‘IN MY LIFE, I’VE LOVED YOU ALL’
[ ONLY A MOMENT AGO ]‘IN MY LIFE,I’VE LOVEDYOU ALL’As David Cassidy moves forward with a new EP,relive the emotional end of his touring careerBY MARK WYCKOFF“It is the end of an era, isn’t it?”Craig J. Snider is standing in the emptyGreenwich Odeum in East Greenwich, RhodeIsland. It’s late afternoon on Friday, March 3,2017, and he is contemplating the end of DavidCassidy’s long and winding touring career.The pair — “brothers from another mother,”as Cassidy likes to say — have spent the past 10years making music together, both in the studioand on tour. But they are finally reaching the endof this particular road.The shows that night at the Odeum and thefollowing evening at B.B. King Blues Club inNew York City will close out “the touring aspectof my life,” Cassidy announces on his websiteFeb. 25. He is emphatic that he isn’t retiring, thathe still wants to hit the studio and make anotherrecord with Snider, but the grueling days ofback-to-back-to-back shows are growing toomuch for him as he approaches his 67th birthdayon April 12.Snider understands the decision. Cassidy firsthit the concert trail in 1971, blasting onto thescene with a sold-out show at Seattle CenterArena. Over the decades, he crisscrosses theglobe, from California to Maine, England toAustralia, Germany to Japan. Strapping a guitararound his neck and stepping out onstage is aconstant thrill, but the years and miles arecatching up to him. Not only is Cassidy copingwith an aching back and arthritis in his hands, hehas just revealed to People magazine that he’sbeen diagnosed with the early stages ofdementia.Faced with all of these challenges, puttingthe brakes on touring seems like the right thingto do.“It’s time,” Snider says quietly. “It’s beenROCK ME David Cassidy performs March 4,2017, at B.B. King’s in New York City.
STREETLIGHT SERENADE David Cassidy played his second-to-last touring show at this 410-seat Rhode Island theater.coming for awhile.”But first there is music to make. Two night’sworth.GREENWICH ODEUMEast Greenwich, R.I.Friday, March 3, 2017SoundcheckThe Odeum is a quaint little theater on a quaintdowntown street in a quaint suburb of Providence. The410-seat venue was built in 1926 as a combo vaudevillehouse/movie theater. On this day, the marquee above theentrance announces the “David Cassidy Farewell Tour.”Cassidy’s band rolls up to the Odeum in a rented vanaround 4 p.m. They enter the lobby, say a quick hello totheater manager Molly Pritchard, then head into thetheater for soundcheck.By this point, the four-piece group is running like awell-oiled music-making machine.Frank Fabio has been gigging with Cassidy thelongest, playing bass in the group for more than 15years. Dubbed the “sexiest man on stage” by Cassidy, hejoined the lineup just as the singer was transitioningfrom his “At the Copa”-influenced concerts to morestreamlined live sets. He would soon take on the roles ofboth music director and production manager.Snider, a Chicago-based producer who has notchednearly 30 No. 1 hits on Billboard’s dance chart withremixes for such artists as Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake,Mariah Carey and Katy Perry, connected with Cassidy inthe fall of 2006 when they began work on “Part. II —The Remix.” The pop-dance hybrid CD, released inspring 2007, featured re-recorded versions of Cassidy’shits that were deconstructed, rebuilt and reinvigorated bySnider. A bond was forged during that project and, whenRob Cooke bowed out as Cassidy’s keyboardist, Sniderjoined the band in 2010, bringing his monster pianoplaying chops into the lineup. Last year, at his MixKitchen studio, Snider produced and arranged Cassidy’ssoulful “A DC Christmas” EP (available for download atiTunes and DavidCassidyMusic.com).These two East Coast gigs are basically home gamesfor guitarist Dave Robicheau, a resident of nearbyWestport, Conn. Robicheau, who was Davy Jones’guitarist for nearly 15 years and played on TheMonkees’ 45th anniversary tour, lives close enough thathe’s brought along the newest guitar in his arsenal, aDuesenberg Starplayer with silver sparkle finish. Hejoined Cassidy’s band, at Cassidy’s behest, in April 2012following Jones’ sudden death that February. As Cassidytold him, “Sometimes when one door closes, another oneopens.”Drummer Felipe Torres, a fellow Monkees vet and
