12 Daze of Hedgemas: Free Bird In a Bare Tree

For those playing at home under the age of 40:

1.  David Cassidy was a teen scream singer in the early 70′s who stared as Keith Partridge in “The Partridge Family.”

2.  “Free Bird”  is a lengthy half ballad/half uptempo Southern rock anthem recorded by Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1973.

3.  During the 70′s it was popular during concerts by any performer or band from the Ramones to Barry Manilow to shout, “Free Bird” as a request.

4.  Comic strips that require extensive annotation such as this one are generally considered to be less than successful.