Quote Originally Posted by Shelbay
Emmett was a junkie and one of the original "diggers" that helped feed others and had a relationship with the police in keeping the peace...he also inspired Abbie Hoffman..I wouldn't say he was the ONLY hippie
Well, I didn't say it - Bob Fass knew just about all of the influential counterculture people, and this was his opinion. I suspect that he meant that he (Grogan) was the only one that consistantly acted on his convictions - he backed up his words with actions.

I only read his book, and heard second-hand stories on the radio, etc. He apparently started using junk at an early age, and died rather young. The official story of his death was that he had a "heart attack" on the subway, in NYC. I believe that it was actually an OD, but I don't remember. Perhaps the recent edition of his autobiography, with a new introduction by (his friend) Peter Coyote, sheds some light on this. I read the book (from the library!) years ago, before Grogan had died.

Abbie Hoffman worte a book called "Steal This Book", which encompassed many of the ideas that Grogan had formulated.

Bob Dylan dedicated his 1978 album "Street-Legal" to Grogan