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West Orange Stories

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First the song we associate most with West Orange and David too. Written by friends, Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson and David Cassidy. DC wrote about it in his book, "Kim, Dave and I wrote a couple of songs together. (..) At the time I wrote it, I was remembering when I was 18. It was 1968. I had just moved back to New York from L.A. I was on a bus from Port Authority to West Orange, New Jersey. I remember leaning against the window and looking out and remembering how many times my mom had driven me the same way. I hadn't lived there since I was 11. I saw a couple of guys I'd known who were now married." (David Cassidy, ' Could It Be Forever? , 2007, p.273) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4gvxt1WgaA And now we are going there. To West Orange. There is a page on my blog called, 'Las Vegas Stories', with entries written by fans who were in Las Vegas in April 2022. Fans from the the US, the Netherlands, Canada and England. Wonderful stories with great pics, many...

'Tell me you love me, make me real'

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From the song we all love, written for David Cassidy by Tony Romeo. 54 years ago. David Cassidy, "I called Tony Romeo when I was looking for songs and he wrote 'I Am a Clown'. Tony knew me well and saw what I was going through and put it into music. It describes the circus that my life had become, with me as the clown" (David Cassidy : Could It Be Forever?, 2007, p.217)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ep42l7CacCY&t=5s A masterclass in seducing an audience. He was so aware of every gesture, it's just amazing. I've thought about that paricular fragment of 'I Am a Clown''s lyrics while searching for the best title for an entry about the upcoming The David Cassidy Event in West Orange. Next Friday I'll be on a plane to New York City. We are going there not sparing time, health or money, to tell the whole world that we still love him and the passing years change nothing. The fact that a historical marker for David Cassidy will be placed in Col...

'The City Boy From Manhattan'

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Someone's collection of David Cassidy's pics on Pinterest is called that. And it's stuck in my head, probably because I'm very soon going to New York City myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-4Zt6XnrY8 Only 902 views after 3 years. Does it mean fans don't like this outstanding song penned by David all by himself? I wish we had a tribute video with this song and photos of him in New York, or with places connected wth him there. Since I've decided to go to West Orange and take part in the celebrations (it was in January) it happened I called out a few times, "But I'm going to New York!!!". It was during conversations with 1. my dentist (about very costly and unavoidable dental procedure). 2. my mechanic (after he told me how much I have to pay for the repair of my car after martens chewed through what they could. 3. two paramedics in the ambulance when they wanted to take me to hospital. And there were other very unpleasant (and costly) surprise...

50 Years Of 'The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall'

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The first David Cassidy's album for RCA, 'The Higher They Climb The Harder They Fall' was released in July 1975. In Summer of 1975 David spend a few weeks in Europe, promoting his new music.  In London, in June, he appeared on some TV programs, there were press and radio interviews. It's a shame, but there is only a list of them, not actual radio recordings. So we only know that he was nterviewed by Tony Blackburn for BBC, by Michael Aspel for Capital Radio, and Peter Powell for Radio Luxembourg. Btw in 1975 David gave a lot of radio interviews in the US, when he personally visited many radio stations promoting his album. We have only ONE audio, and sadly not of good quality, truly speaking difficult to understand, and I wonder if it could be improved.  David interviewed by Brad Davis on Radio KUHF in Houston in May 1975. https://www.davidcassidy.com/fansite/TvFilmPages/Radio1975May8_Houston.mp3 While in London, on June 21st, David was in audience at legendary Midsumer ...