The Original Nature Boy?
The one Nature Boy to pass the torch from the old era to the the 1960’s hippie generation was Gypsy Boots
In the 1940’s Boots lived wild in Tahquitz Canyon with all of the Nature Boys, bathing in the cool mountain water, eating fruits and vegetables, sleeping on rocks or in caves, hiking and selling produce in Palm Springs.
In the early 1960’s he appeared on the Steve Allen show over 25 times to an audience of some 25 million households.
He appeared as a contestant on Groucho Marx’s TV show You Bet Your Life. He was friends with Kirk Douglas. His son directed the movie Life Drawing.
In the 1940’s Boots lived wild in Tahquitz Canyon with all of the Nature Boys, bathing in the cool mountain water, eating fruits and vegetables, sleeping on rocks or in caves, hiking and selling produce in Palm Springs.
In the early 1960’s he appeared on the Steve Allen show over 25 times to an audience of some 25 million households.
He appeared as a contestant on Groucho Marx’s TV show You Bet Your Life. He was friends with Kirk Douglas. His son directed the movie Life Drawing.
He was the inspiration for the song Nature Boy. He was eccentric and a pioneer. He ties all this wierdness together.
Listen to the great and short NPR tribute.
Listen to the great and short NPR tribute.
Look.
Gypsy Boots was actually on You Bet Your Life with Grouch Marx.
This is GREAT
Gypsy Boots was actually on You Bet Your Life with Grouch Marx.
This is GREAT
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