In 1992 Flash Gordon was residing on Clearwater Beach and he heard drums coming from somewhere in the neighborhood. He located the house where the drums were being played and introduced himself to Steve Eiseman. They talked and made plans to start a band. Steve knew a guitar playing, singer named Walter Estrada and the three of them started searching for other members. Initially The Pundits consisted of Nick Deserkos on bass guitar and Dan LaJoy on lead guitar with Flash, Wally & Steve. In 1993 Nick left the band and early in 1994 Steve & Dan left and the rhythm section of Jerry Gabardi & Greg Turman became The Pundits. The Pundits played their last two shows in 1999 at Club More & then Skipper’s Smokehouse. That last show October 1999, was a WMNF Benefit, opening for The Iguanas, and it generated an ovation for their performance. It was a great way, at that time, to bow out. In 2009 The Pundits got together for three live shows as a 10 year anniversary. In 2019 The Pundits began work on their latest release ‘People Come & Go’ featuring the poignant single ‘Too Many People Dying (That I Know)’. The video for that song will be released some day soon, hopefully before Flash dies!
For more information about The Pundits history, check out the documentary film on YouTube.
June 2024 – NEWS FLASH!!! For the 30 year anniversary of ‘Hurricanes & Other Stormy Relationships’ Flash Gordon & The Pundits are re-recording our nine songs from 1994. And, Wally & Jerry have used acoustic guitars. ‘Acoustic Hurricanes’ will be released later this year & a few shows will be performed so stay tuned for LIVE Flash Gordon & The Pundits!!!
