Jim Pons, Richard Borders - From the Turtles to Frank Zappa!

Jim Pons is an American bassist, author and singer who most notably played for the Leaves, the Turtles, and the Mothers of Invention. He also worked for the New York Jets from 1973 – 2000. His autobiography is titled Hard Core Love: Sex, Football and Rock and Roll in the Kingdom of God.

Richard Borders worked on some of the first concert touring light shows in the 1960’s. He’s done gigs with The Who, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Harry Chapin, Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young, The Band, Janis Joplin, Fleetwood Mac, The Monkees, Yes, & Jethro Tull. He even worked a little show in 1969 called Woodstock. Sadly, Richard passed away a few days after recording this interview.

00:00 Intro
2:40 Pat Boone
3:04 Ciro’s – Sunset Strip
3:55 “Hey Joe”
5:25 the Byrds, Love
6:30 Ryan McLean
6:54 Ed Sullivan w/ the Turtles
10:45 Little Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, James Brown
11:20 Famous Monsters of Filmland, Forrest Ackerman
12:03 Beatles on Ed Sullivan
13:10 Mothers of Invention
14:05 Frank Zappa Montreux show
15:24 Frank Zappa pushed into Orchestra
17:27 Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies Tour
18:00 Woodstock
18:10 Monterey International Pop Festival
19:55 Atlantic City Pop Festival
20:10 Joan Baez, GG Allin
22:37 Madi Carr
23:30 White House w/ the Turtles
25:10 Procol Harum - Anchorage, AK
26:00 Football
29:23 Janis Joplin
30:00 Tim Davis – Steve Miller Band
30:38 the Who / Herman’s Hermits
31:38 Yes
32:38 Smithsonian Institute
33:59 Ciro’s
35:14 the Rockwell’s
37:10 the Who – Going Mobile
40:23 Alice Cooper
41:10 John Mayall
42:58 the Stone Pony
44:37 “Dear John”
44:43 Gary Patrovich
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