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BRIAN FORSTER joins us Live, WBWC Radio, Monday Night, September 28, 2020!

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A special thanks to all those who participated, supported, encouraged and celebrated our Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Reunion on Friday night! Thanks for all the kind words and comments that all of you have been sending. It was such a pleasure and an honor to host the event, and even more so--to bring a little happiness into the lives of everyone out there.

The guests all had a great time! As a result, we have a special announcement for all of you: Brian Forster, who had trouble getting into the chat on Friday night, will be with us as a special guest, Monday night, on Island Time Radio Show WBWC 88.3 FM in Cleveland, wbwc.com Tune in app (search WBWC) & Radio.net with DJ Dennis King. He will speak with us for ten or fifteen minutes and for those of you who would like to hear from him, please listen in. I will also be there, live in the studio. It's sure to be a fun night.

Island Time Radio features a variety of music throughout the show. Dennis will be tossing in a few Partridge Family and David Cassidy tunes in celebration of the Friday night 50th Anniversary event along with our very special visit with Brian Forster. Join us 10PM-1PM EST! WBWC 98.3 "Island Time Radio" 10PM-1AM EST. https://www.wbwc.com/

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Vocal Arranger John Bahler Joins the Discussion, TONIGHT! September 25, 2020 8:30PM!

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As a last minute surprise (which we toyed with keeping secret) we are pleased to announce John Bahler will be joining the reunion and discussion this evening, September 25, 2020, on The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Reunion, 8:30PM EST! John was the vocal arranger for all of the The Partridge Family albums and one of the 'real' background singers that helped bring the music to life. A good friend of David Cassidy's and big fan of his talent, John will be with us to talk about the music during the second half of the show!

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IT'S 24 HOURS OF PARTRIDGE! All Day Today! September 25, 2020!

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IT’S A FULL DAY OF PARTRIDGE! Check out the list of events happening all day today! Apologies up front if an event was overlooked! There’s never too much Partridge!

AN ALL DAY EVENT—Join DJ Timm McCoy at PPL Micro Studios linked to his page here on Facebook for an entire, non-stop day of all Partridge Family and David Cassidy music, all day long in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of The Partridge Family!

2:00PM EST!

Join the David Cassidy Group of Great Britain for a very special celebration!

Also at 2:00PM EST…

Singer/Songwriter Jeff Pike will perform a tribute concert to David Cassidy and The Partridge Family on his Facebook Page at Jeff Pike! Put on your bell bottoms, and join him!

4:00 PM EST!

Join The David Cassidy Legacy Group for a special celebration! Special thanks, Susan Cox!

7:00 PM EST!

David Cassidy’s Virtual Fan Club’s 50th Celebration with Special Guest Bruce Kimmel!

 At this event, you can interact live, on screen with Bruce, and enjoy the creative good times provided by your hosts Barb Collentine and Karen Raneiri! (RSVP Private Event)

8:30PM EST!

When We’re Singin’ – The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Reunion

Join Shirley Jones, Danny Bonaduce, Brian Forster, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Ricky Segall, frequent guest star Bruce Kimmel, legendary photographer Henry Diltz, Tiger Beat Magazine editor Ann Moses and author Johnny Ray Miller as your host! View the reunion on Facebook Live at WHEN WE’RE SINGIN and YouTube Channel TELEGRAPH HILL RECORDS!

9:30PM EST!

Enjoy a live stream Partridge Family tribute concert by the incredible 45RPM! At 45 RPM Facebook Page! Lead Singer Danny Calvagna and his band take you down memory lane when the radio was packed with David Cassidy and The Partridge Family!

10PM EST!

The David Cassidy Virtual Fan Club offer a Partridge-After Party exclusively at David Cassidy’s Virtual Fan Club—A Love There is No Cure For! (RSVP Private event)

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Next Monday, September 28, 10PM EST…

Join Johnny Ray Miller and host DJ Dennis King for a radio after Party on Island Time Radio, WBWC 88.3 FM-THE STING! Three hours of David Cassidy and The Partridge Family will surely entertain!

 

 

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TONIGHT....The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Reunion! September 25, 1970-2020!

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It's officially September 25, 2020...and 50 years ago today The Partridge Family debuted on ABC TV! It aired at 8:30PM on a Friday night, 1970. Tonight, 50 years to the day AND to the minute, you can join Shirley Jones, Danny Bonaduce, Jeremy Gelbwaks,  Brian Forster and Rick Segall for a reunion you will never forget, only on Facebook Live at When We're Singin'! Also joining us is Bruce Kimmel, the most frequent guest star on The Partridge Family, Ann Moses, the editor at Tiger Beat Magazine who helped create the marketing image that grabbed the attention of the world, and legendary photographer Henry Diltz whose unmistakable photographs of David Cassidy led to a friendship that lasted a lifetime. Please join us, and hop on the bus for The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Reunion! Also available on YouTube Channel:  Telegraph Hill Records!

