This article sums up how a lot of fans are feeling…
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You didn’t notice us because, well, lots of people just don’t notice middle-aged women. But that lady in your office who’s sitting in her cubicle eating her microwaved lunch — she’s one of them. The lady wearing sneakers with her dress and carrying a tote bag on the metro — she’s one, too. She may be the lady at the cash register at Walmart. She could even be the woman in the board room of some Wall Street bank for all we know. But right now, we all have one thing in common: we’re in a bit of a fog. A little out of sorts. Something in our world is out of place because the teen idol we grew up worshipping is absent. A star’s light suddenly dimmed. And now everything seems off kilter.
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Now, millions of David Cassidy fans – women roughly between 55 and 65 – are in state of loss, of confusion and mourning. Be easy on us. As the country grapples with political leaders, movie stars and Hollywood moguls who use their power to belittle, harass and abuse women, we are feeling misty for the old days when at least one of our heroes seemed to never threaten us. He made us feel respected and we trusted him. We didn’t just think we loved you, David Cassidy. We knew it.
You can read the whole article by Carol Kaplan here.
Yup, can’t stop watching old pf clips on YouTube. David so reminded me of my brother’s friends. He indeed seemed attainable, but not. I also feel a sense of sadness that he couldn’t have had a more normal life after the Partridge family. I think the genes of his father played out in David’s life. So glad it seems there was some reconciliation with his family at the end. Things are just not the same…….
I never knew him but I still can’t stop crying over his passing! What the Heck?
I’m 49, but I can relate to what this article is saying. Sometimes it feels like I’m beginning to come to terms with David’s death, but then when I really allow myself to think about it, I feel like crying. I may not have been a teenager in the 70’s, but I do have fond memories of watching David Cassidy on The Partridge Family, loving the music, and thinking David was really cute. It’s hard to know just how long it will take for all of us David Cassidy fans to fully accept the fact that David passed away. We all have our own ways of dealing with the grief, just like with any death. I’ll always remember 2017 as the year the world lost David Cassidy. We lost several other celebs that year as well, like Glen Campbell, Mel Tillis and Della Reese. I don’t know about you all, but I’m glad 2017 is over. Here’s hoping that 2018 will be a better year, and our healing will begin! We love you forever, David Cassidy. Rest in peace.
Oh, by the way! I thought I’d let everyone know that FETV, a satellite channel that shows classic TV shows , is airing reruns of The Partridge Family on Saturday and Sunday mornings! If you have FETV, check to see what time the show airs in your area. This is great news for us Partridge Family fans! I was hoping that one of the classic TV channels would do this, and FETV thought it was a good idea. I’m so glad to see this show on TV again! It might be bittersweet to watch the show during this sad time, but who knows? It might be just what the doctor ordered!
Beautifully written. After David died, I’d been crying like other fans had been. I went to the grocery store at night, wearing a ballcap to cover up my red eyes. David had a huge fan club, and many of us are still out there, trying to blend into the background as we suffer in silence. God knows, family members aren’t very understanding. But we have each other.
I can’t shake this. It’s been bothering me for weeks! I’m 58 , a semi retired musician myself. I’m grieving and it’s hard to describe this feeling other than it’s in the pit of my stomach and at the bottom of my heart. I am afraid to let myself go there , I won’t let myself fully realize the fact that he is really gone I can’t. I’m sad I didn’t get a chance to know him and talk with him. I go over in my head things I would have said to him,told him,shared with him : I DO know this: the awful and black feeling that comes up has a name. “Death” I am a Christian a believer in Jesus Christ. Who overcame death for us so we could. David did have The Lord in his life as a child as he said in an interview. (I KEEP WATCHING OVER AND OVER). He said he had an experience of dropping to his knees and something swept through him and he felt a burden lifted off of him so he said as. He looked up “thank you God”. That was the Holy Spirit who had been with him and watching over him all his life. I don’t want to preach but my point is. David is not “dead” he’s just gone from here and from us. I know without a doubt he’s in Heaven. That’s a no brainer for me. I’m devastated that he is just gone. Thank you Father for giving us David Cassidy. What an amazing creation and Gift you bestowed on us. What you have with David is only between You and David nobody else. And Father that is what brings me comfort. Thank you Jesus.
Beautifully said. I never saw him in person but loved his work in the Partidge Family. I still watch reruns and listen to the music. I read this biography and it’s a wonder he turned out as normal as he was. I am a Christian too and I think David is singing his heart out in Heaven!
Thank you Marianne, when David passed last year I didn’t react much…I’m having a delayed.reaction now, almost a year on! I had just prayed this evening for some evidence that he had gone to heaven, then found your post which has brought me joy. Thank you for sharing this
Yes Margaret, we have eachother during this time of mourning Davids passing. He was a huge part of my little girl years. I never got to meet him or go to one of his concerts, but he was still my teen idol. I will always love and miss him. Rest in heaven Angel David. Keep singing. We love you forever.
This sums up exactly how I am feeling, I knew that I ‘loved’ him and had done since I was ten years old…but never imagined I would feel like I do at his loss, crazy when I didn’t even know the man, I saw him in concert a few times and was delighted even though I was older and in my mother’s words ‘should know better’, she didn’t even want to see the photos that I took.. ironically I didn’t cry when my mother died yet I find myself in tears over David, maybe it’s the stark reality that my childhood is over, he got me through my troubled childhood, thank you David. I WILL always love you x
Yes that’s me, a 59 year old who feels a part of her has died too.
Those feelings of my teen self seem so vivid, hours of playing LPs and gazing at posters of David.
I am just so happy and feel blessed I saw David live in the ’70s , in Time . Blood Brothers and then UK tours from 2000 onwards.
Thank goodness for this site where others understand.
Once again a big thank to David for being David, boy we miss you. x
it does feel strange, David is no longer with us, when i first saw him on the partridge family i was a 12 year old coming into my teenybopper years, and yes i would play is record i think i love you over and over, and dream, remember my dad coming into my room telling me to put the headphones on, it nearly drove him mad, after i saw him in 1973 at wembley, he did fade out of my life, not till i got the internet in the mid nighties did i see his website, it did bring you nearer to David,to be able to read his posts, i was surprised he was so ill and passed away at 67, i thought he might have been around another 5 years at least, David has left a legacy of music and entertainment, which i can still go on enjoying, unfortunately he is one of many from the 70s that have passed away, i thank him for and still giving me so much joy, even though he is no longer with us.
Sorry – I thought the article was a bit ageist – and trying to make out David was like Donny Osmond. If he’d been allowed, he would’ve said something about the Vietnam war! Didn’t feel it showed off his real personality.
I never, ever thought of David Cassidy as “attainable”. Is she kidding? I think you’d have had to be supremely confident to imagine David picking you – amongst millions – for real… I dreamt of that, of course, but I also adored his singing. I’ll never forget David’s voice. I loved watching him in The Partridge Family but later on, I’d have appreciated something heavier like Blood Brothers… I don’t think the article does David justice. Sian Steed, England
This sums up how many of us feel, David was always David to me not Keith. He has been and always will be a huge part of my life. Love you David ❤❤💔💔
I now realise I shouldn’t have said the article made David seem like ‘Donny Osmond.’ I remember in a radio interview I have listened to on this site, David said he didn’t want any negativity, and although he wasn’t like Donny, said Donny was ‘a very talented guy!’
