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Our Friend, Laurie Eby.

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First a song. Laurie posted yesterday a pic of her room, with DC and Sam Hyman photographs on the wall, and she wrote a few words for Sam Hyman, but not only he answered, Laurie Eby has a lot of friends who haven't forgotten her, and we all wish her a full recovery. I read her post too and thought about this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFCpbdtwQac&list=RDkFCpbdtwQac&start_radio=1 Laurie Eby, from Canada. My age, a little bit younger, born in 1962. Smart, witty, funny and inspirational. Sophisticated. Very attractive. Expressive, stands out in the group. Own strong opinions. Stubborn.  The kind of person people fell in love with or don't like at all. Nothing average about Laurie. There is only one weakness..her health. 4 years ago, in April 2022, Laurie wrote an entry for my blog. https://talkingaboutdavid.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-las-vergas-stories-laurie-eby.html I couldn't go to Las Vegas in 2022. We often talked that one day..she invited me to visit her...
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It Should Have Been Me / William Stevenson and Norman Whitfield

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One more great cover from 1979. The song was written in 1963, recorded by various artists, but never really a big hit. David's version is soulful, full of passion, his voice rich and seductive.. I think he had a lot of fun recording it, it's also a great dance number.  Of course each and all of us had at last once the same dream, the same wish. It should have been me..Me and David. And now some fans can fulfill that dream thanks to AI. I'm strongly against it, even that I know that nothing can stop fans from making those short scenes (I don't know how to call them). At first it looked innocent, a fake David (his animated photo) smiling at the image of younger version of the author of such fantasy, later we got a fake David hugging a fan, now serious kissing started. I can't see anything funny in it, in my opinion it's a serious obsession, and it's very sad because David Cassidy, his image, was so exploited, and now own David's fans.. https://www.youtube....
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'Three Cheers For Our Good Pal, Henry Diltz!'

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A catchy title, but first a song. From David's album recorded in 1979, but not released at the time, only in 1991.  Not all the fans know those really amazing songs. Yes, they are covers, but like always with David, when he covered a song he had a reason for it. He also recorded a new version of his own song. 'Junked Heart Blues'. I wonder why. It's different, less dramatic than the recording from 1976. It's easy to imagine David sitting at the piano and playing it in some nightclub. It's more mature. Maybe he recorded with Kay, at the time his wife, in mind. Or maybe he just liked it and wanted to give the song one more chance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jexk9glmnv8&list=RDjexk9glmnv8&start_radio=1 Three Cheers For Henry!. Always, we all love him. But this title is from a very old article I've read today. I found at last some time to have a look at the website's updates. And in Fan magazine from November 1974, we can read that Henry Diltz ...
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David Cassidy. Icon. New York, USA. 2026

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David Cassidy Music Walk Of Fame Artist Stone. This journey started in 2019 and it was a long and winding road, and I have to admit that I didn't believe we would succeed. Only over 3k fans signed the petition  (including a lot of no fans like family members, friends etc.) and only about 200 fans donated for The Stone. Some of them donated several times and large amounts..And we've made it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha4Ttn2RjzY&list=RDHa4Ttn2RjzY&start_radio=1 Yes, it's forever and it's unbelievable what David Cassidy's fans achieved. What we have done for his legacy. In the US and in the UK. All the fans from around the world have their share. This list is long. David's Star in Las Vegas, Cassidy Way and the historical marker in West Orange, memorial stones and benches in Saratoga Springs Racing Museum. In London David Cassidy Tribute Plaque Heathrow Airport and of course  Memorial Plaque at the Phoenix Theatre and Wembley Tribute. And many more....
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This Could Be The Night / Harry Nilsson and David Cassidy

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Yes, I know, it was written by someone else and first recorded by The Modern Folk Quarter in 1965. Can you believe it that Henry Diltz was playing in this band, and on this song, and it was 61 years ago! And he still is with us, more energetic than many much younger, and so full of life. Amazing, wonderful man. He knew everyone, all those legendary musicians from the 60s and 70s and 80s, all of them, but David Cassidy was someone special for Henry Diltz. A friend. We all are waiting for his (and Johnny Ray Miller's) book.  So the song was written by Harry Nilsson and Phil Spector, or better say it's credited jointly to them, it was written in tribute to Brian Wilson.  What the song was about? Brian Wilson put it the best, 'Well, the idea they've been dating and waiting and finally they made love. I love the message.' ( Alyn Shipton, 'Nilsson : The Life of a Singer-Songwriter, 2013) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMvVpM8ub_c&list=RDCMvVpM8ub_c&start_rad...
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'Play Me One Of The Songs..'

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Tony Romeo's words, from the song asked for by David Cassidy himself, in 1973. 53 years ago, but for us, 'Sing Me' is fresh and timless like it was written only yesterday. Lately I listen to it (and the whole album)  often. There are 2 reasons, the first one is rather private, but who knows maybe it will be an inspiration for someone in the same situation as I was. It's because that after years of neglecting problems with hearing, I got modern hearing aids. You can't imagine how it's changed my life for better, and how now I can really and truly appreciate David's music. Incredible experience. His voice got new tone (for me), and I discovered some new instruments in the songs known for me so well. So if someone has hearing problems don't hesitate, hearing aids are easy to use and they worth any money. The second reason are pics published on David Cassidy Virtual Fan Club a few days ago. They are unstoppable. Barb, Robyn, Karen and Joann. Together, with a...
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"West Orange Misses You Too"

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It's too good to not be used as a catchy title. Karen Ranieri's answer for my confession  that I missed West Orange. And I really do. Since returning from the US at the beginning of last August I've read 2 Joseph Fagan's West Orange books, several collections of travel reports from that part of North America, some history books, and I keep checking what's going on in West Orange.  It's wonderful that Barb Schlamp Collentine, Joann Lombardi and Karen Ranieri keep in touch with the West Orange Mayor, Susan McCartney and other fans who live in New Jersey. And a few days ago Karen and Joann (and Joan and Frances) also met with Henry Diltz, in New York, and gave him a David Cassidy Way sign, and he was sooo happy to get it and meet with girls, and what's more he really wants to come to West Orange again !! It's just so wonderful, and I think we really should meet again there. We miss West Orange, but West Orange truly misses David Cassidy fans. We brought him...
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