Willard's Wormholes

Live At The Roxy, 1976
Mark & Howie’s Musical Comedy Hour

Fun live performance by former Mothers and full-time Turtles, Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan. Flo & Eddie’s live show is like their old syndicated radio show, in that it features a lot of chatter, gags, rock star name dropping and snippets of recognizable songs that often end up as little more than segues into (or outros out of) another routine. A musical variety hour to be sure, but not by any standard definition of the genre. On a good night, Volman & Kaylan’s chops are capable of serious, above average pop, so even they know they’re slummin’ a bit here. What’s important is that the sound is good, so it’s a listenable example of the duo’s frantic stage show – from the corny, old show biz intro to the predictable big hit single climax. “Every trick in the book,” Howie admits from the stage. Listen below to the mugging they give the Turtles’ classic “Elenore.” It’s all sloppy fun, kind of like hangin’ out with a great garage band… that happens to have Ian Underwood & The Fowler Brothers on horns.

1
Intro (2:12)
Cheap (4:42)
Kiss Routine/Dylan’s Babushka (3:21)
It Ain’t Me Babe (2:37)
Best Possible Me (4:06)
Introducing Flo & Eddie/Springsteen Routine (2:01)
Nikki Hoi/Rockstar Routine (8:43)
Mama, Open Up (4:28)
Just Another Town (4:23)
Illegal, Immoral & Fattening (4:15)
You Showed Me (3:50)
Elenore (2:28)
Intermission/Talking With Audience/Band Intros (11:18)
The Sanzini Brothers Return (w/ The Tibetan Memory Trick) (4:35)
2
Paul Is Dead/There’s No Business Like Show Business (2:47)
Show Me The Way (1:20)
Hot (3:13)
Sway When You Walk (2:09)
Kama Sutra Time (4:15)
Rock & Roll Endorsement Spoofs (6:13)
Eddie, Are You Kidding? (0:48)
Keep It Warm (4:43)
Moving Targets (4:28)
Happy Together (3:56)
She’d Rather Be With Me (3:20)