by Peter Coyote
Red House commune, 130, 133–42, 276, 285
and Caravan, 216, 226
and Welfare Department inspections, 138–39
Red Rockers commune, 191–92, 245–49
and Ortiviz Farm, 245, 247–48
and peyote meeting, 253–61
Reich, Steve, 43
Reisner, Zack, 229
Reister, Jonathan, 313–14
Revelations (Elsa Marley), 144, 145
Riffia, Siena. See Natural Suzanne
Rifkin, Danny, 105–6, 137, 177, 221, 331
and Grateful Dead, 105, 174, 311–12, 320
at Olema, 174–77
unemployment benefits of, 319–20
Rifkin, Marina, 137
Rinaldi, Joanna Bronson, 137, 138, 284–85, 288–89, 307, 309–10
Rinaldi, Malcolm, 284
Rinaldi, Nicky, 284
Rinaldi, Vincent, 228, 309–10
and “chick-a-dee,” 160, 201
and Gypsy Truckers, 201–2
and Red House, 139
and Turkey Ridge, 137, 284–85, 290, 309
Ringolivio (Grogan), 78
Robb, John, 14–15, 37, 144
Robertson, Earl “Robbie,” 45, 50, 324
Rockefeller, John D., 301
Rolling Stones, 120–24
Rolling Thunder, 66, 170–72, 226, 232
Disciples of Thunder commune, 188–89
and Fosmo, 186, 187, 188
and Grateful Dead, 170
Ron, Cadillac, 281
Roselee, 132, 136, 150
Rosenberg, Aaron, 18–19
Rosenberg, Karl, 18–21, 84
Rosenthal, Irving, 275
Rubin, Jerry, 71, 75
Russell, Nipsey, 44
St. James, Margo, 145
Salmon River house (Salmon Creek), 130, 216, 217–20, 224
Salter, John, 153
Sam. See Ewing, Eileen
Samurai Bob, 137, 274–76, 298, 299–301
San Francisco Mime Troupe, 4, 16–18, 32–38, 57–60, 110, 144, 227
arrests of, 33, 50–55
and Artists’ Liberation Front, 77
commedia dell’arte in, 12, 32, 35–37
Coyote’s departure from, 66, 74, 94
Coyote’s entry into, 10–15, 22
and Coyote’s perspective, 30–31
Eagle Fuck of, 58
and Easy Rider, 101–2
and the Farm, 328–29
as guerrilla theater, 33–34
and Haight-Ashbury, 75, 82
L’Aimant Militaire of, 57
and mime vs. pantomime, 16–17
Minstrel Show of, 39–55
OBIE award to, 58, 60
Olive Pits of, 57–58, 60
and Story Theater, 327–28
and television appearance, 81–82
San Francisco Mime Troupe, The (Davis), 17–18
San Francisco Oracle, 76
San Juan Ridge community, 229
San Quentin Dave, 218–19, 220, 223
Santiago, Bob, 235, 252
Sawyer, Tom, 136
Scheer, Robert, 17, 55
SDS (Students for a Democratic Society), 76
Sebastian, Ellen, 3–4, 5
Shapiro, Benny, 99, 100
Shawnee-on-the-Delaware, 297–99, 301–2
Shepard, Sam, 346
Sherk, Bonny, 328
Sherman, Jed, 203, 314
Shippee, Paul, 227, 230, 252, 253
Shirk, Joan, 4
Siena Riffia. See Natural Suzanne
Sigh (Peggy Darm), 274, 276
Sills, Paul, 327–28
Silver, Lani, 55
Simon, Paul, 105, 106
Simpson, David, 86, 108, 136, 217, 323
Slade, Bob, 160, 167, 168–69, 172, 173, 177–78
Slattery, Bob, 47–48, 50, 51
Smilin’ Mike, 221, 223, 227, 260–61
Smith, Anna Deavere, 42
Smith, David, 93
Snyder, Gary, 75, 76, 188, 205–6
and arts council, 332–33, 336–37, 341
and Caravan, 228–29
and the Farm, 329
Sons of Champlin, 135–36
