Carpenters 55th Anniversary Celebration - April 2024 in Downey

[Jack A.]

Hope you all are having a great time!! I wanted to go but a high school schedule just doesn’t really allow me to travel across the country during the week right now.

 

[GDBY2LV]

It was installed recently for us, at the Carpenters 55th, I was told. The mayor and city counsel lady were there too. We made the front page of the local paper today. . The Downey Patriot.

 

[GDBY2LV]

The picture of Karen behind the Legacy book is a promo photo for her solo album sent out to the press and radio stations I’ve been told.

 

[GDBY2LV]

Cynthia Gibb from The Karen Carpenter Story tv movie 1989, with Randy Schmidt for a Q&A session after the show. We saw the movie in a theater. He hopes his documentary , Starving For Perfection with be released for sale on dvd/blu ray in early June, along with Amazon Prime.

 

[Carl]

Looks great from the photos! Hope you are all having a great time

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

They need 2 glass enclosures because that one is too full Hard to see everything as it has so many overlapping items.

I guess Richard didn’t show up? I know he attended one a long time ago but I guess that was long before all the books and docu dramas that have been released in recent years.

 

[CarpentersToYou]

Thanks so much for sharing all this.

 

[newvillefan]

The Newville grounds look in a state worse than I've ever seen them.

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

The Newville grounds look in a state worse than I've ever seen them.

At least they could have pressure cleaned the sidewalk…didn’t they get the invite for the 55th lol

Seriously those dead tree branches are quite dreary makes me want to cue up Crescent Noon.

 

[Faithful Fan]

The gathering has been amazing and a true gift of grace...thanks to the planners.
A special thank you to Chris for his heartfelt and faith-inspired letter of welcome. I will sadly miss today's events and headed home. But my thoughts and prayers are with those gathered today! The Carpenters beautiful legacy lives on as the story continues to be shared. Tom

 

[Rick-An Ordinary Fool]

It’s too bad the event could not have been filmed and for a fee allowed those who could not attend to see it.

 

[Bartog739]

Hopefully some things will pop up on you tube. There are some great things from the 50th on there. Please let us know if and when anyone posts something. It will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[GDBY2LV]

Guess who ?

 

[Jack A.]

WAIT, WHAT????