In The Know wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
I think David Cassidy was working right up to february, and Donny Osmond has been singing non stop since he was three, so its nice to know that some have a long career after being an idol.

Yes ... very "downbill" though .. out of the way / tiny theatres etc.

and there is always a bingo hall or supermarket that needs opening !

The hits dried up years ago !

Great example of that is Cheeky Girls.

andrew wrote:
In The Know wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
I think David Cassidy was working right up to february, and Donny Osmond has been singing non stop since he was three, so its nice to know that some have a long career after being an idol.

Yes ... very "downbill" though .. out of the way / tiny theatres etc.

and there is always a bingo hall or supermarket that needs opening !

The hits dried up years ago !

Great example of that is Cheeky Girls.

They are still performing, and actually great fun to watch.
They would probably have even more work if they thought to advertise in advance, but they dont.

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
In The Know wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
I think David Cassidy was working right up to february, and Donny Osmond has been singing non stop since he was three, so its nice to know that some have a long career after being an idol.

Yes ... very "downbill" though .. out of the way / tiny theatres etc.

and there is always a bingo hall or supermarket that needs opening !

The hits dried up years ago !

Nobody with any sense would want or expect that level of popularity for ever.

No teen idol has ever lasted more than a few years, and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

robbiex wrote:
and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

which planet are you on ?

Michael was the teen star of the Jackson Five and was world famous before he reached his teens !

robbiex wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
In The Know wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
I think David Cassidy was working right up to february, and Donny Osmond has been singing non stop since he was three, so its nice to know that some have a long career after being an idol.

Yes ... very "downbill" though .. out of the way / tiny theatres etc.

and there is always a bingo hall or supermarket that needs opening !

The hits dried up years ago !

Nobody with any sense would want or expect that level of popularity for ever.

No teen idol has ever lasted more than a few years, and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.


He was very much a teen idol.

In The Know wrote:
robbiex wrote:
and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

which planet are you on ?

Michael was the teen star of the Jackson Five and was world famous before he reached his teens !

No my friend, Jacko was never a teenage pin-up in the way that David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bay City Rollers. He wouldn't adorn the walls of teenagers in the same was as those mentioned, he was just a cute kid in the Jackson 5, girls wouldn't be attracted to him, in the numbers that Cassidy would get. Its obvious this isn't going to last, it's like expecting Alan Shearer to be still knocking in the goals in the premier league, when he's in his 40s.

robbiex wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
In The Know wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
I think David Cassidy was working right up to february, and Donny Osmond has been singing non stop since he was three, so its nice to know that some have a long career after being an idol.

Yes ... very "downbill" though .. out of the way / tiny theatres etc.

and there is always a bingo hall or supermarket that needs opening !

The hits dried up years ago !

Nobody with any sense would want or expect that level of popularity for ever.

No teen idol has ever lasted more than a few years, and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

You are obviously too young to remember the 1980s.

robbiex wrote:
In The Know wrote:
robbiex wrote:
and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

which planet are you on ?

Michael was the teen star of the Jackson Five and was world famous before he reached his teens !

No my friend, Jacko was never a teenage pin-up in the way that David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bay City Rollers. He wouldn't adorn the walls of teenagers in the same was as those mentioned, he was just a cute kid in the Jackson 5, girls wouldn't be attracted to him, in the numbers that Cassidy would get. Its obvious this isn't going to last, it's like expecting Alan Shearer to be still knocking in the goals in the premier league, when he's in his 40s.

He was on my wall, and all my friend's walls, and we got the posters from the teen magazines. i.pinimg.com/736x/9f/6f/5f/9f6f5f644b17f...er-teenage-years.jpg

I was born in 1960. Maybe you are much younger, Robbie? And not a girl?

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
robbiex wrote:
In The Know wrote:
robbiex wrote:
and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

which planet are you on ?

Michael was the teen star of the Jackson Five and was world famous before he reached his teens !

No my friend, Jacko was never a teenage pin-up in the way that David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bay City Rollers. He wouldn't adorn the walls of teenagers in the same was as those mentioned, he was just a cute kid in the Jackson 5, girls wouldn't be attracted to him, in the numbers that Cassidy would get. Its obvious this isn't going to last, it's like expecting Alan Shearer to be still knocking in the goals in the premier league, when he's in his 40s.

He was on my wall, and all my friend's walls, and we got the posters from the teen magazines. i.pinimg.com/736x/9f/6f/5f/9f6f5f644b17f...er-teenage-years.jpg

I was born in 1960. Maybe you are much younger, Robbie? And not a girl?

I'm not that much younger, and yes not a girl or woman. I would still say that Jacko doesn't come under the category of teen sensation. The Jackson five were massive, and they appealed to all ages, not specifically aimed at teenage girls like Donny and David Cassidy, this is what I'm trying to say. Jackson was a megastar, not a teenage sensation, he was a different type of artist. Also another reason why Cassidy's career didn't have much longevity (like all teen heart throbs), is because he gave up touring in 1974, when a girl was crushed at a white city concert, so he basically retired at the height of his career, through his own choice. He left the limelight

I was a fan of the TV show 'The Partridge Family', and still watch episodes on DVD. I knew they, like The Monkees, didn't really exist as a pop group but it was great fun and helped the flow of pop culture was about enjoying the beauty of life as much as anything else. I totally fell in love with Suzanne Crough's hair (she was Tracy on the show). Sadly, Suzanne died suddenly, a couple of years ago. I remember her with
more affection than I do David Cassidy, but I also liked him as an singer/songwriter.
Oddly, although Tracy Partridge only mimed to the tambourine (the was no tambourine on most of the actual recordings), Suzanne was a fairly skilled keyboard player.

