When I was growing up, I used to watch the Partridge Family and I would fantasize about the Partridge Family bus coming to my house to pick me up and put me in the band. I even penned a fan letter to Rueben Kincaid back in 1971 (I was 9 years old) asking him to put me in the band - because I was a way better drummer than that Chris kid.
In response to my letter, I got a thank you note and an 8x10 glossy of Keith Partridge (David Cassidy). Yuck. I would rather have had one of Susan Dey.
My sibling lived in one when in Alaska with his “partner”. Worked construction jobs and anything he could find.