On Monday, August 28, 2000 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, XRAY GINGUM DRESS wrote:   
   > The Turtles were formed in Los Angeles, California in the early sixties and   
   > featured Mark Volman and Howard Kalan. Signing with White Whale Records in   
   > 1965, the band went on to score nine Top 40 hits in the five years that   
   > followed, including the #1 hit, "HAPPY TOGETHER". Much of the success of the   
   > band was due, in large part, to the stage antics of Mark & Howard.   
   > Mark Volman became famous for his wild stunts and expertise with tambourines,   
   > which was a show in itself. They were equally famous for their unique vocal   
   > blend and onstage comedy, and the two became a sort-of "Martin & Lewis" of   
   the   
   > rock world.   
   > After the breakup of The Turtles, Mark & Howard were recruited by Frank   
   Zappa,   
   > to record & tour. They had a surprise coming. Like many bands from the 60's,   
   > the members of The Turtles were still in, or just out, of high school, when   
   > they signed with agents and record companies. They may have known that they   
   had   
   > signed away the rights to "The Turtles" name, but they had NO idea that they   
   > had also lost the rights to use their own names. They decided to call   
   > themselves "Flo" (Mark Volman) and "Eddie" (Howard Kalan) and with Frank   
   Zappa   
   > & The Mothers of Invention, they became famous all over again.   
   > After many legal battles they regained the rights to "The Turtles" and the   
   use   
   > of their own names, so in 1984 they put together four groups from the 60's;   
   > themselves, Gary Puckett, Spanky & Our Gang, and The Association, and toured   
   > the US and Canada as "The Happy Together Tour". The tour was very successful   
   > and was the standard bearer for a resurgence in the interest of 60's music.   
   The   
   > following year they got together with The Buckinghams, Gary Lewis, and The   
   > Grass Roots, for a 1985 version. For the eight months the tour was on the   
   road   
   > it was consistently one of the top 10 grossing tours in the country.   
   > Today, The Turtles continue to be a top draw around the world. People come   
   not   
   > only to hear their great hits, but to be entertained by two masters of the   
   > stage, backed by a powerful band. Many fans come because they remember "Flo &   
   > Eddie", to which Howard says, "Sorry...no refunds", although every once in a   
   > while they do throw a Zappa tune into the show.   
   >   
   >   
   > XRAY GINGUM DRESS   
      
   Best version of "Happy Together" was Live at the Fillmore LP (you know, the   
   one with the pencil on the front)   
      
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