Came to the computer to post the prayers said by 2 local lay pastors for David today.
Good timing with this latest article. Hope fans find their words comforting. I did.
Was really needing to hear some kind of official words. Included a classic rock song I thought David would have loved – SPIRIT IN THE SKY.
https://youtu.be/0yIJ1wWfIME
Takes about 6 and a half minutes.
Thank you just beautiful.
such comforting words, help give me closure, thank you mary for doing this for us fans
That’s a good word for what I was searching for as well.
Something official. Something prayerful. Some sort of religious “closure.”
Happy others are being touched by the effort.
Thank you, Mary. Hard to see that lovely pic of our David there and listening to those words but I believe he is at peace now and pain free. God bless him ♥
I know. It was too weird to see the picture with the flowers, but, we all have special words to play now when we need to hear some prayers for him — and us.
Nicely done article by the way. Thanks for the link, Jane. Know you are busy.
To Mary Wrigley me and my friend Michael just watched, I said this was very special, and my friend said it was. We joined in , did a prayer and said amen also. For me I felt David Cassidy was blessed and you Mary let us fans join in. Thank You , May we never forget David Cassidy, may David Cassidy rest in peace for eternity. Mary you made the setting very beautiful, David is smiling , David fans are together forever.
SO VERY glad you could feel the moment. Thanks for sharing the “service” even though fans were not physically there together. Hugs from PA.
To all that just posted, it just is the truth. Only one David Cassidy fan to another, can understand what David Cassidy meant to us. I wish I knew you all in 1970s, we all pretty much reacted the same, and it’s true Margret, family don’t understand, and Diane the same thing happened to me, and Claire, I relate to your post, David Cassidy had it all, just kept giving us more of his talent as years went by, incredible how he done so so so much, and he smoothly put it out there for us, and that alone made the attraction for him harder to resist, and a singing voice like Barbara said, you just played his music over and over. Do I have any regrets, just one I never got a partridge family lunchbox, maybe it’s time, your never to old, my parents never got me any memorabilia back than, and I can understand, they just didn’t see what we all saw in David Cassidy. We were young, we were smart, and we knew he was our star. I did like the article somewhere it fits me in one or more ways, and the picture he looks dreamy.
Denise, you mentioned memorabilia from back then, I remember saving my pocket money to buy the monthly magazine , I got them and had to hide them as it was considered money wasted, I still have every one of those magazines and would not part with them for anything. I wish I could have seen him in concert in the seventies but I was never allowed to go, so eventually seeing him in concert later in life was a dream come true, the last time I was close to the stage and I was ten again, he was my first crush my first ‘love’, always was always will be…. my heart actually aches at his loss. X
I think the article is spot on. Its also really comforting knowing it isn’t just me that still mourns and continue reading/watching clips with DC and watch the PF episodes (they really are uplifting when feeling a bit low, at least to me, that did not have the opportunity to watch them back then) Its very obvious of course, David had a huge impact on his fans and like someone here wisely said: ” we were all smart” knowing he was THE star and that he had it all. Time for sure tell us that, he was a keeper and if he’d only been a “fling of those years” (when PF were running and he was touring) there is no way women (and some men) all over the world would still have these feelings after all these years. He had the whole package, quality that last, included!
Thanks Annie, and yes he had men who were fans, my two friends Michael and Bob were fans, and they became better fans because of me. They enjoyed his music and all, he represented the era,at that time,and his legacy will live on. I miss him and always will.
Hi Denice,will you be going to the Memorial Sevice for the unveiling of the bench at Saratoga.
My friends and I got together today. At this time of the year, we are usually planning our annual soiree at Mohegan Sun to see David at the Wolf Den in March. This was my favorite birthday “gift” – going to David’s concert and spending time with friends. This year is a milestone birthday; I’m heartbroken that David is no longer with us. For me and his millions of fans worldwide,
life has changed forever.
David Cassidy and the Middle-Aged Women in Mourning
Such beautiful comments and so very, very true. I just cannot move on. I have a shrine on my desk of David, at lunchtime I am on the internet either watching his concerts on You Tube or watching the Partridge Family. I am finding it so difficult to believe that David is not with us. I cannot speak to my family as they think I am being silly. I did not know him or meet him but he was a part of me since I was 11 back in 1971 and he was a huge part of my life. Life is certainly off kilter just now. He deserved to have a happier life as he gave such happiness to us all. I am sad about that. Such a beautiful kind and thoughtful man who we trusted and loved. Such sex appeal and innocence you just wanted to hold him and dream about him. The world was a better place with our beloved David in it. He was our cherished treasure and I miss him so.
Beautiful words and comments above from loving fans. I am glad this site is here for us all to share our feelings and pour our hearts out. It is what we need. Thank you all.
If I can not stop watching your videos and listen to your music from a CD. David was simply a gentleman in every way and even more so with women he always had that charisma and respect towards women.
WOW! I couldn’t have said it any better!! MILLIONS of woman were in love with David. Yes he was the ultimate sexy without trying. His voice was gorgeous. The songs on the show were outstanding and it stinks that it’s not on a dvd. I was in a daze Thanksgiving and still am. When you read his book you realize that if he would have just been properly guided by this father in a positive way he would have taken a different approach with his fame.
I totally agree with the published article, re middle aged women,I am one of these middle aged women and I am bereft.My logic tells me that I did not know or ever meet David, but thought he was a really good looking man with a wonderful voice and beautiful smile,. but I cannot help feeling very, very sad as if I have lost a part of me. I was with my younger sister at the ill fated concert in White City in the seventies, I was at the back of the stadium with the mums trying to be cool. whilst my little sister pushed with the other young girls trying to get closer to David. We could hardly hear a thing and then the concert was over, it was some time later we found out it was that concert that a young girl had passed away. It seems surreal that we shared with David that moment in time when he made the decision to end his career. I have since seen many interviews where he explained the reasons and guilt he felt always. I think if he had not stopped his career at that point, he would have remained a top star in a similar way to many stars of the seventies. Instead he had to climb back again years later but never to the heights of the early years.. I just feel so sad that I never had the opportunity to see him again in concert and that he is no longer with us and that in the end his illness probably destroyed his marriage and friendships. I just hope he was not alone and lonely in his last days. I send my deepest sympathy to his family.
One question,when will his fans have a chance to remember him is there a memorial of some sort and I hope he gets some music honour of some kind. I will miss his beautiful cheeky smile which he still had to the end and yes David it is forever.
I feel the same as so many others, still feeling so sad at the loss of David and agree exactly with the above article. He was so special, unique and talented and a beautiful man inside and out. I feel privileged to have been here during his lifetime, to experience his talent and to be able to send him messages on this site. I could only have dreamed of contacting him back in the ’70s and am so grateful for this. He was the type of man I would have loved to have had in my life. I understand also what it’s like to grieve so much and cry for him and not for some family members. I’ve never experienced any grief like this before. It’s like he was always there, since I was aged 14, and now suddenly he’s gone. His voice was incomparable, I hope some of the songs he was recording just prior to his death are able to be released. He tried so hard in his life and was always gracious and giving to people, he deserved so much more. I will always miss and love him. RIP David.
