Flo and Eddie - Alice Cooper Joni Mitchell Yoko Ono Jimmy Page

[@YogsenForfoth]

These brilliant men skated along the edge of fame and rock stardom, without EVER compromising their artistic integrity. Damn good stuff. And they’re still at it to this very day!

[@maskedman1337]

Sadly, Howard Kaylan no longer performs.

[@caryheuchert]

I saw Flo and Eddie live in 1980, and they performed “The Fence” (a parody of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”).

[@robertway5756]

Just another link in the fence? 😆

[@willicat44]

DNK that,...hilarious!!

[@charlesledbetter9063bc]

Nice. These guys were always great but maybe a little Zappa bleed over with this madness. Love it.

[@mikeodonnell6799]

ya think?

[@gregb8565]

listen to illegal immoral and fattening which is where i first heard this riff - they used eddie are you kidding instead of nicky nicky noy' - the funny part is they i think were part of the la scene as well - recording with some of these same people they paradied.

[@gregb8565]

and just another band from la - the live one - where they were part of eddie the mountain - and never knew they were the emcees of sort with zappa. must have been a bit of a release of power for frank to not be able to control these guys - but it was classic

[@mikebrylski6517]

I am going to see Flo & Eddie at WI State Fair in Aug '22. I am so looking forward to it.

[@SoiledWig]

Well how was it?

[@badlieutenant322]

@@SoiledWigI think Flo and Eddie may have killed him

[@bowler3329]

I saw them live in Philly in the early 70's doing this concert.

[@Romany1111]

Saw them at the Spectrum as part of a package show, mid-70's. Flo did a take-off on Jim Dandy of Black Oak Arkansas, which was hilarious.

[@bowler3329]

The Concert I mentioned was at the Spectrum too. Maybe the same show.@@Romany1111

[@Romany1111]

I looked around a bit. Think it might have been Alice and the Billion Dollar Babies tour, where they opened. @@bowler3329

[@eggsmann594]

Yoko was soooo underrated😄

[@sexobscura]

ALWAYS

[@simbo52]

I saw these guys in 73 during the Billion Dollar Babies tour. All I will say they definitely got the crowd pumped up for the Alice Cooper Band. One of the best all-around shows I have ever seen.

[@JeffSal999]

I saw that tour in Providence, RI, my first concert, I was 13! Before Flo and Eddie, a local band played before them-Ken Lyons and Tombstone.

[@jeffreystefanik6415]

How are these guys not in the RR Hall of Fame?

[@sexobscura]

they only accept rubbish into that club

[@serendipityshopnyc]

Flo does a heckuva good Page impression!

[@memory-nownow-anticipation7087]

Eddie is the lead singer. Flo is the fluorescent leech holding the guitar. Page is the singer for Zep.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

@@memory-nownow-anticipation7087 Nope. Robert Plant is the lead singer for Led Zep. Page is the guitar player and sometimes second singer. Flo was doing a good job of imitating Page's body language, plus his trademark lower lip jut.

[@xbmpr]

He just so confidently ignored what you said just to call you wrong lol

[@serendipityshopnyc]

@@xbmpr "Page is the singer for Zep" is what I called wrong. We were agreeing otherwise.

[@67psych]

Little did they know what was around the corner with punk and new wave

[@DetroitboyTV]

Flo & Eddie were the opening act on Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies tour. 👏👏👏👏

[@markschoifet5316]

Yes, with a killer encore of "Eleanor"

[@drumscholar42]

For sure the kind of banter and style that they did with Zappa. And, knowing Z's methods, Z probably "borrowed" it.

[@coruna2]

They segue so smoothly

[@serendipityshopnyc]

I saw Flo and Eddie at a five-band oldies concert (Spanky McFarland, Gary Puckett, the Association, & Three Dog Night were the others--great lineup for $12.50) on a NYC pier in 1984, when they were riffing on Quiet Riot and Flashdance, complete w/Flo drenching himself on stage to the tune of "Maniac". Outstanding live act, always funny, always evolving to mock and pay homage to new kinds of music.

[@rexhoss52]

we loved flo and eddie - from the turtles to zappa. and we hated everyone they mocked... only kidding

[@videodon]

I saw them open for Zappa in Louisville back then. They did the Hawaiian song. 😀

[@kjetiloptun5177]

I loved this !

[@Jestymesty]

Amazing!

[@misterX1964]

I remember seeing this !! Thank you for bringing it back !!

