▁Air plane , ▁for ▁whom ▁Neil ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁influence . ▁Neil ▁was ▁a ▁frequent ▁visitor ▁to ▁The ▁Jefferson ▁Air plane ' s ▁Ha ight - A sh bury ▁House ▁at ▁ 2 4 0 0 ▁F ult on ▁Street ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Neil ▁rem ind ed ▁Grace ▁S lick ▁of ▁W inn ie ▁the ▁Po oh , ▁her ▁name ▁for ▁him ▁was ▁ ▁" Po oh ne il ". ▁The ▁Air plane ▁song ▁" The ▁Ball ad ▁Of ▁You ▁& ▁Me ▁& ▁Po one il " ▁was ▁written ▁for ▁Fred ▁Neil . ▁Neil ▁was ▁teacher ▁and ▁ment or ▁to ▁the ▁Air plane ' s ▁Paul ▁Kant ner . ▁▁▁▁ ▁A . ▁ ▁Blues ▁and ▁folk ▁singer ▁Lisa ▁Kind red ▁cred its ▁Neil ▁with ▁being ▁her ▁ment or ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Inter ested ▁in ▁dol ph ins ▁since ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Miami ▁Sea qu arium , ▁Neil , ▁with ▁Ric ▁O ' Bar ry , ▁founded ▁the ▁Dol ph in ▁Research ▁Project ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁an ▁organization ▁dedicated ▁to ▁stopping ▁the ▁capture , ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁explo itation ▁of ▁dol ph ins ▁world wide . ▁In cre asing ly ▁involved ▁in ▁that ▁purs uit , ▁Neil ▁progress ively ▁disappeared ▁from ▁the ▁recording ▁studio ▁and ▁live ▁performance , ▁with ▁only ▁occas ional ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Later