Sandra,
Sydney, Australia
I have a hard time believing in the white feather thing, but I swear that when somebody posted on here about seeing one a few weeks ago, I saw one on the ground right in my path in a large parking lot within minutes after reading the post. A few minutes later I found several more where I walked, and those were across the street from where I’d seen the first one…always in front of me wherever I walked.
There is a chicken processing plant here and trucks of chickens that are on their way to be slaughtered at Pilgrim’s Pride come down the main road here all the time. So it wouldn’t at all be unthinkable to find them. Chicken feathers, not angel feathers. But I never do. I’ve lived here 12 years now and I never have seen white feathers on the ground well off of the road until that day. The abuse of the chickens usually goes on in the plant, not before.
So I’m thinking that the odds of reading about a white feather and then seeing one right in my path and later several feathers in my path across the street are slim!
Maybe someone else can shed light on the white feather thing when it comes to being visited after someone dies. I’ve been visited by family and one of my dogs in various ways, but never through symbolism. I’m just pondering that one. I have serious doubts David would want to visit an unknown fan like me, but I’m flattered if he actually did! lol Just rambling on here.
It was me posting about the white feather. Since then I have found a lot of them so I have to buy a box to keep those beautiful feathers safe. I am sure David left them for me, they have to be the signs from him to let me know he is fine. Maybe I am getting crazy but that the way I feel. I feel him so close to me now, even more than before.
You’re not going to find a box big enough, Araceli. Hug from England. Sian Steed
I think so too, Sian. Hugs back at you ♥
Please bring back your message
In the Christmas Eve’ balloon
Come right back and haunt us
Like the Super, Silver Moon
Flutter down in front of us
And let us know you’re there…
Serenade us, David, with your
Voice – sublime and rare
Sian Steed, England
Are you talking to me, Sian?
Yes it was for you, Araceli. Hope you’re OK. Sian
Such a lovely article and so very true. David did seem somehow attainable to the everyday girl of the 70’s. He was just a month older than my brother and like many, I had not seen anything written about him for several years so was a bit stunned at his later appearances (many I have recently seen on YouTube.) I read David’s biography and I know it grieved him that his mother had dementia as had her father and then he announced just last spring that he also had been given that diagnosis. While he left us way too young, I wonder sometimes if God doesn’t take us in situations like that to spare us but our family and friends too. I loved his voice and the songs from The Partridge Family bring a smile to my face when I hear them. RIP David – you earned your rest.
Hello Everyone,
I hope you have had a better start to this New Year….I have missed you all. Besides mourning David…I am mourning my brother Marlin who died two weeks ago at the age of 61. He fell and had severe head trauma, my family is devastated. He was my big brother and, I love and miss him…just like David, taken too soon from us. Remember ……..”Time takes all except memories”.
All my Love to Marlin my brother and to David……We will miss you
Sending you hugs.
Sending hugs from Scotland my friend take care.
Sincerest condolences, Christine. Big hug to you and your family.
I’m a serious middle-age woman but I ‘ve found words on you tube which have made me cry again because of our loss. There is a great tribute made by Blueparrot Brigitte with great David’s black and white pictures
If tears would build a stairway
And memories a lane
I’d walk right to Heaven
And bring you home again
Time has ceased
But cherished memories
Still linger
This is the way of life and all things
we shall meet again
You are only sleeping
I will miss you forever David..
Just wondering where everyone is from, I’m in England. (Sorry I spelled your name wrong earlier Denice x)
I’m from Warsaw, Poland
I’m in Essex, England.
Thanks to everyone who posts here for just being here and understanding x
Hi Diane, I am from Sweden, Gothenburg.
I’m in Florida
I am from Scotland, sending everyone love from here.
I´m from Spain. Hugs to you all ♥
Great written article it expresses how all of Davids fans are feeling,he stole my heart at 12 years of age ,I never imagined then at the age of 58 I would have followed his career until his death (oh oh that was hard to say) it still doesn’t feel right in past tense.I married my childhood sweetheart 35 years ago following Davids career as much as I could never missing the opportunity of seeing him when he came to the UK wether in theatre or in concert.He was a great role model for us adolescents who grew into adults and realised we still loved him why? because he was always honest,truthful,loving human being we could relate to.I can honestly say I am privileged he played such a part of my life no one in the entertainment business has had that effect on me,I know I made the right choice.Thank You David for giving me years of pleasure,listening to your music,the excitement of knowing when you were coming back to see us fans in the UK.There will never be anyone who will take your place because you were different UNIQUE.RIP MY SWEET MAN MAYBE GONE BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.Loved you from the bottom of my heart and that is never gonna change.
I feel the same Yvonne and your comment says it all. I think we are the same age and I grew up loving David from the age of 11/12 also. He was my idol and just a genuinely boy next door kind of guy. There indeed will never be anyone that could come close to our David and the talent he had. I do not like to think of him not being with us as it makes me so sad but the fact that this site is here to express our feelings for him is a wonderful thing and I applaud the web team for providing this for us. As you say, no one has ever had this effect on me. I thank David for giving us all his beautiful music, his concerts, and films and for being such a huge part of our lives. He is missed so much but will live with us forever. Such an honourable man in every way. God bless you always.
Linda – Before he died, David had many loving friends, and hung out with friends at sports events in South Florida, according to his face book page. I’m sure David had hopes he would finish ‘Songs my Father Taught me,’ with Craig. Sadly, the work wasn’t completed, but the tiny piece I heard on Craig’s interview, proves David was still an A1 guitar player despite suffering from arthritis in his hands. Playing guitar caused him pain, but he still kept going. I think of him as a very brave man.
Just seen on David’s face book, someone commented A and E are going to do a four part documentary on David and have interviewed Kim Carnes. But it will take some time to finish the documentary. They said David was too ill to be interviewed during the last three months of his life. I feel sure, had he been able, David would’ve carried on making his regular comments and updates about his life on Jane’s official site.
This is awesome!!! I can’t wait to see the documentary!
It’s nice to know I am not alone and not crazy for spending so much time on youtube watching clips of interviews and the PF show. Thank you for the well-written piece, and for allowing us all to share our feelings here in this safe space. I will always be in love with the talented, beautiful performer trying to express his gifts and expand his career in show business. May he rest in peace and comfort knowing what an impact he had on the world.
I was only 9 when The Partridge Family came on, but before David, boys had cooties! LOL. I remember listening to all the albums downstairs in the basement for hours. I was shocked when he passed away how very, very sad I was. There have been others that passed that I felt a little sad about, but not crying for days on end! From interviews I saw with David, he couldn’t figure out why people loved him so much.
I bought the entire PF DVD series from Amazon and ended up watching every day on my vacation at home. Crazy, but it was very cathartic. I think David’s attraction went beyond his looks, beyond his voice, beyond his talent, I feel it had to do with his very soul. Somehow that’s what we all connected with. We will all miss you David! I really wish I could have seen you in concert back in the day!
Yes, Salandra! We all connected with his soul, his heart, his intelligence and his charisma. It is also very cathartic that we have this forum in which to share our personal feelings and experiences. Here we are allowed to mourn him well together as a community. Blessings to you all, and many thanks to the Web Team for being here!
Salandra and Calabria: I think your comments are profound and maybe you’ve summed up David’s real influence… Sian Steed, England
This article says a lot. Thank you.
