Happy Forever

Mark Volman

Description

• Publication coincides with Mark and The Turtles headlining the 2023 Happy Together tour, which is due to hit fifty venues across the USA this summer.

• The book is built on extensive contributions from more than one hundred famous friends who weigh in on topics including Mark himself, the music business since the 1960s, drugs, and much more.

• The records Volman sings on have achieved cumulative sales of more than one hundred million copies.

Sujets

• Musique
• Histoire de la musique
• Music
• Musician
• Multiple signal classification
• Pop Vocal
• Individual Composer

Informations

• Publié par: Jawbone Press
• Date de parution: 20 juin 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781911036203
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

A Jawbone book
First edition 2023
Published in the UK and the USA by Jawbone Press
Office G1
141–157 Acre Lane
London SW2 5UA
England
Volume copyright © 2023 Outline Press Ltd. Text copyright © Mark Volman and John Cody. All rights reserved. No part of this book covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or copied in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews where the source should be made clear. For more information contact the publishers.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORDS
CAST OF CHARACTERS
INTRODUCTION
BEGINNINGS PART ONE
SIDE A: THE SIXTIES
1 THE CROSSFIRES
2 INFLUENCES
3 THE TURTLES
4 THE SCENE
5 THE BUSINESS
SIDE B: THE SEVENTIES
6 FRANK ZAPPA
7 T. REX
8 FLO & EDDIE
9 FAMILY LIFE
10 DRUGS
SIDE C: THE EIGHTIES & NINETIES
11 FLO & EDDIE
12 ANIMATION
13 RADIO
14 FAMILY LIFE
15 THE BUSINESS
16 BACK TO SCHOOL
SIDE D: THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
17 EMILY
18 FAITH
19 NASHVILLE
20 HOWARD
21 VAUDEVILLE
BEGINNINGS PART TWO
SUMMATIONS
OUTRO
DISCOGRAPHY
ABOUT THE AUTHORS

FOREWORDS
BY ALICE COOPER & CHRIS HILLMAN
The most fun I’ve ever had on tour was with Mark. Flo & Eddie were opening for us, and we were all at the top of our game. There were no rules, and we took advantage of that in every possible way.
Mark is one of the most indomitable yet gentle spirits I’ve ever met. He will always be one of my favorite artists I’ve ever worked with. He told me this book took him twelve years to write (I didn’t know he knew that many words). I still don’t know if Mark is the smartest or silliest person on this planet ... a sign of true genius. And someday, when I grow up, I want to be just like him.
ALICE COOPER
He radiated happiness and pure love in The Turtles, dancing around onstage, waving his tambourine, and singing great duets with Howard. I loved that band. They had fun and they entertained us.
I was so fortunate to have Mark and Howard sing backup harmonies on one of my solo albums. They brought so much life to those songs.
Now, after all these years, I’ve come to discover that Mark and I share Ukrainian roots through our grandfathers who immigrated to America at the turn of the century. Ironically, both became tailors in Los Angeles.
Now, to see my old friend completely reinventing himself in the world of academia is such a blessing.
I love you, Mark.
CHRIS HILLMAN

