David Cassidy Being Together

Let's start with a song. I've listened to it in my car in the morning and I think it's a perfect song for celebrating the entry number 900 of my blog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiIrTJOLquU It's just a number, but it's amazing really, 900 entries after 4 years of writing about David Cassidy, his music, his life, his legacy and about his fans.  Why I write? I know why and when I started, it was David's 'fault'. I thought quite a lot about writing a blog in the fall of 2020, but it was just an idea, nothing more, but on December 22nd when I actually started it, I didn't think about DC at all. It was one of the worst days of my life, I was sitting later in my room in a kind of stupor, it was midnight, snow was falling heavily outside, and I couldn't even bring myself to take off my coat. And in one moment I looked at this pic you can see today, it was (and still is) on my bedroom wall, and suddenly I heard a voice in my head, 'Get up and st...

I've always wanted to write an entry about it. It's not easy and rather risky thing to do, writing about the sense of humor of someone so complex and sophisticated like DC was. And of course I've never met him personally,  English is not my first language, and last but not least a sense of humor is an individual matter, and not everyone is entertained by the same thing. But I'm going to try. This is a very broad topic. Today part 1. I will use 'humor' as it it's preferred in American English. We all agree that David Cassidy had a great, wicked sense of humor, or as I prefer to call it - self-enchancing humor, it helped him to cope with stress and difficult situations. Shaun Cassidy said once about DC '..he has our father's great humor and great charm and great charisma when he wants to.' Exactly. When he wanted to. DC used humor in a very conscious way. As his defensive shield behind which he hid, but also as a tool of his acting workshop (if I c...

It's just amazing what a collection of articles we have on the David Cassidy Official Website. From every decade of David's career. The first one ever is from 1967, DC was 17, looking even younger, in this photo story called 'Surf City'. https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/InPrintPages/Mag1967Dig.html We have all those gems thanks to Jane of course, and many fans all around the world who keep sharing those articles with us. There is so much of it that it's not at all easy to find the information, there are mags', newspapers' and web's articles, and this collection is constantly growing. Recently, there have been published a few articles from 2007, about probably the least popular album recorded ever by David Cassidy. Released by 180 Music and Target, in February 2007, 'David Cassidy Part II : The Remix'. DC said about this project, "The idea (of the album) was brought to me by Jim Brandmeier of 180 Music. He did a special series of CD's...

Jane published 40 new articles on the website, it was two days ago, and like a true David Cassidy's maniac I have read all of them today. But maybe a song first, my number 1 during my last week holiday at the seaside. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgP7t1Z44zE It's hard to believe this low number of views, 'Rosa's Cantina' is just sparkling with joy and laughter, makes you dreaming about holiday and having good time somewhere where is really hot, dancing and laughing, and I love the lyrics, like always DC didn't need many words to convey the mood of a song. And his magical voice, sure boys had fun recording this one.  Let's return to the articles. We are constantly looking for something new, so are they bring any new info? Yes, a little bit, nothing really big, but I'm very glad I've read them. So e.g. in the article published on Vancouver Sun, on August 21, 2006, we can read more about how David was marketed in the 70s, how his image was exploited....

I'm still on a holiday at the seaside, actually going home tomorrow, and yesterday like all of the other fans, all around the world I was remembering David Cassidy on the seventh painful anniversary. When I arrived in Turkey last Saturday, I thought to myself that this year's anniversary would be different for me, I even wrote a very positive entry about it. Let's remember David with a smile and joy.. Sunshine and C'mon Get Happy. But when the day came, it was Crying In the Rain for me, and not just because actually it was raining yesterday. https://youtu.be/bMNrTX8fv6w?si=33Q2Id0WRGehl-Cz Yes, it was really hard. Of course for us David is still 'alive', we write about him every day, using the present tense, we admire his pics, listen to his music, his songs for us sound like they were recorded only a moment ago.. https://youtu.be/X0u8Y15xKQU?si=EXImEbJ8kyhHlDTz Yesterday a lot of remembering posts were published, some very beautiful, some not, but all made with...

