by Mike Edison
Elvis Presley Wedding Chapel, 138–39, 168, 255
Emerson, Lake and Palmer, 257
Espárrago Rock, 146
Exile on Main Street, 169
Extreme Championship Wrestling, 229–30
Eyes of Laura Mars, 265
Factory, The (Warhol studio), 305
Falwell, Jerry, 43, 88
Fantasia, 262
Farewell, My Lovely, 264
Faulkner, William, 271
Fawlty Towers, 236
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 103, 307
Ferraro, Geraldine, 45
Fifth Symphony (Beethoven), 11
First Amendment, see free speech
5.6.7.8’s, 122
Flair, Ric, 67–68, 114
Flynt, Larry, 79, 80, 87–88, 108, 159, 184
Folk City, 14
Fonda, Peter, 241
Foo Fighters, 286
“Fool on the Hill,” 163
Forçade, Tom, 102–104, 185, 189, 199, 200, 205–206, 219, 231, 273, 291
Ford, T-Model, 284
Ford, Tom, 305
Foreign Object, The, 14, 15, 58, 228
Foreman, George, 95
Foster, Jodie, 47, 303
Foucault, Michel, 305 420, drug associations of, 206–208
Foxx, Redd, 93, 95–96
Franklin, Joe, 40–41, 106, 108, 152, 155
Franklin, Joseph Paul, 88
Freedom Fighters, 185–86, 188
free speech, 24, 87–89, 206, 242, 288
Front Page films, 7
Fuck Me Stupid, 135–36
Full Metal Jacket, 135
Galás, Diamanda, 307
“Garbage Dump,” 63
Garcia, Jerry, 35, 102, 208
Garden of Earthly Delights, The, 145
Gas Station, 149
Gehry, Frank, 301
Gem Spa, 167
Gentle Giant, 40
Gibson, Mel, 304
Gilbert, Eddie, 9, 10, 12
Gillan, Ian, 41
Gilley’s, 65–66
Girls of New Orleans shoot, 75–78
Giuliani, Rudy, 27, 241–42, 243, 257, 304
Glen or Glenda, 169
Go, Johnny, Go, 42
Go-Go Boy, 169–70, 187
Goldberg, Rube, 300
Goldberg, Whoopi, 304
Goldstein, Al, 24, 79, 84, 87–88, 239–41, 242–43, 277, 279, 287–91, 292, 293, 317–19; see also Midnight Blue; Screw
Goldstein, Jordan, 287, 290–91
Gone With the Wind, 77
Goodfellas, 263, 265
Goodman, Benny, 85
“Good Vibrations,” 285
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 147
Gordon, Kim, 307
Gore, Al, 281
Gorgeous George, 39–40, 67
Gorshin, Frank, 264
Grand Wizard of Wrestling, 9–10, 41, 108, 156, 323
Grant, Ulysses S., 146
Grateful Dead, 35, 126, 152, 174, 283, 293
Great Depression, 186
Green, Michael, 264
Green Merchant, Operation, 188–89
Gretchen, 238, 239, 259, 260
Gretzky, Wayne, 67
Groening, Matt, 156
Groundhog Day, 267
Grubman, Lizzie, 198
Guccione, Bob, 79, 87, 90, 184
Guns N’ Roses, 85
Guy, Buddy, 35
Guys and Dolls, 172
Hacienda Hotel, 93
Hager, Steve, 185–86, 187, 188, 189–91, 193, 195, 199, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206–208, 212, 214, 217, 220, 221, 222, 227, 231–36, 245, 251, 253, 256, 257, 259, 261, 262, 267, 273, 276, 278, 291, 308, 316
Hairspray, 151
Halley, Peter, 305–306
Hamilton, George, 97
“Hand Jive,” 285
Hansen, Stan, 6
Hard Rock Café, Las Vegas, 95
Harrelson, Woody, 258
Harum Scarum, 283
Harvard University, 287
hashish, 50, 73, 131, 143, 158, 185, 213, 225, 235, 255, 299
Hauer, Rutger, 141
Havens, Richie, 95
Hawk, 89
Hawkins, Screamin’ Jay, 286
Hayes, Lord Alfred, 14
Hearst, William Randolph, 186–87
Hearst Publications, 184
“Heart Punch” column, 56–57
Hedaya, Dan, 272–73
Heeb, 292–93, 301–305
Hefner, Hugh, 79, 87, 89, 103, 184
Hein, Kevin, 289, 318–22
“Helter Skelter,” 163
hemp, 173, 186–87, 204, 209, 211, 214; see also marijuana
Hemp for Victory, 186
Hemp World’s Fair, 189–90
Hendrix, Jimi, 45, 204, 269
heroin, 37, 56, 105, 107–108, 142, 149, 150, 154
“Hey Jude,” 163
High Society, 78–79, 81, 87, 90, 98; see also Drake Publishing
