Shirley & Patrick Together
Mood:  party time!
Now Playing: What a Day!

   The weekend of Feb 21 was off to a slow start when my mother caught a small notice in the Home section of our local   paper that announced Patrick & Shirley’s joint appearance at Sun City  SHADOW HILLS the following day.  I tried calling 2 numbers, but then an internet article in the Palm Springs paper gave more details.  I called that number, & left a message. 

   Sunday, the day of the show, I called again and explained that I was the President of the Cassidy Fan Club, and I understood that they said that it may be sold out, but I’d appreciate if they could squeeze me in.  She called me back within 10 minutes & told us to come!

   It was a 45-min drive, but we left early enough to do some shopping in the area.  Shadow Hills is a beautiful community, similar to Sun Lakes (where both Shirley & Patrick had performed separately last year), and their show was a combination of the best of both acts.  Patrick came out singing “There’s No Business Like Show Business” (interrupted by tapes of various members of his family), then followed with Jack’s song, “My Fortune is my Face,” “Til There Was You” (interspersed with the story of his mother’s pregnancy during the filming of Music Man).  He substituted “You Could Drive a Person Crazy” for a song-filled chat with his pianist (he pulled friends from the audience to sing with him), and ended with “I’m Nothing Without You” with the mask of David, and Lullaby of Broadway.  He also announced that filming on Ruby & the Rockits would start in June.

   After a brief intermission, Shirley came out, wearing a turquoise pant suit, & sang all of her great songs, starting with “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy” from South Pacific, then Send In The Clowns (her best by far!) She vamped it up for The Man That Got Away & You Made Me Love You (coming into the audience to serenade some of the men) , and then went into a melody of songs from Oklahoma & Carousel.

   She cut back on discussion on her family, & closed the show with 76 Trombones.  Patrick came out & introduced “Trouble” as the “first rap song.”  Shirley came out to reprise “Til There Was You” with Patrick as a closing duet.

   The show ended at 5:30, & my parents wanted to get as close to home as possible before it got dark.  I decided to pass photos I’d taken back-stage for autographs.  The door opened & I heard Patrick’s voice saying “is she still out there?”  The next thing I saw was Patrick himself coming out to pose for a photo with me.  That man has to be one of the most gracious, generous performers I have ever met.  Shirley emerged shortly after, & confirmed Lila’s birth (after 3 months of no word).

Patrick at Sun lakes
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: A Review
Topic: happy

Patrick’s One-man Show

 

Sun, Feb. 10, 2008

 

  Patrick’s show was so cute.  He opened with There's No Business Like Show Business-- then Shirley cuts in with a song.  He looks around- tries again-- David cuts in with I Think I Love You.  One more time-- Shaun- with Hey Deanie!  He looks to his pianist & mouths "this is My Show"  Then Jack cuts in!

   First song was My Fortune is my Face from Jack’s show, “Fade Out Fade In” (he looks just like Jack-- right profile, left profile.) he makes jokes about one of his teeth is almost paid for, then worries about Jack & Cole's teeth.

   Shows Jack's Sardi's caricature--saying that Shirley, David & Shaun are up there, & they even have room for him-- he said Jack's autograph was I'm the best looking star here-- Pat's is "I'm even better looking!" Sings Danny Boy-Gets a Standing O!

   Show's Shirley's photo (head-shot in the black sparkly dress) sings ‘Til There Was You- cuts in with his mother's story about kicking Robert P-- ends up singing ‘Til There Was ME!! One of Pat's best lines last night: when he was talking about how they were cinching in her corsets to keep the pregnancy hidden, he said "which explains the strange configuration of this head!" Then he sang a beautiful song for her I think was called Mamma.

  He talks about Melissa- sings a sexy rumba rhythm song about her to a head-shot of her. 

   Sings The Song That Goes Like This (from Spamalot) with his accompanist (another This is MY SHOW moment) & shoots him with a hand gun out of frustration.  The accompanist revives when Patrick says “the show’s Over!”

   Portrait of 4 brothers- he introduces them in order of size & R-L- shortest to tallest David, Shaun, Ryan & him (but he says that they say HE looks the oldest with his grey hair.)  When he sings a “duet,“ You're Nothing Without Me (from City Of Angels), he  takes a head-mask of David on a stick and either sings David's lines  with the mask over his face or held down waist high (to make fun of David’s lack of height!)

   Shows school pics of Jack & Cole- Jack looks exactly like Pat at that age! Tells how they went on tour with him in Joseph & sings a sweet lullaby for them.

   Other highlights-I Am What I Am (from La Cage Aux Folles) saying yes, he is a straight Broadway actor!  He does football & basketball motions during the song, ending with a white boa tossed around his neck.  He also sang Being Alive from Company. 

   Ended the show with There's No Business Like Show Business.

   He has such a great sense of humor on stage. 

   After the show, he came out and chatted with audience members.  He had signed 4 DVDS of Longtime Companion to auction for Jack’s Walk of Fame Star, and posed for a photo with me (actually a few- Dad got great shots of Patrick, but I was just cut off!)

   My family had second row seats, and had a great view.  I’d like to thank Roz Feldman for her help & support.