Ally
Christian sorry to hear about your brother, may peace come to you and your family. Diane Bacon, you lucky girl for saving your magazines, with David in them, those are memories no one can take from you. David Cassidy was a caring star, he really did care about his fans. I think alot of parents back in the day, cleaned out the attics, I would buy pf or any records I came across at second hand stores, now you can’t find any. I knew a voice like David , should of never ended up tossed, I bet those girls wish they had there records today. Glad Diane you got to see him in concert. Our parents just didn’t understand. Glad all the fans are here, and telling there true feelings and thoughts about David Cassidy.
All my vinyl got moldy and warped in the 80s when I lived with roommates at the University of Florida who wouldn’t turn on the air conditioning. But thanks to the iTunes Store I can carry David around in my phone now. I had to order the 1990 self titled Cd from Amazon, though, and load it onto the computer since it wasn’t available on the iTunes Store. What would it take to get that album into their database? Spotify doesn’t have it either.
Diane I’m from Cleveland Ohio, we have winter here now, been cold and snow.
Hi Yvonne, I just read your post, I would love to go, are you going to go? David really cared about his fans. I will always miss him. David was the star, and he was my favourite, no-one will ever fill his shoes. Back in the day,I knew I was not alone, he had millions of fans, but he was worth our Love, David Cassidy gave us so much. Yvonne be nice if all us fans could be there.
Hi Denice,I would love to go and be part of something really special but in reality I don’t think I will be there, but will be there in spirit.
Have loved reading the Tiger Beat magazines on David’s face book page, particularly when David lived with his best friend, Sam. January 1973 edition has a beautiful picture of David lying on a patchwork quilt gazing lovingly at his new dog, Bull’s Eye. Beautiful!
Absolutely beautiful, true (I identified myself with every phrase) and touching.
Yes, in the midst of a whole turbulent world, David has always been the beautiful romantic young man, with a melodious and passionate voice.
We are in mourning, lost, each one with their own pain, differents, due to our own experiences of life.
Each of us idealized David Cassidy and dreamed with him for decades.
He was and will be forever the perfect and eternal boyfriend of our youth.
But what we have today of strongest, was the best gift of David to a fan.
He has always given us, a real love without equal !
And this feeling will never be taken from us.
David, I will love you forever Sweet Man !!!!
Gueeva
Gueeva,
These were great words, especially when you wrote about David’s love and that this feeling will never be taken from us
Thank you very much
Weronika
Hi dear Weronika,
Thanks for your kind words!
This feeling was a gift from David, to uss.
And he’s with us forever.
He flourishes in our hearts every day of our lives, cause David’s love is eternal!
Thanks again Weronica!
Gueeva
Hi Gueeva
I’ve just read it and it’s great that David’s fans can share their thoughts. Im going to be a grandmother very soon but still inside me is this 13 years old skinny girl so much in love with David. I listen to his music every day , and yes you are right, he is and will be with us forever
Take care
Weronika
Just seen on this site that David’s special bench has now been paid for. This was a lovely idea, whoever thought of it, and everyone at Saratoga racetrack can sit on this bench, enjoy and think of David! And thank you Jane for all the bits and pieces you are putting on David’s face book, which being in the UK, I have never seen or read before!
There was a beautiful lovely Memorial for David on Facebook yesterday. More than 4.000 fans were there to honor him with photos, videos and memories. Thank you to all who participated. I know David would have been so proud of us.
https://www.facebook.com/events/322917918213862/permalink/332465733925747/?notif_t=event_mall_reply¬if_id=1517842816482194
Help. Unsure how to see the entire service. I’m only getting an introduction.
Am I doing something wrong? Thanks.
Thank you Araceli for sharing this! What a lovely Memorial and what a sweet, kind lady who so graciously put it all together. Its obvious to me( not being an active fan for ages myself, which I now regret) David Cassidy for sure had (still has of course) the most sincere, kindhearted fans with the sweetest of souls. ( there are exceptions of course, some posting blaming nasty posts to DC’s relatives, but I consider those not being fans at all )
I saw it too and was pleased to attend a memorial service for David. She did a fine job. I am also glad you had the experience with him that you wrote about! lol Lucky you, Araceli.
I was there. I snapped a photo of a fence mural that a local artist does to honor famous people who have died. David was situated between Fats Domino and Della Reese.
I love the photo on David’s official face book page of him with his band, Frank, Teri and Craig. They became David’s second family, and DC looked so happy with them!!! The tiny piece of music I heard from ‘Songs my Father Taught Me,’ was excellent, plus David’s singing and guitar playing – but I think Craig thought there wasn’t enough material to release a full recording. But I like to think David had fun making whatever he could towards the recording in memory of his father.
Thank you, Araceli, for putting David’s face book memorial on here – I can see David had many loving fans all around the world and they put incredible efforts into this – saw the photos of you cuddling David! Can see how much you loved him!
Thank you, Claire. I loved living that dream ♥
I would not have known about David’s face book memorial or anything about the site it was featured on – As much as I respect the memorial, and all the fans who made lovely contributions, and are obviously very artistic, and true fans of David’s, I feel this is David’s official site because this is the one he contributed to, when he was alive. This site is also a memorial for David – not just for 1 day!
Claire I agree with your post, I’m not on facebook, I could not join in, but I said a prayer for David, and saw some parts, these fans are David Cassidy fans and made the Memorial a beautiful and so much more , in David’s honor. What a blessing, David was there from afar,with his beautiful smile. This site ,is the most wonderful, for honoring David Cassidy. I hope to always see tributes to David, I will always miss him, but in my heart , there will always be a place for him. Facebook, Memorial was beautiful, so many meaningful, true told stories, of what David Cassidy has meant from early on till now. And just the best the art that went into, you all did ,and showed all the nicest pictures of him.
Thank you Arcelia for the viewing, I’m not on facebook book, so thank you, I did see what everyone posted, and I see your hug with David, that was a real hug, David Cassidy was truly a lovable star,who returned love to his fans, he loved all his fans. Cindy, thank you, did a wonderful on the topics you talked about, I learned more, David was involved in so many charities, he cared for the world and people so much. And Cindy I loved your personal story, sisters love, there’s noway they were taking David Cassidy away back than and now. I related to your story, everyone the art work, and pics and events of David were done and shown in such a beautiful way,that David was smiling from afar. This is a wonderful website to still continue to honor David Cassidy, and be together as fans. I miss you David, you will always be in my heart.
I commented on David’s face book memorial that this is David’s official site – and he would’ve posted any information for his fans on here when he was alive – I don’t see why they couldn’t have shared the information on DC’s official site, because fans like me have missed out from being able to contribute to David’s face book memorial which was a beautiful idea, tribute to him, and all his lovely fans who did know about it made a huge effort.
Sandra Gillman (Tribute no. 433) did go to the trouble of posting an announcement about the David Cassidy Facebook Memorial (posted on 1st February) but I was afraid that not enough fans would see it in time for 4th February… Sian Steed, England
I’ve asked another fan — is there a video of the service vs. just the video introduction. I also am not a huge Facebook user and didn’t know this was happening.
Anyone out there know if we can view what occurred at the service?
Mary – try the link (above at post number 40), kindly provided by Araceli… Sian Steed, England
Hi Sian. I tried that, but I still only get the video introduction. Is there any other video that goes with this memorial or is everything a scroll and read option?
