Wavy Gravy
Wavy Gravy
Wavy Gravyis an American entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality and countercultural beliefs. His moniker was given to him by B.B. King at the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969. "It's worked pretty well through my life," he says, "except with telephone operators – I have to say 'Gravy, first initial W.'"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth15 May 1936
CountryUnited States of America
running should-have cities
I was at the 1976 Republican Convention in Kansas City. I was running 'Nobody for President' at the time. I printed up these press releases and handed them out to the crowd at the Kemper Arena. 'Nobody keeps campaign promises.' 'Nobody lowers your taxes.' 'Nobody should have that much power.' 'Nobody is in Washington working for you.'
choices second-choice
Death was Patrick Henry's second choice.
portraits painter related
I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney.
pain cheer kids
I became a clown when these docs came to the house in Berkeley and asked me to come cheer up kids. I'd just had my third spinal fusion and I was looking for something to take my mind off the pain I was in.
brother shoes suits
A clown I knew who was retiring from Ringling Brothers gave me his giant shoes, and somebody else made me a clown suit.
life-is ecstasy
I am in total ecstasy with where my life is now.
creativity humor play
Keep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore.
morning mind breakfast
Good morning! What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for four hundred thousand.
whales television documentaries
Well, this week for example, I was just in Los Angeles making a documentary for German television on whales. They had tried to get me in England where they missed me.
standing-alone standing
The 90's are the 60's standing on their head.
bob calls life otherwise roll shooting
Bob Weir calls me a saint, but I'm 'Saint Misbehavin'.' They're making a documentary about my life, and that's the current shooting title. I can roll with that, but otherwise the s-word makes me really paranoid.
change
If you don't change, you're dead, so I try to keep changing.
eating good respecting shut women
Don't underlook the Sixties; we started eating more vegetables, respecting women, and we shut down Vietnam. We did a lot of good stuff. But it shouldn't shut you down from the moment.
bed ben fans field marshall pint sign time wearing
At Marshall Field in Chicago, I had them take a big bed into the menswear department, one with black sheets. I'd get in bed wearing a nightcap, and my fans would get in bed with me, one at a time, and I'd sign their memorabilia. And then I'd give them a free pint of Ben & Jerry's.