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- ↑ Little gray men: Roswell and the rise of a popular culture By Toby Smith. UNM Press, 2000.
- ↑ ′Mannie the Hippie′ gets prison Toledo Blade, October 3, 1996
- ↑ "Manny the Hippie Freed, Said He'll Face his Past". SF Gate. 28 August 1996. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ Mannie the Hippie plans to write a book in prison Ocala Star-Banner, October 4, 1996
- ↑ Manny the Hippie Back Home - He returns to S.F. after 10 months in Ohio jail SFGate, June 17, 1997
- ↑ Mannie the Hippie wants to be star The Free Lance-Star, June 16, 1997
- ↑ Around the Fire Internet Movie Database (IMDb)