Ah! That’s where you’ve got me! I don’t do Facebook. Sorry. Sian
I’m sorry if my reply was terse but my phone screen kept timing out so I answered as briefly as possible. I really hope you manage to access the Honoring The Life Of David Cassidy on Facebook. To be honest; I scrolled a bit (behind the log-in square) on 4th Feb and Facebook let you do that as some sort of “taster”and I thought it was more about art work and stories and photos than an actual service. I hope you find an answer. Sian
Sian: No worries. I didn’t find your response below terse at all. I think I agree with you re: things were posted on the Facebook event and there isn’t something to watch afterwards. Posting together — That’s something a lot of people would like, I guess all the time, but I personally don’t find that different from what we’ve been doing here. It’s why I did my contribution with the video mini-service. Now fans have multiple ways to feel we’re releasing/changing the DC connection that’s been with all of us for so long.
I agree, Mary. Ultimately, Jane’s pot of gold here is just that. Each has to find their own way. I must say there are some very ironic front covers of magazines – about David; some making me gasp; others making me giggle! Sian
Have been reading all the beautiful tributes to David on the Facebook Memorial, the love for him is amazing and thanks to everyone who posted there. I’m not on Facebook so couldn’t post anything there but instead I’ll post my personal memorial to him here. I was taken with him the first day I ever saw him on the Partridge Family and that has lasted to this day and will forever. I was mesmerised by his looks and talent and then to find out what a beautiful person he was not only on the outside but also inside as well impressed me the most. As well as his obvious musical and acting talents ,what was so exceptional about him for me was the beautiful person that he was, genuinely kind and caring to others,and his love for his fans. There were never any airs and graces about him, he was genuine. He also loved animals, particularly horses and he associated with many charities. He was so courageous during his life struggles and I have so much admiration and respect for him, he worked and tried so hard in his life . I feel privileged to have been able to send him messages on the website, particularly birthday ones, and to have lived in his lifetime.I am so grateful to him for what he brought to my life, the most beautiful man in every way and with a voice like velvet, so beautiful and he could sing anything. As a man he was a role model. He was unmatched by anyone else and there will never be anyone else like him. My condolences again to his family and friends. RIP dear David, the love of my life. I will love and miss you forever.
Sandra,
Sydney, Australia
I am not on facebook either so its great to read all the comments on Davids official page.I am still finding it hard to watch videos of David and listen to him singing without tears in my eyes.There will never be another David Cassidy he was unique.I will cherish him forever.Hi to all Davids wonderful caring fans. I just wanted to let you know there will be an edition of Top of the pops from 7th March 1985 which David appeared on showing tomorrow night UK TV BBC 4 at 7. 30PM. .
Haven’t been able to watch the Partridge Family clip with Jack Cassidy as yet. But Jack always gets a bad rap! Don’t forget he was DC’s dad! He was by all accounts a very talented man with a singing voice which David said he had inherited, although he thought he couldn’t sing as well as his father – sure this wasn’t true!
I see on David’s face book – fans are still asking about what happened to ‘Songs My Father Taught Me,’ which David was trying to complete to honour his father. On the interview with Craig on this site, Craig didn’t think there was enough material for a full scale recording. I read somewhere else Craig said David had managed to complete 3 songs. It is shame because the tiny piece we hear on Craig’s radio interview of David singing and playing guitar is very good, and despite the terrible difficulties he was suffering with his health at this time in his life.
Almost 3 months on and although I’ve come to terms with David’s passing, I’m still playing his music now more than ever (especially Touch of Blue) Bewildered as to how you can feel this way for someone who is not family, friend or acquaintance. But David Cassidy was such a presence in our lives for so long, albeit from TV appearances, concerts, albums, magazines, this website etc.
When he performed, he owned the stage and was so charismatic, it felt like you knew him personally. A huge talent and gorgeous with it.
My thoughts exactly!
David had something more… Salandra and Calabria both put it very well (earlier posts on this blog). Sian Steed, England
Spot on Jan B
So very true Jan, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
i would like to thank jane for giving so much new information on the website and facebook page, the tiger beat magazine pages, so great to read, i have never seen them before, and some of the radio shows, love listening to the ones i have never heard, the partridge family pilot a real treat, i would like to ask jane, why now? when david has passed away, did he not want all these memorabilia included on the website and facebook page when he was alive?
Barbara, before November last year I had placed well over 5,600 pages of memorabilia on the website. I continue to add to it when I find time. I had gathered quite a bit of this material before I started working on David’s website and he asked me if I would be willing to put it on his website. David was always very supportive of having the material on his site, for his fans. Jane
thank you jane,
A beautiful article. I’m still in a bit of a daze, and like us all still cannot believe David has gone from our lives. I have shared a lot of articles like this one on my fb page. I will read them all eventually, when I’m ready.
Thank you for all your hard work and support Jane.
Kindest regards, Crystal McRoberts, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Thank you Jane for David’s website being what it is because David Cassidy was the interest, but I must say you and David did so much here together,during his time here, there was so much here than, and you just kept giving more. Now that David is in heaven , you are doing a wonderful job, giving us more on David from earlier years, and this is the time to share, we are remembering David Cassidy and what a legacy he left to the world. And you Jane, have put it all here, and in such a organized manner. David would love and be grateful to you Jane.
Thank you, Jane, for all the trouble you are going to, showing David’s fans various aspects of his life. David’s speech for brain injured war veterans is very moving, as he has knowledge of this, due to his mother.
Just read an article in the new Tiger Beat on David’s face book called ‘David Cries’ – they said David didn’t have his voice made higher when he was recording for the Partridge Family – but David made no secret of the fact they did something to his voice in the recording studio for the Partridge family songs, too technical for me to remember, something about speeding it up, then slowing it down again. They wanted him to sound younger to appeal to the PF audience. Of course, all the PF songs were absolutely beautiful – but David already had a perfect voice and it didn’t need any alteration! Thought this at 13!
I couldn’t understand why anyone would play around with David’s voice. Perfect is the word. He also put a lot of effort into his singing, if I’m not mistaken; but to make his voice work for him the way he wanted it to. On this, the Eve’ of Valentine’s Day it seems appropriate to point out that David Cassidy’s one-in-a-million voice – alone – made him a sensational valentine! Sian Steed, England
Now someone on David’s face book who knows a lot more about recording than me, tells me they only altered David’s voice on the earlier Partridge Family recordings – obviously deciding David’s voice didn’t need interference!
Pls all, sign the petition for releasing DC’s recorded material that never were released. See:https://m.facebook.com/Cherishistheword/posts/1998668700352459?notif_id=1518611483226280¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif Its possible even if not a FB member (I am not myself, and was able to sign)
I signed long ago, Annie. Thanks for the remind.
I am number 34
I won’t sign the petition because it surely heaps pressure onto David’s nearest and dearest ones. I imagine that more material may be released when and if they are good and ready. Sian Steed, England
‘Songs My Father Taught Me’ is up to Craig, David’s friend and record producer. David managed to record approx. 3 tracks – and the part I heard, sounded excellent. However, would David himself want recordings released if they weren’t ready? He was a musical perfectionist.
David achieved perfection. Sian Steed, England
I think Craig is now going to release whatever he has of ‘Songs My Father Taught Me.’
