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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 6, 2006 13:24:25 GMT -5
If the Carpenters had a yard sale, what would you most like to find there?
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 6, 2006 13:44:04 GMT -5
Very interesting topic... this is a first of a kind.
I can tell you one thing which would not be at the Carpenters yard sale... that would be Karen's stuffed animals - she loved them too much to ever sell them.
But you might see some old recording equipment. Maybe the yellow checked sweater Karen wore in the picture on the back of "Horizon".
Oh, okay, I went and reread the question... what would I like to find at a Carpenters yard sale?
I'd like to find old reel to reel tapes of forgotten unreleased songs.
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Post by DJLOVETRAIN on Sept 6, 2006 13:54:35 GMT -5
I would love to have an autographed picture of Karen and Richard! Also a Carpenters Logo T-shirt and ALL the Carpenters songs(released or unreleased) on CD!
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Sept 6, 2006 21:52:59 GMT -5
I'd like to find original "lead sheets" with scribbled notes by Karen on them....what she wanted to do breathing-wise; how she wanted to accent a certain element in the vocal; perhaps a lyric change or two. I'd like to find one of Richard's Whirlitzers there. Karen's Lead Sister Tee would be a great find, though we KNOW where that's housed. I'd like to find a "set" of Karen's drums. She had many. An entire trap set, complete with the many, many toms she used to use. I'd like to find a set of wood blocks, used by Karen. I'd love to find some written sheet music by Rich, handwritten with the same kind of scribbles on it, the same as mentioned above in the vocal "lead sheets." I'd like to find the ring Karen wore that looked like a belt buckle encrusted with diamonds. I saw it on her finger the FIRST night I saw her in person, got her autograph, and TOUCHED HER HAND. I thought I would die! I was 17. I'd like to find A Christmas "ornament" that Karen cherished from her favorite holiday, Christmas. I'm sure she had quite a collection of "favorite" cherished ornaments. And....I'd like to find the letter that I wrote to her in 1973, when I saw her in person for the SECOND time, that I watched her read outside of her hotel room; so I would know she really DID keep it, after all. WOW - what an amazing yard sale THAT would be. Thanks, WiseJester7 - just for the thought. Tim
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 6, 2006 23:13:16 GMT -5
from Tim..."And....I'd like to find the letter that I wrote to her in 1973, when I saw her in person for the SECOND time, that I watched her read outside of her hotel room; so I would know she really DID keep it, after all. "
Ah, that's really sweet, Tim.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 7, 2006 10:30:39 GMT -5
I'd like to find some never before seen family photos.
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Post by Ming on Sept 7, 2006 11:22:19 GMT -5
Me too. I always enjoy photos.
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 7, 2006 14:37:44 GMT -5
I would like to find those funny family pictures that just make you smile, some old high school memorbilia of K's, some of those old records they listened to so much as they were growing up, music with personal notes scribbled in the margins and over the measures, old toys (this does include stuffed animals and Disney things, too), old and well used drumsticks, Carpenters fan club goodies and letters and behind the tables waiting to sell me my choices Evelyn, Richard, Karen, Agnes and Harold.
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Post by beaner on Sept 7, 2006 15:11:36 GMT -5
I know that Karen would probably put all her old clothes in the yard sale from when she was reportedly "chubby", as per the news media. To me, she was never chubby. A bit hippy but never enough to think she was fat.
As for Richard, perhaps some old car parts that were not needed for all his classical cars; duplicates maybe.
Also, so someone else mentioned, old recording equipment for sure.
But as Rick said, you would never find Karen's stuffed animals or any Disney Mickey Mouse stuff. Those were too precious to her.
Beaner
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Post by ps11932 on Sept 7, 2006 16:51:02 GMT -5
This is a great topic- outstanding selections everyone has made. Tim, I am really impressed by the brief communications you had with Karen- I bet some moments of encouragement and joy came to her that day she read the letter. As for me, I'd have my eye out for the catcher's equipment for sure- maybe one of the promotional hammers, too.
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 7, 2006 17:22:03 GMT -5
Speaking of clothes, I might find that "Gilligan" hat she wore on that plane. . .or maybe a pair of KC sunglasses.
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 7, 2006 17:25:43 GMT -5
Better yet would be the hat from the Rolling Stones Cover from 1974.
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Post by BethMosior on Sept 7, 2006 19:38:30 GMT -5
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 7, 2006 21:40:02 GMT -5
I think the fringe vests, K&R are wearing in the currrent background pic would be a nice find at a yard sale - you'd definitely catch me wearing something groovy like that.
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Post by BethMosior on Sept 7, 2006 22:38:05 GMT -5
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Post by neverbeenalone on Sept 8, 2006 10:44:47 GMT -5
Oddly enough, the Carpenters estate DID have a yard sale of sorts, where several of their personal effects, including rare CDs and records leftover from the Newville Avenue home were sold. Some of Karen's wardrobe (i.e. dresses, etc) and stuft animals were also available. This followed the passing of Richard and Karen's mother, Agnes. -Chris
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Post by wisejester7 on Sept 8, 2006 16:33:42 GMT -5
Hmmm....that would have been a once in a lifetime opportunity. I wonder what Rich kept and what he got rid of...and the reasons behind the decisions.
I'm surprised he didn't keep K's car since he is such a big car buff.
The Newville House must have had too many ghosts in it for him to hold on to it.
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Post by Rick Henry on Sept 15, 2006 10:35:04 GMT -5
Here's another thought to keep this conversation going...
If you had unlimited money. How much would you (realistically) pay for some of the items you listed. Or what do you feel the value of some of these items would be.
I mentioned a reel to reel tape of unreleased recordings. The value of something like that would probably be somewhere in the millions. I'd guess if there were three unreleased songs it could possibly go for around 2 1/2 million dollars.
Now the old family photos would possibly have a value of $150,000.
Wow, what an expensive yard sale.
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