Concert Reviews
DAVID LIVE IN LAUGHLIN, NV
Harrah's, Laughlin, NV
November 5, 2000
By: Erik
There were rumors about David Cassidy's outdoor concert in Laughlin on November 5 would be cancelled due to chances of rain. Well, the rain stayed away, and the concert was held as planned at the Harrah's Laughlin Amphitheater at 6:00pm.
Like the concerts in Atlantic City two months ago, this one was also sold out. And it seems like everybody had a blast. Some fans even mentioned that this one was even better than the concerts in Atlantic City.
The Laughlin concert was very much like the ones on the East Coast two months ago, but this time David had brought down the Copa girls and dancers from the Rio in Las Vegas, and not to forget Stuart Daylida. Like last time he was backed by the Lon Bronson Orchestra.
At first David was introduced as Johnny Flamingo, his character at the Copa, and he sang "Get Me to the Church on Time," "Old Black Magic," "Luck Be a Lady Tonight" and "Mack the Knife".
After an instrumental tune by the Lon Bronson Orchestra, David was reintroduced as himself, and he sang "I Can Feel Your Heartbeat," "I'll Meet You Half Way," "No Bridge I Wouldn't Cross," "Summer Days," "Echo Valley - 26809," "Lying To Myself," "Cherish," "Rock Me Baby," "I Woke Up In Love This Morning," and a swing band version of "C'Mon Get Happy." At this time David introduced Suzanne Crough, who played his littlest sibling Tracy in the Partridge Family TV series, in the audience, before he ended the concert with "I Think I Love You!" Like in Atlantic City, David's wife Sue and their son Beau were there.
Some fans were disappointed that David eliminated the naughty lyrics to "Rock Me Baby." During "C'Mon Get Happy" a fan approached the stage, and reached for his hand. David took it . This was an open invitation for fans to rush the stage, and a lot of fans did! Grown women were again acting like school girls from the 70's. And of course, they can't wait for David's next concert! In the meantime they can go and see him as Johnny Flamingo at the Rio in Las Vegas.
I would also like to mention that Sharry on the Shaun Cassidy Chat List handed over $180 dollars to Sue Shifrin-Cassidy and Kidscharities from the sales of the Shaun Cassidy Fanzine.
I would like to thank Sharry and Jennifer from the Shaun Cassidy Chat List, and Dawn, Joyce, Meesh and Deborah from the David Cassidy Chat List for helping me out with this review. I wish I was there with you guys. Special thanks to Jennifer of the C'Mon Get Happy website for letting me use one of their photos, and for getting the song list straight.