the newest member“Burgessof Cassidy’s group,Meredith,” Sniderjoined in Marchrepeats.2015 when Teri“I met him whenCoté departed afterI was 9,” Cassidya dozen years.replies. “Nine!”“He’s really good,”Clearly amusedCassidy said inby this, Snider2015 following hiscomes back withfirst rehearsal withanother question.Torres. “He plays“Say ‘Batman’in the pocket andfor me.”he’s not like, ‘I’m“What?” Cassidygonna be a showasks.off drummer,’“Say ‘Batman’which is usuallyfor me. Please.”the biggest“Batman,”problem withCassidy rasps,drummers. Hehis voice scrapingplays music.”through the air rtofCassidy’sshowsandpaper.To Cassidy,attheGreenwichOdeuminRhodeIsland.these playersThey chat aboutrepresent hissports for a few“second family.”minutes, discussingLater, he grabs a set list and sitsAnd on this particular day, they acttheincreasingrelevanceof Snider’sdown with the lighting tech. “ ‘Letlike one, casually joking around asalma mater, Northwestern, in theme tell you what’s rockin’ andthey prep for the show, practicingcollegiate sports world.what’s not,” Snider says. “That lowbackgrounds for “Daydream“Northwestern has been the buttsetting will go really well with theBeliever,” running through “Sweetofcollegiatesports forever,” Snidersoft stuff, like ‘In My Life.’ ”Little Angel” with Robicheau onsays.It’s nearly 6 p.m. whenlead vocals and dusting off “BrassCassidy arrives. He looks relaxed“Not anymore. Not with yourin Pocket,” a song Coté used toin faded blue jeans and a threefootball coach,” Cassidy notes,sing while Cassidy played drums.button, long-sleeve Henley shirt,pointing out the achievements ofThis time, Snider handles thebut you can tell by his slow,Pat Fitzgerald, who has led thevocals, slipping in a few R-rateddeliberate movements that hisWildcats to seven bowllyrical embellishments. At oneback is killing him.appearances over the past 11point, to everyone’s amusement,He takes off his baseball cap,seasons.Snider starts improvising lyrics toputs it on a stool, and hugs Fabio.Cassidy is impressed thatBilly Joel’s “New York State of“How are you, my brother?” heFitzgerald has created a winningMind.”asks him, before greetingculture without neglecting“Frankie Fabio, FrankieRobicheau, Snider and Torres.academics.Fabio . it’s almost time to go,”Cassidy is extremely hoarse;“It’s hard to get in there,” saysSnider sings as he plays the keys.the laryngitis-like croak that’s beenSnider, who graduated from“Gotta get ready to play the lastdogging him since fall has notNorthwestern with a degree inshow.”abated.piano and composition. “I don’tWhen he isn’t behind his“You sound like Burgessknow how I got in, to tell you theYamaha S90-ES synth, Snider isMeredith with that gravel,” Snidertruth.”conferring with the Odeum crew.tells him, referencing the scratchy“Oh, come on,” Cassidy chides“We’ve got to get these monitorsvoiced actor who played the portlyhim. “You were a prodigy! Me, Iright,” he tells the sound engineer.Penguin on the 1966 “Batman” TVgot kicked out of two high schools.“I guarantee you you don’t wantseries.Two!”David to feel uncomfortable about“Who?” Cassidy asks, clearlyCassidy finally slings a Fenderanything.”not hearing him.around his neck and the band runs
through a few quick tunes. Thegravel in his voice adds extra grit to“Sweet Little Angel” and ups thepoignance of “Point Me in theDirection of Albuquerque.”After about 15 minutes, Cassidyputs the guitar down and declares,“I’ve heard enough.“You guys sound great,” hesays. “I sound like shit.”Then hehuddles with theHEARTFELT “I’mstage crew,so happy to shareintroducingall of this withhimself andyou,” Cassidy tellsshaking a fewthe sold-outhands.GreenwichOdeum crowd.“You’ll hearmore of metonight,” hetells them. “ButI can’t give it toyou now. All theairplanes I’vebeen on, andthis dryNortheast air,are killing me.And I’m alreadyrecovering —badly — fromlaryngitis. I’vegot to vocalizeand get somesteam.”Before he leaves, he has tworequests of Pritchard, the theatermanager, who will be driving himback to his hotel that night evenbefore the last notes of “I Think ILove You” have been played.“I just need a towel. That’s all Ineed,” Cassidy tells her. “And havethe car ready and pointing in thedirection we need to go.”The showWhen the clock strikes 8, thecrowd is primed for the start ofCassidy’s concert. Some carry signs— “Thank You and Good Luck”reads one placard, which isdecorated with a pair of originalBell Records albums — whileothers start chanting “David,David, David!”Pritchard suspects the crowd’senthusiasm might get out of handand warns her staff to keep thingsunder control.“No one’s allowed backstage,”she says emphatically. “I don’t careif they say, ‘But I’m his sister.’ Noone — no one — is allowedbackstage except his crew. “What Pritchard and Co. don’tcount on is audience membersignoring the pre-showannouncement barring flashphotography. Over the decades,Cassidy has endured five surgeries— with a sixth on the way — andhe’s become increasingly sensitiveto blinding bursts of light. At hisfinal two shows, Cassidy wants nosuch distractions.But it’s not to be. Just 20seconds into the start of the firstsong, “Come On Get Happy,”Cassidy has to admonish the crowdwhen flashes began to burst.“There will be no lights orvideo tapes tonight,” he says.“You’re not gonna make me blind,are you?”The crowd roars in agreement,but that doesn’t put a stop to thelights.“Please don’t video with thatlight,” Cassidy pleads after arousing performance of “I Can FeelYour Heartbeat.” “I’m getting mysixth eyesurgery inanother sixweeks so pleasejust don’t do it.Don’t do it. Justturn off thevideo recordingand all thatstuff.”Cassidysoldiers onthrough moreflashes and doeshis best to singthrough hislaryngitis.“Hush” rockshard, “I’ll MeetYou Halfway” issoulful and“Night andDay” carriessome emotionalheft in spite ofCassidy’s faltering voice.The latter tune, a 1932 classicby Cole Porter, is a song Cassidyremembers singing as a boy withhis father, the late, great Broadwaystar Jack Cassidy. He and Sniderare recording it for Cassidy’s nextEP, “Songs My Father Taught Me.”When “Night and Day” is over,Cassidy acknowledges his vocalstruggles.“Don’t think that was easy.Trust me,” he says. “Dad’s up there(saying): ‘What the hell’s thematter with you? Why can’t you hitthose notes?’ ”Cassidy has the crowd up on itsfeet, and singing, during the Davy
Jones tributeProvidence TV“Daydreamstation WJAR,Believer.” Thenreporter Tonyhe slows thingsGugliotta callsdown to payCassidy’s second-tohomage tolast show “Quite aanother departedtreat for Rhodepal on “In MyIslanders.”Life.”Pritchard enjoyed“This is theher encounter withman whoCassidy.inspired me more“He couldn’t havethan any otherbeen nicer to me,”human being,”she says.Cassidy says.She does,“With his mind,however,his heart, his soulacknowledge thatand his brain, hethere had beenwas so seriouslyproblems roundingcommitted toup a suitable car forpeace, to love, toCassidy.happiness. ‘AllWith time runningwe can say isout, she ended upgive peace ahaving to, um,chance!’ ‘End“borrow” a vehiclewar!’ That’s whatwithout the owner’smy mentorknowledge.SNAP DECISION Greenwich Odeum theater manager Molly Pritchard gets ataught me, and“I’ll let themphoto with Cassidy back at his hotel.the whole planet,know about this inin the ’60s.”20 years,” she says.In Love This Morning” and “I“John Lennon!” someone in the“Maybe.Think I Love You.”crowd screams.Meanwhile, one ofAs the band jams through the“You bet it is John Lennon,”Pritchard’s coworkers hasextended end of “I Think I LoveCassidy says. “This is his song. Iimportant news to share: Cassidy’sYou,” Cassidy exits the stage, grabsgive you his words through me. . Iband members had left the theatera towel from Pritchard and climbswas blessed to call him my friend.earlier in the evening and gotteninto a waiting car for the 10-minuteAnd we were all blessed that hetheir own dinner.ride back to his hotel in nearbywas born and that he changed theThis means that all the food theWarwick.world.”theater provided for them as part ofHe is gone before theThe band solos hold someCassidy’s contract—including ahouselights come up.magical moments. Torres beginsdeli tray, fruit platter and assortedsans sticks, playing the drums withsodas—has gone mostly untouched.Tray cooljust his hands; Cassidy joins Fabio“When the band goes out forAfter playing limo driver andfor a few lines of “Play That Funkydinner, the theater staff eats gooddropping Cassidy off at theMusic”; and Snider coaxes Cassidyfor a week,” Pritchard says,Sheraton, Pritchard returns to theinto singing a bit of “Onlaughing.Odeum while concertgoers are stillBroadway,” a tune that —Also untouched and uneaten isfiling out. Some were off-put bythematically, anyway — couldCassidy’s lone dinner request: ACassidy’s demands to squelch thework on “Songs My Fatherturkey sandwich on wheat breadflashes. Others loved the show andTaught Me.”with lettuce only and Dijonadmired Cassidy’s guts to carry onThe set ends on a hit-packedmustard on the side.in spite of his vocal issues.high with “Doesn’t Somebody“Do you want it?” PritchardIn his report that night onWant to Be Wanted,” “I Woke Upasks.
