by Peter Coyote
Eagle Fuck, 58
Eames, Charles, 149
Easy Rider (film), 101–3
Eckloff (dog), 108
Eeja (coyote), 169–70
Elmer (hitchhiker), 224
Emmett. See Grogan, Emmett
Englewood, New Jersey, 263–73
Ericson, Gail, 150
Ernst, Bob, 5
Esparza, Phil, 320
E. T. (film), 4
Eva Bess. See Myeba
Evers, Richard, 250
Ewing, Eileen “Sam,” 84–85, 159–60, 197, 255, 320, 324
and Ariel, 78, 179, 184–85, 224, 293, 331–32
and Caravan, 227, 230–31, 233–35, 248–49, 262
and Coyote’s relationships, 85, 107–8, 159, 235–36, 243, 251, 252–53, 276, 283, 291–93
in Englewood, 159, 268
at Huerfano Valley, 224–25
at Olema, 173, 179, 180, 186, 192, 194, 201, 204, 210, 211, 212
and peyote meeting, 261
pregnancy of, 159, 166, 173
at Red House, 139
at Red Rockers commune, 215
in San Francisco area, 313, 314
at Turkey Ridge, 270, 274, 280, 289, 290
at Ward, 243–44
Farm, the, 328–29
Farner, Richard, 135–36
Ferrer, Lynn, 135
Flash (Angel), 126
Flores, Gloriamalia, 336
Fonda, Peter, 100, 101, 102, 103
Fort Hill community, 19
Fosmo, Nick, 211, 215, 225
Coyote’s journey with, 188, 190–99
and Rolling Thunder, 186, 187, 188
Frank, Freewheeling, 96
Frankham, Peter, 330
Free Bakery, 92, 130, 217
Free Bank, 70, 117, 131–32
Free City News, 86
Freedman, Myra, 104
Free Family, 96, 130–42, 272
and absolute freedom, 258
and Arcata house, 130
breakup of, 309–10, 311
and Carl Street house, 130
and Garberville house, 130
group intelligence in, 137, 139
idea of, 208
and Libré commune, 216, 224, 227, 235, 244, 245
and local communities, 138, 256, 316, 317
in Maine, 304
malaise of, 295
networks of, 130, 157, 322
and Red House, 130, 133–42, 216, 225, 276, 284
and Salmon River house, 130, 216, 217–20, 224
and Trinidad House, 130, 216, 217, 224
vehicles of, 131
and Welfare Department inspections, 138–39
and Willard Street house, 130
and Willits house, 130
See also Black Bear Ranch; Diggers; Free Family Caravan; Olema commune; Turkey Ridge Farm
Free Family Caravan, 126–27, 215–41
at Black Bear Ranch, 216, 220–23
in Boulder, 236–37
at Cave Lake, 233–34
idea of, 215–16, 228, 248, 258
at Middle Gate, 232–33
at Ortiviz, 245–53, 256
and peyote meeting, 254–62
and Planetedge, 220, 221
preparation for, 216–17
at Pyramid Lake, 229–32
at Salmon Creek, 217–20
at San Juan Ridge, 228–29
at Ward, 243–44
free fishing boat (Bare Minimum), 108, 217–18
Free Food, Digger, 70–71, 80, 117
Free Store, Black Man’s, 95
Free Stores, Digger, 80, 89–91
Freewheeling Frank, 96
Fritsch, Bill (Sweet William Tumbleweed), 82, 113–29, 143, 186
and African Student Movement, 125
and Altamont, 120–24
attacks on, 125–26
and Diggers, 77, 86, 98–99, 117–18, 128–29, 144, 146
and Easy Rider, 100–101
in England, 160, 163, 164, 165, 166
and Hell’s Angels, 73, 100, 108, 118–28, 160, 186, 210–11
and Lenore, 77, 116, 117, 118, 119, 147
in Los Angeles, 98–99
and Panama Hat Bandits, 115
poetry by, 128–29
Gallagher, Peter, 5
Gannon, Mary, 136–37
Gannon, Thelina, 137
Garberville house, 130
García, Dora, 230, 231
Geba (at Black Bear), 152–53, 222–23
Genly, Jerry, 124
George, Chocolate, 96, 97–98
Gerash, Walter, 50
Gimme Shelter (film), 122, 124
Ginsberg, Allen, 54–55, 75
Glazer, Jon and Sarah, 118, 153
