Talking About David

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First a song, an unreleased one, btw it's quite a long list, the songs didn't release by Bell. Those which were on the show but didn't appear on a PF album, among them real gems. 'Find Peace In Your Soul', 'Listen To The Sound', 'It's Time That I Knew You Better', 'I'm Into Something Good', 'Crying In The Rain'..and when we think about the demo tapes, lost for us forever. Who knows how many. That's sad. Really, The Partridge Family is one of the 'lost' bands of the 70s. And of course so underrated.

So the song, written by John Bahler, Wes Farrell and Tony Asher, Season 4, Episode 7, first aired on October 27, 1973. 'The Last Howard', a special episode in every respect, also because we know quite a lot about making of it, thanks to Bruce Kimmel, and we have a short video from the set, and last but not least, there are some great photographs thanks to Henry Diltz. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=220JIywCzvk

Only David could do this trick, he performed a sad or a serious  song and at the same time made people happy. Because it's a song about love without a future, but who cares really, we look at the smiling, gorgeous David and we smile too..

Talking about David, it's also my blog's address, and it's what we do everyday, we keep talking (writing) about him. This is so important part of keeping his legacy alive. 

The discussions we have, sometimes they are very agitated, emotional, we all have own strong opinions. Respect is a key word, first of all for David. It's also very educational, I learn a lot from fans' comments, there are people who knows everything about David, all dates and names, connections, stories, it's just unbelievable. 

On the other hand there are fans who don't know basic things so it's worth to write about David, his career and his legacy all over again. And tell those fans where they can find information, where to listen to his music, where to watch his films, how to buy DVD's online. Also how to cope with a technology changes, it's very important. It shouldn't be a barrier. We are middle aged, some of us retired, and not everybody has help at home, kids or grandkids. We should be  patient and kind for each other.

One more unreleased song, the lyrics not very suitable for Tracy, Chris and Danny..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRN792lClEg

And the link to the page on The David Cassidy Official Website where you can read about 'The Last Howard', and first of all what Bruce Kimmel wrote in his book about his Partridge Family experience and his friendship with David Cassidy.

https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TvFilmPages/TPF_S4_E7.html



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