Spider (Slade’s pal), 174–76, 178
Spielberg, Steven, 4
Stallings, Ron “the Preacher,” 45, 54
Starlite party, 249–51
Starr, Ringo, 163
State-Local Partnership, 343–44
Story Theater, 327–28
Stubbs, Bob, 79
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), 76–77
Suki (and Caravan), 227, 230, 231
Susanka (dancer), 249, 251, 252
Suzuki, Shunryu, 75
Swayze, Paul, 22, 271
Sweet William. See Fritsch, Bill
Taj and Mahal (Natural Suzanne’s twins), 92, 216
Tamalpais, Mount, 224, 225
Tamplin, Arthur R., 296
Tattoo Larry, 126, 155, 156, 182–83
Taylor, Derek, 99, 164, 165–66
Terrence, Malcolm, 156
Terry the Tramp, 124
Texas Bobbie, 299
Theilen, Anne-Marie, 329, 330
Thelin, Deva Star, 135
Thelin, Jasper Starfire, 136, 137
Thelin, Jay, 133, 134, 141
Thelin, Kira, 137
Thelin, Marsha Allread, 133–39, 143, 227, 285
Thelin, Ron, 91, 133–36, 137–42, 143, 169
Tierra, Michael, 147–48, 156, 169, 221, 327
and Black Bear Ranch, 148, 149, 150, 151
and Caravan, 220
music of, 147, 151, 222
Time magazine, 76
Timmy (Smilin Mike’s son), 223
Tom (Red Rocker), 245–46, 248
Tork, Peter, 149
Trachtenberg, Lyle, 4
Tracy (midwife), 184–85, 323
Trinidad House, 130, 216, 217, 224
Triple A commune, 245–49
Tripp, Hambone, 155
Tripp, Willis, 155
Trip Without a Ticket, 89, 93
True-Light Beavers community, 303
Trungpa, Chogyam, 253
Turkey Ridge Farm, 137, 242, 268
breakup of, 309–10, 311, 312
as commune, 274, 284–90, 316, 318
Coyote’s stay in, 269–73, 274–90, 291–310, 311–17, 324
destruction of, 275–76, 318
and MECO and AEIG, 295–97
Morris and, 60, 240, 269–70, 276, 285, 286, 296, 298, 299, 308, 315–16, 318
Ruth and, 268, 274, 315
sale of, 268, 269, 308
Turtle Island (Snyder), 332
Tush (Red Rocker), 254
Ulla (Slavic beauty), 165–66
Ultraviolet, 105
Valdez, Luis, 320, 335–36, 343
Valens, Richie, 335
Valley Liberation Band, 227
Vance (at Middle Gate), 232
Van Wuys, Raymond, 316
Vaughn, Lee, 51, 52, 54
Veronda, Tony, 175
Vinkenoog, Reineke, 163–64
Vinkenoog, Simon, 163
Wallace, George, 65
Walt (Okie), 224
Ward community, 243–44
Welch, Lew, 205–6, 221
Westerfelt, Gordon, 118–19
Wickert, Jack, 328
Willard Street house, 130
Willem (Marsha’s lover), 227
Williams, Cecil, 77
Williams, Robin, 4
Williams, William Carlos, 21
Willits house, 130
Wills, Jeremiah, 283, 292, 301, 305, 318, 319
Wills, Nichole, 172, 220, 283–84, 322, 323, 331
and music, 218, 290, 321
on the road, 303, 304, 308, 318, 319
and Sam, 235–36, 283, 291–93
at Trinidad house, 218, 219
at Turkey Ridge, 284, 290, 291–93, 302, 304–5, 313, 317
Wilner, Phyllis, 92–93, 323
and Black Bear
Ranch, 92, 148
and Caravan, 216, 218, 219, 223, 224
and Diggers, 78, 92, 132, 148
and Hell’s Angels, 92, 96
Winstanley, Gerrard, 68
Yoni (at Black Bear), 150
Zenovich, George, 339
Zenovich, Marilyn Jean, 339
Zitner, Sheldon, 21