Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock
Clip: Season 31 Episode 6 | 1m 13s
Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture.
Hugh Romney, otherwise known as Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture. Gravy helped establish the “Hog Farm” commune in California. In 1967 the Hog Farm began traveling the country as entertainers in converted school buses. Then the Woodstock organizers invited the group to their music festival in 1969.
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Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock
Clip: Season 31 Episode 6 | 1m 13s
Hugh Romney, otherwise known as Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture. Gravy helped establish the “Hog Farm” commune in California. In 1967 the Hog Farm began traveling the country as entertainers in converted school buses. Then the Woodstock organizers invited the group to their music festival in 1969.
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