I have an impression that this year's, this seventh anniversary is even more difficult than the previous ones.  https://youtu.be/4fBKUpFYaWk?si=lrmjPwYelDBJ3MgC How well we remember that day, what we did, our shock and our feelings. And it happened that I learnt about David's death on November 22, the day after, it's a long story and I've already written about it more than once.  Anyway the worst was not being able to share my grief with anyone, because I wasn't on a social media at the time, I had no idea about the website and I never, ever told anyone about falling in love with David's voice in the early 70s. Or about seeing his pics in Bravo, or that I watched the BBC doc 'David Cassidy a Teenage Dream' in 1998. No one.   So on November 22, 2017 I was in shock and I had no idea what to do about it. Sure the members of my family noticed there was something strange with me, and I couldn't stand them, so I went for 2 weeks holiday to Egypt (I was alr...

Just a short entry today, I'm on holiday at the seaside (hot and sunny) but this story is soo good and uplifting. My son-in-law was in Florida during the US election, as an observer, he is young but an authority on an election process, anyway he was invited. And he had some time for sightseeing and as he is 'a book' person (like all in my family) he visited a lot of bookstores and a public library (I don't know exactly where). There were a lot of books to buy, very cheap, and he was browsing and chatting with a middle aged librarian. My son-in-law is 34, and he talks with everyone and everywhere. They were talking about the US and Europe, and literature, and at one moment he asked (he had no idea why, actually), 'By the way, have you got anything about David Cassidy?' At first the woman just stared at him, but suddenly there was that sparkle in her eyes, and she looked 20 years younger, 'Oh, David..No, sadly we don't have anything..but why??' And he ...

Bobby Hart, such an amazing career, one-half of that prolific songwriting duo, Boyce&Hart. They wrote for The Monkees (eg. The Monkees music theme and 'Last Train to Clarksville'), for The Partridge Family Bobby Hart co-wrote 'I'm On My Way Back Home' and 'Sunshine', 'Girl, You Make My Day' (with Tommy Boyce), 'Lookin' For a Good Time', and some others.  And one more connection, he co-wrote 'Hurt So Bad'.  He still lives, was born in February 1939.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MumquQrK6mo Fans have started writing about upcoming seventh anniversary, time is running so fast, and the world has changed so enormously since November 21, 2017. Strange to think that DC never heard about Covid or AI.. We remember so well that moment when we learnt that DC was in hospital. Barb Schlamp Collentine wrote yesterday about her memories of that day, on David Cassidy Vrtual Fan Club, and a lot of fans wrote very moving comments. Oh yes, w...

A song first. Today it has been a very typical November day in Poland. Cold and rainy, so it's time for something about rain.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMNrTX8fv6w You don't know what to admire more, David's fabulous, velvety and sensual voice, his incredible hair, or his smile. Amazing. Two days ago one reader, a fellow fan, Jane Blakie, wrote some very kind words about my blog, how she learnt a lot about DC reading it, about research I did, and she added, "David was such a brilliant man in many areas not just his music, I'm sure there must be a couple of more stones to over turn.".  I liked her witty remark, smiled to myself..and thought about it a little bit. Are there any more stones to over turn and do I want to look for them? And let's face it, fans first of all want to know about David's private life, when and with whom, and the names of those lucky ladies. When I started publishing my book on the blog, I was asked a few times, "Have...

Let's first watch The Temptations performing this great song, 'Can't Get Next To You' on The Ed Sullivan Show, in 1969. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDasi1jiqRs No 1 Billboard single for Temptations in October 1969. A big hit at the time when 19 year old David Cassidy was working on the set of his first TV show. The episode of 'Survivors' with DC was aired on November 7, 1969.  Unfortunately, no copy of this episode survived, we don't have a single photo from it. But it's amazing what we can read in comments of  'Survivors" trailer on YT. That there is a VCR video of each episode of it in the UCLA's archive. So maybe one day, we'll be able to see episode 7 with David Cassidy in his TV debut. The cast of that short-lived soap opera was really impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VEFMWOWVv0 There is a chapter called 'The Soundtrack Of My Youth' in David Cassidy's autobiography. How extraordinary for him was to meet, ...

