The Cowsills In Magazines

everything in the yard and tries to make you see just how his life really is, you can't help but feel comfortable around him.

His birthday is August 26 and that makes him a Virgo—logical, thoughtful, modest and hardworking. And it's easy to see how he can keep the group together and " functioning with the least amount of resistance.

He points out the pool which isn't being used much, as it is about to rain. There's a surf board nearby which he says they do use in the pool.

Behind the pool is a large trampoline and a tennis court which doubles as a basketball court.

Then the rest of the family begin to arrive. Barbara, rnother of the whole collection, arrives first, looking like a model in a fashionable wool pants suit. She's off again soon to get the vacuum cleaner fixed.

Then the rest of the family arrives with Paul driving and Bob asks if we'd like to see a rehearsal.

It sounds good so he says, "Let's rehearse for a few minutes" and they all file obediently into the small room they use for rehearsals.

You can tell they practice a lot, for all the instruments are set up and ready to use. Everyone falls into his place and Bob sings lead on a very beautiful version of "By The Time I Get To Phoenix."

While he's tuning for the next song, Paul gives us a few bars of "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window" and Susan shows off her orange Snoopy watch that one of her brothers gave her.

Then a treat—a sneak preview of their next single, "Two By Two."

It's a rousing, almost gospel sound and certainly something, new in the way of Cowsill singles, but Bob feels somewhat confident that it'll do well.

Then Bob dismisses everyone and they all head off in different directions. Susan makes a mad dash to the house to change from her dress into pants so she can play on the trampoline.

We go back to the house too, for a quick look at the telescope that Bob gave Barry for Christmas, and then to Bob's bedroom where he has a tape system set up.

He's got a tape of the new single he wants us to hear, but has a bad time trying to find it among the yards and yards of tape all over the room.