Now that wavy gravy is gone, i dont eat ice cream at all. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think theyre both suffering brain freeze, and they wont give ice cream to either of them. Remember ones like wavy gravy, chocolate comfort, vermonty python, and creme brulee. In his book something good for a change, he tells the story of 11. Pints were packed, smiles were spread, and the wavy gravy flavor took its rightful place in the grocers freezers. Just so theres no confusion we thought we oughtta warn ya.
The film blends wavy s own words with magical stories from an extraordinary array of fellow travelers both cultural and countercultural, revealing the man behind the clowns grin and the fools clothing. Ice cream, 7th edition focuses on the science and technology of frozen dessert production and quality. Wavy gravy born may 15, 1936, east greenbush, new york, usa is an american entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality and countercultural beliefs. That course got them a textbook and some tests, which they say they did pretty good taking. If i wrote wavy gravy a theme song, it would be something like this. Ben cohen emerged from the fog with his idea for naming a flavor after me. Visit the flavor graveyard to see some of your old favorites. Its zanily delicious taste profile embodied its namesake, and every bite seemed to help resurrect the spirit of woodstock.
Feb 7, 2012 yes, we have an actual flavor graveyard where we lay our dearly depinted to rest. He has reported that his moniker was given to him by b. He is married to bonnie beecher who is now known as jahanara romney. I was giving a performance for homeless children, said wavy.
Ben and jerrys has a flavor graveyard for the dearly depinted. Nov 20, 2006 for an upcoming issue of seventh hour blues magazine, hippy icon wavy gravy shares some of his music playing his infamous ektar. Id never heard about hugh romney, the man who later became famous as wavy gravy. The first wavy gravy lp wraps up with an obscene comeon for further volumes. They have tons of imaginative flavors with great ingredients that blow others out of the water. Maybe its good they dont make it anymore because i could eat the whole carton at once, and now that im older, it would prob go right to my hips. Visitors are led through a lavender archway into a land surrounded by a white picket fence where the tombstones of 27 fallen flavors are on display. King at the texas international pop festival in 1969. Hugh romneybetter known as wavy gravy turned 74 this weekend. A ben and jerrys ice cream flavor memorializes his name. The beloved ice cream maker is giving its customers a chance to pay their respects to fallen favorites like rainforest crunch, cool brittania and wavy gravy at its flavor. The illegitimate son of harpo marx and mother theresa wavy gravy isnt a.
What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000 people. The flavor first burst onto the ice cream scene in 1993, but its journey began nearly two years prior when ben approached wavy gravy in san francisco. No such luck for wavys flavour, but weve been wrong before, we wont give up the ghost if you wont, so whatre you waiting for. Fudgy dinosaurs galore got all dug up til there were no more. The founder of camp winnarainbow along with his wife, jahanarah. That assures what wavy calls a little diverse miniworld. Wavy gravy will appear at 7 tonight at tower books, 20 mercer st. Every day, fans stop by wavy gravy or ethan almond, cool brittania or rainforest crunch, to read their epitaphs and wonder what went wrong. Born hugh nanton romney in east greenbush, new york, he later settled in california with his wife, jahanara romney bonnie beecher, and his son, howdy dogood gravy tomahawk truckstop romney jordan romney. The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly depinted ice cream flavors. Just so theres no confusion we thougt we oughtta warn ya. If youre in the northern california area this weekend, be preparedmost of the state is going to smell like patchouli and baby boomer tears. Wavy gravy named after the hippie personality and woodstock speaker of the same name, the ice cream consisted of nutflavored ice cream, a chocolatehazelnut swirl, and roasted. If you remember the original woodstock, wavy made history with the words.
Jun 19, 2007 the origins of wavy gravy ice cream are pretty simple. For some the honor is short lived as their signature ice cream is sent to the flavor graveyard. It explores the entire scope of the ice cream and frozen dessert industry, from the chemical, physical, engineering and biological principles of the production process to the distribution of the finished product. Wavy gravy did make a comeback, albeit in limited batch form. His life was the subject of a 2010 documentary film titled saint misbehavin. For an upcoming issue of seventh hour blues magazine, hippy icon wavy gravy shares some of his music playing his infamous ektar. My favorite was dublin mudslide, however after a 2 year stint that flavor ended up in the flavor graveyard. You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think hes really sick and they wont give him any ice cream. Ice cream party essentials top things off with recipes for cones, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, ice cream sandwiches, and more. The rest of the disc is crammed with novelty tunes of dubious amusement value, though the lone twisters bongodriven theme song is irresistibly dumb move your torso, even moreso. There, you can remember the flavors of days gone by like wavy gravy. Wavy gravy contributor of high times presents paul.
