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Wavy Gravy does Maggie Maes
Wavy Gravy brought his fish on a leash and his ragtag entourage to Sixth Street Saturday night for a party following the premiere of the new documentary about his wild life, ‘Saint Misbehavin’.’
Lots of longtime Austinites turned out to salute the hippie icon, who MC’ed the Woodstock proceedings and went on the found the Hog Farm commune in Berkeley, Calif. Free red rubber noses were distributed to guests, in honor of Wavy’s clownsmanship.
Wavy was very upbeat and pleased with the audience reception at the premiere. Michelle Esrick, the director of the documentary, said the response was so positive that it was ‘jaw-dropping.’
I didn’t get to stay for the entire party, but later in the evening, Wavy and his gang were planning to present the Wavy Grave Basic Human Needs Award to Austinite Mikail Davenport, who contracted polio at age 2 but has gone on to compete in marathon wheelchair racing events. In 2004, he founded Disabled, Not Unable, an education organization to assist people with disabilities. His life story was featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary short, ‘The Fnal Inch.’
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