I gotSue's Autograph
Mood:  happy
A few weeks ago I ordered Sue's book from her website, (http://www.theworldsgreatestemail.com/) which said it could be autographed. When it arrived unautographed, I contacted her through the website to see how I could get an autographed copy. I did & it arrived today, along with this great personal note! I 'm having a great day!

Another Meeting with Shirley
Mood:  celebratory
Topic: happy
Last night I saw Shirley in concert here in Sunlakes. It was her second appearance here (brought back by demand-- last year's concert was over-sold). We had great seats, row-F center section. First they showed a video of her past career, opening with In search of the PF- Shirley-- leading into her movie career, and ending with a "melody" of the many actors she had movie-kissed. Frank Sinatra sang "Have You Seen Miss Jones" during the movie clips.
Shirley came out wearing black pants, sweater, and beaded jacket, and did her usual melody of her musicals. She sounded wonderful on As Time Goes By & Can't help Lovin’ that Man of Mine.
Her patter between songs hasn't changed, although she did say that she has 8 grandchildren between the ages of 26 (Caitlin) and 1 (Roan) (in fact, she mentioned that Roan's christening was that day- she came to the concert right after the ceremony.)
After the show, she came out to sign autographs & sell her CD of Shirley Sings, & her DVDs of her movies. I asked her to autograph her cd of the combo Shirley Jones/Jack Cassidy music & told her it was to be auctioned off on EBay for Jack's Walk of Fame star fund & she wished us luck. I posed for a photo with her, but it was a bit blurry, so after re-setting the camera, & waiting patently in line for others to talk to her, I explained what happened & she posed for another with me.
The woman who runs the Friendship Club, which sponsored the concert, has asked me to assist her with publicity for Patrick’s up-coming appearance in February, which I’m looking forward to.

looking for David On DVD?
Mood:  lucky
Now Playing: Watch for these
Topic: dvd releases

With more oldies but goodies TV shows being released on DVD, I thought I'd set up a guide for the seasons of David's Pre/post PF guest appearences for you to watch for :

 

The Flash-Done with Mirrors- AVAILABLE NOW!

Medical Center- His Brothers Keeper- Season 1

Marcus Welby MD- Fun and Games & Michael Ambrose- Season 1

 

Mod Squad- the Loser Season 2

Adam 12-A Rare Occasion-Season 2

John Larroquette show- Wrestling Matches-Season 2 

 

Ironside-Stolen on Demand-Season 3

Fantasy Island- Unholy Wedlock-Season 3

Alfred Hitchcock-Career Move- Season 3 (there is a Season 3 released, but this is from the original 1950's series, not the 1980's revival)

 

Love Boat-The Oilman Cometh- Season 4

 

Malcolm In the Middle- Vegas- Season 5

Police Story- A Chance To Live- Season 5

 

Fantasy Island- The Songwriter- Season 6                      

 

FBI-Fatal Imposter-Season 17

Just in Time for my birthday!
Mood:  party time!
Now Playing: I got my photo!
Topic: BIRTHDAY MONTH

MY VEGAS VACATION
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: MY MEETING WITH DAVID
Topic: lots going on!

MEETING WITH DAVID

 

   Where do I begin? We got on the road to Primm about 9 am.  Just as we were coming onto the 15, we saw posters for up-coming Primm concerts,  I thought for sure that David’s had been taken down, but just past the biggest thermometer in the world, there He was!! 

   We checked into the Primm Valley resort at noon, & with our room key was a letter about a meet and greet & if we had any questions to contact the casino host.  Well, I went there & he said he didn’t arrange that & I should contact the entertainment department.  I called there & left a message to call me on my cell (she never did call). There were posters of David up all over the casino, including over the slots.  I liked the photo they used.

   Then we headed for the box office & picked up the ticket,  Turns out I was on the wrong aisle of the section, but at the end of the row close to the door.

   I went back up to the room after losing about $5 at the penny slots, & rested.  I was too excited to eat, so I had a meal on the go bar & some water & rested. 

   At 6:30, I got ready, changing into a turquoise t-shirt with I THINK I LOVE YOU written across it in yellow & black trousers, & my mom got a wheelchair to take me back to the theater.  While we waited for the doors to open, mom played the slots & we listened to the band in the lounge, 

   When the doors   opened, I was let in first.  I watched the crowd trickle in—the floor looked full, but there were plenty of seats open at the sides & behind. 

   Then, I spotted Frank, the bass player, & was struck with a flash of inspiration—I decided to give him a copy of my newsletter & see if he would allow me to join the M&G.  I went to the barricade set up around the technical equipment, & waved to him.  He seemed to recognize me, & I showed him my newsletter & explained how I ran the fan club & would it be possible to see David to get a few new photos for the newsletter?

   He conferred with the security guys, & one of them told me that he would take me up at 7:30, if I would wait by the stairs.  It was 7:20, so I said thank you, straightened my hair, freshened my lipstick & (for good measure) popped a breath-mint!

   The guard met me & took me up, where I met other people with laminated passes.  I was the first one through the door of the lounge, where a buffet was set out.  There was David, who spotted me first & greeted me with a “hi, sweetie!”, with that famous Cassidy grin.