High Times, 33, 50, 88, 101–106, 126–27, 171, 183–86, 188–91, 307–308; counterculture and, 185–88, 203–204, 205, 233–34, 276; covers of, 3, 4, 194, 200, 201, 203–204, 215, 225, 232, 234; as dysfunctional business, 219–27, 238–39, 251–53, 273–74, 291–92, 315–16; Edison as director of editorial and marketing for, 256, 258–59, 271–72; Edison fired from, 273, 274–76; Edison as publisher of, 3–4, 5, 171, 183–84, 191, 193–215, 219–27, 228, 229, 231–36, 237, 238–41, 243–46, 251–54, 303; Edison as writer for, 104–106, 126–27; fake pot advertised in, 213–14, 279, 292; Goldstein as contributor, 243–44; movie, see High Times Potluck; music CD from, 272; porn in, 243–44, 316–17; rules against pot smoking at, 224–27; twenty-fifth anniversary of, 202, 210–12, 231, 232, 243, 245, 253, 257–61
High Times Potluck, 254, 261–71, 272, 278–79
Hilfiger, Tommy, 260
Hinckley, John, 151, 303
His Black Boyfriend, 23
Hitler, Adolf, 207
Hoffman, Abbie, 43, 222, 315
Hofmann, Albert, 222
Hogan, Hulk, 6, 7, 23, 58, 69, 99, 229
Holiday, Billie, 92
Holmstrom, John, 102, 103–104, 105, 126, 183–84, 185, 188, 189, 190–91, 199, 202, 203, 204, 223, 227, 228, 229, 230, 255, 260, 273, 322
Holy Virgin Mary, The, 242
Homestead Records, 62
Hooker, John Lee, 35, 286
Hopper, Dennis, 241
Horowitz, Vladimir, 67
Horse Around Bar, 92
House of God, 106–107, 152
Howlin’Wolf, 283, 296
Humboldt County Growers’ Association, 44
Hüsker Dü, 49
Hustler, 24, 79, 80, 87, 88, 108–109, 159–60, 167, 177, 307; Edison writing for, 159–60, 167, 177
Hutto, J. B., 35
Huxley, Aldous, 187
Hynes, Charles, 289, 290
Iacovino, Nick, 261
index, 305–307
Insurgent, Dave, 39–40, 41, 42–46, 106–108, 141, 152–55, 164, 222, 279, 304
Internal Revenue Service, 95–96, 189
Internet, 159–60, 223, 279, 280–81
Iommi, Tony, 41
Iron Maiden, 270
Irving Plaza, 210, 257–58
Island of Dr. Moreau, The, 177
It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, 264
Jackson, Michael, 234
Jagger, Mick, 169, 244, 255, 286
Jam Club, 122
James, Elmore, 35
Jason and the Argonauts, 35
JDate, 280, 281
Jennings, Peter, 55
Jesus Christ, 163, 237, 293, 303, 304
Jews for Jesus, 292–94
Jillette, Penn, 318
Joe Franklin Show, see Franklin, Joe
Johnson, Robert, 8
Jones, Paul, 67
Jones, Tom, 251
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, 285–86, 309–311
Joshua Venture, 292
Kamali, Norma, 306
Kandinsky, Wassily, 318
Kansas, 40
Kazan, Elia, 38
Keaton, Dianne, 6
Kennedy, Michael, 199–200, 201–202, 203–204, 205, 220, 223, 224–27, 231–33, 239, 244–46, 251, 253–54, 257, 258–59, 274–76, 292
Kennedy, Ted, 125
Kerouac, Jack, 47
Kerry, John, 321–22
Kesey, Ken, 126, 185
Kier, Udo, 306
Kill Bill, 122
Kim Jong Il, 185
King, Albert, 35
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 215
Kings of New York, 265
Kiss Me, Stupid, 135
Kiwi Sheepherders, 66
Knievel, Evel, 93–95, 96–98, 140, 249, 286
Kogan, Theo, 265, 268
Kramer, Mark, 13, 49, 52–53, 70
Ku Klux Klan, 293, 321
Kushman, Kyle, 222–23
Ladies’ Home Journal, 105
La Gatita Mala, 141, 156, 167–68
Larry Flynt Publications, 159; see also specific publications
Las Vegas Shakedown, 248–51
Lauper, Cyndi, 6
Lauria, Dan, 264
Leary, Tim, 187, 199
Led Zeppelin, 179, 194, 323
Lee, Spike, 261
Lenin, V. I., 147
Lennon, John, 272
Leo (wedding chapel singer), 139, 140
Leonard, Gloria, 79
Let’s Be Friends, 52
Letterman, David, 309, 310