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ONE DAY AWAY! The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary on FACEBOOK LIVE! Sept. 25, 2020 at 8:30PM EST!

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Ok friends...we are only 1 day away....and in 24 hours we will be with the cast of The Partridge Family celebrating their 50th Anniversary! Join us live on Facebook at WHEN WE'RE SINGIN' or visit YouTube TELEGRAPH HILL RECORDS Friday, September 25, 2020 at 8:30PM EST and have some fun reminiscing with the original cast! Oscar-winning Shirley Jones will be with us, along with her TV children, Danny Bonaduce, Brian Forster, Jeremy Gelbwaks, frequent guest star Bruce Kimmel, Ricky Segall, legendary photographer Henry Diltz who took all their pictures, and Ann Moses, editor of Tiger Beat Magazine who wrote about all those actors! Join us as we celebrate our favorite TV family, The Partridge Family.

The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Celebration! September 25, 2020 8:30PM EST on Facebook Live!

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It's a Partridge Family Reunion like no other! Join us this Friday, September 25, 2020, 8:30PM EST on Facebook Live at WHEN WE'RE SINGIN' The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Celebration with Shirley Jones, Danny Bonaduce, Brian Forster, Jeremy Gelbwaks, Rick Segall, frequent guest star Bruce Kimmel, legendary photographer Henry Diltz and Tiger Beat editor Ann Moses! Also available on YouTube Channel Telegraph Hill Records, special thanks to Joe Pomarico!

The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Celebration! Friday, September 25, 2020, 8:30PM EST!

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Shirley Jones hops on the bus for The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Celebration on Facebook Live at WHEN WE'RE SINGIN' this Friday, September 25, 2020, 8:30PM EST! Join Shirley along with Danny Bonaduce, Brian Forster, Rick Segall, frequent guest star Bruce Kimmel, Tiger Beat Magazine editor Ann Moses and legendary photographer Henry Diltz for great conversation, reminiscing and plenty of laughs! The show is also available to watch at YouTube Channel TELEGRAPH HILL RECORDS. Special thanks, Joe Pomarico.

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THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION! September 25, 2020 8:30PM EST!

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We are proud to announce The Partridge Family 50th Anniversary Celebration!

On September 25, 2020 at 8:30PM EST—exactly the same day and time as the series debut—Shirley Jones will make a very special appearance along with former cast mates Danny Bonaduce, Brian Forster and Ricky Segall, frequent guest star Bruce Kimmel, legendary photographer Henry Diltz and former Tiger Beat Magazine editor Ann Moses to reminisce and talk about their time together during that very special moment in history when the airwaves belonged to fans of The Partridge Family and David Cassidy!

Join us at our page on Facebook for this very special Live Event! Hosted by Johnny Ray Miller, directed by 6-time Emmy Winner Michael Pomarico and produced by both Miller and Pomarico, this event is one you won’t want to miss! Join us now! https://www.facebook.com/events/757653551635092

Annual 'Partridge Party' on WBWC 88.3 FM with DJ Dennis King, June 29, 2020 10PM!

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It's become an annual thing, and my great privilege to have been asked to join radio DJ Dennis King on his Cleveland based show "Island Time Radio" during his annual "Yacht Rock" special at WBWC 88.3 FM. So tune in tonight, (Monday, June 29) at 10PM and join us! We'll be talking (and playing) a little Partridge 😎 WBWC.com There’s also a live party chat on Facebook, and you can join in at https://www.facebook.com/groups/168747809820983/

Come party…I mean…Partridge with us!

 

CHERISH David Cassidy: A Legacy of Love

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Good friend and journalist Louise Poynton who lives over in the U.K. has put an extaordinary collection together of David Cassidy stories by the fans who loved him. She spent many years on this project and it oozes of warmth and heart. Poynton is a backer in the Kickstarter campaign that funded When We're Singin' and she relentlessly promoted our book all around Europe. Now it's her turn. Thanks, Louise, for showing everyone the stories of the fans and doing it so well. :)

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Danny Bonaduce Returns Home! 50 Year Anniversary!

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50 years later…and Danny’s finally going home!

Danny Bonaduce made a trip over to the Columbia Ranch and took a selfie in front of his old TV home, the exterior of a famous location that has also been occupied by Dennis The Menace, The Kravits’ (on “Bewitched”) and the neighbors on “The Middle,” to name just a few. These days Danny can be found in Seattle with his morning show, “The Danny Bonaduce & Sarah Morning Show” on KZOK-FM. Danny’s been a great friend to WHEN WE’RE SINGIN’ and we’re sending a big shout out to him and his 50-year TV family legacy, “The Partridge Family.”

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Happy Earth Day, from The Partridge Family!

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It is not only the 50th anniversary of our beloved Partridge Family but today is also the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, founded in 1970 by our U.S. Government. Since then, Earth Day has come to be celebrated by over 193 countries on this planet. We are nothing without mother Earth, wouldn’t you agree? Regardless of your religious or political beliefs, this is a simple matter of fact. It is our home. It is the one we all share together as the human race. I believe we must take care of it.

