The Witches of Eastwick. Ronald Dahl ‘s Witches. The witch of Blackbird Pond pond. Wendy the good witch. Sabrina the teenage witch. Marvel’s Scarlet Witch.
No matter how many buckets of water you empty, how many stakes you ignite, how many houses you drop on them, the wonderful witches of pop culture never fly completely away. They cast spells, ring bells, read books, and light candles. Samantha Stevens used to wiggle her nose to tidy up her 1962 living room.
With all their hocus pocus, they hardly have time to put down the broom, to kick back and relax. Where do they go to bend an elbow with their friends, enjoy an autumn brew, and maybe light up a Salem?
For that answer, we have come to the groove yard of golden goodies. Music celebrates the weird sisters, rarely discriminating between good and bad witches.
Obviously Professor Mikey has spent a little too much time in the witches brew pub. I blame that midnight happy hour and the eye of newt calamari. And the music! The juke boxes Blair witch projects long after the witching hour.
Playing Hell with the jukebox.
Old School loves to trick or treat at the Witches Brewpub. Keeps you out of Halloween traffic, clarifies multiple levels of focus, and thumps floorboards with a music too fun to be forgotten. After a few tall ones, you note the devil’s jukebox is exhaling brimstone, hemlock and headbangers. Serious observations, swinging cats, witched up rockabilly thugs, enchanted troubadours, all celebrating the risings of the moon on a time of bewitched and bothered rock and roll. All these song were created inspired by enchanted women of healing, magic, and strength. And flight.
THE WITCH The Sonics 1964 MAD WITCH Dave Gardner 1957 WITCHCRAFT Frank Sinatra 1957 WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS Redbone 1971 SHE’S MY WITCH Kip Tyler 1958 MY GIRLFRIEND IS A WITCH October Country 1968 THE SALEM WITCH TRIAL Kiriae Crucible 1968 THE WITCHWOOD The Strawbs 1971 WITCH’S PROMISE Jethro Tull 1970 BURN WITCH, BURN Circus 1967 WITCHCRAFT IN THE AIR Betty LaVette 1962 WITCH HUNT Rush 1981 WITCH GIRL The Mystrys 1966 YOU MUST BE A WITCH The Lollipop Shop 1968 SEASON OF THE WITCH Steve Stills/Al Kooper 1968 DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD Sammy Davis Jr. 1966
Witches Brew from the Witches Brewpub
Ingredients:
1.5 quarts lime sherbet
Green food coloring, optional
1 2-liter bottle lemon-lime soda (like Sprite), chilled
2 cups pineapple juice, chilled
Dry ice, gummy worms, and gummy eyeballs for garnish, optional
1 can pumpkin puree (15 oz)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
In a large bowl, whisk together the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg until smooth.
Add the lime sherbet to the bowl and stir until it is mostly melted.
Add the lemon-lime soda and pineapple juice to the bowl and stir until everything is well combined.
If you want to add green food coloring to give it a more witchy look, add a few drops now.
If you want to add dry ice for a spooky smoke effect, be sure to follow all safety precautions when handling it.
Serve in glasses with gummy worms and gummy eyeballs as garnish if desired.
Enjoy your Witches’ Brew with pumpkin!
Margaret Hamilton of Oz, Helena Bonham Carter as Harry Potter’s Bellatrix Lastrange, Anjelica Hustin from Ronald Dahl’s The Witches.
1. Wicked Witch of the West: From L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz,” this iconic character is known for her green skin and flying monkeys.
2. The Sanderson Sisters: Winnie, Mary, and Sarah Sanderson are the witches from the movie “Hocus Pocus.”
3. Gandalf and Saruman: Wizards in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” series, they are often referred to as wizards but share many characteristics with traditional witches.
4. Bellatrix Lestrange: A prominent dark witch in the “Harry Potter” series created by J.K. Rowling.
5. Elphaba: The green-skinned protagonist of Gregory Maguire’s novel “Wicked,” which also inspired a popular musical.
6. The Witch in “Snow White: The evil queen who uses magic to try to eliminate Snow White.
7. Circe: A character from Greek mythology known for her magical abilities, featured in various works of literature.
8. The White Witch (Jadis): A character from C.S. Lewis’s “The Chronicles of Narnia” series, known for her ice-cold magic.
The educational underground pirate radio Old School podcast with Professor Mikey featuring rarities, stories, and surprises from the last half of the 20th century. A eclectic variety of discovery for newer music lovers, a reconnection for the rest of us, present in a theme format that thinks outside the album cover. Rock, country, blues, and anything else that might have captured the 20th century imagination, updated for a newer audience while remaining a comfort to older rockers.
Professor Mikey spent over 50,000 hours in various broadcast booths in 60-some markets, taking to the air at 16 a couple of months before The Beatles released Revolver. He rocked, informed, and amused his listeners in six different decades. Old School is his attempt to put it all together in a great set. He is confirmed AM-FM Positive.
The educational underground pirate radio Old School podcast with Professor Mikey featuring rarities, stories, and surprises from the last half of the 20th century. A eclectic variety of discovery for newer music lovers, a reconnection for the rest of us, present in a theme format that thinks outside the album cover. Rock, country, blues, and anything else that might have captured the 20th century imagination, updated for a newer audience while remaining a comfort to older rockers.
Professor Mikey spent over 50,000 hours in various broadcast booths in 60-some markets, taking to the air at 16 a couple of months before The Beatles released Revolver. He rocked, informed, and amused his listeners in six different decades. Old School is his attempt to put it all together in a great set. He is confirmed AM-FM Positive.
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