B.B. KING BLUES CLUBHere.” Seeing that musical in 1953“Blood Brothers”; Westport, whereNew York, N.Y.is what spurred Cassidy to becomehe starred in “Voice of the Turtle”Saturday, March 4, 2017a performer.with then-wife Kay Lenz; andThere is only one place DavidThis town is embedded inRidgefield, where he lived for aCassidy wants to end his touringCassidy’s performing DNA. Thesetime in the 1990s.career.streets are the pathways of his life.As Cassidy crosses into New“I’ve chosen for 2017 to finishAnd now he was coming home forYork State and makes his waywhere I began, and where I wasone final show.toward Manhattan, he passesborn, in thethrough acity ofstring ofManhattan, insuburbs. OneNew York, atof them,B.B. King’s,”Larchmont,he announcesserved as theon Feb. 25.setting for theHardlyBroadwaysurprising,musical “TheconsideringFig LeavesKing is hisAre Falling,”blues guitarhis firsthero and theprofessional11,000-squareshow in 1968.foot venue isThe circle isone of hisalmostfavorite roomscomplete.to play. In thepast six years,Frozen nosesCassidy has(and feet)performedThethere everymajority ofyear exceptseats at B.B.MAGIC IN THE AIR The neon lights are bright when Cassidy returns to B.B. King’s.one. This time,King’s arehe turns downfirst-come,Cruise to Gothaman offer from the Beacon Theatrefirst-served, which explains whyCassidy’s band makes the threeso he can return to King’s funkyhundreds of fans are braving thehour, 170-mile trek from Eastpalace.freezing cold to stake out a place inGreenwich to Times Square afterB.B. King’s is on 42nd Street inline. They come from nearthe concert Friday night. CassidyNew York’s busy Times Square(Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island)waits until the next morning todistrict. It’s just blocks away fromand far (California, Canada, themake the drive.the sites of some of Cassidy’sNetherlands and Japan) to be partAs he heads south on 1-95 thatgreatest triumphs: Madison Squareof this final show.Saturday, temperatures hover in theGarden, where he played a sold-outMetal barriers are set up on themid- to upper-20s. While mileshow in 1972; the Royale Theatresidewalk outside the club andmarkers flash past, so do memories(now the Bernard B. Jacobspeople begin queuing up behind— especially when Rhode IslandTheatre), where he donned the coatthem around 1 p.m. Doors are set togives way to Connecticut.in “Joseph and the Amazingopen at 6 p.m., with the show at 8.Cassidy passes by exits forTechnicolor Dreamcoat” in 1983;Even though the sun is out,cities like Uncasville, home toand the Music Box Theatre, wheretemperatures remain below freezinganother of his beloved venues, thehe and his brother Shaun tookthe entire afternoon. Thirty is theMohegan Sun, where he playedBroadway by storm in “Bloodhigh and the wind chill slices thatconcerts and staged his “Rat PackBrothers” in 1993-94. Nearby, too,down to the low 20s.Is Back!” revue; New Haven,is the Imperial Theatre, whereThis is parka weather, whichwhere his dad road-tested severalCassidy’s father notched one of hismeans that Kali Trotter is woefullymusicals and he performed inearliest hits, “Wish You Wereunder-dressed. The 18-year-old pre-
law student flew in thatduring its original ’70s runmorning from Nebraskaand Michael, who wouldjust to see the show. Shego on to become anhas no hotel room, noEmmy-winning directorluggage . and no jacket.on the soap opera “All MyNot even a pair of gloves.Children,” was in theShe is struggling to stayaudience for some ofwarm in a light sweater, aCassidy’s earliestred dress with a blackconcerts, including thehalter top, and a pair ofGarden State Arts CenterUggs.in Holmdel, N.J., in 1971“I truly did not planand Madison Squarethe trip well at all,” saysGarden in 1972.Trotter, who made theMary didn’t get to seeNew York trek with herCassidy live back in theboyfriend, Doc. “I did not’70s, but she never missedeven think it was in thean episode of the TVcards for me. But I madeseries. Unlike most kids,it happen somehow.”she could actually relate toTrotter has seenhitting the highway in aCassidy three times beforebus—even if hers didn’tand wasn’t planning onsport a Mondrian design.attending the B.B. King’s“I was one of sixdate until he announced itchildren and my Dadwould be his last. Shebought an old city bus,desperately wanted to beconverted it into a camperthere, to support him, butand we traveled aroundflights were expensive andthe country,” she says.tickets were sold out.