Internet Falls in Love with '90s Hippie Chick

Meet Amy, the subject of a forgotten MTV interview from 1996. Little did she know that she would become an internet sensation... 30 years later.

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00:00They're just a band, man. They're a band and they play good music that a lot of people

00:04like."

00:05Let's set the scene. It's Halloween night 1996, you're in the parking lot of a fish

00:09show, and MTV's cameras are rolling.

00:11Enter Amy, a young hippie chick with dreads, a patchwork sweater, and a dog by her side.

00:16Little does she know that she's about to become an internet sensation 30 years later.

00:20Well, I try and sell hemp jewelry to make money, and, you know, that makes my gas money

00:25and tickets and food, whatever."

00:28This video has somehow blown up online, but why?

00:31Maybe people are feeling nostalgic for a time when conversations weren't peppered with brain

00:35rot praises and skibbity toilet memes.

00:37Maybe it's because people are just enamored with Amy's genuine vibe.

00:40Either way, her authenticity feels like a breath of fresh air.

00:43One user called her a literal angel, and another said she's presenting herself honestly without

00:48speaking in memes or social media code.

00:50A quest began to find out where Amy is now.

00:52Some claim she's become a river tour guide, while others argue it's better not to know,

00:56letting her remain a symbol of a bygone era.