CAST OF CHARACTERS
This is the story of MARK VOLMAN , known as FLO , a founding member of THE TURTLES . This story is told by FRIENDS, FAMILY, LOVERS, and LOSERS. Whose memories are suspect at best.
All interviews conducted, edited, and compiled by John Cody.
GEORGE ATTARIAN instructor, Los Angeles Community College
PHILIP AUSTIN Firesign Theatre
ALAN BANCROFT associate pastor, Harpeth Presbyterian Church
JOHNNY BARBATA The Turtles/Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young/Jefferson Starship
KEN BARNES music writer for USA Today / Rolling Stone / Creem
JEFF ‘SKUNK’ BAXTER Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers/session musician
ANN BECKER aunt
JIM BESSMAN journalist for Billboard / Cashbox / Variety
ROLAN BOLAN Loyola Marymount classmate/son of Marc Bolan
MARY BREDEN Professor Emerita of Music, Loyola Marymount University
HAROLD BRONSON founder of Rhino Records/author/film producer
ANDY CAHAN Geronimo Black/Flo & Eddie/Harry Nilsson
LINDA CAMPILLO cousin
MADELINE CAMPILLO aunt
RICK CARR president, Remote Possibilities
PEPPY CASTRO The Blues Magoos/ Hair cast member
FELIX CAVALIERE The Rascals
MARK CHERNOFF program director, K-ROCK/WFAN
BILLY CIOFFE musician/instructor, Mesa Community College
ALICE COOPER Alice Cooper
SUSAN COWSILL The Cowsills
DON CUSIC music historian/author
RON DANTE Archies/Cufflinks/Turtles/session vocalist
HENRY DILTZ Modern Folk Quartet/photographer
MICKY DOLENZ The Monkees
CHIP DOUGLAS Modern Folk Quartet/The Turtles/producer of The Monkees
GEORGE DUKE Frank Zappa/Cannonball Adderley/solo
AYNSLEY DUNBAR John Mayall/Frank Zappa/Journey/etc.
STEVE DUNCAN professor of screenwriting, Loyola Marymount University
BOB EZRIN producer, Alice Cooper/Flo & Eddie/Lou Reed/Pink Floyd/etc.
CYRUS FARYAR Modern Folk Quartet/producer
JIMMY FINK New York radio personality
NICK FORTUNA The Buckinghams
RICHIE FURAY Buffalo Springfield/Poco/Souther-Hillman-Furay Band
CARL GIAMMARESE The Buckinghams
RUSS GIGUERE The Association
ED GUNNEY boyhood friend and classmate
E. MICHAEL HARRINGTON professor, Berklee Online/consultant
GREG HAWKES The Cars/Flo & Eddie/Martin Mull
CATHERINE HILLMAN CLARK Loyola Marymount student/daughter of Chris Hillman
CHRIS HILLMAN The Byrds/Flying Burrito Brothers/Manassas/Desert Rose Band
GLENN HOUGHTON Nashville neighbor
URSULA HOUGHTON Nashville neighbor
DANNY HUTTON Three Dog Night/solo
TOMMY JAMES Tommy James & The Shondells
DENNY JONES aka ‘Eddie’ road manager, The Turtles/Little Feat/etc.
HOWARD KAYLAN The Crossfires/The Turtles/Frank Zappa/Flo & Eddie
DONNIE KISSELBACH Rick Derringer/Flo & Eddie/Alice Cooper
CRAIG KRAMPF Flo & Eddie/Alice Cooper/Kim Carnes/Steve Perry/Nick Gilder
HARVEY KUBERNIK music journalist/author/historian
CORKY LAING Mountain/West, Bruce & Lang
JOEL LARSON The Grassroots/The Gene Clark Group/The Turtles
RICHARD LEWIS comedian
MARK LINDSAY Paul Revere & The Raiders/solo
RICK MANZAREK Rick & The Ravens
RAY MANZAREK The Doors/Rick & The Ravens
JACKIE MARTLING comedian/New York radio personality
SPANKY MCFARLANE Spanky & Our Gang
BILL MUMY aka Billy Mumy actor/musician
CHUCK NEGRON Three Dog Night
RON NEVISON engineer/producer, Led Zeppelin/The Who/Flo & Eddie/etc.
AL NICHOL The Crossfires/The Turtles
PETER NOONE Herman’s Hermits
MARK PARENTEAU disc jockey, WBCN Boston
JIM PONS The Leaves/The Turtles/Flo & Eddie
DON PRESTON Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention
TIM REID producer, Flo & Eddie radio show
GARY ROWLES Love/Flo & Eddie
JULIE SCHAD ex-girlfriend
ERIK SCOTT Flo & Eddie/Alice Cooper/Sonia Dada
JOHN SEITER Spanky & Our Gang/The Turtles/Tim Buckley
TIM SEXTON producer/supervisor, No Nukes/Live 8/etc.
HARRY SHEARER actor/director/radio host, The Simpsons / Spinal Tap
HOWARD SILVERMAN agent/co-owner, Paradise Artists
JEFF SIMMONS Frank Zappa/The Mothers Of Invention
PATRICK SIMMONS The Doobie Brothers
JOHN SNYDER boyhood friend and classmate
BILLY STEELE Flo & Eddie/Alice Cooper/Steve Perry
JOE STEFKO Meatloaf/Flo & Eddie
SHADOE STEVENS producer, Flo & Eddie On The Air /host of American Top 40
CHUCK SWENSON animator
GARRY TALLENT Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band/producer
SKIP TAYLOR manager, Flo & Eddie/Canned Heat
MICHAEL THOMAS boyhood friend and classmate
VINNY THOMAS Rick & The Ravens
DEAN TORRENCE Jan & Dean/graphic designer
BOB TRUAX road manager, Flo & Eddie, 1974–76
JIM TUCKER The Crossfires/The Turtles
IAN UNDERWOOD Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention/session musician
JACK UNDERWOOD boyhood friend and classmate
TONY VISCONTI producer, T. Rex/David Bowie/The Moody Blues/etc.
EMILY VOLMAN second wife
PHIL VOLMAN brother
PAT VOLMAN first wife
HALLIE VOLMAN daughter
MARK VOLMAN The Crossfires/The Turtles/Frank Zappa/Flo & Eddie
SARINA VOLMAN daughter
SUSAN VOLMAN cousin
LARRY WACHOLTZ professor of entertainment and music business, Belmont University
LESLIE WEST The Vagrants/Mountain/West, Bruce & Lang
PAUL WILLIAMS songwriter/actor/ASCAP president
HAL WILLNER producer, Lou Reed/Marianne Faithfull/various tributes
FRED WOLF animator
JIM YESTER The Association/The Four Preps
GAIL ZAPPA wife of Frank Zappa
LARRY ZINN tour manager, Flo & Eddie, 1984–95