   The woman in charge had a camera to take photos of us with David (we couldn’t use our own cameras, although we could take candid shots later.  As I stood next to David, I said, “you smell soo good, what cologne do you use?”  He kind of stuttered a bit, then admitted he couldn’t remember.  He said the past 3 days were the toughest he could remember & he had to still warm up & do some stretches before the show, so no autographs were signed. 

   After he left, I asked the woman in charge how to get copies of the photos & she said the Casino host would have them in a few days & that they would contact me.  I told her this wasn’t arranged through the Casino, & gave her a copy of the newsletter (luckily, I’d brought several) so she would be able to reach me—I also e-mailed the host directly.

   On my way back to the seat, I thanked Frank & the Security Guard again for their help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David in concert Primm NV 6/16/07

 

   Well, there we all were, young & old, fans & people who were just there because the tickets came with the rooms.  The lights went down, stage lights flickered, & the drum beat started with “Hush.”   David came out in the same white, woven long-sleeved shirt & black trousers he had met me in just 15 mins.  earlier.  He followed with the remix version of Heartbeat, Albuquerque, Echo valley, Summer Days, Crossroads, Hey, you’ve got to hide your love Away, Blackbird, and another song I missed  (my camera jammed and I had to pull out my battery & change the card). Common Thief followed.

   After a wild rant putting down Los Angeles & CA, he went on to do the remix version of Cherish, (interrupted by   an autograph seeker with a PF lunchbox & thermos—he actually laid down on the stage to sing to her!

   Band intros & C’mon Get Happy came next, followed by I woke Up In Love, I Think I Love You & the Finale of I’ll Meet you Halfway.

   Most of the songs were Remix versions, which were a bit hard to adjust to, but the audience seemed to like them.  I walked out humming.

   As we came back to the room, the posters were being removed from the hotels & casinos slots.  My mom managed to intercept one from a gentleman ready to take it home for itself.  It was the long one that fit over the top of a slot & was slightly too long for out sedan!  We had fun on our way to Vegas trying to get in & out of the car!

 

PASSING IN REVIEW- DAVID IN CONCERT

 

After an exhausting 3-day weekend, I finally got home and am now able to post.

   First of all, it was fun to get together with friends, both old and new, especially Gabbi, Dorri & Joyce.  I also caught up with Cat.  Gabbi & I shared a room together at the Holiday Inn Select, & while I waited for her, I played my CDs & K-RTH 101, which was sponsoring the concert at La Mirada.

   But, I’m getting ahead of myself.  It all started Friday morning, when David aired on K-RTH at a St. Patrick’s Day event.  It was scheduled to start at 5am, so I got up at 4:30 with my transistor radio & tape recorder (I was staying at my sister’s & didn’t want to disturb the family).  He didn’t get on the air til about 7:30, so I could have slept in!  Doris & Janet both got on the air, & I heard them!  He said he was rehersing the new arrangements of the Target CD to perform at La Marada. After the radio show, we jumped from one hotel to another, while friends stopped by.

  Now, back to the Big Night!  Gabbi & I left for the theater at 6:30,  & got a great parking spot in the handicapped section.  We met up with Dorri, who was on the phone with Cindy, so I was able to say hi & finally put a voice to a name.  We hung around together until we were allowed in (they asked if we had cameras, which we denied).  Met up with Joyce & finally were allowed to our seats.  We had seats on the end & one available seat, which we invited Dorri to use. 

 I’ll just post a few of the high-lights.  The concert   started right away-I wasn’t even paying attention to the time. He came out in a short-sleeved v-neck shirt with horizontal ribbing & cuffs around the sleeves, like puffed sleeves.  He was very relaxed, & interacted with the audience- no autographs tho.  Cat’s daughter was brought up on stage & they allowed her to pose for a photo.  One person left a gift bag on the stage which had a DVD of David & Shaun’s performance on Regis.  David went into a description of how Shaun notified him of the YouTube clip, asking “were we ever that good?”  He talked about how two of the brothers were in the audience, but I only saw Ryan during intermission, & he didn’t know if Patrick or Shaun were there.  He did “Crossroads” for only the second time and sounded fantastic. I got up to the stage for ITILY, & received a pat on the left cheek & a smile of recognition.

   “Cry” brought down the house as a finale, especially after he dedicated it to his father & Evelyn, who is on her death-bed, advising us to reconcile with family members before it was too late. It was a wonderful show, & David was in an “up” mood.

  

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NEW ENTRY TO THE SITE (AND NEW ADDRESS)
Mood:  not sure
Now Playing: CHANGES IN THE AIR
Topic: SEPT UPDATES

IT'S FALL & a housecleaning is in order.  I've started by adding a new opening page (& thus a new website address), http://cassidyfanclubca.tripod.com/ . Instead of adding to the list of page changes, I can automaticly change the front page, (i.e., if Shaun gets a new series, the  Index to look on Shaun's page  will be there).  I hope you like it-- please up-date your bookmarks.

   Myspace has a new group, Facfans.  If you are a member of Myspace, please join us! 

Let me know what you think of our new changes CHERYL