Glide Memorial Church, 77–79, 91
Gofman, John W., 296
Goldberg, Whoopi, 4–5
Goldhaft, Judy, 18–19, 20, 319
and Caravan, 216, 227, 231, 245, 253
children of, 227
and Diggers, 77, 91, 132
and the Farm, 328–29
and Mime Troupe, 18, 37
Goldstine, Stephen, 329–30
Gottlieb, Lou, 140
Gould, Chuck, 136, 173–74, 184–85
Gould, Destiny, 136
Graham, William (Grishonka), 32, 50, 51, 55–56, 57
Grant, Ulysses S., 193–94
Grateful Dead, 50, 97, 313–14
and Altamont, 120–23
and English trip, 160–61
Novato ranch of, 173, 177
and Rifkin, 105, 174, 311–12, 320
and Rolling Thunder, 170
Gravenites, Linda, 173
Gregg (at Olema), 183–84, 186–87
Gregory, Dick, 49
Grinnell College, 65
Grishonka, William (Graham), 32, 50, 51, 55–56, 57
Gristle (Gypsy Trucker), 207, 217, 243, 244
and Bryceland, 257
and Ortiviz Farm, 245, 248
and peyote meeting, 259
and Turkey Ridge, 299
Grogan, Emmett, 66, 69, 73, 91–92, 101, 107, 173, 211
and Black Bear Ranch, 149
and Communication Company, 86
and Diggers, 68, 70–72, 77, 81, 86, 98–100, 103–6, 131–32
in England, 160
and Hell’s Angels, 97–98, 110, 111
and Invisible Circus, 78
loss of, 324–26
and Mime Troupe, 54–55, 67–68
in New York, 103–6
and Sweet William, 117, 118
Grossman, Albert, 104
Guskin, Harold, 55
Gypsy Truckers, 200, 201–2, 203, 207, 217
Hadley Drummond, 194
Haight-Ashbury district, 75–83, 275
and Artists’ Liberation Front, 77
Blue Unicorn, 80
“Death of Hippie” parade, 135
“Death of Money” parade, 96–97
and Fillmore district, 76–77, 89
Free Medical Clinic, 93
Haight-Ashbury Switchboard, 80
Human Be-In of, 75–76, 77, 78
and Invisible Circus, 78–79, 146
migration from, 82–83, 130, 135
Oracle in, 76
Psychedelic Shop, 79, 116, 134–35
Summer of Love, 82, 130, 135
Hairy Henry, 96, 215, 237
Hamlin, Harry, 5
Hancock, John, 9, 10
Hansen, Beverly, 234
Hansen, Chuck, 234
Hardy, Tracy and Scott, 146
Harmonica Jack, 251
Harradence, Milton, 53, 55
Harrison, George, 163
Harry the Horse, 124
Hart, Kitty Carlisle, 344
Hart, Willie B., 41, 44, 45, 47, 54, 81, 210
Harvey (Disciple of Thunder), 189
Hayward, Brooke, 101
Hayward, Claude, 78–79, 85–88
Hayward, Kay, 13
Helen (Rolling Thunder’s lady), 188
Helen
e (Hayward’s companion), 85–86
Hell’s Angels, 108–12
and Altamont, 120–24
Buttons, 163
Chocolate George, 96, 97–98
and Diggers, 95, 96–98, 110–12
and Emmett, 97–98, 110, 111
and females, 119
Flash, 126
Freewheeling Frank, 96
Jerry Genly, 124
Hairy Henry, 96, 215, 237
Harry the Horse, 124
and Jeff, 253
Pete Knell, 96–97, 98, 108–11, 145, 160, 213 (see also Knell, Pete)
Larry, 184
Little Mike, 210
Moose, 126–27, 184, 186, 211, 215, 244, 253, 323
at Olema, 111–12, 207, 209–13
Sweet William, 73, 100, 108, 112, 118–28, 160, 186, 210, 211
Terry the Tramp, 124
Phyllis Wilner, 92, 96
Hendrix, Jimmy, 124
Henry, Hairy, 96, 215, 237
Herms, George, 101
Heyman, Barton, 10, 136
Hill, Everett, 284
Hill, Jagger “Froggy,” 284
hippies, coining of term, 76
Hodge, Karney, 339, 342
Hoffman, Abbie, 71
Hoffman, Alan, 304
Hogan, Frank, 49
Holiday, Doc, 185
Holocaust Oral History Project, 55
Holzer, Baby Jane, 104
Hopi, “last days” of, 197–98
Hopper, Dennis, 100–103
Hotchkiss, Marlow, 329
House, Freeman, 217, 303, 321, 322
