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David Cassidy Rebelled Against His Wholesome 'Partridge Family' Persona and Almost Ended His Career

Back in the early 1970s, there was no other teen idol like David Cassidy. He was the most popular young man on television and one of the stars of the ABC television series The Partridge Family. At 19, he had the largest fan club in history, and viewers tuned in weekly to watch him alongside his fictional television family. Cassidy toured and performed some of the series’ most popular songs and his favorite tunes on weekends.

Five of the best sport books of 2022

Best books 2022Best books of the yearReviewA warning about brain damage, a fresh perspective on Geoffrey Boycott, and the rise and tragic demise of a great cyclist The best books of 2022 A Delicate Game: Brain Injury, Sport and Sacrifice Hana Walker-Brown (Hodder Studio) Everyone knows that repeated blows to the head can cause long-term damage to the brain. The science is not ambiguous on this point. And so Walker-Brown takes us on a gripping and heartbreaking journey through the human debris of sport, from bereaved families to ex-athletes slowly losing their faculties to dementia.

Two Teens Badly Hurt After A428 Smash

Two teenagers have been left with life threatening injuries after a two-car crash at East Haddon, Northants. It happened at the East Haddon crossroads - part of the A428 on Saturday afternoon. The 13 and 16 year-olds are getting specialist trauma care in the Midlands. Three other adults were hurt - including one of the drivers and another passenger. READ MORE:- Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious injury road traffic collision near East Haddon on Saturday, September 8.

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony -- AIDS Is Crippling Eazy-E's Legacy

Eazy-E doesn’t get the hip-hop cred he's due because he died of AIDS -- so say members of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. “Some people seem like they are afraid to commemorate him due to how he died,” Bizzy Bone tells TMZ. “But Bone never once has -- nor will stop -- commemorating him.” Eazy -- a founding member of N.W.A who discovered and mentored Bone Thugs -- died in 1995 at age 31.