After a concert with Pink Floyd in Bishopsbourne, England, they continued their journey toward Pakistan along with 42 people from 17 countries in two buses filled with food, medical supplies, and bottles of bubbles-a relief convoy in the wake of the disastrous cyclone that had struck Bangladesh.
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In 1970, the Hog Farm was recruited by San Francisco underground radio pioneer Tom Donahue and Warner Brothers Records to be filmed setting up stages for mainstream rock artists for a movie called “Medicine Ball Caravan”.
As Wavy puts it: “We were a light show, a rock band, a painting, a poem, an anti-war rally, an anthem for freedom and change.” The Hog Farm became known for being able to take care of large crowds while putting on inspirational shows that fostered peace and joy. King gave Wavy Gravy his name.įor seven years the Hog Farm lived on the road in a caravan of psychedelic busses performing at campuses around the country. Shortly after Woodstock, the Hog Farmers helped keep the peace between the cowboys and the hippies at the Texas International Pop Festival, where blues musician B. They also helped those who were lost, hungry or freaking out from a bad trip, and brought touches of peace and love to the festival. The Hog Farmers, with lots of help, delivered a cup of granola to every person enmeshed in the mud. “What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000!” (a quip that Entertainment Weekly named one of the top entertainment lines of the 20th century). After the torrential rain storms swept through, Wavy started giving announcements to the huge concert crowd.
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The Hog Farm were also in charge of the free kitchen and the freak-out tent. Wavy Gravy called this rather unorthodox security force the “Please Force,” a reference to their non-intrusive tactics at keeping order. They were hired to provide festival security. The Hog Farm is perhaps best known for their involvement with the Woodstock Music Festival.
Peace activist, clown Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy and his wife Jahanara were among the founders of the Hog Farm. The Hog Farm evolved into a “mobile, extended family,” active both nationally and internationally in music and politics. The Hog Farm began as a collective in North Hollywood during the 1960s, and later moved to an actual hog farm in Tujunga, California which is how the group got its name. The Hog Farm is considered America’s longest running commune.
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