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Post by DJLOVETRAIN on Oct 17, 2006 19:34:52 GMT -5
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Post by Nessie71 on Oct 17, 2006 20:43:50 GMT -5
Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but I believe she allegedly dated Alan Osmond, Steve Martin, John Davidson and Mark Harmon. She had a serious relationship with Terry Ellis , who was co-owner of Chrysalis records and manager of Jethro Tull at the time.
Does anybody know if she dated John Denver or were they just friends? I remember seeing a picture of them together somewhere and they were holding hands.
Nessie
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Post by wisejester7 on Oct 18, 2006 8:08:26 GMT -5
I don't think John Denver and Karen ever dated. They worked together on a Carpenters tv special. There was a professional respect shared between them, but with their respective schedules there was never the time to really develop a good friendship...let alone date.
John Denver made a comment (after Karen's death) about how he wishes he had been a better friend to Karen, then maybe he would have noticed her condition/struggle. He was just so wrapped up in his own career and life.
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Post by enigma on Oct 18, 2006 8:21:29 GMT -5
Somebody correct me if I am wrong, but I believe she allegedly dated Alan Osmond, Steve Martin, John Davidson and Mark Harmon. She had a serious relationship with Terry Ellis , who was co-owner of Chrysalis records and manager of Jethro Tull at the time. Does anybody know if she dated John Denver or were they just friends? I remember seeing a picture of them together somewhere and they were holding hands. Nessie I believe all these men with the exception of Terry Ellis are just rumours there was Gary Sims in the early 70's and the english fellow that was with A&M records in britain (I forget his name) that Karen dated in the late 70s also of course there was Tom Burris her husband until just before she died. There were a few before Burris who I also forgot by name off hand. I will allow others to fill in the rest as it is not the most comfortable subject for me delving into Karens private life, Also it is a known fact by their own admission that the schedule for the Carpenters was so hectic there was little time for a private life so dating was not really an option in K&Rs career especially early on. (see I Need To Be In Love lyrics they say it all)
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 18, 2006 11:14:37 GMT -5
This should answer all questions on Karen's dates. This appeared on the main page of the Carpenters Online web site just last month and was read by near five thousand people.
The following is a chronicle of some of the guys Karen dated.
GARY SIMS (1968-1970): Their romance bore the sweet innocense of youth. They held hands as they went to see musicals like Finian's Rainbow and Hello Dolly, which she liked. They cruised to the beach.
JERRY LUBY (1970): Karen enjoyed Jerry's keen sense of fun and his committment to work. The safety of a romance with someone within the "family unit" -and, importantly, whom Richard liked also-combined with the speed of life on the road and work in the studio, hemmed her in: there seemed to be few chances elsewhere of getting dates. Jerry would be the first in a succession of romances within the Carpenters' entourage.
ALAN OSMOND (1972): Like so many of her attachments, it had little chance to develop. The Osmond family live in Salt Lake City, a ninety minute flight from Los Angeles. It continued as a strong telephone friendship, and occasionally Alan would fly in to see Karen. But his work, too, was demanding as his group was riding high. Karen made light of her friendship with Alan Osmond, saying their careers and geographical distance meant it was destined to stay just that: a friendship.
DAVID ALLEY (1973): Karen liked David Alley because he was there. But it wasn't like:WOW. He was somebody to talk to. It was a convenience.
NICKY CHINN (1973): Nicky and Karen hit it off. They met frequently for dinner and he called her often from London. He found her very warm, extremely funny with a great self-deprecating humor, wonderful company, and with a smile that just radiated her face. Though he had romantic aspirations, their friendship panned out as platonic.
TERRY ELLIS (1975): Terry loved Karen's warmth, the natural qualities so far removed from the show business clique, while she found in him the commanding authority combined with the tenderness that she looked for in a man.
TOM BAHLER (1978): During the recording of the Christmas music, Karen was driving down Highland Ave toward A&M in heavy traffic one day when she saw a man do a U-turn in his Porsche convertible. Shocked at the speed of his illegal action, she was astonished to see that the driver was Tom Bahler. Karen would later say that the sight of Tom Bahler doing a U-turn in his Porsche had "peaked her interest" in him.
TOM BURRIS (1980-1983): Karen and Tom were dating, and after a whirlwind romance of two months they were engaged. Tom made a terrific impression on Karen. Four hundred and fifty guests were at Karen Carpenter's wedding to blonde, blue eyed Tom Burris. On the day of her passing Karen was set to sign divorce papers. This never happened and Karen left this earth a married woman.
It's reported that Karen briefly dated mark Harmon but this went nowhere fast. She was also set up to go on a date with Tony Danza - but the date never happened.
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