David Cassidy suffers organ failure

Jimbuna · 11-19-17, 09:24 AM

I don't know about any in this forum but I was certainly a fan whilst a young teen.

As if organ failure wasn't enough he is also a victim to dementia.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42042662

propbeanie · 11-19-17, 03:49 PM

Yeah, I used to have that haircut in high school, whatever they called it... yikes! These last few "rock stars" getting sick and / or dying is making me feel ~really~ old...

Eichhörnchen · 11-19-17, 04:04 PM

Maybe that's why you kept getting your head bashed in

propbeanie · 11-19-17, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Maybe that's why you kept getting your head bashed in

yeah... and part of the reason I took up squirrel whackin' to - creatively vent my anger. Authority 'round my part of the country didn't like long-hairs back then - still don't. 'Course, my hair ain't long no more. It just ain't...

Sixties is way too early to go... better than 21 (that rapper dude the other day), but still too early, at least, from my perspective.

Eichhörnchen · 11-20-17, 01:46 AM

Some duff info saying he'd succumbed reached me yesterday... seemingly retracted now... so we await further news

Jimbuna · 11-20-17, 03:51 PM

Two hours old:

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The American actor and singer was previously rushed to hospital in Florida on Saturday, after suffering from organ failure and being in need of a kidney transplant. A spokesperson has since told Metro.co.uk David’s been moved to ICU, with reports claiming doctors have summoned his immediate family – his son and ex-wife – back to the hospital.

Gerald · 11-21-17, 11:39 PM

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(Reuters) - David Cassidy, a singer and actor whose androgynous features and jaunty voice made him a 1970s teen heartthrob on the “The Partridge Family” television show, died on Tuesday at age 67, his publicist said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-p...-idUSKBN1DM084

Sad day.RIP

Please, merged this with OP.

Commander Wallace · 11-22-17, 03:34 AM

Sorry to hear of his health issues and now his loss. David was typecast like so many child actors and performers after playing in the Partridge family show and was never able to break out of that. I't wasn't uncommon for David to play the required bubble gum variety songs scripted in the show and just that quickly,when the camera's were off, to break into blues guitar work or Jimi Hendrix and Cream inspired guitar riffs.

Rest in peace David.

Jimbuna · 11-22-17, 05:16 AM

Threads merged.

vienna · 11-22-17, 06:44 PM

For a long time, David Cassidy tried very, very hard to ditch the whole Partridge Family image and re-brand himself. He even refused to sing the signature Partridge song, "I think I Love You", at live appearances, much to the dismay of his fans. There was a famed Los Angeles morning DJ team, Mark & Brian, and, on one occasion they were talking about the Partridge Family (they were very big on pop culture, past and present) and Cassidy happened to hear the show; he called in, joked around with the duo and was invited to come on the show and play some of his demos; he did and, as a result, he received offers from record companies for his work. As a bit of a 'thank you' to Mark & Brian, he agreed to appear at the annual Xmas party concert the team threw for their fans, and he finally relented and did sing "I Think I Love You" for the first time in many long years. Here is a clip of Cassidy on an LA TV morning show (ca. 1990) being cornered by M&B and agreeing to do the Xmas show:

Incidentally, Cassidy wasn't the only former teen pop heartthrob M&B got to own up to part of his past: they also got Donny Osmond to sing at another of their Xmas shows where he performed a song he had avoided like the plague, "Puppy Love"...

<O>

August · 11-22-17, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I don't know about any in this forum but I was certainly a fan whilst a young teen.

As if organ failure wasn't enough he is also a victim to dementia.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42042662

Organ failure is actually a symptom of dementia. We all know that suffers loose their memory and identity but in the later stages of the disease the brain can no longer "remember" how to operate the heart and other organs and this is usually how they expire. It's what took my mother this past summer.

Platapus · 11-23-17, 07:27 AM

The Frau is especially upset about this. She actually proposed to David. Of course she was a teenager at the time, but she actually sent him a proposal fan mail.

She is still a big fan of his music and I can't blame her. He had a nice voice.

vienna · 11-25-17, 01:54 PM

So, Platapus...

You was her "fallbacK"?...

<O>

Platapus · 11-25-17, 04:09 PM

fifteenth or eighteenth choice. But at least I made the top 20

11-19-17, 09:24 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	David Cassidy suffers organ failure I don't know about any in this forum but I was certainly a fan whilst a young teen. As if organ failure wasn't enough he is also a victim to dementia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42042662 __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,381 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Some duff info saying he'd succumbed reached me yesterday... seemingly retracted now... so we await further news __________________

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Sorry to hear of his health issues and now his loss. David was typecast like so many child actors and performers after playing in the Partridge family show and was never able to break out of that. I't wasn't uncommon for David to play the required bubble gum variety songs scripted in the show and just that quickly,when the camera's were off, to break into blues guitar work or Jimi Hendrix and Cream inspired guitar riffs. Rest in peace David. Last edited by Commander Wallace; 11-22-17 at 07:45 AM.

11-22-17, 05:16 AM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Threads merged. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

11-22-17, 06:44 PM	#10
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	For a long time, David Cassidy tried very, very hard to ditch the whole Partridge Family image and re-brand himself. He even refused to sing the signature Partridge song, "I think I Love You", at live appearances, much to the dismay of his fans. There was a famed Los Angeles morning DJ team, Mark & Brian, and, on one occasion they were talking about the Partridge Family (they were very big on pop culture, past and present) and Cassidy happened to hear the show; he called in, joked around with the duo and was invited to come on the show and play some of his demos; he did and, as a result, he received offers from record companies for his work. As a bit of a 'thank you' to Mark & Brian, he agreed to appear at the annual Xmas party concert the team threw for their fans, and he finally relented and did sing "I Think I Love You" for the first time in many long years. Here is a clip of Cassidy on an LA TV morning show (ca. 1990) being cornered by M&B and agreeing to do the Xmas show: Incidentally, Cassidy wasn't the only former teen pop heartthrob M&B got to own up to part of his past: they also got Donny Osmond to sing at another of their Xmas shows where he performed a song he had avoided like the plague, "Puppy Love"... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

11-23-17, 07:27 AM	#12
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The Frau is especially upset about this. She actually proposed to David. Of course she was a teenager at the time, but she actually sent him a proposal fan mail. She is still a big fan of his music and I can't blame her. He had a nice voice. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-25-17, 01:54 PM	#13
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	So, Platapus... You was her "fallbacK"?... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

11-25-17, 04:09 PM	#14
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	fifteenth or eighteenth choice. But at least I made the top 20 __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.