Jul 21, 2017 basic human needs, basic human deeds, doing what comes naturally down in the garden, when no one is apart deep down in the garden, the garden of your heart wouldnt it be grand if we all lend a hand so each one of us could stand on a free piece of land and wouldnt it be thrilling if folks stopped their killing and started in tilling the land basic human needs, basic human deeds, doing what. Feb 7, 2012 yes, we have an actual flavor graveyard where we lay our dearly. May 17, 2016 wavy gravys 80th birthday is an allafternoon festival only slightly smaller than woodstock, where wavy, real name hugh romney, became famous for offering breakfast in bed for 500,000. Michelle esricks loving documentary, saint misbehavin 10 years in the making is a real introduction to this remarkable man. Ben and jerrys offers tours of the factory and the graveyard. Animal spirit guides, under your spell, my sun and stars, book of shadows. At odettas memorial on february 24, 2009 another clear sign that all of us children of the 60s are getting old. Wavy gravy hes such a hippy i wish he lived near me because wed start a cult. The reason im learning this now is that the ice cream company is offering samples of its pumpkin pie ice cream available only at the waterbury factoryto anyone who pays a visit to the factory and graveyard this halloween technically, the window is october 29. Second chance challenges meet your next favorite book.
He founded the phurst church of phun in the 1960s, a secret society of comics and clowns that aimed to support ending of the vietnam war through political theater, and has adopted a clown persona in support of his political activism, and more generally as a form of entertainment work, including as the official clown of the grat. Romney has founded or cofounded several organizations, including the activist commune, the hog farm, and later, as wavy gravy, camp winnarainbow and the seva foundation. Just so theres no confusion, we thought we oughtta warn ya. No such luck for wavy s flavour, but weve been wrong before, we wont give up the ghost if you wont, so whatre you. This is exactly the kind of silly thing i needed to learn today. See more ideas about wavy gravy, ken kesey and ram dass.
Oh pear 19971997 this shortlived flavor featured an unusual combination flavors. The wavy gravy movie, a featurelength documentary film created by michelle esrick, was released and went on to receive numerous film festival awards, aired on showtime and pbs, and is distributed on dvd, amazon, netflix, itunes and other digital platforms. The redoubtable wavy gravy artist, philanthropist, prankster, 60s icon, and 90s activist brings a collection of his collages. Happy 75th birthday to wavy gravy, a great dude in history. Wavy gravy contributor of high times presents paul krassner. With over 500 recipes, author bruce weinstein has put together the most comprehensive cookbook of its kind. Its also a neat tourist stop for ice cream lovers the world over. Ice cream lovers across the country embraced the new flavor. The ice cream was named after 60s hippie and clown icon wavy gravy aka hugh romney who has had the distinction of mcing all 3 woodstocks and also runs camp winnarainbow in an area outside of laytonville, california which is about a 3 hour drive north of san francisco. Wavy gravy has also been recognized for his work as a collage artist, with work presented at a solo exhibition in april 1999 at the firehouse gallery in new york under gallery owner eric gibbons. He had an exhibition, wavy gravy retrospective 1996 at the firehouse gallery of bordentown, new jersey. He has been master of ceremonies at all three woodstock festivals. And then theres wavy gravy, our legendary cult classic named after the iconic 1960s activist and woodstock emcee.
Now presented in a special edition dvd with new bonus features. See more ideas about bones funny, haha funny, ballet posters. Although i was aware of wavy gravy as a cultural icon, i really knew very little about him. Wavy gravy introduction arianna huffington goodreads author foreword 3. In saint misbehavin wavy is revealed more than the tiedyed entertainer and ice cream flavor namesake that often defines him in the popular. Introduced in 1993, wavy gravy ice cream was the most popular of the flavors released that year and royalties from its sales were used to help provide scholarships for needy children to attend camp winnarainbow, an innovative circus and performing arts program directed by hugh romney the real wavy gravy and his wife, jahanara. He certainly has had a long run since his earlier days as a poet and standup comic, improvisational theater artist, psychedelic bus caravan luminary, and rock concert mc, and often jokes. The ultimate ice cream book contains enough recipes to fill your summer days with delicious frozen desserts but after acquainting yourself with this book s hundreds of tempting concoctions, youll want to use it every day of the year. No such luck for wavy s flavor, but weve been wrong before, we wont give up the ghost if you wont, so whatre you. Wavy gravy 19912001 this caramel and cashew brazil nut flavor stayed on shelves for eight years. A flavor redesign might be doable but fossil fuel is nonrenewable.