[@Michael-xk3sp]

Hey! I was thrown outta school for less than this. Sometime for more than this. Whacky guyz.

[@johnstallings4049]

Fantastic! Made my night! Thanx so much! ❣️❄️🌎❄️❣️

[@impalaman9707]

Flo looks like Leslie West, but Eddie is no Robert Plant!

[@DeniseWaghorn-ok2gj]

Very creative ❤❤❤

[@tylerthompson1842]

These guys really did not give a fck lol long live The Turtles 🐢 lol

[@guitarslim56]

Wow! That's relevant! Legend has it that George Harrison was not in fine form during his 1974 "Dark Horse" tour, which critics labeled "Dark Hoarse."

[@BogartChannel7]

Yeh thats exactly what he was riffing on, if you don't know yer thinkin' WTF is he doing. They know everybody they saw it all. Legends.

[@jameskennedy721]

The infamous wack jobs from 200 Motels . Legends .

[@dannystrat]

The main tune here is "Nikki Hoi" from their first album. This is a routine they'd been doing for a year or so.

[@nealaitken4512]

I always loved Nikki Hoi.

[@lindaperez9646]

Was the little guy on the far right with a clarinet Greg Hawkes with the Cars?

[@PrankZabba]

Considering he was in Martin Mull and his Fabulous Furniture band. I would say, maybe.

[@richalderson6069]

Yes it's him, I'm a member of a Cars Facebook group and they share this clip from time to time.

[@williamdemilio5706]

Greg Hawkes is in the current Happy Together Tour Turtles (if I recall correctly).

[@lassekristoffersen5906]

When the brains take over and have fun.

[@craptastic3632]

I crashed Flo's hotel room. He was pretty cool about it. Ask him about the "pretzel incident".

[@Neil-Daimond]

You that wasn't supposed to be an Alice Cooper bit. It would've been great if they had done one. That was a passing mention

[@roberthamill2451]

Flo & Eddie opened for Alice Cooper after the release of their first album. I remember Mark Volman wearing a flamingo on his head that he would spin around. I also remember having to stand on the folding chairs in order to see, even though we were on the fifth row. Someone on a few rows in front of us stepped back on the chair they were standing on, and it did what it was supposed to do - fold. Just like dominoes, he went down, followed by the entire row. Two rows followed, but luckily we got down before it got to us. I'm not sure if this was the School's Out tour or Billion Dollar Babies.

[@susiepittman601]

Sing "Eleanor "!!!

[@paolobianchi8513]

Mock ‘n roll!

[@jeffell]

Well, that was different.

[@anyversionofme]

I would had Robert Plant. What a great singer.

[@MrMusicbyMartin]

Bring the band on down behind them, boys.

[@BabyOatmeal]

You know there comes a time in every performance when you gotta get serious for a minute,, I've been giving this a lot of thought....

[@eddierukidding4773]

Way cool

[@thomasmcalear8673]

CHECK OUT THE KILLER COOL TRAVIS BEAN GUITAR....

[@cathyortiz1280]

Lol!

[@OriginalRitz]

Is the guitarist playing a Travis Bean? Looks like it... Aluminum neck guitar.

[@mazigazi]

they should have been 100 times bigger than Zeppelin

[@portopottybreath9375]

I'm 63 and still don't get it.

[@johnstallings4049]

Lay off the porto potty brah😶

[@portopottybreath9375]

@@johnstallings4049 lol

[@monoped8437]

i play this song, minus all the crap. yes i'm a fan....but

[@howardlevin2753]

The old Morning Zoo standard.

[@deksea]

I know Im in the minority here but, way to campy and goofy for me. It seems like the lead guitarist may feel the same way

[@thomasrichmond2413]

Don’t do drugs kids

[@virginiaryszka1325]

Lol!

[@GregSmithPhD]

Apt, given the nonsense surround Neil Young and Joni Mitchell right now.

[@johnstallings4049]

Because music is an industry and many other unsavory facts! They needed a rubber 🎵😶🎵 chicken 🍗!

[@trenthale8956]

That’s aweful

[@jaykay6387]

Hate to be the skunk at the picnic but that was cringey.

[@caseygraham5738]

Why?

[@barneymiller6204]

Volman does not play the guitar at all!

[@anthonypanneton923]

They should've stuck to "Eleanor, gee I think you're swell." The Turtles were good. Flo and Eddie sucked. Too much time with Zappa, I suppose.