“Music was alwaysPhoto courtesy of MARY POMARICOShe scraped togetherplaying. Back then it wasIT’S OVER Queuing up for the final gig of Cassidy’s final tourthe money for the planean eight-track player! Wemakes Mary Pomarico remember the time in 1992 when she andfare, snagged scalperlistened to Partridgeher husband, Michael, took their infant son Joseph to Cassidy’stickets (at 150 a pop) for “Didn’t You Used to Be” CD signing at Sam Goody’s in New YorkFamily songs, of course,herself and Doc andCity. “Where does the time go?” she wonders wistfully, her eyesas well as the other artistsgetting misty.headed to the Big Apple.of the day. I just lovedThe whole trip cost overDavid and thought he’d be 1,000.“Partridge” songs with her brothersthe best older brother! I was willing“I would have regretted itand sister in their basement andto trade mine in for David!”forever had I not gone,” she says.starts collecting memorabilia, likeThe Pomaricos were married inSo how did an 18-year-oldposters and gum cards. She’s now1990. Mary is pregnant with theirbecome such a huge David Cassidygot all of his records, fromfirst child, Joseph, in 1991 whenfan? The same way much of“Cherish” to “A Touch of Blue,”the couple travel to see theAmerica did . by hearing “I Thinkand her bedroom is a Cassidyopening date of Cassidy’s U.S.I Love You.”shrine. One of her most prizedcomeback tour at Hersheypark inOnly thing is, she discovered itpossessions is a 1974 tour program,Hershey, Pa.for the first time in 2007, not 1970.which Cassidy signed for her from“During the show was when I“I was 10 years old and I heardthe stage during a Feb. 15, 2014,felt Joseph kick for the first time,it on a ’70s radio station,” she says.show at Riverside Casino in Iowa.making the event even more“I loved his voice.”Michael and Mary Pomarico ofspecial,” she says.Loved it so much, in fact, thatNew Jersey are dressedThe following year, the coupleshe starts tracking down Cassidy’sconsiderably warmer than Trotter,bring baby Joseph to Sam Goody’salbums and singles at used recordand have a considerably longerrecord store in New York Cityshops. She begins watching “Thehistory as Cassidy fans. They bothwhere Cassidy is signingPartridge Family” on DVD, singswatched “The Partridge Family”autographs to promote the release
of “Didn’t You Used toand the doors don’t swingBe.”open, the crowd begins to“We were first in linerevolt. “Let us in! Let usand David fell in lovein!” they chant. Trotter’swith Joseph and had aboyfriend, who hoursball with him at hisearlier had seen her suffertable,” Mary recalls. “Weenough and dashed acrossactually held up the line athe street to buy her alittle bit when Davidcoat, is one of the mostspent so much time withvocal.him.”“Let us in! Let us in!”The Pomaricos rarelyFinally, as the clockmiss a chance to seeticks close to 6:30, it isCassidy perform whentime.he’s in the New York/Inside at last.New Jersey area. Theycaught him at Jersey’sRock your LocsClub Bene in ’91; in theCassidy and Co. havemiddle of Times Squarebeen inside B.B. King’sin 1993 promoting “Thefor much of thePartridge Family’s”afternoon. He busiesreturn to the airwaves onhimself doing anNick at Nite; at the Newinterview with “InsideJersey Performing ArtsEdition” while bandCenter in 2016; and atmembers set up theirnumerous B.B. King’sequipment and run ashows. They also sawsoundcheck.him repeatedly in “BloodThe group may beBrothers” on Broadway.disbanding after tonight,“I was pregnant withbut the mood isn’t‘LET US IN! LET US IN!’ Freezing fans are furious when the doorsour daughter Jennifersomber.to B.B. King’s don’t open at 6 p.m. as promised.then,” Mary says,“There is no extraremembering the “Bloodemotion for musicians,”him. We’ve gone to so manyBrothers” run. “So there’s a feelingFabio says. “All gigs end — someconcerts of his, I’m not sure how itof David being part of the fabric ofquicker than others.”will be knowing there isn’t anotherour family.”Cassidy discussed the notion ofon the horizon.”The realization that this B.B.retirement with Fabio at the last gigAs the sun starts to dip belowKing’s show may be the lastof 2016 in Peekskill, N.Y.the skyscrapers, and the air growsCassidy concert she will ever see is“I told him everyone has theeven more frigid, the Pomaricos getextremely emotional for Mary.right to retire when it’s right forlucky: Cassidy’s drummer, who“I have to keep stopping andthem,” Fabio says.they know, invites them inside for awipe tears from my eyes,” she says.Buoying spirits backstage is thepre-show chat.“I just think he’s an amazingpresence of Teri Coté, Cassidy’sThe rest of the fans in theperformer and so many womendrummer from 2003 to 2015.growing crowd aren’t so lucky;have missed the boat with him.Though she played on Cassidy’sthere is still more than an hour toThey just saw him as this sexChristmas EP, this is the first timego before the doors are slated tosymbol, but he’s so much moreshe has hung out with the guys onopen. To fight the chill, some folksthan that. I’m not saying I wasn’tthe road since playing her finalunwrap packages of air-activatedalways in love with him . I was.show at the Tropicana Casino &hand warmers, tossing the warmersHe’s beautiful. But I also loved hisResort in Atlantic City, N.J., on Jan.on the sidewalk and standing onguitar playing and his great voice.24, 2015.them, just to get a bit of feelingThe different styles . the blues, the“My fiancé, Sergio Bellotti, andback in their toes.rock, the pop. I will miss seeingI had decided to go to this showWhen 6 p.m. comes and goes,
before DC let the worldknow that it was his last,”Coté says. “It was meant tobe.”For Coté, the reunion isa blast.“Frank and I have alwaysplayed well together,” shesays. “I really miss his bassplaying and person.ThenCraig came along and took ourwhole thing to another levelwith his awesome playing,expertise and fun personality.On top of that he’s become oneof my best friends in life andI’m very happy we’re still doingother recording and live projectstogether. We plan to continue ourfun long into the future! After thatDavid Robicheau came along andbrought in his energetic, wild side,which is a lot of fun. And DC hasnever been anything butcomplimentary of me and mydrumming. He always reminds mehe’s played with the best drummersand it’s true. The guys he’s workedwith in the studio are guys I’vealways looked up to. They’re greatplayers. I know he’s worked withHal Blaine and Vinnie Colaiutaplus countless others. He says I’mhis favorite musical drummer andthat really means a lot to me. He’s aPhotos courtesy of TERI COTEBAND OF BROTHERS(AND SISTER) Above,Cassidy’s band proudlywears the Locs of Lovenecklaces that Teri Cotémade for them. From leftare Frank Fabio, Coté,Felipe Torres, Craig J andDave Robicheau. At left,Cassidy & Co. backstage atB.B. King’s.very kind-hearted person andgenerous with his compliments ifhe feels you’re deserving.”When Coté left in 2015,Cassidy lamented losing her talents.“She’s one of the most gifted,talented artists,” he said. “Shepaints, she does jewelry, she doesmurals, she does cartoons and she’san amazing drummer. She’s thebest musical drummer. . Nobodyplays the drums like Teri Coté playsthe drums.”Coté bowed out of Cassidy’sband in part to devote time topromoting Rimshot-Locs, a smallmetal nut that attaches to a drum’stension rods and keeps themprecisely tuned duringperformances. “It’s theworld’s best tension rodlocking system fordrums,” she says.Though she’s busy as a partnerin the Rimshot-Locs company, shecarved out time to join her Cassidybandmates in May 2017 when workcommenced on Cassidy’s “SongsMy Father Taught Me” EP atSnider’s Mix Kitchen studio inChicago.“Good stuff is on the rise!” shesays.At B.B. King’s, Coté comesbearing gifts — necklaces she hadmade using a combination ofRimshot-Locs, beads, metal, wood,glass, bone and, she says,“whatever else was floating myboat at the time.” She calls themLocs of Love, and the necklaces arefor sale at www.247drums.com.Snider grabs one with a peace
