HAPPY BIRTHDAY WAVY GRAVY! (The bestest person ever!)

[Bennyboy]

74!

Did you know?

That Bob Dylan wrote "The Times They are a changin" on his typewriter?

That he is married to one of Bob's former girlfriends?

That he did not eat the brown acid at Woodstock?

That he founded SEVA, a non profit that has given eyesight to millions of people all over the world?

That he runs Camp Winnarainbow, a performing arts camp for children (and some adults) and for every paid tuition one underprivleged kid gets a scholarship?

[Bennyboy]

1. Some quotes:

Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore.
Wavy Gravy

Laughter is the valve on the pressure cooker of life. Either you laugh and suffer, or you got your beans or brains on the ceiling.
Wavy Gravy

Sure, I could of done it different... put my clown in a closet and dressed up in straight clothing. I could of compromised my essence, and swallowed my soul.
Wavy Gravy

[Bennyboy]

2. Gotta have a photo!

[Bennyboy]

3. BB King gave him the name you know.....

Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Romney) is a life-long activist for peace and personal empowerment, best known for his hippie appearance, personality, and beliefs. His moniker (which is the name he uses on a day-to-day basis: "It's worked pretty well through my life," he says, "except with telephone operators – I have to say 'Gravy, first initial W.") was given to him by B.B. King at the Texas International Pop Festival while he lay onstage. It was announced that B.B. King was going to play and Romney began to get up when a hand appeared on his shoulder. It was B.B. King, who stated, "Are you Wavy Gravy?", to which Romney replied "Yes". "It's OK; I can work around you" said B.B. King, and he proceeded to play. Romney considered this a mystical event, and permanently assumed Wavy Gravy as his legal name. Wavy Gravy's clown persona grew out of his political activism. Constantly being arrested at demonstrations, he decided he would be less likely to be busted if he dressed as a clown. "Clowns are safe," as he put it. He does however enjoy traditional clown duties such as jokes, magic tricks and entertaining children. He is also the "official clown" of the Grateful Dead, and has two radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/773530.Wavy_Gravy

[marzipanni]

4. I like this picture of Wavy Gravy

His parents knew Albert Einstein, who once held his hand and took him for a walk around the block when he was small.

[mitchum]

5. He is the only "hippie" I respect

He walks the talk
unlike the rest who just try to relive the days
when they had
hair
waistlines
and
the ability
to fuck young girls