As the youngest member of her family band, Susan had seen more show biz peaks and valleys by age 11 than most mortals see in a lifetime. Turns out she was just getting started. She joins the Troubled Men in the Ring Room to let it all out.

Topics include a medical advancement, an escape plan, a Bush stamp, early ambitions, a family audition, the '60s sweet spot, Beverly Hills teen life, the Ed Sullivan Show, the Partridge Family, a prom date, TV kids, Maureen McCormick, high school larceny, Laurel Canyon, Brando and the cops, the jaws of life, Karla Bonoff, Dwight Twilley, a first solo deal, the Runaways, Kim Fowley, Joan Jett, band dating, Carlo Nuccio, Peter Holsapple, Vicki Peterson, Irish roots, the Continental Drifters, children ,Tom Jones, Chuck Negron, the Boxtops, the Psycho Sisters, the Beach Boys, Wonderland Ave., an eye for talent, easy tears, a final joke, and much more.

"River of Love" by Susan Cowsill, from the album "Lighthouse"

(words/music: Barry Cowsill)

Intro music: Styler/Coman

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