so was cass elliot. cass elliot was one of the funniest people i ever knew.et her in new york and we used to, you know, sit back in the pizza house and watch the tourists go by. people watch, you know. but she was very well-read and an entertaining conversationalist and she came up to me outside the troubadour one night. we had seen the hollies a few days before and she said -- i didn't really put it together until what happened. that's how dense i am. she said, "do you think that you and david might like a third voice?" "well, if it was the right guy and if it felt right, you know." never in a thousand years did i realize that there was a war going on within the hollies and he had fallen head over heels for joni mitchell. she says, "when david crosby calls you and tells you to come to my house, do it immediately." and that's all. she said, "i'm not telling you any more." tavis: when the call comes, show up! >> that's right! she's a clever person, so i walk in and there's her and there's david behind her. and there's david behind her back in his, you know, te