GaryAlan
Well-Known Member
A bit off-topic:
The Dorothy Hamill TV Special, which aired 3/2/77,
had Jerry Weintraub as Executive Producer.
Dorothy Hamill was also a recently-signed artist to Weintraub's management company.
Now, as much as I enjoy Make Me Laugh (primarily because it is a new-found Karen Vocal),
why wasn't a more suitable/memorable Carpenters' song chosen to be performed on the program ?
As with the later concerts, attention focused less on the music and more on the "showman-ship."
Even if, as has been documented, Richard (and Karen) exercised more control over their post -1975
career, the choices being made in the Weintraub-managed era were not necessarily good ones.
The Dorothy Hamill TV Special, which aired 3/2/77,
had Jerry Weintraub as Executive Producer.
Dorothy Hamill was also a recently-signed artist to Weintraub's management company.
Now, as much as I enjoy Make Me Laugh (primarily because it is a new-found Karen Vocal),
why wasn't a more suitable/memorable Carpenters' song chosen to be performed on the program ?
As with the later concerts, attention focused less on the music and more on the "showman-ship."
Even if, as has been documented, Richard (and Karen) exercised more control over their post -1975
career, the choices being made in the Weintraub-managed era were not necessarily good ones.