Teenybop Crowd Wild Over David Cassidy

by Marilyn Nason, The Post-Star, June 28, 1971

It almost rivaled Bobby Sherman last summer as over 8,000 screaming teenyboppers went wild over David Cassidy at Saratoga Performing Arts Center last night.

They screamed from the minute he came on stage, waved and hollered his name constantly and had a real ball.

It wasn’t until the final number, perhaps Cassidy’s biggest hit, “I Think I Love You,” that pandemonium really broke loose and the girls could just not be contained.

They rushed toward the stage and it looked bad for a minute, but, once they got there, they seemed content just to watch him.

And watching Cassidy is a show in itself. He is youthful, perpetual motion and races from one end of the stage to the other throughout every song.

He ends each tune with a giant leap in the air that sent the girls into wild applause.

Cassidy repeatedly thanked the audience for its enthusiasm. Truly a real show business pro, he complimented them as *being the best concert audience we’ve ever had,” which drew screams. Then, he added, “maybe we’ll be asked back next year,” which drew even greater applause.

After each number, he drank some water, wiped himself off with a towel and deliberately rearranged his skin-tight, white jumpsuit with laced front and wide, gold belt.

He sang for an hour, including “Doesn’t Somebody Want to Be Wanted?” “I’m Here, You’re Here,” and “Reach Out.”

As he left the stage he threw the towel and cup he had been using to a wildly ecstatic audience who fought for the prizes.

Backing him were eight musicians and three singers. First half of last night’s performance were singers Kim and David and Brooks Hunnicutt.

As advertised extensively, Cassidy held a public press conference yesterday afternoon at Albany Airport and drew nearly 1,000, which became a “happening” that the airport had not anticipated.

Blood, Sweat and Tears will be the next attraction Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.