In time for Richard Carpenter's birthday (October 15, 1946).
A new one for my ears, 1971 Dutch TV Concert---thanks to Chris Bruinsma (with only 426 views since July):
This is awesome! Thanks, Chris.
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In time for Richard Carpenter's birthday (October 15, 1946).
A new one for my ears, 1971 Dutch TV Concert---thanks to Chris Bruinsma (with only 426 views since July):
Which version is it? The one with postman or without?T.J.Lubinsky interviews Richard during the pledge breaks about the R.P.O. album. He calls it a concept album, Richard agrees. Richard says it’s the finest Carpenters album ever made. It’s one of the gifts if you donate this time. Nothing else new.
In 2015 I remember them using footage of a Richard from the 90’s. The most recent interview with Richard that I remember is the 2013 Como DVD and you could hear how dried out his vocal cords were from smoking.Without. 3 short interviews with Richard during the pledge breaks. I don’t think he will be doing much more in the way of vocals again. If you listen to him on the show from 2015 to now, you’ll hear the difference in his voice when he talks. Just a feeling, and sad if that’s it. Hope I’m wrong. He can still do other things like a second RPO, or eventually release buried treasures we all want to hear own and hear.
This morning, 3/30/21 on the MSNBC show, Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough was excited to talk about Sirius Radio playing Casey Kasum on Saturdays, and 70’s music. He and another journalist were bantering about the way music changed, and the pop music of the era. Mostly forgettable. That’s how I feel about the 90’s. Anyway they were driving with a car load of people and he said the countdown reached #5. It was for the year 1971, and For All We Know started playing. He said they were all singing along to Karen Carpenter. A singer who had to endure the harsh critics of the day, and is now regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all time. He said, she and Richard made some really great music together. That was exciting to hear something different from them, instead of politics and pandemic news for a few minutes. Thought I would share that here. Made my day, at 4:00 am.
This morning, 3/30/21 on the MSNBC show, Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough was excited to talk about Sirius Radio playing Casey Kasum on Saturdays, and 70’s music. He and another journalist were bantering about the way music changed, and the pop music of the era. Mostly forgettable. That’s how I feel about the 90’s. Anyway they were driving with a car load of people and he said the countdown reached #5. It was for the year 1971, and For All We Know started playing. He said they were all singing along to Karen Carpenter. A singer who had to endure the harsh critics of the day, and is now regarded as one of the greatest vocalists of all time. He said, she and Richard made some really great music together. That was exciting to hear something different from them, instead of politics and pandemic news for a few minutes. Thought I would share that here. Made my day, at 4:00 am.
"It took Karen’s death to make them see “man, this is actually really good. I can feel her pain.”
I wonder how many of those "important" musicians and critics who dismissed or insulted her verbally or in print realize they contributed to her pain and therefore her problems???
Carpenters sighting - on the LAFF channel, you can see several episodes of That 70s Show every day - in Jackie's bedroom. on the back of her door, there is a poster of the Carpenters
There was a very interesting film called 'Christine' from 2016 about the journalist Chrstine Chubbuck, who took her own life on live TV, and while the film had no Carpenters music the main Character had posters of Richard and Karen in her room - which im assuming the real Christine Chubbuck must also have done. You also get a sneak of the posters around 1.25 in the trailer. It's an excellent, intelligent film, if anyone is ever in the mood.