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Holly's Cakes LLC
45 total reviews
Wedding: 9/20/2014
Holly's Cakes LLC was absolutely wonderful! She is incredibly talented, and she was by far one of the most friendly vendors we worked with. We ordered our groom's cake and wedding cake from her, and they both looked and tasted PHENOMENAL! I had multiple people wanting seconds and even thirds! I absolutely enjoyed working with Holly, and thoroughly enjoyed her cakes.
Wedding: 9/20/2014
I was married to my bestfriend on 9/20/14 in Anderson, SC at the Anderson Arts Center. I used Holly's Cakes for my wedding cake with a 200 cupcake set up plus a small round cake for my husband & I to cut...It was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING & not your ordinary cupcake setup! ELEGANT, DIFFERENT, & BEAUTIFUL!!
Wedding: 8/2/2014
Holly was great to work with! The tasting and design process is so much fun and you get to see an actual drawing of what your cake will look like. Ladies, have an idea of what you want BEFORE you meet with Holly, because she is so talented, you can have whatever you want, but don't be overwhelmed by all of the pictures of past cakes that she has done.
Our cake was super moist and everyone raved about how good it was! We had the strawberry lemonade cake and it was to die for! The cake was not only beautiful to look at, but was tasty too - can't say that about a lot of wedding cakes.
On Monday when I took the stand back, I was given the anniversary cake all nicely wrapped and sealed, ready for the freezer - no having to wrap that up at the reception.
I highly recommend Holly's cakes for any event! My niece is having a baby soon and Holly will be doing the cake for the shower!
Wedding: 7/19/2014
We did not know exactly what we wanted but knew we wanted something different. Holly, was able to come up with a sketch after talking with us briefly. Everyone at the wedding kept asking where's the cake and did not realize what they were looking at WAS the cake. The cake tasted delicious and was absolutely amazing!!
Wedding: 5/17/2014
Holly's Cakes was perfect from beginning to end. I must admit that I did not care about having a nice cake, but boy did a taste test with Holly change my mind. Our meeting with Holly was professional and comfortable. She had tons of ideas and was respective of our budget requirements. We were able to get 5 flavors between our cake and cupcakes so that every guests favorite flavor would be available. On wedding day, Holly was on time and easy to work with. The cake looked exactly like I had envisioned and seriously could not have been more delicious. I can say without question that it was the best cake I have ever had at a wedding. Holly was one of the first notes I wrote after the wedding to send my utmost appreciation for adding yet another perfect piece to my big day. She's the best.
Wedding: 5/17/2014
Holly's cakes were the most easy and professional company of all my vendors for the whole wedding. I met with Holly and told her what I wanted and I didn't have to do anything else. All correspondence was initiated by them which was very organized and thorough. The most important part is her cakes are delicious!! Not just pretty (which they are), but delicious!! Would recommend Holly's Cakes to everyone and will definitely use them in the future!!!
Wedding: 5/17/2014
My husband and I used Holly's Cakes for our rehearsal dinner as well as our wedding cake. She was incredible. Our consultation was very relaxed and one of our favorite parts of wedding planning. She is an amazing artist and was able to match my dress to the wedding cake. She also created the USC stadium for our rehearsal dinner. As well as looking beautiful, everyone raved about how incredible the cake tasted. She always emailed me back within a day and was very flexible when I had to change cake details due to an expanding guest list. I would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for an affordable, high quality product.
Wedding: 11/16/2013
We sampled Holly's Cakes at a wedding expo. From the sample booklet of previous weddings to the variety of flavors we sampled, Holly makes beautiful and absolutely delicious wedding cake! We decided on cupcakes with a ceremony cake in four different flavors, all fantastic. My favorite was the sweet potato with cinnamon icing! She helped us design each cupcake with each flavor having a different design, and created a beautiful fondant Celtic design for our ceremony cake. She even made us an anniversary cake at no extra cost.
Wedding: 10/26/2013
Holly's Cakes are the best! We had nothing but great service from the first time my husband & I went to sample cakes and she drew up my dream cake wrapped in diamonds! If you want a cake that tastes as good as it smells than her cakes are for you.
