About Wavy Gravy

Hugh Nanton Romney Jr. (born May 15, 1936), known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs.

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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

American entertainer

We are all the same person trying to shake hands with our self.

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American entertainer

It had an enormous impact to the point of the United Nations passing a resolution against the killing and hunting of these whales as they are an endangered species. This was a documentary on the plight of the whales.

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I am in total ecstasy with where my life is now.

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

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American entertainer

The 90’s are the 60’s standing on their head.

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American entertainer

And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again.

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American entertainer

To let the people know there was life beyond Shirley Dean, we decided to focus on voter registration; each day I set up my card table somewhere in the district, signed people up, and passed out noses.

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American entertainer

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.

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American entertainer

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.

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What a rush it was to plunge into the bin of official decision and cast a ballot in favor of FUN.

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I always say, dare to struggle, dare to grin.

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I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.

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American entertainer