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Post by Rick Henry on May 4, 2006 1:40:29 GMT -5
 Hi all.. I just wanted to let you know that with the June 2006 web site update (I know it's still a month away) there will be a fascinating original interview with a songwriter of one of the Carpenters' single releases. I don't want to give away the name just yet - but as all the others have been this will be a great fresh brand new interview which will shed new information on a favorite Carpenters song.
So far I have interviewed the following people:
*Randy Sparks - wrote "A Place To Hideaway"
*Dee Long (from the band Klaatu - who originally wrote and recorded "Calling Occupants")
*Steve Eaton - songwriter of "All You Get From Love Is A Love Song"
*Liberty DeVitto - played drums on Karen's solo album
*Rob Mounsey - wrote "Guess I Just Lost My Head" from Karen's solo and played keyboards on the song.
*Russell Javors - played guitar on Karen's solo and wrote the songs "All Because Of You", "Still In Love With You" and "Truly You"
*Palma Pascale - the sweet and generous lady who wrote the classic "Love Me For What I Am" from the album "Horizon". Part Four of Palma's story should appear in the May 2006 web site update.
Most of these interviews can be found on the "Interviews and Commentaries" board. This board is part of the 200 Club. Once you have posted 200 messages on this forum you will receive the password for this board.
Click here to enter the Interviews and Commentaries board
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Post by smoothie2 on May 5, 2006 23:51:02 GMT -5
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on May 8, 2006 19:08:10 GMT -5
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Post by BethMosior on May 13, 2006 13:45:08 GMT -5
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magiclamp
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Post by magiclamp on Jul 12, 2006 8:38:29 GMT -5
Thank you Rick, for all of the energy and creativity you've put into bringing these interviews to the forum. Being a new member, it will be awhile yet until I'm eligible to partake of them, but it sure is something to look forward to! By the way, do you know if Chris Christian even appeared on the Mike Douglas show? The reason I ask this, is because back in the early 70's, I remember watching Mike's show and his introducing a young songwriter whose name I am almost positive was Chris Christian. He sang the MOST gorgeous ballad and the audience went wild over him. He was unknown, but Mike clearly thought highly of his talent and the audience was clearly just as smitten. Anyway, I'd just love to know if this is the same gentleman you interviewed. I also have to note, that somewhere in my pile of "adolescent music memorabilia", I have a cassette with the song this fellow recorded. By the age of 9, I was completely obsessed with music, songwriting and singing, - and my little tape recorder and I were joined at the hip. For whatever reason, I taped Mike's show on my little Norelco cassette recorder that afternoon, - don't ask me why, -and this is the show the writer I saw/Chris C. was on. I'll to look far and wide for it, but I'm sure it's in one of many boxes of old cassettes. Best regards, magiclamp  |
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Post by JohnnyAngel on Jul 12, 2006 8:54:12 GMT -5
Thank you very much Rick for sharing those incredible interviews. Your work is simply great! You're always researching and finding people and facts related with Karen & Richard Carpenter that, us, die hard fans value and treasure very much!!!
I appreciatte very very much your curtsey and generosity
Best Regards!
Jorge
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:-[Sounds tremendous Rick, very interesting and exciting