Wedding: 9/21/2013
Holly did an amazing job with our cake! The appointment to go over ideas and flavors was easy and relaxing. She does such a great job and she's so affordable! I personally love having an anniversary cake in the freezer that doesn't even make it to the reception so that you don't have to worry about your anniversary layer getting eaten! And the cake tasted great! I got a lot of compliments on how yummy it was.
Wedding: 9/14/2013
I used Holly's cakes as a suggestion from my Venue. From the start, Holly and her staff were very prompt, professional, and easy to work with.
I gave Holly pictures of what I had in mind and arranged tasting for when in came in town. Every cake I tasted was wonderful!! The price was very reasonable.
On my wedding day, they delivered my cake and it was EXACTLY what I had envisioned. The red velvet we chose was perfect and everyone loved it. I didn't have any left!
When we turned in our cake stand, Holly had a special top tier wrapped and prepared for us.
It's in my freezer now, and I can't wait until our anniversary to try it!
I HIGHLY recommend Holly's Cakes. You won't be disappointed!
Wedding: 8/17/2013
Every girl dreams of her wedding day. From the dress to the cake, everything should be absolutely perfect. I can honestly say that Holly succeeded perfection with our wedding cake. The cake decoration was influenced by my wedding dress and Holly went above and beyond to make sure it was just right. We went with a sweet potato cake with cream cheese icing. AMAZING!! Our guest are still raving about it. We actually ran out of cake because people were having two slices. The outside was breath taking and the inside was beyond delicious. That is VERY hard to find. From now on, we will use Holly for any special occasion we have. She is the sweetest person, very easy to work with and will wow everyone in attendance at your event. Her prices are very reasonable as well. I would give her 10 stars if I could. Use her, you won't regret it! :-)
Wedding: 8/3/2013
Holly's Cakes was wonderful! Everyone at the wedding raved about how great all the flavors tasted. The week of the wedding I needed to add additional servings and she was willing to accommodate! I will definitely use again!
Wedding: 7/13/2014
We went to meet with Holly about the cake. I describe to her what I had in mind and the Colors of my wedding. About 10 mints later she had drawn up the cake I wanted. I was so amazed!! There it was on paper!! She has the moistest cakes ever. And the icing, oh the icing!!! It's to die for! I have been calling upon Holly for several years now for my sons birthdays! And then it was my turn!!! Everything was perfect. She was so awesome with everything! I would recommend her to everyone I know!! You can not go wrong with Hollys cakes!!
Wedding: 6/16/2013
Not only was my cake beautiful on the outside, it was delicious and moist on the inside. Each layer had a different flavor and filling. Holly's cakes are perfect!
I truly thank God for Holly's services. I had to change my date at the last minute; and, Holly was able to accommodate my needs. She was thorough and extremely helpful. I gave her my idea and she ran with it. My cake turned out to be more beautiful than I could've ever imagined!
Holly, thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Wedding: 6/1/2013
Holly went above and beyond to make the cake of my dreams - it was fabulou and was exactly what I wanted. Her customer service exceeding our expectations!
Wedding: 5/25/2013
My cake and the grooms cake was absolutely amazing! Holly is one talented individual! Loved working with her on my wedding!
Wedding: 5/18/2013
Holly does amazing work! I LOVED both of the cakes! She did our grooms cake and our wedding cake! I showed her a few pictures and she incorporated what I wanted from each picture into the cake so well. On top of that, it tasted amazing! I will be using her again in the future!
Wedding: 4/20/2013
Holly was willing to take us on as clients real last minute which we really appreciated. Her cakes taste awesome and she'll let you chose as many flavors as you want. She also does an extra anniversary cake at no additional charge we we thought was also awesome!
Wedding: 11/3/2012
Holly is a master mind of cakes. When we went for our cake tasting, she showed us some pictures of past cakes she had done, but encouraged me not to pick one that I liked. Instead she said, pick aspects of several cakes that you like. After awhile of browsing, she took all the aspects of the cakes I liked, and drew us our own wedding cake!!
It was absolutely incredible on the wedding day and fit everything else perfectly. On top of all that, it tasted AMAZING!
I would highly recommend Holly's Cake's for a wedding cake truely original and delicious!
