When I was 6

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my parents took me and the other lil fooks to our first concert--The Carpenters!

None of us knew Karen played the drums. How kewl was she?

What a voice, what a shame.

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[roybear.livejournal.com]

Couldn't agree more. I'm totally envious that you saw them live.

[cachondo.livejournal.com]

The Carpenters are an integral part of my childhood as well. For some reason, summertime activities whether a cross-country station wagon trek to Yellowstone or just a hop down to the swimminghole were accompanied by the Carpenters coming through on the tinny AM radio. Couple that with warm peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a swarm of irritated bees. There is nothing better, in my estimation, than a group sing-along while heading out in search of that idyllic summer camp site.

It is a shame, and very bittersweet as well.

[puzzld1.livejournal.com]

When Molly was a baby I used to sing her every Carpenters song I could remember. Them and Joni Mitchell. he still wants Carpenters when she doesn't feel good and needs to be babyish. They were such a part of my childhood. Karen was one of the greats.

So was Cass Elliott. 2 brilliantly talented women whose talent was cruelly eclipsed by oppressive societal expectations about body image. I feel a bond.

[zhenzhi.livejournal.com]

oh yeah!! many family singalongs to carpenters!

[quirkstreet.livejournal.com]

The Beatles and The Carpenters were some of the only pop music my parents had in the house when I was a lad. Later I went through my cooler-than-thou phase about Karen and Richard. I'm so glad I got over it.

Oh, that voice.