Our favorite TV family filmed one of its most famous episodes planned for fall of 1971 and inspired by the values surrounding the newly established Earth Day. Fans will remember the episode about saving the whales, shot at Marineland and featuring Shirley Jones in her most memorable solo performance singing “Whale Song,” a beautiful ballad reminding the world about the danger of the vanishing species.

Earth Day reminds me of our common togetherness. I believe in this holiday with all my being because it celebrates this mutual home. Maybe there will be a day when other planets serve as new homes for us, but I really happen to like this one.

The history of Earth Day is inspiring. It came about as a result of the pollution that began creating disease and sickness during the industrial revolution. During the late 60s when the youth of our country were protesting against the so-called establishment, it was the establishment that got the youth involved in this movement, believing that the health of the planet would also be of interest to the youth who were outspoken about the kind of future world they wanted. Sure enough it united them.

During that period not much united the youth with their parents’ generation who were basically viewed as ‘out of touch.’ Not much united the political parties either. But Earth Day did. We did it! We united! We picked up litter, we planted trees, we nurtured our environment with respect and we did it as a united world. Here we are, 2020, and we face the worst pandemic in over 100 years, maybe even the entire history of our great U.S.A. As bad as it is for us, mother Earth has prospered with clean air and water while we have our own horrid, human experience with this. Maybe it’s a message to all of us who share this great home. Maybe the message is that we are smart enough to find a better way to live the way we want. Maybe we need to do better. I mean, there’s many different plays on a football field to garner a touchdown,right? I hope everyone will do something in honor of Earth Day. Plant a tree, even if it doesn’t happen today. Plant some flowers, it will help the honey bees which we need to survive. Pick up one piece of litter. Imagine if everyone in the world just picked up one single piece of litter how much cleaner the world would be. Fifteen billion pieces of litter is a lot! Maybe just share a picture on Facebook. It all matters. Thank you, everyone on this planet, for uniting in the ways that we do to care about our human home. Happy Earth Day from all of us…. to all of us.~

Interview with Timm McCoy--10 Partridge Family Songs!

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Several months ago I pre-recorded this interview with Timm McCoy, planned for airing on David Cassidy’s birthday. If you haven’t yet heard it, I’ve attached the link below and I hope you will give it a listen. I was asked to choose 10 Partridge Family songs to discuss, and of course they were all played. These songs will certainly put you in a good mood, maybe relax you a little bit and take away some of the tensions we all face right now. It is one of my favorite interviews so far. I hope you enjoy it. It starts right off the bat with the original theme song—When We’re Singin’.  There’s always something special about lyrics that portray togetherness…. Special thanks to Timm McCoy for your hard work and dedication to this great music.

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Happy Easter, Happy Birthday!

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When I was in 4th grade we were learning about surveys. One of the questions on the sheet was to choose your favorite holiday. I chose Easter. Now, what kid names Easter as their favorite holiday? I was the only one, far out-weighed by the winning choice—Christmas. Ahh, but  so much of life is about our individual experiences and the perfect timing behind them. It turned out that I had the best Easter bunny on the planet at just the perfect time in my life. My parents would hide so many eggs that it took all day to find them. And I was always a sucker for a scavenger hunt. Between eggs hidden in the creek’s shore to the cornfield’s edge and the dock (and the fact that my dad would re-hide the eggs when we weren’t looking) the egg hunt eventually became a hunt to catch the Easter bunny. “I saw him go around the corner of the house,” my dad would say. We’d go running, only to “just miss” him. But we’d find a new egg in a spot we already visited, so we knew he was really out there with us! Never did catch him though. I always wanted my birthday to fall on Easter. In the 70s I began paying attention to the day of the week my birthday would fall on, because I hoped the Sunday birthday might be the same day as Easter. In 1978 I came close, but no cigar. I pouted. But it turned out that it fell on Grandma’s birthday that year, and she was in her 70s. “You need to be happy for your grandma,” mom said. “She waited her whole life too, so don’t pout. You have a lot of time left.” It would be the only time Easter would fall on her birthday. As the adolescent years passed, my favorite holiday soon became Christmas, but those egg hunts my mom and dad provided stay with me forever. The year 2000 was special for me. My life changed dramatically, and when I wasn’t paying attention, Easter finally fell on my birthday that year. On top of it, my mother turned 70 that year and I was exactly half her age. That would never happen again, and my birthday will not fall on Easter again in my lifetime. Today is David Cassidy’s birthday. He would have turned 70. And his birthday will not fall on Easter again in our lifetime. Somewhere in all of that, I feel a connection. And while we face a frightening time in history together, not knowing how it will unfold, stuck in our house, we can at least share our memories. I’d love to hear yours. Whether it’s a church service, an Easter egg hunt, or chocolate bunnies, it seems there’s always something to share. I’m grateful for that.  I miss you, mom and dad. You were the best. And happy birthday David. And happy Easter to all. ~

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