On this Valentine’s Day, there is many hearts missing you David Cassidy. You David Cassidy will always be close to the hearts of all who have loved you.💗
I 100% agree, Denice… Many hearts are missing David in this special day. I just hope you are enjoying Valentine´s Day in Heaven with all those you loved and missed here on this Earth. Happy Day, my sweet angel ♥
I’m home on my own and decided to listen to my music with my headphones in, it started playing where I had left it last time, hearing David’s voice start up with ‘Can’t go home again’ had me in tears, such a beautiful voice, such a beautiful man. I don’t think that I will ever get over this.
Many years ago, when this song was first released, I found it hard to listen to, it is so terribly sad. Now Kim Carnes has mentioned in an interview she finds it hard to listen to as in some ways it has become even more poignant. (Kim was a musical collaborator.) Maybe best to listen to something else of David’s which isn’t quite so upsetting – for the time being!
It is an upsetting song. After the mention of its effects (above) I found myself thinking about what Kim Carnes had written – too – and singing the song, quietly to myself. Diane – I think we’re with you, on this one… David wanted to be a rock star but that’s a bit of an underestimation of his own subtlety… A tragic song that’s even more tragic – now. Sian Steed, England
Thinking of David on Valentine’s Day, I love and miss him so much. Happy Valentine’s Day David.
Sandra
Sydney, Australia
I can’t figure it out. I watched Partridge Family and listened to their music when I was about 7 or 8. My friends and I sang along with their albums and played made up instruments. After that I completely lost touch with David Cassidy. Then he passed and it hit me like a ton of bricks. Had a meltdown and still am dealing with the greif. How can someone affect you like that who you haven’t really thought about for 48 years??? His influence went deep into the subconcious. I am learning most of his songs now and am having a healing time singing them over and over. Thank you David for your beautiful sensitive nature. Wish I could have ridden horses with you.
Elizabeth
USA
I certainly had that “ton of bricks” feeling. Wow! I love the horses thought. Beautiful. Sian Steed, England
Elizabeth, my experience is very similar to yours, I was in the same age (8) except I wasnt even able to watch the PF episodes, but was hooked up by his music, which I heard on the radio at first back then, got the records and sang along and worshipped David Cassidy. However, after some time, a year or two, I kind of went on, and he wasn’t on my bedroom wall anymore.. But like you say, somehow, subconciously, he must have had a huge impact on my childhood mind, because I was heartbroken (still am) when he passed, and like you I have been catching up, listening to all his wonderful music! I am still having daily “sessions” when I watch clips and listen to the music, and still get so very sad over him now being gone. I am also finally able to watch the PF episodes for the first time, which is a treat! But it is for sure a strange feeling having this reaction after all these years and hard to figure out how the mind works..Take care, Annie from Sweden
I feel the same. I was 9-13 when the Partridge Family was on the air. My mother took me to his February 1972 concert in Pittsburgh. Then in 1974 he went away, and I turned my attention to other singers (though I never had the sort of crush on any of them that I had on David). I feel guilty, like a fair-weather fan, that I didn’t start paying attention again in the 90s or 2000s when he was touring. I’ve been in Florida since the Summer of 72, and when I saw the YouTube of his Epcot performances between 2007-10, I wondered how I missed out. 😕. Now in the last 3 months I’ve been catching up downloading music and his autobiography, watching YouTube clips and recording the daily Partridge Family episodes that come on Antenna TV.
Let’s keep Davids memory alive he gave so much and didn’t get much in return,I hope he is at peace with his Mum and Dad who loved him dearly.You have left us a lifetime of memories and we will treasure those dearly as you were UNIQUE in every aspect of life. You left us too soon my friend and many hearts are broken but those last years were hard,may you find peace MY BELOVED DAVID THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.
A beautiful soul.
Annie, Elizabeth, Gail, I have similar feelings to all of you tho I did reconnect with David and his career periodically throughout the years. I’m still a bit stunned at how his death has affected me. Perhaps it’s knowing how he struggled over the years. I sometimes wonder if it’s even a bit of guilt that somehow we, as young girls with our adoration of him at that time and making him everything he didn’t want to be, – a “teen idol” and a “heartthrob” – that we somehow contributed to this wonderfully talented man’s lifelong struggles. I always hoped that ultimately he would find contentment and have peace on his life, and if he had died under different circumstances perhaps the sorrow for us would not be so great. 😥
Don’t feel guilty. In our lives I believe there’s an element of Fate and also Free Will… David surely made choices in his life and some were wiser than others. Isn’t that the same for all of us? I understand why Kim Carnes felt it wasn’t supposed to be this way but David’s influence goes on and on into all of our futures… Sian Steed, England
Girls, David loved us fans, and he was happy for us, he said often if it was not for the fans he would be pumping gas ,and as he got older he talked more about it in a positive way, I think after his run with the PF and all his concerts, and when a fan died,which was not his fault, he felt very bad, and things just continued to happen, than the passing of his father,and they didn’t speak in months before that. David was a caring person, and he had a huge heart, and he took bad situation s and it stayed with him, and I think he carried alot of his childhood into his adult life, the last year’s of his life was with us fans, we miss him so much, David would want us to celebrate his life, on a good note, and continue to enjoy what he left for us. David wanted his fans happy, and to this day, David Cassidy has the nicest fans worldwide, that’s my closing.
There is also a boy who has held his emotions inside until they came pouring out in a rage. His name that most of you know is Jason. Finally he is now grieving. Everyone grieves differently. We got to know David over the years. To Jason he was his #1 influence and an often distant mentor. During a set change in taping Ruby and the Rockits, The audience warmer invited Jason up to sing Jason’s favorite song “how Can I be Sure”. He put his heart and soul into that song and received a standing ovation from the crowd and the entire cast and crew. David said something his father told him “You Got Talent and it will prevail”. I never saw Jason so happy. Now I want to say something about bullying. David was a victim of Adult Bullying. He was far from Keith Partridge, yet played him so well, people believed he was Kieth. The bullying at David killed the career he wanted and deserved. How many times did you stand up for David. Jason sure did. This came from the great joy starting with those Partridge records I gave to Jason and he learned David was so much more. He loved the solo’s even more. He learned “In My Life from David and sings it at Capitol Records on John Lennon;s remembrances. Jason was bullied for loving David. I think David knew that and why there were times he reached out to him. Ladies in the groups were cruel at times. They accused me of using my son’s illness to get to David. This could not be further from the truth. Jason has Autism with Savant Syndrome as well as Epilepsy. He could sing before he could talk. What is on this website about jason is 100% fact. No-one can force anyone to love something, it comes natural. When you live in L.A. especially like me who had a horse for 18 years at Griffith Park, you get to know celebrities. You don’t have to try. We now live in one of 4 horsekeeping area in Los Angeles. Johnny Crawford from the Rifleman lives around the corner, Alan Alsa up our canyon, and David carradine lived two blocks up. When we moved here, my Mom said there must be Cassidy in our blood as we saw them everywhere it seems. My husband is studio driver. Just finished a Demi Lovato video. This is not to boast, it is to say we don’t need to look for celebrities. Jason and I both grew to love David as much as you did. In the future I pray the teen idols of the world can be treated with respect and if they are truly talented, their young career does not end their future career. If there is a Jason in their life that they are given the same respect as anyone else and that goes for me too. A huge part of our lives is gone. It is sinking in that David is really gone and it hurts. No more mini-Vay-Cays to see David and our hearts are broken. Please if you see or hear of Bullying, stand up and do something about it. God Bless You All! Thank You Jane for giving us this space. You are in our Prayers too!
