Manny the Hippie
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Manny the Hippie in 1975 was a San Francisco Haight-Ashbury regular in 1996 when Late Show with David Letterman
was being hosted from there and David Letterman
"discovered" him on the street. Letterman interviewed Manny on the air and subsequently made him a national celebrity.
He became a regular movie reviewer on the show and renowned for his slang
, like "schwag" for bad, "dank" for good, "diggity dank" for excellent and "schwiggity schwag" for worst.
David Letterman sent him scouring the streets of San Francisco on reportages, and also dispatched him on newsbeats across the nation, for instance to Roswell
.
However, he was wanted in Xenia, Ohio
for pot smoking, and sentenced to spend eighteen months in jail in Ohio.
On his last Late Show Manny was given a stern and severe lecture by Letterman. While considering having him back on the show after his release, he said to Manny that if he ever got in trouble again "I don't know you."
During his stay in prison, he had plans to write a book. Apparently those were thwarted by the need to constantly sign autographs for his fellow convicts and reply to fan mail. Released after ten month, he returned to San Francisco.
Based upon his TV show fame he tried to launch a movie career, and in 1998 he played a bit part as "Vegan GooBall" in the movie Around the Fire
Manny is still a minor celebrity in San Francisco, busking
on the streets and attending various pot legalization rallies.
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...
was being hosted from there and David Letterman
David Letterman
David Michael Letterman is an American television host and comedian. He hosts the late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC...
"discovered" him on the street. Letterman interviewed Manny on the air and subsequently made him a national celebrity.
He became a regular movie reviewer on the show and renowned for his slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
, like "schwag" for bad, "dank" for good, "diggity dank" for excellent and "schwiggity schwag" for worst.
David Letterman sent him scouring the streets of San Francisco on reportages, and also dispatched him on newsbeats across the nation, for instance to Roswell
Roswell, New Mexico
Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also...
.
However, he was wanted in Xenia, Ohio
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...
for pot smoking, and sentenced to spend eighteen months in jail in Ohio.
On his last Late Show Manny was given a stern and severe lecture by Letterman. While considering having him back on the show after his release, he said to Manny that if he ever got in trouble again "I don't know you."
During his stay in prison, he had plans to write a book. Apparently those were thwarted by the need to constantly sign autographs for his fellow convicts and reply to fan mail. Released after ten month, he returned to San Francisco.
Based upon his TV show fame he tried to launch a movie career, and in 1998 he played a bit part as "Vegan GooBall" in the movie Around the Fire
Manny is still a minor celebrity in San Francisco, busking
Busking
Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...
on the streets and attending various pot legalization rallies.