ABCDeology

The Witch Tree is over 400 years old (French explorer Sieur de la Verendrye described it in 1731) and perhaps much older – these types of trees can be a very long-lived in certain conditions, with notably old specimens growing on cliffs where they are inaccessible to deer and wildfire; the oldest known living specimen is just over 1,000 years old, but a dead specimen with over 1,500 growth rings has been found. These very old trees are, despite their age, small and stunted due to the difficult growing conditions. Offerings of tobacco are traditionally left there by generations of Ojibwe, French voyageurs and local kayak/canoe paddlers before journeys on the Great Lakes. The tree and land are owned by the Ojibwe tribe of the Grand Portage Reservation and there is no access unless accompanied by a tribal member (you can, however, get close to the base of the cliff by sea on kayak/canoe).

Dr. John – I Walk On Gilded Splinters (click through to the song)
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J’suis the Grand Zombie
My yellow belt of choison
Ain’t afraid of no tom cat
Fill my brains with poison
Walk thru the fire
Fly thru the smoke
See my enemy
At the [...]

Barack the Barbarian
“Any similarities to persons either living or dead is purely coincidental.” Yeah right.
In “Barack the Barbarian,” art imitates life with “Sorceress Hilaria, her demigod trickster husband Biil, Overlord Boosh and Chainknee of the Elephant Kingdom,” the synopsis says. “Who can the lone barbarian trust?” “Barack the Barbarian” also includes a sword-carrying vixen with [...]