Lovely post, Jill. Hugs to you and Jason ♥
I love you Araceli. One day i hope to see Spain. I see your pictures and they are beautiful. I’m glad you got to meet david when he was at his best!
Jill – your son, Jason, is extra-special!
Claire, Thank You so much. I will pass that on to him right now. Here he is. He smiled! <3
David Cassidy….the name….the talent. As a little girl….he was never Keith Partridge to me. That was a TV show I loved…yet I understood it was “David Cassidy” playing the part of Keith. The most dedicated fans knew this. He was our DAVID CASSIDY. Very important to me was that David Cassidy….. was funny! I loved the songs, the voice, the eyes….the slinkiness…..but he also made me laugh on the show. Some fans have written that his friendly way made him approachable. I was one of the many little girls in love with him. Yet, I knew he was “out of my league.” …. definitely not approachable for me….and simply enjoyed him as a performer. I knew he was too old, too famous, too far away for me. . Now that he is gone…I too have found happiness and…. sadness in watching his live stage performances and his TV shows….The Partridge Family and his other acting jobs on TV. Keep trying to find more episodes of “David Cassidy, Man Under Cover.” Only certain, dedicated fans know what I mean by that. At work…I have walked up to women…I have guessed were in the age range of being David Cassidy fans and have said, “Can you believe David Cassidy is gone?” They all respond with great emotion stating….”Ohhhhh…I was SOOOO in love with him!” I was in a grocery store around New Year’s time…and David’s image was on the cover of a magazine (once again) to honor those that had left us in 2017. I said, “Oh, look, they included David Cassidy. I was so in love with him as a little girl….” A woman standing in line , in front of me…turned around and said ,”We ALL were in love with him…” That stranger of woman and I had bond for a moment Yes…..we all were…and still are. I have watched both the young David Cassidy videos on Youtube…and the adult David Cassidy performances. Soooo cute….no matter what age. Now as an older woman….I like “older David”….He was very talented….and a great performer at any age. Downloaded his books too. I recommend reading them. You will fall in love with David all over again….as an adult. He was smart….and funny. I am sorry that he is gone….and hope he feels peace…if anyone even really feels anything after leaving this world. That is also a hard fact that we are all facing with his death….Time.
Donna,
thank you so much, so beautifully written and so very, very true.
He always did his best no matter what age.
For me too, he was always David Cassidy.
And yes , I fell in love again
At the end he remainded all of us to sth so important -TIME.
and I feel this is one more lesson from his life – we should do what we love to do no matter what other people think.
I know Weronika….There is much to learn from him. Now here I am an adult woman….searching for the adult David Cassidy performance on Youtube…..and loving those performances. I love that he dropped his rocker…pop star image and moved on to, mature, singing and acting on stage…also producing his successful Las Vegas shows…..and his own stage show singing old Partridge family songs along with other songs he liked or thought the audience would. From what we know…he sang what he wanted. (Hope that is true.) I have watched the few clips of Blood Brothers that are posted and some from his Las Vega show. I think….”What is going on now in my life? I am no longer a nine year girl with a crush on him…. the music…the show…the laughs…….yet… Here I am now…telling people I work with what a visionary he was…and not given the credit. He was very young when all that Davidmania hit the world. Only 17 years old…and signing a contract for a show that he thought would never last! And he hoped it would not last. Most people would just be all excited to be on TV and think “A star is born!” He knew better. At 17…I cared about my prom dress….and getting out of high school. I find it so interesting that as his young age…he didn’t fall for his own hype. If he got cocky or appeared “full of himself”…well…I would have too at that young age….and so would many. Over the past few years…I felt disgruntled for his DUI arrests and thought, “Come on David Cassidy…why? You know better.” Now I have read….over the past few years…it was his demenitia that contributed to his DUIs. Makes sense. Having dementia..combined with drinking…can make a person just wander around outside of the home and get in trouble with the law. His spirit to keep driving forward….evolve….be smart….keep getting up after falling down, or hit with rejection, inspires me greatly. This is all so odd in my life. Here I am as an adult infatuated with David Cassidy for adult reasons now. He was a creative visionary. That whole….trying to break out of The Partridge Family role by doing The Rolling Stone interview and pics….holy cookies! That is now the standard of pop stars. Break out of bubble gum….by going “sexy bad.” Worked for Brittany Spears….and Myley Cyrus….just to name a few. I tell people that I think the drama arouond Justin Bieber was manufactured as publicity to help break him out of his bubble gum stardom. David was the first to do it. Glad to hear from another fan who respects what he did beyond his “Dreamy David – Cherish” days 🙂 I find him motivating.
Thank you Donna once again
Sometimes I think David has everything – beauty, talent, money, fame and in the end he lost all. What us normal human beings could do? We must also fight every day and cherish emotions ,it’s important not to forget them ,that’s why I listen every day to his music . David’s songs make my days so much better
Weronika
Yep, Weronika.
Now with his death…have downloaded some solo songs – Cherish, Could it Be Forever….Brown Eyes is one of my favorites too……and watched his youtube vids. Oh Wow! How fun to watch those. Just finally watched The Police Story episode he did after The Partridge Family years. The origianal 21 Jump Street episode. Did not know this. Sadness that he is gone. I was sad a fears years back when Steve Jobs passed away too. Creative people that I bought products from that made my life much better and more beautiful. I have learned David was an artist and lived a tortured life as many do. He always said he was not perfect, light hearted, innocent, and young like Keith….we know. His last few years were very painful. ….maybe his body and soul had just “had it”, “Enough!” Glad to share respect for him here ….and express sorrow:) Take care.
Donna,
I also watched “Police story “actually it was a very good film David was just great. I also watched him in Bonanza from 1969 or 1970 wow that was something so young and so good performance. And about his music there are a lot of fantastic songs ,he could sing every kind – pop, rock, blues , love all his solo records
Glad to share my respect and love for David with a fellow fan
Take care too
Weronika
I luv that Police Story episode too, Weronika 🙂
i have read a lot of when david was a young boy, and his father never turned up to school events etc, whether his mum did he never said, when at 6 years old myself, and older my mother became ill and was hospitalized and no one came to my parents day,or sports day i cannot remember my parents being there for me, i remember a teacher walking round with me, and i showed my work, i never held it against my parents, and i was always there for my children at school events, every parents evening, sports day, carol service i was there for them, sometimes life is not a bowl of cherries, you just have to get on with it,
Barbara,
It’s so harsh when your parents are not for you. I was lucky I had always their love but being a teacher I witnessed a lot of unhappiness and even suicides. The feeling of abandonment can be forever with a lonely child. David tried to be a good parent . It’s awful he lost his father when he was 26 the same age his own son was , when he passed away
it is sad about his father, but my husband did not attend most of the events at school with me because, he was busy working, keeping a roof over our heads, and putting food on the table, and when he came home was tired, david`s father was jealous of his success, and my father was jealous of mine, because we were very poor when i was little, but it made me a stronger person, i attended college and trained for a career, and got a good job through it, don`t carry a chip on your shoulder, which in a way is what david did, it eats inside of you, make the most of what you have got.
