How come nobody in the Partridge Family had any rhythm?

Joe Nerve · #1 02-23-2009, 05:35 PM

I bought the complete DVD series cuz I'm HUGE Partridge Family fan, and was cracking up watching a bunch of episodes yesterday. Keith is on time. What's up with everyone else? I especially like the kid in the blue sweater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMzHLorbWZc

Feel free to turn this into a Partridge Family appreciation thread. I know it's going to get hundreds of responses.

Commreman · #2 02-23-2009, 06:46 PM

You mean that Danny Partridge isn't as influential as Jaco? He didn't need to show rhythm with those chops!!

shamus63 · #3 02-23-2009, 08:17 PM

Suburban white family...with rhythm??

LMFAO!

bluewine · #4 02-23-2009, 08:27 PM

Wasn't the older Sister kind of "hot" on that show?

Joe Nerve · #5 02-23-2009, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bluewine

Wasn't the older Sister kind of "hot" on that show?

My DVD collection has completely reawoken my crush on Laurie. Kind of "hot"?, pffffft! she was absolutely beautiful.

73jbass · #6 02-23-2009, 08:42 PM

Just a thought,but maybe they weren't musicians?

Relic · #7 02-23-2009, 08:48 PM

Oh God Susan Dey was hot as heck. She's still a good looking older gal.

alls I know is that we used to do a cover of "I Think I Love You" and it would be an absolute hit every time.

Bard2dbone · #8 02-23-2009, 09:21 PM

A book I was reading a while back had the main character foiling mind readers by mentally singing the themes of old shows to himself. This is supposed to be most of a century in the future. One of the 'old' shows themes 'sounded' familiar to me...

"Come on along with the clone that I'm making
Somebody slap me!"

Admit it. You hear it too.

JimK · #9 02-24-2009, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe Nerve

My DVD collection has completely reawoken my crush on Laurie. Kind of "hot"?, pffffft! she was absolutely beautiful.

You can see a whole lot more of her in the movie, Looker.

JimK · #10 02-24-2009, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by shamus63

Suburban white family...with rhythm??

LMFAO!

You don't remember the show where they ended up in an urban neighborhood...with Richard Pryor & ________ (Gregory Hines? I'm drawing a blank!).
A mistake in booking had them holding a block party; Keith tells Pryor that he has a tune with an Afro-thing goin' on.
Again, LMAO!

EDIT-
The episode is called "Soul Club" with Lou Gossett, Jr. & Richard Pryor. The tune is called "Bandala".

FWIW-
The Partridge Family was based loosely on the Cowsills.

JimK · #11 02-24-2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Commreman

You mean that Danny Partridge isn't as influential as Jaco? He didn't need to show rhythm with those chops!!

OK, he was no Jaco...but he was "bigger than Paul McCartney"!

Commreman · #12 02-24-2009, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by shamus63

Suburban white family...with rhythm??

LMFAO!

Reuben Kinkaid taught them all how to dance!!!

RED5 · #13 02-24-2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by shamus63

Suburban white family...with rhythm??

LMFAO!

you wanna get dowm wit the riddim? check out the episode of the Cosby Show where Stevie Wonder guested. ride it out till the kids dance behind him.....not gonna say no mo'

speckledmind · #14 02-24-2009, 06:58 AM

If one thing stood out like a sore thumb in those series of the Partridge Family, it was there lack of rhythm, Man ! O Man ! it was painful to watch

But heck, I wasn’t glued to the TV set for there acting or Music talent, I will fess up, I also found Susan Dey to be a Hot babe way back when, but I found her to be even more appealing in L.A. Law as Grace Van Owen
She as aged very well

Phalex · #15 02-24-2009, 07:51 AM

Do Not try to dis Tracy Partridge's mad tambourine skills! Before Tracy Partridge the tambourine was just a background instrument. Her virtuosity brought the tambourine to the forefront and changed the worlds perception of the instrument forever.

Tracy Partridge was a true pioneer!

A rare photo of one of the legendary tambourine solo's:

JTE · #16 02-24-2009, 08:08 AM

And you gotta remember that Danny Partridge is one of Stu Hamm's big influences. Serioiusly- Stu once commented that a chubby red-head guy who was cool made a big role model for another chubby red-headed guy in Central Illinois. That's partly why Hamm started playing bass. Besides, (in Stu's words) Danny could play all those cool Joe Osborne lines without moving his fingers! As much as he's practiced, Stu still has to move his fingers

jte

shamus63 · #17 02-24-2009, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JimK

You don't remember the show where they ended up in an urban neighborhood...with Richard Pryor & ________ (Gregory Hines? I'm drawing a blank!).
A mistake in booking had them holding a block party; Keith tells Pryor that he has a tune with an Afro-thing goin' on.
Again, LMAO!

EDIT-
The episode is called "Soul Club" with Lou Gossett, Jr. & Richard Pryor. The tune is called "Bandala".

FWIW-
The Partridge Family was based loosely on the Cowsills.

Probably why the Partidges weren't invited to play Wattstax.

Godbody · #18 02-24-2009, 10:32 AM

Am I the only one who thinks Shirley Jones was dead sexy?

Under 30 poster here, BTW.

JimK · #19 02-24-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Phalex

Do Not try to dis Tracy Partridge's mad tambourine skills! Before Tracy Partridge the tambourine was just a background instrument. Her virtuosity brought the tambourine to the forefront and changed the worlds perception of the instrument forever.

Tracy Partridge was a true pioneer!

C'mon...you forgot Davy Jones?
Blasphemy!

JimK · #20 02-24-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by shamus63

Probably why the Partidges weren't invited to play Wattstax.

Yeah...they were there. They parked the cars.