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LTC Stephen C.
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CPL Dave Hoover, I saw the Carpenters perform live on the Auburn University (AL) campus on 16NOV71. Back then, I thought I was a photographer and had an okay 35mm single lens reflex camera. I guess I looked official because the ushers allowed me to go down in front of the stage and take photos to my heart's content! The photos were lost over the years. I wish I still had them.
I was really upset when Karen died. I had no idea that she suffered from an eating disorder.
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CPL Dave Hoover
CPL Dave Hoover
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I was surprised too, they keep it well hidden. Tragic. But you have a cherished memory brother. LTC Stephen C.
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Lt Col Leslie Bryant
Lt Col Leslie Bryant
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My parents gave me tickets to a Carpenters concert for my 16th birthday after I had been listening to them for 2-3 yrs. Seeing them live was fantastic! I really loved Karen! She was very shy but had this fabulous voice and sound and Richard was incredible whether writing their songs, playing the piano or using a synthesizer. He actually is credited with a lot of firsts if you are a music lover when it comes to combining rhythms, and use use of synthesizers.
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Lt Col Leslie Bryant
Lt Col Leslie Bryant
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Thanks for your great Carpenter Story! Karen had such a great voice and Richard really wrote amazing songs and arranging! They were really World Class! Karen died way too soon when eating disorders weren’t well known and highly stigmatized. I still play all their albums now in CD form. My biggest regret is not keeping their albums.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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My wife sang all of their songs, she said she and Karen had the exact same range.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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Nice!!!
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CW5 Jack Cardwell
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Monday but not raining here!
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
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It rained most of the day here killing most of what was left of last week's six inches. Changed over to heavy wet snow and now we've got a fresh inch of the white stuff with snow still falling. . . .
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