Yes, it’s true, but a person must be strong and not depressive and Im afraid David was opposite and felt lonely, life is not a bowl of cherries just as you written
Take care
You’re both right!!! Gratitude is a whole subject in itself… but it certainly helps you carry on… Sian Steed, England
Ahhh 🙂 I have now discovered the show, “Ruby and The Rockits.” Can download it on Amazon. Lasted one season in 2009 on ABC. Produced by Shaun Cassidy….stars Patrick Cassidy and David Cassidy. I luv these two guys together. Family entertainment. Super cute. I am enjoying it. David is older David….and very funny. He definitely let himself evolve and wasn’t trying to prove to the world that he is the same sexy idol from the seventies. This post takes me back to my original post here….as a lil girl…it wasn’t just the voice and looks…I had a crush on….he made me laugh 🙂 Makes me laugh in this show <3
This was a great show, Donna. I remember when it was aired for the first time. They did a lot of interview and you could see how excited David was to be working together with his brothers. Shame they did last just one season.
Barbara, I can relate to your life, it was like that in our home, I sisters we just knew we had to go on, and we did, my brother was efficated, he had no father around and each advent waiting, no show,it hurt him badly to this day, and they can pass eachother and the same road and look at eachother and keep going, I took my brother to see David in Broadway, he was ten, he got to meet David, everything was just smiles, big smiles,David looked great and happy, so did my brother, I wanted him to meet my favorite star, who had father troubles, and just get out there and live your own life, the best you can, and as I learned life does not work that way with everyone, time sometimes, it just gets worse. So sad, David did have happy moments in life, and his children are beautiful people.
I think I finally figured out why David’s death hits me harder than any other celebrity. David was the first musician that I became a fan of, and continued to influence me when he wasn’t around. I was 9 when The Partridge Family premiered and until then, I thought I was a fan of music. I had various 45 rpm singles from different people, but those were song- driven, in that I didn’t pay attention to who the artist was. I had one LP record – Alvin & the Chipmunks doing Beatles songs that someone gave me when I was 4, but it wasn’t something I asked for. The Partridge Family was the first artist that I was interested enough to buy LPs, not just singles, and learn about them. So David instilled in me the capacity to be a fan of music. Then when he went away I felt he was influencing my choices in that I preferred the people who are now regarded as classic rock acts. Part of me felt that David would approve of me liking these rockers. So even when he wasn’t around, he was guiding me in the choices I made in building a music library, and for that I am grateful.
Because he covered a lot of songs, we fans could get to know what were his personal likes. For example Buffalo Springfield – “For What is Worth” , amazing David’s cover from “Cassidy Live!” or “Go now” from “Rock me baby”. And I think he was so good, he made every cover his own. And every song has so much emotion in it. And he inspired me to search for this kind of music .
Weronika
Hi Weronika, you made a good point, that we fans could get to know what were David’s personal musical likes from what he recorded/performed. “For What It’s Worth” and “Go Now” are very good. Other covers that I also really enjoy are David’s recordings of “Spooky”, “Show and Tell”, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Since I Fell for You,” his versions are terrific, they really showcase his beautiful voice, as you said, every song has so much emotion in it and he made every cover his own.
Hi, Judy. How I never heard about “Spooky” ? Wow that is sth!
Such a voice , I would go after it anywhere. And a quality of this song – musicians, backing vocals. Thank you . There are still so much of David’s legacy to discover for me.
This article says it all! And the fact is he made us all happy!
Not really crazy about the way the author of this piece characterizes middle aged women. I am a proud 58 year old with a hot boyfriend, a desirable, successful doctor in my same age ballpark. wear stylish clothes and have many interests, not to mention a professional career. We are COUGARS, not bag ladies wearing sneakers. (Witness Sue Shifrin, David’s ex-wife)!
I agree with you on this. Perhaps the author has a problem with ageing. I’m 60yrs I’m not a bag lady or mutton dressed as lamb. I wear what I like when I like. I wear mini skirts and high boots. and comfortable in my own skin like a lot of us are. So let’s not be put into a category, love life to the full. We are recycled teenybopper. Lets enjoy it !!
We’re a million different things… not all bag ladies… not all cougars… We’re all individuals and we’re unique. I do think that the article makes David’s fans sound a bit downtrodden and nondescript. I’m sure that wasn’t the intention. David had and still has an enormous range of fans and I love that. Sian Steed, England
i can relate to this too; am 56 and from Australia, we had the PF in the 70’s and that’s where i first discovered ‘real men’ 🙂 Or David (‘keith)…..wow! and like many of us ‘middle aged’ women here, are struggling to come to terms with his passing, and even more so his sad decline before hand (to me i think he gave up, and just gave in to the thing that was slowly killing him-i.e the drink and the dementia) 🙁 Was there anything at all that anyone could have done to help him?? Only God knows the answer to that…..but we are all trying to ‘catch up’ with all those UTUBE clips; and the FB pages which show many photos’ and videos too, which is great but at the same time (like with the loss of David Bowie) we are all trying to come to terms with his leaving so soon (well; to us) I do feel a bit cheated that never got to go to a concert of his (would have really loved to in ’74 but was declared too young and not permitted :-/ grrrr) but anyway…..we miss you David Cassidy and we all still love you
Just seen what Wendy has posted – I don’t think David ‘gave up.’ I think he put up a huge fight for a very long time – but if you are diagnosed with dementia, then it is very hard because at present there is little which can be done. It will be different in the future and David did all he could to raise awareness when he was alive. I think DC did have a lot to live for – despite how it might seem. I’m sure David wanted to finish his last recording with Craig, to honour his father, Jack. Although DC didn’t have his horses any more, he was still giving advice to trainers, and Danny Bonaduce had only spoken to David a week or so before he died, about a new documentary being made about David by A @ E. All this I know from this site.
Only David could really have known whether or not he had a lot to live for… It’s guesswork: How can it be measured? I do suspect that dementia might destroy various things such as motivation or self-control in resisting alcohol… Sian
It isn’t just a guess.
What I mean is David did have a lot to live for, both in his personal and his professional life.
He had plenty going on and he kept on going as long as he possibly could and I respect him for that. What I was thinking is that David’s dementia diagnosis must have devastated him and I cannot know what went through his mind if he ever reached for the bottle. Thank goodness for all of his gifts and for everything he ever did achieve. Sian
He was such an amazing human being and an artist.And it’s this lesson at least for me not to give up , never , keep going to the end. And so beautiful music , I listen to his songs every day.
Weronika
Obviously, as a fan, I do not know about David’s personal life – however, from what I do know from reading about David on the site, he did have a lot going on in his professional life, including the documentary being made about David by A@E, and recording work with Craig.
I’m a 63 year old British guy.I wanted to be David Cassidy so much.He was 100%.Even now, he is still my favourite singer.His songs make your heart melt.Thank you so much David.
Love it that David appealed to boys too! I’m a 61 year old Brit woman who is still feeling like a big part of her childhood and adolescence has died with him. Thank goodness his legacy lives on in his music. Such sweet and gentle love songs full of teenage and young person angst. 😍