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Summary: A fantastic book!
Review: Sure, David Cassidy had an active sex life. After all, it was the 70s, he was the biggest teen idol of the entire decade, and he was the star of an incredibly popular TV show. But what some reviewers seem to miss is that his personal life was incredibly compromised by his stardom...considering his lifestyle, it really didn't seem possible for him to have a "meaningful relationship" with anybody. This book shows how he survived an almost suffocating sort of fame and lived to tell about it, with great humor and wisdom. Obviously, I'm a huge fan of David's but I was STILL pleasantly surprised at how funny and honest this book was. Not many people would decide to call it quits at the height of their fame, but David wisely saw the writing on the wall and got out while he still had his sanity. The years that followed do not sound pleasant by any means, but to his credit, he seems to have learned some very important life lessons from this dark period. If you're interested in learning about "the making of a teen idol", this book is for you. The picture isn't pretty, but it is fascinating. Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the GORGEOUS photos of David included in this book...that shag haircut still makes my heart flutter. David Cassidy...still a fox after all these years! ;) P.S. to Susan Dey: I feel for you, Susan...I know what it's like to love him, too!
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Summary: Wild Ride Baby!
Review: I read this book in two (2) sittings. David Cassidy isn't a great writer but he is a great storyteller and he has an interesting, painful, exhilerating, thought provoking story to tell. By the way, he tells it in a gritty, earthy tone that is inappropriate for non-adults. The old joke is that if you remember the 70's you weren't there. Unfortunately, alot of us were - and lived to tell about it. The remembering can, at times, be tough. How do you bring closure to the decade that has been described as: 'The decade that taste forgot' 'The decade that had all the morality of two dogs in a park' In this regard I found this book to be cathartic. Without disclosing too much of the plot, I discovered that David Cassidy was a real guy with a real life and real issues to boot! I found much of myself in his story - especially in the areas of addiction and recovery. I found myself dealing with feelings and memories buried deep. I began to not only understand that crazy period better but come to grips with my place in that time as well. Anyone who thinks that the answer to their problems is more money and/or fame should read this book! David Cassidy has gained much wisdom from his experiences and there is much to gain from his sharing. I did.
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Summary: WISH IT WERE UP TILL NOW/GREAT BOOK
Review: AN AWESONE, HONEST LIFE STORY OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ACTOR AND SINGER. I HOPE DAVID CASSIDY WRITES PART TWO. I READ THE BOOK IN 2 DAYS, COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. NOW, IF HE WOULD ONLY COME TOUR IN FLORIDA!!
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Summary: AS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES GO...
Review: David Cassidy and The Partridge Family were a gigantic part of my youth -- nobody could have loved them more than I did growing up. It is not the stripping away of the myth and the magic of the Partridge factory that I dislike so intensely about this book -- it is the badly written prose, and self-involved wallowing that turned me off. You would think that if David chose to use a real author to help him put his incredibly compelling (and it is) story down on paper, it would read like a real BOOK. This reads like the teenage diary of someone who definitely needs a lot more therapy - and should learn how to punctuate sentences at that. Have no fear, I will always love you David, but a book writer you are not. Maybe one day someone will do you justice in a much-less-subjective biography, one that does not take itself quite as seriously as you and your friend Chip do here.
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Summary: What an eye-opening story!
Review: Ah, those eyes, that hair, that smile, that voice...he was my first crush, and at age 8, he WAS Keith Partridge to me. What a surprise to find out what his life was really like. From his troubled and complicated relationship with his father, to his experimentation with drugs, to his MANY, MANY women, I couldn't believe this was the same guy who I watched as a kid on the Partridge Family! I guess that was his point in writing the book. This book certainly held my attention, and he leaves nothing to the imagination! A must-read for any David Cassidy fan. You'll never see him as Keith Partridge again! (P.S. - no wonder Susan Dey hasn't spoken to him since the book came out!)
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Summary: A total RIOT!
Review: Gotta read this one!! I still giggle when I think about "Sam, the Hairy One"!! :-)):-))ROTFL
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Summary: Blunt, Frank and Honest
Review: Cassidy does not hold back in telling his story. Blunt, frank, and sometimes searingly honest, David tells all. Especially interesting was how he and his agent were tricked out of millions of dollars due to a misleading contract. I like the fact that Cassidy and his co-author wrote the book in his own voice. When you read it, it's like David is telling you his story, rather than having a sanitized version written in perfect prose by a ghost writer. It's a definite must-read for all Cassidy fans. My only criticism is that David wrote about his Partridge Family years in great detail, but glossed over his post-Partridge years. Hopefully he'll consider doing a fuller autobiography.
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Summary: Very Interesting - A Great Read
Review: I recently received the book as a birthday present - purchased through Ebay. I couldn't put it down. It included details and specific examples and incidents, it was honest and above all INTERESTING. I have more respect for Cassidy's acting now, knowing how different his own personality was from that of Keith Partridge. I can't stand actors who always play themselves. I didn't see the book as bragging as one reviewer put it, but rather an up close and honest look at who David Cassidy was and is including what was important to him and what was available as far as recreational activities for the accidental shut in.
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Summary: A total RIOT!
Review: Gotta read this one!! I still giggle when I think about "Sam, the Hairy One"!! :-)):-))ROTFL
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Summary: The Fascinating Truth Behind David Cassidy
Review: I recently purchased this book after seeing David live at The American Music Theater in Lancaster, PA on March 7, 2003. As a child in the 70's, I watched "The Partridge Family" and played their albums as well as David's solo albums endlessly (so much so the Rock Me Baby had a huge scratch through the first two songs). I loved David Cassidy as the Teen Idol of the 70's but was really more intrigued by the whole family dynamics of Jack Cassidy/Shirley Jones and those Cassidy half-siblings like Shaun & Patrick who tried vainly to be the Pop Stars of the 80's, but were merely hanging on David's coat-tails. The book is fabulous; it is so honestly and openly revealing that I feel as if I truly know the "hippie" kid behind the sexual icon. David goes into great detail about his life pre-Partridge Family and I really angonized over his disfunctional and often sadistic relationship with his father, Jack Cassidy. After reading about his isolation due to fans, I felt guilty that I accosted him at his concert last week with my thong, but I really feel as if I understand the "nature boy" who loved camping and horses lurking beneath the perfectly-coiffed shag and the pooka beads. He dabbled in drugs, loved recreational sex, and shows a great sense of humor about himself and mismanaged careeer. I admire him for his honesty in the book. He is arguably the most beautiful man ever photographed (and seeing him live in his 50's, he is still devastatingly beautiful), but he was obviously hurt & rejected by many people including his costars and friends(Susan Dey, what's up?), Don Johnson(you're a has-been, man)and Meredith Baxter. The Meredith Baxter relationship really was touchingly described, and I felt the pain of this man who at 23 could sleep with any woman in the world, but couldn't have a conversation with any of them. We all know that bubblegum music can kill the career of a true musician, but what other stars of the 70's are running shows in Las Vegas and touring with old & new material? The book is an exceptionally fast read, written in David's voice and he comes across as lovable, confused and extremely vulnerable. This man escaped alive and for that we should be grateful. He's a true star and the book is thought-provoking. You must read it, even if you felt that you knew all there was to know about the Cassidy myth!
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