First off, a few notes. When I began my endeavor of titling all of my postings with Beatles song titles, I never said that I would not repeat them, so this is my first repeat. To be fair though, in that posting I was talking about the album, not the song, so perhaps this is not a repeat!
Second, this post is in honor of my friend Marla Zirin who is travelling cross country with her husband Rich and daughter Mikayla. Please read their blog about the trip!
Third, the song does play a VERY tangential part in this posting, but it is not about the Beatles. First, listen to this and then I will continue.
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As you can see we are talking about David Cassidy (for those who know Marla, now you know why this is in her honor). I grew up watching the Partridge Family and like all boys of that time, I was secretly in love with Laurie Partridge (aka Susan Dey). But the real talent in this show (and group) lay with David Cassidy. He became one of the biggest heartthrobs of the time and sold millions of records with the Partridge Family and on his own.
Now about 35 years later, David is starring in a new sitcom on ABC Family called Ruby and the Rockits. His co-stars include his step Brother Patrick Cassidy and Alex Vega (of Spy Kids fame). And the show is written and produced by one of his other step-brothers (and another teenage heartthrob) Shaun Cassidy (his third step-brother Ryan is the set designer on the show). I decided to check this show out and in the end I was pleasantly supprised.
The premiss of the show is that David and Patrick play brothers who were rock stars in the 80s and now have a very strained relationship. David has continued in music, now headlining at a lounge in a local Indian casino and Patrick owns a successful car dealership. Into the mix comes Ruby, David’s daughter he did not know he had. She moves in with Patrick and his family and the two brothers bury the hatchit. I’ll leave it there. In the end the show is funny at times and sometimes sincere. David Cassidy is hilarious as the aging rock star and Alex Vega, as Ruby has a remarkable voice. There is at least one live song in each episode and they are very fun to listen to.
I recommend this show as good family entertainment (oh and I hear that later in the season a certain mama partridge is going to show up!).
WOW, Phil!!!! Great video, great review of the show (we got to watch it once, but I hear Melissa F. is taping it for me) – and I LOVE the honorable mention and the heads up about our blog!! The best entry ever!!!
Rich read the blog – he’s just not as excited as me. I don’t get it…..