'A Puka Shell Poster Boy'

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Today's blog has started with my impatience. The London Music Walk Of Fame. 

Yesterday quite a lot of people signed the petition and I thought we would achieve 1000 signatures very quickly. But I was wrong. Where are the fans? Those who belonged to the David Cassidy Fan Clubs, the official ones and those run by fans themselves..

So I've browsed Internet searching for some info, (aimlessly really), and suddenly I discover how many articles are actually about David Cassidy a fashion icon. His feather cut and puka shells. And ..surprise, surprise, quite a lot of men admit years later that they thought that David was cool. Like that guy..

https://stevehigginslive.com/2015/01/24/david-cassidy-and-a-haircut-in-1975/

And of course the feather/shag cut is in vogue again (it was in the 90s too) and also nearly every article about the 70s hairstyles  mention David.

https://hair-and-makeup-artist.com/mens-1970s-hairstyles/

The same can be said about pukka shells. In an article from 2019 called : 'Pukka Shell Necklaces Are Back' (Fashion Boomers) we can read : 

''David Cassidy of Partridge Family fame had an affinity for them, so much so that he became something of a puka shell poster boy. As a symbol of high '70s fashion and a total teen heartthrob, Cassidy had a heavy hand in helping puka shell necklaces become a style staple of the era.'.Oh yes, and a lot of boys wanted to be cool like David and had such necklaces.

Val Kilmer wrote in November 2017 : 'RIP David Cassidy. He was such a huge star when I was a child. He made the puka shell necklace a must have! We used to pick up shells for hours on the Hawaiian shores. Ahh..The Partridge Family..'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OmAJJdMnoU

The best and the most moving article about puka shells and David is called 'How David Cassidy Introduced  A Hawaiian Shell To The World'. It was published on November 22, 2017 on Deep Sea News..Very personal and very beautiful tribute..

https://www.deepseanews.com/2017/11/aloha-david-cassidy/

And please Sign The Petition

https://chng.it/NgppymDR6K


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