Fans can receive a link to Love For Wavy by signing up on Seva’s website. This latest birthday celebration for the beloved clown comes after 2020’s “ Quarantine Concert“, which featured archival content from 12 years of Seva benefit concerts. Born Hugh Romney on May 15, 1936, Wavy Gravy, now mostly famous for being famous, celebrates his 79th birthday today, Friday, May 15 and will mark the occasion in a very public way two days later. Bob Weir also serves as a lifetime honorary member on Seva’s board of directors. Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie is a new documentary by director Michelle Esrick, revealing the true story of cultural phenomenon Wavy Gravy, a man whose commitment to making the world a better place has never wavered. After being founded by figures including Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Romney) and Ram Dass, Seva has kept close ties with the psychedelic music scene and even hosted the Grateful Dead at the organization’s first benefit concert back in 1979. Throughout its history, the organization has been intrinsically tied to the counterculture music scene going back to its beginnings in Berkley, CA. On May 15, Wavy turned 75, and he celebrated his birthday as he has for many years putting on a benefit concert for SEVA in the Bay Area featuring a slew of his musical friends such as Bob. Countercultural jester Wavy Gravy is set to celebrate his 85th birthday on May 15th and in honor of the occasion, some of his friends will get together (virtually) for Love For Wavy. Since its formation in 1978, the Seva Foundation has worked as a non-profit to help restore the gift of sight across the world. The webcast will also serve as a fundraiser for Seva. Related: ALO Teams Up With Steve Kimock On Prince Cover at Wavy Gravy’s 80th Birthday Party Presented in partnership with Seva, Love For Wavy will also host Steve Earle, Chris Robinson & Los Hermanos Cosmicos, Ani DiFranco, Graham Nash, Michael Franti, Ben Harper, Jorma Kaukonen, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ace of Cups, Maria Muldaur, and Steve Kimock. Hugh Romney Jr., the man who introduced Bob Dylan to New York and LSD to Kool- Aid, still wears hippie tie-dyes, gets arrested at protests, lives in a commune-in a funky, old. The webcast will take place May 14th–16th and feature “songs, tributes, and stories” from Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne, and many more. Wavy Gravy was born on the 15th of May, 1936. Countercultural jester Wavy Gravy is set to celebrate his 85th birthday on May 15th and in honor of the occasion, some of his friends will get together (virtually) for Love For Wavy.
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