This revisitation of the artists of my youth is a constant reminder that we are all journeying along that conveyer belt of life apace, and with this latest departure it does give us another “mortality reality check”. Sadly, not one of that triumvirate of Davids is still with us, which is a sobering thought. I have written about David Cassidy in this blog before (link here) as my first three posts ended up being about artists called David – Bowie, Davy Jones of the Monkees and David Cassidy. There were also a fair few of those Osmond Brothers, T he Jackson 5, David Essex, Bjorn Borg, Marty Kristian from the New Seekers and Ben Murphy of Alias Smith and Jones fame, but no, by far the biggest number were of Mr Cassidy as he was omnipresent within the pages of teen mags from 1970 to 1974. Of course when I heard the news I had to refer to my box of teenage memorabilia and in the folder of pin-ups and posters from the early ’70s, it turned out that most were of David Cassidy.
Still sad news however for those of us of a certain age who remember him at his shiniest best. Not a massive shock this time as it had been announced earlier this year that he was suffering from dementia and then last weekend, from multiple organ failure – A transplant was not deemed possible so the life-support machines were switched off on Tuesday at noon. Many of you will have heard that one of the 1970’s biggest teen idols died earlier this week at the age of 67. How ironic that their biggest hit single was from the same composer who struck gold with the Cowsills' 1968 "Indian Lake.The humble author’s teenage collection of David Cassidy pin-ups
The 'Morality Watchdogs' are played by familiar faces Leonard Stone, Dort Clark, Fran Ryan, and Sari Price, one of Shirley Jones' lifelong friends from the OKLAHOMA days, returning for three more episodes. And at last, they get to perform Tony Romeo's "I Think I Love You," their current number 1 debut hit single, heard only briefly in one earlier episode, "But the Memory Lingers On" (included on the debut LP THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY ALBUM). Keith refuses to bow to censorship, allowing David Cassidy the opportunity to flex his dramatic muscles. Laurie is naturally Danny's first choice, but it's actually Keith, who simply said he'd ask his family it seems his uber liberal girlfriend Tina (Jane Actman) hastily passed out the posters because 'there wasn't time.' Dining with the Partridges, they listen to Tina rail against the 'decadent' traditional roles that women perform in society, that of wife and mother, discouraging them from having careers, earning a stern rebuttal from five-time mother Shirley: "don't you think you ought to have a husband and family before you make that statement?" The s-t really hits the fan when Tina decides that The Partridge Family must perform songs provided by POW rather than songs about love ("that's just something men say to appease women"). "My Son, the Feminist" finds the family wondering who booked them to perform at a feminist rally for POW (Power Of Women).
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