We served about 115 people with the cake and the price was a great price.
awards and affiliations
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- The Knot Best Of Weddings 2015
- The Knot Best Of Weddings 2013
- The Knot Best Of Weddings 2012
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(2:30 p.m. EDT) -- The "beverage package" trend continues to gain traction in the cruise industry, with
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Five different Allegrissimo packages are on offer, allowing cruisers access to unlimited wines, cocktails, sodas and other beverages. They range in price from a meal-only version at $24 to a premium unlimited option at $61 for adults and $31 for children.
All packages are available on select departures in the
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, Allegrissimo packages must be purchased for the entire cruise, though they differ in that passengers on Celebrity cruises can purchase packages up to two nights before the end of the cruise at pro-rated prices. Unlike Celebrity's offerings, however, the package must be booked by all passengers occupying the same cabin or traveling together and wishing to eat at the same table.
Not only must all adults in a cabin or traveling party purchase beverage packages, but minors (from ages 3-21) also are required to purchase the children's version of the package, which costs $31 per day for the premium package or $13 for the meal-only package. That version gives kids access to unlimited soft drinks, fruit juices, hot drinks, virgin cocktails, smoothies and milkshakes.
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Allegrissimo Premium Adult (all-inclusive 24 hours):
This includes unlimited wine (from the "by the glass" menu), draught and bottled beer, soft drinks, mineral water and all drinks from the bars and mini-bar (except on MSC Melody). Also offered are all items from the Gelateria menu, Chocolate Bar and pastry Shop, plus mineral water in the cabins. It's priced at $61 per person, per day.
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The North American Refugee Health Conference is recognized as the premier conference for those who work with refugee populations.
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From its humble beginnings, the North American Refugee Health Conference (NARHC), has expanded to become one of the largest clinical conferences on refugee health globally. Our scope has broadened to include local and international refugee issues.
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At this point in the story, I began to wonder "What are the rules on tax exemption anyway, and who is legally eligible?"
Such a question led me to this site via search engine.
The TEA in Tea Party often is represented as a acronym for "Taxed Enough Already". Not taxation, but excessive or punitive taxation being seen as a quick way of depriving or limiting freedom for whatever entity they are imposed upon.
The real key to your argument is that it is hypocritical for a group who does not regard social welfare as effective or good when it's run or mandated by the government to then avail themselves of it – if it circumstantially benefits them.
Further, does the Tea Party in any way benefit anything or anyone in a way that improves society or is it, as its critics insist, just a extreme right-wing domestic terrorist Christian based racist hate group.
If the critics are right, no quarter or advantage should be enjoyed by them at all.
As you might expect, I'm going to insist that since the wording of the rule rests on the phrase "in some way", pursuit of becoming exempt from a burden from taxes and attracting tax exempt donations is not hypocritical for the Tea Party at all. Because they firmly believe their various independent non government controlled groups provide a huge benefit to society.
What benefit? Not everyone would agree that examination and promotion of office holders by inviting them to speak at public meetings and providing education and discussion for limited government, low taxes, personal freedom to build wealth that is not confiscated and redistributed by the government, is useful and good and allows every citizen to fare well, but many do.
The Tea party is not evil or hypocritical, given the vague wording of the rule, in pursuing tax exempt status. Lastly, the political persecution from the federal government and its agents towards anyone or any group opposed to them in the areana of party ideology and public debate is a massive position of hypocrisy and disservice to the type of Freedoms America was founded on and has struggled to realize and maintain.


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Calories | 65 |
Total Fat | 3g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | 7mg |
Sodium | 30mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 8g |
Dietary Fiber | 0 |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 1g |
Calcium | -- |
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Yields: 64 squares
Total Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 15 min
Oven Temp: 375
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- 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup(s) (packed) dark brown sugar
- 5 tablespoon(s) margarine or butter, softened
Pecan-Butterscotch Filling:
- 2 large eggs
- 2/3 cup(s) (packed) dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1 cup(s) pecans, chopped
- 1 cup(s) sweetened shredded coconut
- 3/4 cup(s) butterscotch chips
- Prepare Crust: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease 8- by 8-inch or 9- by 9-inch metal baking pan. Line pan with foil; grease foil. With fingertips, mix flour, brown sugar, and margarine or butter in prepared pan until soft dough forms. Press dough firmly onto bottom of pan. Bake crust 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Meanwhile, prepare Pecan-Butterscotch Filling: In large bowl, with wire whisk or fork, beat eggs with brown sugar, flour, vanilla, and salt just until blended. Stir in pecans, coconut, and butterscotch chips.
