Wrinked Meat

Wrinkled Meat, aka Wrinkle Meat, Wrinkle Face, Ka-be-nah-gwey-wence, or John Smith (likely story) allegedly lived to be in his middle 130's, although he doesn't look a day older than 120 here.

If this is true he was born some time in the 1700's, before George Washington took the oath of office. When he died in 1922 he was listed at 137 years old.

WM liked to wander, whether on foot or via canoe. He lived near Cass Lake, a member of the Chippewa tribe, and paddled all over the upper Mississippi. After Minnesota was settled by whites, he sold postcards of himself at train stations all over Northern Minnesota. He became quite famous and he would ride the trains and visit places like Brainerd and Duluth. This clever self promoter traded his fame for free train rides and hotel rooms. Think of Tila Tequila as a latter day Wrinkle Meat.

He enjoyed drinking Indian whiskey, which was a watered down version of White man's whiskey. You could find him kicking back with a wet one with the loggers in the saloons of Grand Rapids. I'm sure he could bend an ear.

Regardless of his actual age, his life spanned an awesome span of history. He really did see it all.