and Bare Minimum, 108, 218
and Free City News, 86
at Mattole River, 323
House, Ivory, 217, 224
Hoyle, Geoff, 330
Huberman, Leo, 22, 271
Hudson, Bob, 254
Huerfano Valley, 224–25
Human Be-In, 75–76, 77, 78
Hunter, Meredith, 122–23
Hurwitt, Bob, 55
Hutton, Bobby, 89
Ícu, Reina, 311
“I’ll Be Back as the Rain” (Coyote), 142
“Image Role, The” (Fritsch), 128–29
Invisible Circus, 78–79, 146
Irving, Jules, 8
Irwin, Bill, 330
Irwin (Shoshone), 232
Jack, Harmonica, 251
Jackson, Suzanne, 335
Jagger, Mick, 122, 165
Jahrmarkt, Billy “Batman,” 101, 108, 323
James, Etta, 324
James, Teddy, 232
Jeff (and Caravan), 244, 253
Jefferson Airplane, 50
Jelinek, Bill, 285–86
Jerry (singer), 193
Joel the potter, 229
Johnson, Mathew, 76
Jones, Quincy, 4
Joplin, Janis, 103, 104, 145, 173
in concerts, 97, 135
death of, 124, 323
Josephine (dog), 169–70, 220, 268, 318
Jurick Jim, 138
Kandel, Lenore, 73, 77, 116–17, 118, 119, 144, 147
Kapleau, Philip, 312
Kardon, Redwood, 148, 149, 150
karma, meaning of, 331
Kaufman, Denise, 123
Kennedy, Robert, 55
Kesey, Ken, 160
Kessler, Bruce, 316
Kline, Franz, 143
Knell, Pete, 98, 108–11, 118, 124, 145, 213
and Altamont, 120–21
death of, 323
and “Death of Money,” 96–97
and Eckloff, 108
in England, 160, 163, 164
at Olema, 210
Koller, Jim, 66, 194, 195, 215, 224–25, 314
Konwiser, Jean, 271
Konwiser, Joe, 270–73, 276, 277
Korngold, Carol, 150, 156
Korngold, Efrem, 150, 151, 155–57, 221, 327
Korngold, Harriet Beinfeld, 156–57, 327
Krause, Marshall, 33
Kreidler, John, 329
L’Aimant Militaire, 57
La Morticella, Roberto, 58
Landau, Saul, 39
Lapiner, Jane, 37, 136, 217, 323
Larry (Angel), 184
Larry, Tattoo, 126, 155, 156, 183–83
Lars (from Triple A), 257, 258
Lasker, Edward, 28, 271
Latraverse, Louise, 324
Laughlin, Tom, 170
Lavigne, Tommy, 312–13, 318
Law, Eileen, 160, 169, 172
Leader, Zoe, 156, 222
Leary, Timothy, 33, 75
LeFan, John, 4–5
Lennon, John, 163, 164–65
Les Crane Show, The, 82
Levinson, Barry, 55
Lewis, Duvall, 325–26
Lewis, Huey, 205
Libré commune, 216, 224, 227, 235, 244, 245
Lief, Peter, 149, 150
Linhart, Marty, 149, 151, 154
Lipchitz, Jacques, 23
Lisch, Arthur, 91
Little Bill, 124
Little Mike, 210
Little Richard, 257, 258
Loading Zone, The, 51
Lockwood, Freeman (Steamin’ Freeman), 203
Louise (Emmett Grogan’s wife, Louise Latraverse), 324
Love Book, The (Kandel), 116–17
Lum, Freddie, 4–5
Lyman, Mel, 19
Lyndon, Anne, 46
Lyndon, Bill, 45–47, 49, 50, 323
Lyons, Glenn, 153
Lytton, Bart, 82
McCann, Marilyn, 311–12, 331–32
McCartney, Paul, 163
McClure, Michael, 9, 96, 101, 111
McCoy, Paula, 107, 124, 159–60, 163, 173, 323
Mackendrick, Alexander, 334–35
McKibbon, Mike, 81
McLuhan, Marshall, 14
McNamara, Robert, 70
McQueen, Steve, 149
Magda (Lew Welch’s lady), 205
Magic Theater, San Francisco, 345
Mai-Ting (Dragon Lady), 227, 244, 249, 253, 255–56
Make-a-Circus, 330
Manson, Charles, 164
Marc-Alexander, Jason, 44, 45, 47, 54, 81
Marceau, Marcel, 16
Marcus (suicide), 323
Marcuse, Yeshi, 153
Marley, Aaron, 145, 150
Marley, Elsa, 143–58
and Black Bear Ranch, 143, 147, 148–58, 220, 222
and Diggers, 144, 145–47
“Joint Projects” of, 158
Revelations of, 144, 145