So, I remember them both with fondness.

There used to be a pop magazine which included the lyrics of chart hits. I was often caught singing Donny Osmond and Micheal Jackson hits, but never than David Cassidy's. Probably because, as a preteen boy I sounded like Donny and Michael and I tried to emulate them. My Pin-Up girl (apart from Suzanne) was Katy Manning, but my favourite girl singer was Lyn Paul from the New Seekers.

robbiex wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
robbiex wrote:
In The Know wrote:
robbiex wrote:
and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

which planet are you on ?

Michael was the teen star of the Jackson Five and was world famous before he reached his teens !

No my friend, Jacko was never a teenage pin-up in the way that David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bay City Rollers. He wouldn't adorn the walls of teenagers in the same was as those mentioned, he was just a cute kid in the Jackson 5, girls wouldn't be attracted to him, in the numbers that Cassidy would get. Its obvious this isn't going to last, it's like expecting Alan Shearer to be still knocking in the goals in the premier league, when he's in his 40s.

He was on my wall, and all my friend's walls, and we got the posters from the teen magazines. i.pinimg.com/736x/9f/6f/5f/9f6f5f644b17f...er-teenage-years.jpg

I was born in 1960. Maybe you are much younger, Robbie? And not a girl?

I'm not that much younger, and yes not a girl or woman. I would still say that Jacko doesn't come under the category of teen sensation. The Jackson five were massive, and they appealed to all ages, not specifically aimed at teenage girls like Donny and David Cassidy, this is what I'm trying to say. Jackson was a megastar, not a teenage sensation, he was a different type of artist. Also another reason why Cassidy's career didn't have much longevity (like all teen heart throbs), is because he gave up touring in 1974, when a girl was crushed at a white city concert, so he basically retired at the height of his career, through his own choice. He left the limelight

The Osmonds appealed to both sexes too. Do you remember how popular Crazy Horses was with boys who normally liked Black Sabbath?

PaulB wrote:
I was a fan of the TV show 'The Partridge Family', and still watch episodes on DVD. I knew they, like The Monkees, didn't really exist as a pop group but it was great fun and helped the flow of pop culture was about enjoying the beauty of life as much as anything else. I totally fell in love with Suzanne Crough's hair (she was Tracy on the show). Sadly, Suzanne died suddenly, a couple of years ago. I remember her with
more affection than I do David Cassidy, but I also liked him as an singer/songwriter.
Oddly, although Tracy Partridge only mimed to the tambourine (the was no tambourine on most of the actual recordings), Suzanne was a fairly skilled keyboard player.

So, I remember them both with fondness.

There used to be a pop magazine which included the lyrics of chart hits. I was often caught singing Donny Osmond and Micheal Jackson hits, but never than David Cassidy's. Probably because, as a preteen boy I sounded like Donny and Michael and I tried to emulate them. My Pin-Up girl (apart from Suzanne) was Katy Manning, but my favourite girl singer was Lyn Paul from the New Seekers.

I used to stand in the newsagents waiting for the Disco 45s to come in so I could be the first to learn the words.

honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
robbiex wrote:
honey!oh sugar sugar. wrote:
robbiex wrote:
In The Know wrote:
robbiex wrote:
and no Michael Jackson wasn't a teen idol. It's obvious, teenage girls don't idolize 30+ year old guys, they regard them as middle aged.

which planet are you on ?

Michael was the teen star of the Jackson Five and was world famous before he reached his teens !

No my friend, Jacko was never a teenage pin-up in the way that David Cassidy, Donny Osmond, Bay City Rollers. He wouldn't adorn the walls of teenagers in the same was as those mentioned, he was just a cute kid in the Jackson 5, girls wouldn't be attracted to him, in the numbers that Cassidy would get. Its obvious this isn't going to last, it's like expecting Alan Shearer to be still knocking in the goals in the premier league, when he's in his 40s.

He was on my wall, and all my friend's walls, and we got the posters from the teen magazines. i.pinimg.com/736x/9f/6f/5f/9f6f5f644b17f...er-teenage-years.jpg

I was born in 1960. Maybe you are much younger, Robbie? And not a girl?

I'm not that much younger, and yes not a girl or woman. I would still say that Jacko doesn't come under the category of teen sensation. The Jackson five were massive, and they appealed to all ages, not specifically aimed at teenage girls like Donny and David Cassidy, this is what I'm trying to say. Jackson was a megastar, not a teenage sensation, he was a different type of artist. Also another reason why Cassidy's career didn't have much longevity (like all teen heart throbs), is because he gave up touring in 1974, when a girl was crushed at a white city concert, so he basically retired at the height of his career, through his own choice. He left the limelight

The Osmonds appealed to both sexes too. Do you remember how popular Crazy Horses was with boys who normally liked Black Sabbath?

Very few would admit it though, it wasn't cool to say you liked an Osmonds track, even though Crazy Horses was a rocking track. I think the cooler girls liked David Cassidy and the dorky ones liked Donny Osmonds

It was all his fault really....

There I was, not even a teenager, fascinated by David Cassidy, as a Partridge Family viewer and fan of his music, reading his David Cassidy Annual....

...as a passenger in a car with my Mam driving....

...insisting she look at a photo...

...then Bang!

A cyclist gets knocked over...resulting in a scrape, and an insurance claim.

I do remember - still - watching a TV doc of a Live show of his. All very sweaty, singlet(?) jumpsuit type outfits getting changed between songs. Not at all 'buffed' by todays by todays boy band standards, but quite sexy at the time. {Sure I must have been 'hovering' over whether I was straight or bi.)