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Jana Novotna, tennis champion, winner of 17 grand slam titles, dead at age 49, of cancer, on November 19, 2017, in the Czech Republic.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/o...otna-dead.html

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11-21-2017 , 10:20 PM

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RIP David Cassidy

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11-21-2017 , 10:22 PM

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shame

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11-21-2017 , 10:39 PM

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David Cassidy RIP.

I remember seeing him headlining a Vegas show at the MGM Grand in a fantasy type sci-fi musical called EFX about 25 years ago. I think it may have been the first show I went to in Vegas.

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11-21-2017 , 11:17 PM

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The Partridge Family first aired when I was 14-years-old. I remember making a point to watch it every Friday night. But I think that had more to do with the fact that I very quickly became madly in love with Susan Dey, rather than wanting to listen to David Cassidy sing. Nevertheless, RIP David, you died much too soon.

Last edited by DC2LV; 11-21-2017 at 11:19 PM. Reason: And my crush on Susan Dey was rekindled 16 years later when she starred in L.A. Law.

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11-22-2017 , 04:52 AM

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RIP David Cassidy. The only time I saw him live was in the musical Time way back in the 80's.

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11-22-2017 , 08:57 AM

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The Partridge Family was good IIRC.

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11-22-2017 , 10:51 AM

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The Bonaduce kid was good anyway, him and Cassidy had good chemistry trading insults, also the manager. For a 70s sitcom you could do a lot worse.

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11-22-2017 , 09:19 PM

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Insanely popular.

*** In Australia in 1974, the mass hysteria was such that calls were made to have him deported from the country, especially after the madness at his 33,000-person audience concert at Melbourne Cricket Ground***

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11-22-2017 , 09:59 PM

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Cassidy was the biggest star in the world at one time...I remember just about every girl in my 4th grade had a David Cassidy lunchbox.

I had a James Bond lunchbox.

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11-22-2017 , 10:19 PM

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Cassidy was the biggest star in the world at one time...I remember just about every girl in my 4th grade had a David Cassidy lunchbox.

I had a James Bond lunchbox.

And then 10 years later broke.

His last 10 years of his life seemed to be DUI-central. Of course he should have used Uber, but either he didn't care or Alzheimer's got in the way of a rational decision.

I wouldn't call his life totally tragic. Pretty amazing experience to be the #1 star in the world.

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11-23-2017 , 05:40 AM

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**** it, RIP George Harrison

"Give me love, give me love, give me peace on earth, give me love, give me love , give me love"

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11-23-2017 , 06:15 AM

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Cassidy was the biggest star in the world at one time...I remember just about every girl in my 4th grade had a David Cassidy lunchbox.

I had a James Bond lunchbox.

That guy probably could have banged thousands of girls if he wanted to. I also remember every girl having lunch boxes,magazines or anything that had his picture on it.

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11-23-2017 , 06:40 AM

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RIP David Cassidy

Years ago Danny Bonaduce used to do a radio show in Chicago. He talked about Cassidy a lot. He said all he ever wanted to be was Cassidy. Being a 13 year old chubby red headed kid seeing a guy pulling every piece of tail in the world had to something to yearn for.

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11-24-2017 , 04:13 AM

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RIP Tommy Keene, made great but obscure solo power pop records as well as played with Robert Pollard, Paul Westerberg, Matthew Sweet, etc.
Unfortunately I never saw him play his own show live but did see him playing guitar in Westerberg's band in the late 90s.

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/tommy-k...-ted-leo-more/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_1fyj2CoFU

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You only put the stuff after the "v=" into the youtube code. In your case U_1fyj2CoFU for the first post. Do not put the full url of the video.

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11-24-2017 , 08:59 PM

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You only put the stuff after the "v=" into the youtube code. In your case U_1fyj2CoFU for the first post. Do not put the full url of the video.

Thanks for fixing; you could delete one of the duplicates. There are more Keene songs linked to the news article if anyone wants to hear more.

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11-25-2017 , 04:25 AM

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11-25-2017 , 04:27 AM

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11-30-2017 , 02:15 PM

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RIP Jim Nabors

Of course famous for Gomer Pyle USMC and having a singing voice that didn't match his talking one

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11-30-2017 , 04:47 PM

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RIP Gomer

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11-30-2017 , 08:41 PM

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RIP Jim Nabors

Of course famous for Gomer Pyle USMC and having a singing voice that didn't match his talking one

Don't forget The Andy Griffith Show as well, where he initially created the character. Gomer Pyle, USMC was a spinoff of that show.

RIP

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11-30-2017 , 08:44 PM

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I never understood how he got his own show, never even liked his character on Andy Griffith. Thought it was the weakest part and the his replacement as Goober was better.