David Cassidy the iconic star of TV series Partridge Family is going to be singing in our area next week. They expect 2000 adoring fans all paying $100 a pop
I had a brief interlude with the rock star during my tween years, that lovely pre adolescence “in between” awkwardness of youth
I don’t know exactly when the shift was, you know when boys go from cute to dreamy. I remember thinking Jeff Krebs face full of freckles were really dandy
David Cassidy however was my ulitmate tween fanstasy. I was 10.
Sharing a room with a sibling and also being completely embarrassed by my mad crush on David, I hung an 8 1/2 x 11 picture of him on the backof my head board with a piece of gum. I’d visit that picture as often as I could staring at it ever so dreamily, popping the gum in my mouth for a rechew so that it could be used again as a sneaky adhesive.
My mother had a real hoot of a time once she discovered the picture. She and my sister did a really good job of teasing me about it
Of course once my secret was discovered I couldn’t really go about my ” oh he’s so beautiful ” staring ritual anymore.
I personally thought the use of the gum was brilliant!
The paper mentioned the 1970 best selling song ” I Think I Love You” and I thought to myself, my god that was a really queer song!!
david cassidy!!!!! Flickr Image Credit
Karen Hanrahan ~ Wellness Educator/Nutritional Consultant/Blog Author
708.482.0678 ~ Websites: Nutrition, Weight Loss, and Green Clean
You had David Cassidy – I had The Beatles when I was 15 – I loved them then and I love them now. Unfortunately, ‘teen idols’ like David Cassidy don’t have much in the way of their music as compared to performers like The Beatles – the songbook of music they wrote is incredible.But David Cassidy DID have fab hair!!!!
I appreciate alot of the music the beatles did, please don’t be mad, I am not the ultimate beatle fan! I certainly can see how the beatles influenced that generation and music forever!! David’s repertoire definitely had little lasting impact – but yes he really really did have great hair! When I was 15 I had moved onto Elton John, Billy Joel and Styx. Oh the 70′s !!
I loved 70′s music – I still love Billy Joel (just listened to The Stranger CD today!!), Elton John, etc. There’s great music in every decade – but certain music resonates in your heart all your life….
Growing up I didn’t really have music in my world as an influence or something that resonated in my heart. Soooo many beatle fans say that and I think that’s very cool. Perhaps limited exposure, only the am dial – ha ! The sharing of a room with a sibling – who knows.
Karen,LOL – we ONLY had AM in my “day” – FM wasn’t even on our car radios!!!!Music was a huge part of my world – I was going to be a music major.Lori
I used to sneak in my dad’s VW to listen to FM ! I liked to sing but was told my voice was horrible! Why didn’t you pursue a major in music?