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 26
Liberace, 6, 40, 57, 95, 108, 286
Liberace Museum, 95
Life in Hell, 156
Linzell, Pete, 140–41
Lismar Lounge, 101, 150
Little Chin Music, A, 71
Little Richard, 40, 164, 249–50
Live!, 108–10, 160; see also Drake Publishing
Live Young Girls, 160
Lone Star Café, 35
Lothar and the Hand People, 285
Louie Louie café, 296
Love, Courtney, 321
“Love Me Do,” 164
LSD, 8, 9, 10–11, 34, 35, 46, 101, 105, 107–108, 111, 114, 131, 160, 161, 163, 180, 187, 200, 222, 225, 227, 240, 272, 276, 284, 296, 310
LSD Records, 53, 71
Ludwig, Robin, 195
Lugosi, Bela, 32
Lunachicks, 54, 265
MacArthur, Douglas, 178
Madonna, 321
Magnetix, 324
Magnificent Muraco, 6
Magnum T. A., 67
Mailer, John, 291–92
Mailer, Norman, 291
Make Believe Ballroom, 85
Mandalay Bay Hotel, 93
Manitoba’s, 284, 286
Manson, Charles, 63, 212
Mao Zedong, 185
Maples, Marla, 80
Marcus, Steve, 243
Mariconda, Mike, 114, 119, 120–21, 128, 129, 133, 135, 141, 145, 156, 168, 250, 282
Mariconda, Susana, 156, 168
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, 186
marihuana, see marijuana
marijuana, 3, 44, 50, 76, 78, 84, 101, 102–103, 107, 125–26, 127, 149–50, 200, 205–208, 214, 216, 230, 233, 234–35, 243, 256, 257, 258, 263–64, 271, 272, 273, 279, 284, 291; and anti-drug campaigns, 36–37, 186–87, 188–89; Edison’s teenage use of, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36–38; events and days associated with, 43, 206–208; government studies on, 237–38; High Times office rules against smoking, 224–27; legality and decriminalization of, 186–87, 201–202, 235, 237–41, 263; and Ozzy photo shoot, 194–99; see also High Times
Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base, 237–38, 239
Marley, Bob, 3, 4, 194, 316
Mars Attacks!, 264
Martin, Billy, 90, 316
Martin, Dean, 135
Marx, Groucho, 24
Marx Brothers, 262
Masked Superstar, 9–10, 12
Matthau, Walter, 105
Maximum Rock ’n’ Roll, 14, 25
Mayor McCheese (char.), 40
Maytag, Fritz, III, 171
Mazel Tov Cocktail, 292
McCaffrey, Barry, 238
McCartney, Paul, 125
McEvoy, Mary, 202–203, 253, 257
McKinnon, Catharine, 89
McMahon, Vince, 6, 14, 58, 67, 140, 227–29, 230
McNeil, Legs, 102
McVeigh, Timothy, 88
Meese Commission on Pornography, 88–89
Meher Baba, 38
Mekons, 13
Merry Pranksters, 185, 187
Metallica, 228
Mewes, Jason, 264, 268, 272–73
Midnight Blue, 24, 239–41, 242–43, 289, 290
Midnight Cowboy, 264
Midnight Records, 63, 167
Miles, Sylvia, 264
Miller, Billy, 99–100
Mingus, Charles, 111
Mirage hotel, 97, 140
Mississippi Sheiks, 283
Mitchell, Artie, 200
Mitchell, Jim, 199–200
Mondale, Walter, 45
Monday Night Football, 227
Montana, Tony (char.), 159
Monty Python, 33, 107
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 107
Moore, Michael, 322
Moral Majority, 43, 88, 89, 293
Morrison, Jim, 265, 272
Motörhead, 51, 85
Mott, Cliff, 121, 123, 249
Mr. T, 6, 23
MTV, 6, 194
Mudhoney, 13
Muppets on Ice, 228
Museum of Modern Art, 35–36
“My Scene” column, 27–28
Nader, Ralph, 322
Naked in New York, 263
NASA, 55, 188, 211
Nathan, Judith, 242
Nathan’s, 290
Nation, 45
National Drug Control Policy, White House Office of, 238
National Geographic, 264
National Lampoon, 263
National Wrestling Alliance, 67–68
Naylor, Joe, 269, 270, 271
“Needle Up My Cock,” 25
Nelson, Willie, 226
Neuman, Josh, 301–303, 304, 305, 321
New Orleans Jazz Fest, 272
New School, 106
Newsweek, 228
New York Dolls, 26, 102
