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David Cassidy arrested for DUI for third time since 2010
Today.com ^ | January 11, 2014 | Kevin Murphy

Posted on 01/11/2014 6:19:53 PM PST by SamAdams76

David Cassidy, a former teen idol and star of the 1970s U.S. television series "The Partridge Family," was arrested in California on Friday night on suspicion of drunken driving — his third such arrest since 2010.

Cassidy, 63, was stopped on a road near Los Angeles International Airport after making a right turn on a red light in violation of a posted sign, the California Highway Patrol said in a news release.

After smelling alcohol coming from Cassidy's vehicle, an officer gave him a field sobriety test that showed a blood alcohol content of 0.19 percent, the patrol said. That level is more than twice the 0.08 legal limit for driving in California.

Cassidy was alone in the car, the patrol said.

Cassidy was charged in August with drunken driving in Schodack, N.Y., after initially being stopped for not dimming his headlights, authorities said at the time. He was arrested and convicted for drunken driving in Florida in 2010.


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: addiction; alcohol; cassidy; dui
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To: Yaelle

Wow! Stunning!


101 posted on 01/12/2014 8:17:20 AM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: boop

I haven’t read his autobiography. I guess what I meant was from the outside he seemed decent - he kids went to school with my friends’ kids.


102 posted on 01/12/2014 9:02:18 AM PST by Yaelle
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To: iowamark

I loved that bus. I was a little kid when “The Partridge Family” was on TV. I couldn’t wait for Friday night so I could watch.


103 posted on 01/12/2014 9:23:31 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: iowamark

Come to think of it, my kindergarten lunch box had the bus on it, LOL. The thermos was the family singing.


104 posted on 01/12/2014 9:24:47 AM PST by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males----the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization.))
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To: Husker8877

Yeah, I thought about that as I recognized her and I still think about it. Nobody bothered her so I’m sure she was happy about that. It’s amazing that more of them don’t end up being recluses like Elvis. BTW, Susan Dey does not need makeup.


105 posted on 01/12/2014 12:06:51 PM PST by rabidralph
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To: Yaelle
Well, for those who loved David Cassidy I was not trying to spoil your fantasies.

He somewhat reminds me of Leif Garrett. Some heart-throb who got into drugs and booze and now looks like crap.

I'm a guy, so I don't really care about those dudes.

To be fair, Joyce DeWitt and Maureen McCormick got old, too.

Don't we all?

Doesn't ruin the fantasy too much if I remember them at their peak.

And as a late '70s teen, I had lots of TV women to drool over. (RIP Dana Plato) who was my age.

106 posted on 01/12/2014 5:37:01 PM PST by boop (Liberal religion. No rules, just right!)
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To: SamAdams76
The show originally was to have completely different cast line up. Before The Partridge there was a real famliy band called The Cowsills which The Partridge Family series was based on. They did "The Rain, Park, and other things" { aka I love the flower girl}, Indian Lake, and Hair. The deal breaker was they wanted their real mother in the series and IIRC Shirley Jones had already been casted.

The Partridge Family was a studio musician group with Cassidy and Jones singing. None or the kids in the show were musicians and I read a long time ago Susan Dey was tone deaf.

Look on youtube for The Cowsills singing "I think I love you". There was one song both The Cowsills and The Partridge Family released but I can't remember which one it was. The Cowsills are still an active group minus deseased mother and death of two of the brothers.

107 posted on 01/12/2014 11:30:15 PM PST by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: cva66snipe
Thanks for the backstory on how The Partridge Family came to be. I had heard before about the show being based on the real life Cowsills but didn't realize they were actually planning to cast some of them. Makes perfect sense that a studio band backed Shirley Jones and David Cassidy for the recordings. It was obvious by watching the show that the rest of them had zero musical ability.

Cowsills are an overlooked band in my opinion. Many of their songs still hold up well today.

108 posted on 01/13/2014 11:17:26 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

If I’m not mistaken the sister in the group is the youngest person to be on a top ten hit even ahead of Michael Jackson.


109 posted on 01/14/2014 7:46:16 AM PST by cva66snipe ((Two Choices left for U.S. One Nation Under GOD or One Nation Under Judgment? Which one say ye?))
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To: cva66snipe
You would be correct, sir.

Susan Cowsill was eight when "The Rain, The Park & Other Things" hit #2 on the Billboard Top 40.

Michael Jackson was eleven when "I Want You Back" hit #1 on the BillBoard Top 40.

110 posted on 01/14/2014 7:56:13 AM PST by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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To: Yaelle
Turns out Suzanne Crough (of the Partridge Family) died as well.

One of her last jobs was being the manager at an Office Max outlet in Arizona. That's not what killed her though.

111 posted on 05/14/2019 5:49:33 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

You would first suspect that working at Office Depot might be the cause of early death, true.

She may also have been suffering from an old repetitive tambourine injury.


112 posted on 05/14/2019 7:07:36 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: SamAdams76

This article is old. David Cassidy is dead.


113 posted on 05/14/2019 7:08:57 PM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: marajade

David Cassidy is dead.


He could still be driving driverless cars though.


114 posted on 05/14/2019 7:12:07 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Yaelle
Tambourine injuries...

More common than what one might think.

Parents, please don't let your children play tambourine.


115 posted on 05/14/2019 7:14:06 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Yaelle

Just to polling places though. Deceased are only allowed to drive to polling places.


116 posted on 05/14/2019 7:15:32 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: marajade
Yes, the article is old. Soon, the article will be older than David Cassidy.

RIP David Cassidy. I remember when he had that long hair on the Partridge Family. I'm talking Linda Ronstadt hair.

If that hair was on a girl, I'd ask her on a date.


117 posted on 05/14/2019 7:19:15 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

If the girl in the picture had flatter boobs she wouldn’t have had so much carpal tunnel. Her forearms are strained from having to keep that Dolly Parton distance. This would have been prevented completely had she chosen the flute or the piano. ;)


118 posted on 05/14/2019 10:31:27 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Cassidy is planning on voting Biden, I hear.


119 posted on 05/14/2019 10:32:14 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: Yaelle

Her left arm is in the way!


120 posted on 05/14/2019 10:47:51 PM PDT by Pelham (Secure Voter ID. Mexico has it, because unlike us they take voting seriously)
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