Marley, Indira Star, 146, 147, 149, 150
Marley, Richard, 114, 115–16, 143, 144
and Black Bear Ranch, 148–53, 220
and Diggers, 145–47
Mathieu, Allaudin, 335
Mattole River community, 323–24
Maysles brothers, 122, 124
Mekas, Jonas, 60
Merkin, Trixie, 249
Metropolitan Edison Company (MECO), 295–97
Middle Gate, 232–33
Miller, Roy, 114–15
Mime Troupe. See San Francisco Mime Troupe
mime vs. pantomime, 16–17
Minacucci, Paul, 343
Minault, Angeline, 136, 276, 306
Minault, Kent, 54, 77, 86, 306, 324
and Minstrel Show, 51
at Red House, 136
at Turkey Ridge, 137, 276, 285, 290, 302, 305
Minault, Nina (Blasenheim), 78, 132
illness of, 305–6, 308
at Mattole River, 323
at Red House, 136, 138, 276, 285
at Turkey Ridge, 137, 276, 285, 287, 295, 308–10
Minstrel Show, The, 39–55
and arrests, 50–55
touring production of, 48–53
Moby Grape, 50
Monkerud, Don, 153–54
Monongye, David, 196–99
Moose (Lorenzo), 126–27, 215, 244, 253
at Olema, 184, 186, 211
and witness protection program, 323
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Moose (Willis’s nephew), 223
Morris Cohon and Company, 264–70, 271–73
Coyote’s stint with, 276–80, 307
Ruth as partner in, 265, 267–68
Mouse, Stanley, 163
Mulligan, Eddie, 279
Murcott, Billy, 69
Mushen, Tall Paul, 253
Myeba (Eva Bess), 132, 148–49, 150
Natural Suzanne (Siena Riffia), 132
and Caravan, 216–22
and Invisible Circus, 78
as public defender, 323
twins of, 92, 216
Neihardt, John, 71
Newton, Huey, 89, 100
Nichole. See Wills, Nichole
Nichols, David, 243
Nicholson, Jack, 103
O’Brian, Philadelphia Jack, 24
Olema commune, 126, 130, 167–78, 179–87, 285
eviction from, 214–15
in full flower, 202–5
and Gypsy Truckers, 200, 201–2, 203, 207
and Hell’s Angels, 111–12, 207, 209–13
idea of, 202, 208
journey from, 187–98
leadership in, 179–80, 181–84, 202
Morris and Ruth’s visit in, 207–9
return to, 199–200, 347–51
Olive Pits, 57–58, 60
Olmos, Edward James, 335
One-eyed Orville, 219, 223
Ortiviz Ranch/Farm, 245–53, 256
Oscar Johnny (Shoshone), 189–90
Osha (Yeshi’s husband), 153
Ottinger, Doc, 168
Owsley, Stanley “Bear,” 76, 133
Padwa, David, 105–6
Panama Hat Bandits, 115
pantomime vs. mime, 16–17
Parker, Pam, 77–78, 323
Pat (Susanka’s friend), 251, 252
Paul, Pussy, 125
Percy (chauffeur), 265
Peter Rabbit, 190–91, 224, 245
Phoenix (police officer), 231, 232
Pickens, Cheryl Lynn, 235
Pickens, J. P., 180–83, 184, 199–200
and Caravan, 216–17, 226–27, 235, 244
death of, 274, 323
Pickens, Maryanne, 182, 199–200, 216
Pickens, Owl, 184, 218, 222, 242, 250, 253, 257, 274
Pickle Family Circus, 330
Pisoni, Larry, 330
Pizzaro, Allen, 123
Placitas, New Mexico, commune, 135
Planet Drum, 321–22, 324
Planetedge, 220, 221
Polanski, Roman, 5, 36, 55
Poliscewicz, Johnny, 286
Poliscewicz, Pete, 286
Poliscewicz, Walt, 285–88, 316, 317
Pollack, Vicky, 132
Powshiek Indians, 65
Provos, 160
Purifoy, Noah, 337–38, 342
Pussy Paul, 125
Putterman, Zev, 81–82
Pyramid Lake, 229–32
Quick, Judi, 136–37, 275
Quicksilver Messenger Service, 50
Quinn, Tom, 214–15
Rabbit, Peter, 190–91, 224, 245
Rainbow (Yeshi’s daughter), 153
“Rainbow Woman Song” (Coyote), 229
Raines, Pat, 190, 191
Raines, Steve, 190, 191
Reagan, Ronald, 116–17