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The Cowsills Spill The Beans About Each Other!
May 1968
Teen Life Magazine

Susan


You won't believe
the things they say ...

SO WE SAT the Cowsills down in various corners of their large Manhattan apartment and said to each of them: "C'mon, we want you to be sneaky! Spill the beans about each other!"

Well, you can't imagine the shrieks of laughter that followed! This was their big chance to tell the world a few secrets that hadn't been told before! And you won't believe some of the things they said ...

BILL started the ball rolling by talking about his Mom, Barbara.

"She's really the greatest mother around," he said seriously. She's got a

great sense of humor, though she sometimes gets angry when the rest of us pick on her! I think she's got great knees; and she makes the greatest blueberry pie around. She annoys me sometimes ... like she can be very stubborn when she wants to be and she mopes around the house whenever she's mad with us guys. But that isn't much often.

"As for BOB, he's too fussy! When he's miserable we all know it, and when he's mad we all know it. Mind you, he can be very funny and kindhearted. For instance, he often lends me money when my allowance has run out!

"Barry is one of the biggest brats



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you could ever meet! I mean he doesn't know when to cool it. When I don't feel like messing around he'll often get on my nerves by making funny faces. I try not to laugh, but I usually do! He really has a great sense of humor and is one of the most talented people I've ever met. He's also very inventive - like the time he made a time machine out of a vacuum cleaner!

"JOHN can be a pain in the _____ at times. He has no idea how to concentrate, and because of this he often makes stupid mistakes. And he'll never admit when he's wrong! Apart from that he's a great drummer and I like his freckles!

"Susan is beautiful and very intelligent. She's a pleasure to work with and has a lot of class for an eight year old. She has one annoying habit - she talks too much!"

Now, it's BOB's turn to spill the beans about his family ...

"The thing that annoys me about MOM is that sometimes she's hard to work with. And she always yells at us for forgetting to pack things when we travel. I think she's the best looking Mom in the world, and I love her to be around my friends because they think she's really cool. She dresses cool, too. But she's not very cool when she burns our chocolate pudding!

"BILL is a really great brother - especially when he lends me money and I don't pay him back! He can be very funny - especially when he wears a swim suit! His main problem is that he's a perfectionist and sometimes it's a hang up. He is very serious about the group and he has quite a temper when he's not happy about the way we practice.

"BARRY acts too smart sometimes, and he says what's on his mind whether he hurts people or

not. He's also very bad at getting 'round to doing things that he says he'll do. He's a very good bass player and has a great imagination and sense of humor. He's also got a very large pot belly!

I like JOHN best when he's asleep - and sometimes when he's drumming. It's also very funny to watch him and SUSAN fight! He has a habit of getting on my nerves, especially when he doesn't pay attention.

"SUSAN is really cute, and she's going to be a good looking girl when she grows up. She's got a very catching laugh, but she's even funnier when she pretends to cry. You should see her trying to get out of a spanking

from Dad when she's in trouble!"

Says BARRY: "The trouble with MOM is that she worries too much. She's very funny to look at on stage because her knees shake and her lower lip quivers! But she's real neat looking and down to earth. She respects us in every way and she acts like a good mother should.

"Bill can be the greatest guy in the world, but he can also be the creepiest. He yells a lot at rehearsals, but when he's up to it he has a great sense of humor. He's also a very sloppy eater and he's so think it's hilarious!

"BOB makes the funnies jokes I've ever heard. But he's at his funniest when he cuts himself shaving!! He's a neat brother.





Cowsills
John leads the attack with candle
held high. But Barry and Bob look
like they don't ant to fight!

Cowsills
Susan sits on Dad Cowsill's lap,
and reads a bed-time story to
Bill, her mom, John, Bob and Barry.
Everyone's really engrossed!



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