  'You're the sunshine that I hold deep inside me when I'm cold..' From 'Shopping Bag'. There was a time I didn't like this song, but it's changed. Of course, first of all David's magical young voice is responsible for it, but there is something more. Something irresistible, this song is charming and uplifting, and I've thought about it while looking for the right title for today's blog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEjPtAAN73M David Cassidy always makes our days better: his music, his smile or even something written about him. And I've had rather tiring weekend, but because of DC it wasn't so bad as it could have been. First someone wrote on Threads, that "David Cassidy had one of the finest singing voices of all time" and published the link to 'Summer Days'. Nothing more, but it was enough to make me smile. And of course it's so true. So many fans, especially no American ones, fell for David after listening ...

About one month ago I found rather unusal cover of DC's song. It was unusual because of the song itself, 'Damned If This Ain't Love', from David Cassidy 2nd RCA album, 'Home Is Where The Heart Is', released in 1976 ; and because it was called, 'Drum cover'.  I've been at first a little bit suspicious, but this is just fabulous. And I love how the drummer enjoys playing this wonderful, full of joy and energy song. His playing and David's raspy, sexy voice make it even better. I published the link to it on my FB page and one of my friends (Maya James) commented, 'Makes you want to learn.' Exactly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV767mHAGZE I'm sure David Cassidy would have loved it. He was a very good drummer himself. As we know, in the 60s, he got a very special present from Sal Mineo. Sal Mineo, born in 1939, nominated for Academy Award when he was 17, a former teen idol..he really liked David. And gave him amazing and very generous ...

After my last entry I've got very interesting comments, and I want to write about some of them. Thank you. I turned off comments on the blog because of one or two unpleasanst persons, but I publish new entries on David Cassidy Great Britain Legacy Group and David Cassidy-Greatest Fans Group, and you can comment there. I appreciate every single one about what I write. Marjon Hoogendam-Landmeter reminded me that David, Sue and John Wetton together wrote one more song, recorded in 1989, and released in 1990 on Asia album called Then&Now. Not the best in Asia catalog. Interesting lyrics, it looks like written by David himself, about hitting bottom, 'can't sink no lower than this'. The video was made in Moscow in 1990, in that difficult time after communism collapsed in Soviet Union, and the band played a concert there in November 1990. John Wetton had a great voice himself. He was an English very talented musician, singer and songwriter. He played in many iconic English...

  Or, "But.. What To Write About?" First the song, 'Prisoner'. This song is a proof that DC self titled album had bad timing, it should have been released much earlier, and basically all the songs were written around 1988, only released in 1990, of course it was not David Cassidy's fault.  It's a mainstream soft rock number, and a lot of such songs were released in the late 80s. Yes, I know we are looking through the eyes of love at everything DC ever recorded, but 'Prisoner' is not very original, nevertheless very good and interesting.  I don't know how he did it, sure his acting skills and imagination, talent whatever we call it made him so special, but it's amazing how David Cassidy could sing absolutely everything. This song released earlier and with good publicity should have been a hit. It's much better than many known hits from that era.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esj5zr58FSU&t=109s And how it was recorded, the sound is sim...

What 23-year-old David Cassidy could know about time.. Kim Carnes and Dave Ellingson were a few years older, but still under 30. And when you are young you just can't imagine how fast time can pass. But together, those young people wrote an amazing, poignant, universal and timeless song.  I love how David performed it in Australia. Of course it was also an opportunity for him to sit down for a few minutes, it was so hot that day, performing in those conditions was so demanding, there were breaks and the stage was wobbling, he was afraid of fans' and his safety, but when he was singing 'Can't Go Home Again' he gave 100%, and the audience stopped screaming.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4gvxt1WgaA Yes, time. We've had such a long, hot summer this year in Poland. I thought it would never end, and now it's November. 'Happened unexpectedly' as David was singing about love in 1976. So many years ago.. For David Cassidy November was always a special mon...