- Pour filling over warm crust. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly browned around the edges and filling is set. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cover and refrigerate at least 5 hours or overnight for easier cutting.
- When cold, transfer with foil to cutting board. Cut into 8 strips, then cut each strip crosswise into 8 squares.
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Is GDP Growth Always Good?
After taking Economics of Natural Resources with Dr. Zetland this semester, I started thinking of a question, "Is it always good to have a high GDP growth?"
I have been working at a restaurant which tends to heap huge portions of food on their plates to attract customers. This has created a lot of food waste! I have observed it constantly that people always have food remaining on the plates. The servers would then dispose of any unwanted leftovers directly into the garbage bin. As a result, there is a lot of well cooked food being wasted. We see it as a kind of wasted resources but the restaurant sees it as a way to increase sales. Someone might suggest that they could pack the leftovers home, however, it triggers another problem -- plastic pollution! To minimize cost, some restaurants still use relatively cheaper, non-degradable plastic containers for takeout food. Everyone knows that the non-degradable plastic is very dangerous to our environment. These non-degradable plastic have killed huge amount of sea species, which is a big lost to the environment! It is a negative externality.
On the economics perspective, sales in a restaurant, production and sales of those non-degradable plastic containers all contribute to GDP growth, but are they good growth? These contributions are all based on the wastes and environmental pollutions. They are not good for sustainable development.
Bottom Line: GDP growth is not always a good thing for human society. When we pursue high GDP growth, we should also be concerned about the negative externality that the growth will bring us.
* These guest posts are from students in my resource economics class at Simon Fraser University. Please leave feedback on their logic, ideas and style and suggestions of how to improve.
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This is an idea I have been interested in for some time and you have presented an interesting example. I have a tendency to think of bad GDP growth in terms of events like oil spills (which, as you can imagine, are great for job creation and throughput in general), but those types of occurrences are much more rare than the routinely wasteful procedures of workaday activity. I expect when you consider your restaurant along side every other one in the city/country/world, this problem goes from being a shame to an allocative disaster!
Thanks for the interesting post!- Anonymous12 March, 2014 11:41
Thank you for your comment. Yes I know that what I wrote is just a tinny part of the "waste GDP" There are way much more problems. And I just want to illustrate it by an example that we all can see and all have experienced. What more is I want more people to aware the problem and stop wasting our resource. --the post writer
ReplyDelete Hello, Liqian.
It's very interesting of reading your blog post. You made the point that economic growth would lead to pollution and waste problems based on your own experience. I have to agree with you, the industrialization and GDP growth should be responsible for the environmental degradation. However, in my opinion, we cannot conclude that economic growth is not a good thing. As our economy keeps growing, more and more pollution reduction technology will be developed. Those heavily polluting facilities in the industrial firms will eventually be replaced by innovative, high-tech, and environment-friendly ones. Therefore, we should also consider economic growth as a solution to the pollution problems.