New Yorker, 317
New York Independent Film and Video Arts Festival, 279
New York magazine, 15
New York Newsday, 88
New York Post, 197–98, 204–205, 238, 239, 259
New York Public Library, 200
New York Sheiks, see Edison Rocket Train
New York Times, 12, 75, 100, 153, 169, 170, 222, 290, 292, 302, 306, 320
New York Times Magazine, 293
New York University, 12, 13, 44, 47, 60–61, 114, 271, 279; Edison as dropout from, 17, 18, 47, 179, 279; Edison as student at, 8, 18, 38–39, 41–43, 55–56, 106
Nicholson, Jack, 241
Nico, 53
Nirvana, 234
nitrous oxide, 210
Nixon, Richard, 223, 238, 272, 317
Nolte, Nick, 199
Northeast Blackout of 2003, 312–13
Notre Dame, 125
“Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” 163
“Octopus’s Garden,” 163
Ofili, Chris, 242
Oklahoma City bombing (1995), 88
Omar, King of the Maracas, 284
Omar’s Anal Adventures, 278
Onassis, Jackie, 79
O’Reilly, Bill, 322
Osbourne, Ozzy, 41, 194–99, 213, 215, 232;
see also Black Sabbath
Osbournes, The, 194, 195
Otto’s Shrunken Head, 286
Paar, Jack, 40
Page, Jimmy, 285
Page Six (New York Post), 197–98, 204–205, 259
Palance, Jack, 124
Papillon, 169
Parker, Charlie, 61
Party Horse, 137–40, 156–58, 168, 245
; Passion of the Christ, The, 304
Patriot, The, 264
Peace Pole Guy, 46
Peel, David, 272
Penthouse, 18, 28, 33, 79, 90, 177, 245, 254
Penthouse Letters, 27, 28, 254
Peron, Dennis, 203
Perry White (char.), 7
Petty, Tom, 244
phone sex, 79, 240
Picasso, Pablo, 67, 161
Pillsbury, 24
Pillsbury Doughboy, 24
Pink Floyd, 194, 270
Piper, Roddy, 6
Planet of the Apes, 91, 294
Playboy, 18, 24, 77, 103, 122, 291
Playgirl, 78, 87, 92
Pleasure Fuckers, 131–32, 133, 142, 143, 145–48, 152, 159, 161–62, 164, 179, 282, 295; Edison in, 145–48, 159, 161–65, 183
Pollock, Jackson, 9
Pop, Iggy, 44, 56, 102, 272
Pope Smokes Dope, The, 272
pornography industry, 18–23, 24, 26–27, 47, 78–92; free speech and, 24, 87–89; Internet as transformative for, 159–60, 170; movies produced by, 277–78; as passé, 205; photo guidelines and restrictions in, 90–91, 109; photo shoots in, 77–78; see also specific publications and publishers
Postman Always Rings Twice, The, 180
pot, see marijuana
Pot Star, 223, 240, 241, 242
Pound, Ezra, 286
Power Hitters, 32
Prado, 145
Presley, Elvis, 6, 40, 54, 113, 138, 255, 283, 286, 312
Proch, Paul, 84, 91, 92–98, 109, 114, 139
professional wrestling, 5–10, 14–15, 39–40, 65–68, 99–100, 324–25; as entertainment, 9, 227–28; in High Times, 227–30; see also Wrestling’s Main Event; specific wrestlers
Provos, 185, 187
Pro Wrestling Illustrated, 58
Punk, 102, 104, 189
Pussy Galore, 70
Quad/Graphics, 210
Quiet Riot, 150
Race, Harley, 67
Radio City Music Hall, 114
Radio Days, 264
Raging Bull, 265
“Rainy Day Women Nos. 12 & 35,” 207
Ramone, Dee Dee, 151
Ramone, Joey, 103
Ramones, 13, 36, 41, 102, 105, 130–31, 144, 155, 258
“Rapper’s Delight,” 11
Rather, Dan, 105, 310
Raunch Hands, 114–36, 140–41, 143–45, 146, 179, 248–51, 295, 296, 311; European
tours of, 126–35, 140–41, 143–44, 282;
Japanese tour of, 121–26, 127
Rauschenberg, Robert, 8
Reagan, Ronald, 43–46, 88, 106, 151, 188, 321
Reagan Youth, 39, 42, 43–46, 106–107, 152
Redding, Otis, 38
Reed, Lou, 26, 102
Reefer Madness, 240
Refrescos y Cerveza, 220
Replacements, 49
Republican National Convention (1984), 45
Republican National Convention (2004), 321–22
Reverend Musical Instruments, 269
Reynolds, Burt, 12