sign, Torres chooses hisfavorite (made with drumwing nuts for the cymbalstands) and Coté picks outones for Fabio andRobicheau at theirrequest.Cassidy receives hisLocs of Love necklaceafter the show. Cotédesigned it especially forhim using puka shells, anod to the craze thatCassidy ignited in the1970s when he returnedfrom a trip to Hawaiiwearing a necklace madewith shells he had strungtogether.“He probably won’twear it much,” Coté says,“but it’s a mindfulmemento and he can hangit in his music studio as areminder that he’s loved.”Cassidy liveThe thawed-out fansinside B.B. King’s let out aPhotos courtesy of TERI COTEcollective roar whenPUKA POWER Snidersnapped this shot of CassidyCassidy hits the stage awearing his Locs of Lovelittle after 8 p.m. If this isnecklace during sessionsthe last time they’re goingfor “Songs My Fatherto see him, they’re going to Taught Me.” Cotéshower him with love.designed it using realpuka shells.Trouble is, that showerincludes a deluge of photoflashes, camcorder lightslight that I ask . please turn theand distracting screams. Cassidylights off or go. Thank you,does his best to politely discourageeverybody. No flashes. Nothe sensory bombardment.videos. . I ask that you not yell at“Hello, New York!” he saysme, scream at me . it’s hardafter playing a few blues licks. “Myenough for me right now.”name is David Cassidy and I wasHe then urges the audience toborn, raised and spent the bettertry, “with everything you’ve got, topart of my good life loving thedo what I’m about to tell you.” Andsoul, the madness, the beauty ofthat, of course, is to “Come O n Getthis city and adoring being knownHappy.”as a native New Yorker.They’re happy all right,“I’m gonna ask a great favor ofgrooving to the familiar beat ofall of you. Some of you know, I’ve“The Partridge Family” themehad five eye surgeries. I’m goingsong, but still the flashes pulse .next month to have my sixth. Myeyes have become so sensitive to“You’re ruining it for everyoneelse,” Cassidy pleads.“Stop videoing and turningthose lights on. If youwanna shoot, shoot withoutlights. I have no problemwith it. But it’s just unfair. Ican’t see very well, do youunderstand? Five eyesurgeries. I’m half blind.Please don’t make it worsefor me. Tonight’s a greatcelebration for me, and usand you.”Cassidy has managed tosteam away much of hisvocal gravel, leavinghimself with a smoothertone. But his voice is stillspent from the laryngitis,and he gets hoarser andhoarser as the night goeson.After “Point Me in theDirection of Albuquerque,”he thanks the audience— something he doesrepeatedly duringthe night.“You’re thereason I’ve got 49years in thisbusiness,” he says.“You’re the reason.I’m just the justvessel. Thanks toyou, it’s never been ajob. It’s always beenfun as hell.”Cassidy rips into “Sweet LittleAngel” next, one of his favorite B.B.King songs, and is so knocked outby Robicheau’s solo that he whipsout his iPhone and snaps a picture —sans flash, of course — of theguitarist wailing.Next comes a chance to rest hisvoice — and reunite with an oldfriend. He calls Coté out onto thestage and, just like they used to do,he grabs her drumsticks and shegrabs his mic and they team up fora cover of the Pretenders’ “Brass inPocket.”“Who’s that back there on the
DR. GOLDFINGERSCassidy thrills to aSnider solo.drums, Teri?” Snider teases.“That’s my drummer,” she says.“That’s David.”Cassidy looks a little wary as hesettles behind the kit, noting that “Ihaven’t picked up a drumstick intwo years.”“We’ll all have to stretch ourmemories on this one,” Cotéacknowledges.On the next tune, Deep Purple’s“Hush,” they switch to their morefamiliar roles: Cassidy up front onvocals, Coté on drums. The reunionrocks.After Coté leaves the stage,Cassidy reminisces about “I’ll MeetYou Halfway,” the tune iconic BrillBuilding songwriter Gerry Goffinpenned for him in 1971.“I have such great memories ofsinging it around the world. I lovethe fact that it touched a nerve inyou as it does in me every time. Itmeans
joined the band in 2010, bringing his monster piano-playing chops into the lineup. Last year, at his Mix Kitchen studio, Snider produced and arranged Cassidy’s soulful “A DC Christmas” EP (available for download at iTunes and DavidCassidyMusic.com). These two East Coast gigs are basically
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