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Date of Death: 20 Jun 1918
Source: Franklin Evening Star, Franklin, IN, Friday, Jun 21, 1918
Margaret McCaslin a Suicide. Miss Margaret McCaslin ended her life sometime Thursday by hanging herself in the attic at her farm home three miles southwest of Franklin. Her body was discov- ered late Thursday evening by Gil- bert Luyster. her cousin and guardian, who went to the McCaslin home after receiving a strange let- ter written by Miss McCaslin last Sunday. In the letter Miss Mc- Caslin said that she was planning to end her life. She spoke of hav- ing cleaned up the house, gave in- structions regarding some personal effects, asked that her chickens be cared for and closed with the re- quest that Mr. Luyster come to the house as soon as he received the letter. The letter was dated June 16. but Mr. Luyster did not receive it until Thursday evening. He hur- ried immediately to the McCaslin farm and after making a thorough search through the house, which he found immaculately clean, he went to the attic and discovered the life- less body hanging from a rafter. Inquiry among the neighbors disclosed the fact that a boy had seen Miss McCaslin early Thursday morning, which indicates that she either postponed mailing her letter or had misdated it. She had been in an impaired mental condition for several years and recently, accord -ing to the neighbors, had acted strangely. Dr. Carl Payne, who was called, said the body probably had been dead ten or eleven hours. Dr. L. C. Bice, county coroner, also was no- tified and his investigation showed she had died by hanging herself. Miss McCaslin was forty-three years old and was born on the farm where she died. She was the daughter of Gilbert and Anna Mc- Caslin, both of whom are dead. Her mother died seven years ago, since when she had lived as a recluse on the farm. She was a niece of the late John Ditmars and one of his principal heirs. Two years ago Gilbert Luyster was appointed as guardian for her and last winter she was at his home for several weeks but grew restless and insisted on returning to her own home to live alone. She raised many chick- ens and kept them in her own house during the winter and early spring months; She was eccentric but truly kind hearted in every way. She is survived by an aunt, Mrs. Hattie Luyster, who is now living in Chattanooga, Tenn. The funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Luyster and the services being con- ducted by the Rev. R. P. Jones of the Franklin Presbyterian church, of which Miss McCaslin was a mem- ber. Burial will be at Greenlawn cemetery.
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Source: Franklin Evening Star, Franklin, IN, Tuesday, Jun 25, 1918
Will of Maggie L. McCaslin.The will of Miss Maggie L. Mc- Caslin, who ended her life by hang -ing herself last week, has been filed for probate. By the terms of the will, which was executed Sept. 24, 1915, the estate, valued at $25,000, is to be divided equally between Mrs. Hattie Luyster, her aunt, who is to receive one-half, and the child -ren of a deceased aunt. Alma Mc- Caslin VanNuys, who are to share the other half. The latter heirs are Lowery VanNuys, James L. Van- Nuys, Ezra VanNuys, Olive VanNuys Oliver and Mary VanNuys Foster. The Union Trust company is named as executor of the estate.
Note: The people identified in the will are Harriet Ditmars McCaslin Luyster, and the children of her sister, Mary Alma McCaslin VanNuys, who are Walter Lowery VanNuys, James Edward VanNuys, Ezra Allen VanNuys, Alice VanNuys Oliver, and Mary VanNuys Fisher. The paper got some of the names wrong.Submitted by Lois Johnson
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Growth rate, root development and nutrient uptake of 55 plant species from the Great Plains Grasslands, USA
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Empirical and theoretical studies have highlighted that plantcompetition and species diversity are substantially affected by interactionsamong plant growth and nutrient uptake rates, root lateral spread, rootplasticity, and small scale soil nutrient heterogeneity. This study wasdesignedto (a) experimentally estimate parameters regarding rootscaling patterns, root biomass allocation, growth rates, nutrient productivity,and root nutrient influx rates of 55 plant species common to Great Plainsgrasslands; and (b) determine if grasses and forbs can beclassified into statistically distinct groups based on these characteristics.Wefound that: (1) In all species root lateral spread, rootlength, and root surface area had significant allometric scaling relationshipswith root biomass, but that the relationships were unaffected by Navailability.(2) Reductions in the supply of N increased the root:shootratio in 62% of the species. (3) The frequency distributionandmean values of maximum relative growth rates were very similar for grasses andforbs/shrubs, but mid successional grasses had a higher relative growth ratethan late successional ones. (4) In 78% of the species tested,N productivity was increased by reductions in the N supply.(5)When subjected to a high N supply, the N and P productivity of grasses was, onaverage, higher than that of forbs/shrubs, and the N and P productivity ofC4 grasses was, on average, higher than that of C3grasses. No differences were found under a low N supply. (6)Nodifferences on the average maximum N and P influx rates per unit of rootsurfacearea were found between grasses and forbs or between C3 andC4 grasses, but both were correlated with maximum relative growthrate. (7) The set of parameters we measured were able toseparate grasses and forbs/shrubs into statistically distinct groups that tendto follow in broad terms the "coarse" vs. "fine" scaleforaging strategies hypothesis.
