music, and I believe that I'm spiritually grounded in my traditional way of life as a Navajo man and willing to tool myself with the good things of other cultures. I am also part Hopi but do not know those ways since I was brought up on the Navajo rez.

My Interests

All music (except for new pop and new country), cubism, poetry, different cuisines, and poker. Hope to travel more.

I'd like to meet:

Sade, Eddie Vedder, Zack De La Rocha, Mariah Carey, Neil Young, Prince and as many original musicians who are not known yet.

Music:

Sade, Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Neil Young, The Temptations, Bob Marley, Wilson Pickett, AC/DC, The Difters, Mariah Carey, Marvin Gaye, Jill Scott, Jackie Wilson Erykah Badduh, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Al Green, Stone Temple Pilots, Percy Sledge, Jewel, Otis Redding, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Rage Against The Machine, Counting Crows, Black Crowes, Indigenous, Shawn Mullins, Peter Tosh, XIT, Paul Ortega, Elvis Presley, Brooks & Dunn, Tom Jones, George Jones, Willie Nelson, The Cure. Too many to mention here.

Movies:

Wag the Dog, Dead Poets Society, Rounders, Tombstone, and Thunderheart.

Television:

Don't watch it too much except for the Dallas Cowboys.

Books:

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown, Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie, Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, Busting Vegas by Some Guy.

Heroes:

Mom & Dad, My Weh-Tsoh Kiley. Any who has sought change and gained it.

My Blog

I Married The Sun

An old poem that was inspired by a friend Lealeena. She's an awesome painter as well.I married the sunIn days when light was scantAnd the moon had its runOf the land. What a rant.I married the sunIn d...
Posted by jj on Wed, 21 May 2008 03:59:00 PST

Hey Daddy

A tune I wrote about my childhood memories of music. Hey Daddy (Capo on 2nd)   (1st Verse)  Hey Daddy won't you let me listen to your 8 tracks once again?  My other lif...
Posted by jj on Mon, 19 May 2008 12:22:00 PST

Rock The 9 is on the cover of the Weekly Alibi.

Native Rock Rock the 9's inaugural concert plugs in to Gathering of Nations weekend By Marisa Demarco and Laura Marrich It's called "The 49"a singing party that wraps up powwows across North Ameri...
Posted by jj on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:56:00 PST

Red Ink Premiere Party

My writings have been selected by the Red Ink Editorial Board for publication in the next issue of Red Ink Magazine, Vol.14 No.1: Native Voices. I am doing a reading at their premier!...
Posted by jj on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:13:00 PST

Bird Song

(Chorus)I start my day by listening for a little bird song.You can say it's just a daily reminder of my spiritual connection.(Verse)Holy People I am your grandchild.Forgive me when I forget to pray.Ho...
Posted by jj on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:48:00 PST

Lies

(1st Verse)Excuse me lady, what's your name?I don't seem to remember. What a shame.All I remember is sitting at the barAnd drinking my pain away. I didn't get far. No.(Chorus)Ooh, little lady I'm not ...
Posted by jj on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:12:00 PST

Helpless

(1st Verse)Come inside and give me some water.I need to quench my mind.Come inside and pray to the father.I need some guilty wine.Come inside and light all the candlesBecause I need to sleep all day.C...
Posted by jj on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:06:00 PST

United State of

Another sickness induced installment. I started reading Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown. I was absolutely saddened and angered by what the US government had done to the people of this land....
Posted by jj on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:43:00 PST

Reservation Love

I am having one of my worst colds ever and in the middle of that mind numbing retreat from life with the aid of these toxic cold medicines I wrote this song about my first two loves. What a time. Good...
Posted by jj on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:32:00 PST

Mr. Trickster

Another "waking up" song about Sunday morning talking heads in this election season. :) -------------------I woke up one Sunday morning and turned on the TVAnd turned the channel to this gray haired m...
Posted by jj on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:07:00 PST