American Prankster

Released in celebration of Wavy Gravy’s 87th birthday!

Wavy tells us about a few celebrity friends not discussed in the first 11 episodes, including Robin Williams, Bo Diddley, Sly and the Family Stone, the Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Mimi Farina and more. Plus The Committee’s psychedelic adventures in Big Sur, Wavy goes Down Under and infamous West Coast LSD chemist, Owlsey, gives LSD to hippies headed to hot springs…. With music by Noodle McDoodle, Will Collins, Hope for a Golden Summer and The Ukulady.

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Step inside the psychedelic mind of original Beatnik-Hippie Icon-Comedy Pioneer and Pioneering Activist Wavy Gravy as Producer Rainbow Valentine continues bringing curated Wavy to your ears with non-chronological stories of Wavy’s rainbow chompers, the origin of his ektar and Jell-O with the High Times magazine founder. Plus Wavy breaks down the Architecture of Comedy, gushes about Gilda Radner, SNL, Mr. Rogers and gets into his Simpsons moment of glory. Also, find out what Beatniks drank for breakfast, hear about Wavy’s hit single by the Ace of Cups and Hog Farmer, Casper Vandermei tells us about growing up on a hippie bus with Wavy. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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After the death of his comedy manager, Lenny Bruce in 1966, standup comedian, Hugh Romney, retreats to the Hopi Indian Reservation where he discovers the master plan of the universe…leading to Wavy Gravy’s lifelong obsession with labyrinths…. In our final episode Wavy gets into the projects he’s most proud of, unpacking the origin stories of his legacies: Camp Winnarainbow, Seva and planet Earth. Plus, Mutant Sponges, Harvey Milk, the Grateful Dead, the history of the Answering Machine and Rainbow Valentine investigates Wavy’s ultimate secret for over 75 years, unknown to anyone (except his wife)… his hated childhood nickname… Will Wavy reveal his abhorred-kiddie nickname along the master plan of the universe? Find out! With special guests Hog Farmers, Jordan & Jahanarah Romney, Casper Vandermei, Taliah Sykes and Dr. Larry Brilliant. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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Running the first black and white candidate for president, Pigasus, was merely Wavy’s first foray into national politics… in this episode we get into Wavy’s theatrical, activist extravaganzas, criss-crossing the country promoting Nobody for President, challenging the status quo with the belief Nobody should run the country because Nobody should have that much Power and Nobody Keeps All Campaign Promises…. Plus Wavy and the Hog Farm redefine family with the birth of over a dozen hippie kids, Santa Claus under arrest, FBI spies, Wavy’s prison talent shows with Jackson Browne and more. Guests, Jordan Gravy, Casper Vandermei, Jahanarah Romney and Susie Barsotti join Wavy Gravy and Rainbow Valentine to weave the saga of how Wavy uses humor as a weapon. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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After playing Canterbury with Pink Floyd, Wavy and the Hog Farm adventure in psychedelic buses across Europe through the Middle East to the Himalayas, having countless adventures and providing basic human needs along the way as they endeavor to deliver emergency supplies to hurricane victims in Bangladesh. Stories of golf in Pakistan, hashish in Afghanistan, Turkish prisons, Salvador Dali, Nepalese monks and an uncommon cruise over the Khyber Pass. Guests include Hog Farmers, Jahanarah Romney, Dorje Bond and Dr. Larry Brilliant. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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This episode unfolds Wavy’s pivot from Hollywood Beatnik Comedian to Rock’n’Roll Humanitarian Hippie Clown, providing basic human needs at festivals, saving the planet and more. We dig into the Texas Pop Fest ’69, Altamont and the Medicine Ball Caravan documentary, which aimed to recreate Woodstock in rural towns across America before depositing Wavy and friends in Europe, setting the stage for their international hippie bus caravan to the Himalayas. Wavy shares stories of his relationships with Jerry Garcia, Bill Graham, BB King, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, the Jefferson Airplane and more. Special guests include KMPX/KSAN radio pioneer, Raechel Donohue and Hog Farmers, Dr. Larry Brilliant, Jahanarah Romney and Dorje Bond. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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Why do hippies eat granola and wear tie dye? Because of the Woodstock Peace and Music Festival in 1969, when Hugh Romney became a global symbol for Peace, Love and Rock’n’Roll! After Wavy and the Hog Farm commune are hired to work at the iconic music festival, American’s opinions of hippies shift, along with the ethos of festival-partying. Diving into Woodstock’s unicorn moments, this episode unfolds why Woodstock was a unicorn and how Wavy and the Hog Farm commune were instrumental in the event’s success as they helped transform America’s notions of hippies, establishing a conscious, humanitarian way to party imitated by today’s festivals worldwide PLUS how granola and tie dye became synonymous with hippies. With guests Lisa Law, Jahanarah Romney, Laura Foster Corbin, Erica Miller and Jean Nichols. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives

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40 psychedelic houseguests in Hugh and Bonnie Jean’s 1 bedroom apartment leads to eviction, propelling Wavy and the Merry Pranksters to a literal hog farm as they morph from Beatniks into a new subculture the media calls “Hippies”. Starting with Hugh and Bonnie Jean’s 1966 wedding and honeymoon, Wavy unfolds origin stories of the Hog Farm commune and their groundbreaking theatrical parties, which attract attention from the media, movie stars and murderers. Hollywood windfall launches The Hog Farm and Friends Open Celebration, a traveling college roadshow tour PLUS Wavy joins forces with Abbie Hoffman and the Yippies, challenging the core of American politics when they run America’s first black and white candidate for president: Pigasus the Immortal! Episode guests include Abbie Hoffman’s archivist, Adrian Marin, Hog Farmers Dorje Bond, Laura Foster Corbin and Jahanarah Romney. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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Hollywood and Psychedelic history collide when comedian Hugh Romney, moves to LA where Lenny Bruce becomes his manager, improv icon Del Close becomes his roommate and writer-LSD-enthusiast Ken Kesey, becomes his fan! Wavy tells stories of Lenny’s tragic demise plus theatrical psychedelic shows and shenanigans with Del introducing history’s early laser light displays. Find out why The Byrds were involved in Hugh’s courtship of his lifelong love, Bonnie Jean aka Jahanarah and how the infamous Acid Tests (accompanied by house band, The Grateful Dead) evolved when 40 Merry Pranksters appeared unannounced on Hugh and Bonnie Jean’s doorstep, ushering in the memorable question, “Can You Pass the Acid Test?”. Guests include Sunshine Kesey, original Merry Pranksters Denise Kaufman and Laura Foster Corbin, historian, Dennis McNally and more. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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Comedy and psychedelic history converge in 1964 when Hugh Romney moves to San Francisco to join The Committee Improv Theater in North Beach, where Wavy’s performance meat suit precluded Lady Gaga’s by 45 years. In this episode we unpack Wavy’s best friend and biggest influence, John Brent, a little-known comedy genius who’s feet John Belushi literally kissed and Wavy shares psychedelic stories from the transformative mid 60’s when the SF’s North Beach neighborhood birthed the world-famous counter-culture. Amazing tales about DMT, San Francisco’s most famous brothel, Tibetan magic and a secret society fueled by historic Owlsley LSD.... Episode guests include members of The Committee, Merry Pranksters, Hog Farm and more. Presented by Rainbow Valentine Studios and Hemlock Creatives.

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