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Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Nanton Romney, May 15, 1936) is an American entertainer and activist for peace, best known for his hippie appearance, personality and countercultural beliefs. His moniker (the name he uses day to day) was given to him by B.B. King at the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969.[1] "It's worked pretty well through my life," he says, "except with telephone operators – I have to say 'Gravy, first initial W.'"[2]
Romney's clown persona resulted from his political activism. Frequently being arrested at demonstrations, he decided he would be less likely to be arrested if he dressed as a clown. "Clowns are safe," he said.[3] He does, however, enjoy traditional clown activities such as jokes, magic tricks and entertaining children.
Romney founded and co-founded several organizations, including Camp Winnarainbow, the Seva Foundation and the Hog Farm, an activist commune.[4] He was also the official clown of the Grateful Dead[5] and has two radio shows on Sirius Satellite Radio's Jam On station.[6]
A major film documentary on Wavy Gravy's life, Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie, was released in late 2010 by Ripple Effect Films.[7] The film, directed by Michelle Esrick, received positive reviews.[8][9][10][11]
Romney was born in East Greenbush, New York on May 15, 1936. As a child, he took walks around the blocks with Albert Einstein.[12] He attended William Hall High School in West Hartford, Connecticut. In 1954, Romney volunteered for the military and was honorably discharged after 22 months in the United States Army.[13]
Under the G.I. Bill, Romney entered Boston University Theater Department in 1957, then attended the Neighborhood Playhouse for the Theater in New York City. He worked at The Gaslight Cafe at night as poetry and entertainment director.[13]
His early career was managed by Lenny Bruce who brought Romney to California in 1962 where Romney did a live recording of Hugh Romney, Third Stream Humor as the opening act for Thelonious Monk at Club Renaissance in Los Angeles.[14]
The Hog Farm collective was established through a chain of events beginning with Ken Babbs hijacking the Merry Pranksters' bus, Further, to Mexico, which stranded the Merry Pranksters in Los Angeles. Romney was evicted from his one-bedroom cabin in Sunland, a northern suburb of Los Angeles, after the landlord found out that a large group of assorted Pranksters and musicians were staying there. Two hours later, a neighbor informed Romney that a nearby hog farm, owned by Claude Doty,[15] needed caretakers. Romney accepted the offer and worked the farm in exchange for rent. Local people, musicians, artists, and folks from other communes began staying at the mountain-top farm. In his book Something Good for a Change, Gravy described this early period as a "bizarre communal experiment" where the "people began to outnumber the pigs.[16]
Both Romney and Beecher had jobs in Los Angeles. He worked for Columbia Pictures teaching improvisation skills to actors. Bonnie was a successful television actress.[13]
By 1966, the Hog Farm had coalesced into an entertainment organization providing light shows at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles for music artists like the Grateful Dead, Cream, and Jimi Hendrix. Beginning in 1967, the collective began traveling across the country in converted school buses purchased with money earned as extras in Otto Preminger's feature film Skidoo (1968).[13]
The Hog Farm relocated to Black Oak Ranch in northern California in the early 1990s.[citation needed]
At the first Woodstock Festival, Gravy and the Hog Farm collective accepted festival executive Stan Goldstein's offer to help with preparations.[17]
Gravy called his group the "Please Force," a reference to their non-intrusive tactics at keeping order, e.g., "Please don't do that, please do this instead". When asked by the press — who were the first to inform him that he and the rest of the Hog Farm were handling security — what kind of tools he intended to use to maintain order at the event, his response was "Cream pies and seltzer bottles"[17] (both being traditional clown props; he may have been referring to the silent film era Keystone Kops in particular). In Gravy's words: "They all wrote it down and I thought, 'the power of manipulating the media', ah ha!" Gravy has been the Master of Ceremonies, and the only person to appear on the bill of all three Woodstock Festivals.[citation needed]
On the morning of the 20th Anniversary of the Woodstock Festival, he was interviewed — along with Ken Kesey — live on Good Morning America at the Bethel concert site, where he discussed his experience as the MC of the event.[citation needed]
Gravy's first appearance at an event in the Neo-Pagan community was at the WinterStar Symposium in 1998 with Paul Krassner.[18] He appeared there again in 2000 with Phyllis Curott, where he joined Rev. Ivan Stang in a joint ritual of the Church of the SubGenius and his Church of the Cosmic Giggle.[citation needed]
At the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's psychedelic tribute to the 1960s "I Want To Take You Higher",[19] Gravy's sleeping bag and tie-dyed false teeth were displayed. He and Paul Krassner appeared there on the last day of the exhibit on February 28, 1998.