INTRODUCTION
BY MARK VOLMAN
I don’t know this room, but I’m always up for a good time. Veronica tells me to make myself comfortable. I’m going to be here a while. Her fingers feel warm as she slowly raises my sleeve to graze my arm. Veronica will take care of me. She dims the lights. Chet Baker softly sings ‘My Ideal’ in the background. As the drugs trickle into my body, I begin to relax and let my mind wander. What is this place? How did I get here? Who am I?
Unfortunately, this is no groovy acid trip, and Veronica is no groupie. I’m starting my second round of chemotherapy at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Veronica is sweet, but if she offers me another tiny soda and package of peanut butter crackers, why, I ...
The last time I did chemo they said I might fall asleep. I didn’t. This time, my wife is with me, and she’s pretty entertaining. My wife: Emily is still my wife. One month ago, we filed for divorce. Not my choice. But now that I’ve been diagnosed with human papillomavirus oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (throat cancer, but the technical name sounded more dramatic), we have decided to postpone. Emily has also called my first wife, Pat, to come and help. Pat still lives in Los Angeles. We haven’t lived together in twenty-three years. This ought to be good.
As Emily reads me an article about an actress I’ve never heard of, I doze off. My phone buzzes, but I let it go to voicemail.
Mark! This is Richard Lewis! I love you. And, uh, life’s good. I have a new series. I play a psychiatrist. That’s right, Mark. A shrink. A really cool show, man. I’m really lucky. I’ve been lucky since you were my butler. You and Howard. That’s why I’m calling. I’m touring again. Always. And I don’t know how close you are to Howard, but I’d like you to give him my phone number, if you could. I’m not sure if I have it. And whatever you do, you’re alive, that’s all I know. So, if you want to be my butler—you and Howard—and come on a couple of gigs ... I’m not sure ... you shouldn’t be doing blow anymore, but if you’re doing it, you can put some white powder down for me, shake powder ... and I’ll do as much as you want. You can even call me Scarface.
Mark, I will remember