David Cassidy, 1973, courtesy of Henry Diltz, Henry Diltz Photography
Each year The Partridge Family would go out and do at least one location shoot. In the final season of the show, they took a cruise on the Fairsea and filmed an episode titled "The Last Howard." Producers remember it as the first time a TV show ever filmed an episode while on an actual cruise. (One of them later moved on to The Love Boat!)
Shirley went to see a psychic beforehand in hopes of combatting sea sickness; Susan Dey was featured in the episode opposite the talented Bruce Kimmel; Danny Bonaduce managed to get in another batch of trouble with the ship's crew; Brian Forster had a little ship romance; Suzanne Crough brought her entire family along; Dave Madden ran around the ship dressed in his fairy princess costume making people laugh, and the brilliant Henry Diltz captured all of it with his trusty Nikon!
In between takes, David Cassidy sat down, took in the skyline across the ocean and jammed on his guitar. This photo captures the man behind the costume as only Henry Diltz can do, and he is making it available, SIGNED, as a special Christmas offering. It's exclusively available at www.whenweresingin.com! Thank you Henry, for your very generous nature, as always.