Gravy began Seva Foundation along with spiritual leader Ram Dass and public health expert Dr. Larry Brilliant. Based in Berkeley, California, Seva is an international health organization working to build sustainable health projects in many of the globe's most under-served communities. Gravy is famous for throwing all-star benefit concerts regularly featuring members of the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Ani DiFranco, Ben Harper, Elvis Costello and many other compassionate musicians. He serves on Seva's board of directors.[20]
Gravy is also the co-founder, with his wife, of the circus and performing arts camp Camp Winnarainbow, in Laytonville, California, near the Hog Farm.[21] Until 2003, Ben & Jerry's produced an ice cream named "Wavy Gravy" (caramel-cashew-Brazil nut base with a chocolate hazelnut fudge swirl and roasted almonds) which helped drive a scholarship fund for underprivileged kids to attend Camp Winnarainbow.[22]
Gravy has also been recognized for his work as a collage artist. He held a solo exhibition throughout April, 1999, at the Firehouse Gallery under the direction of its owner Eric Gibbons.[23] He is known to create larger works in collage for celebrities in the Bay Area of California. He began exploring collage in the early '60s even before becoming Wavy Gravy, his first works created while living above the Gaslight in Greenwich Village after being inspired by a Max Ernst collage he saw at the Bitter End when opening for Peter, Paul, and Mary.[24]
With hundreds of men being detained (women were held separately) in the "Hotel Diablo" – actually the old gymnasium at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, California – after arrests during the September 1981 Abalone Alliance organized, anti-nuclear protest, trespass/occupation and civil disobedience action at Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Gravy organized and acted as MC for a variety show that he called the "Tornado of Talent" which featured, among other performers (after the guards had allowed an acoustic guitar to be brought into the "jail") Jackson Browne. Wavy arrived at the holding facility dressed in a pair of bright green coveralls. After settling into his "bunk"- a thin mattress on the gym floor- he removed the coveralls to reveal......a Santa Claus suit.
Gravy established the store Nobody's Business across the road from the Hog Farm,[25] reminiscent of his "Nobody for President" campaign — as in: "Who's in Washington right now working to make the world a safer place? Nobody!"; "Nobody's Perfect"; "Nobody Keeps All Promises"; "Nobody Should Have That Much Power"; etc.[26] The joke had previously been used in the 1932 short film Betty Boop for President.
The "Nobody for President" campaign held a rally across from the White House on November 4, 1980 that included Yippies and a few anarchists to promote the option of "none of the above" choice on the ballot. After criticizing Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and John B. Anderson, the committee offered the "perfect" candidate: Nobody. "Nobody makes apple pie better than Mom. And Nobody will love you when you're down and out." Gravy told a crowd of 50 onlookers at the rally.[27]
Early on, he shared an apartment with singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in Greenwich Village for a time, and Romney was one of Bob Dylan's earliest friends in New York City. One of Bob Dylan's girlfriends from the University of Minnesota, Bonnie Beecher, now Jahanara Romney, became Gravy's wife in 1965. They have a son, Jordan Romney (born in 1971 as Howdy Do-Good Gravy Tomahawk Truckstop Romney).
At the 1969 Texas International Pop Festival Romney was lying onstage, exhausted after spending hours trying to get festival-goers to put their clothes back on,[1] when it was announced that B.B. King was going to play. Romney began to get up; a hand appeared on his shoulder. It was B.B. King, who asked, "Are you wavy gravy?" to which Romney replied "Yes." "It's OK; I can work around you," [28] said B.B. King, and he and Johnny Winter proceeded to jam for hours after that. Romney said he considered this a mystical event, and assumed Wavy Gravy as his legal name.[4]


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