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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 28, 2006 19:57:07 GMT -5
  Hi all, just got off of a whirlwind of being busy. So, now in my relaxation I am going to spend a bit of time on the forum conversing with my friends.
I'm also going to do the Main Web Site Update. I have a great all new Carpenters related interview. This time it's not a musician. If all goes well the update should be complete tonight.
Continuing with the update the Featured Song of the Month will be from the album "Voice Of The Heart". For the Featured Song I rotate the albums and choose a song from that I like or is a topic of conversation on the forum. This time I would like to do something different. I would like to let one of you pick the featured song of the month. This is how it will work - the first person to post a song choice from "Voice Of The Heart" will be the one that goes into the update. I have already used "Look To Your Dreams" and "Ordinary Fool". Along with your song choice please include any information you may know about the song.
 See you around... thank you for being a friend!
Oh and by the way... don't forget to turn your clocks back... you get an extra hour... take advantage of it! |
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Post by wisejester7 on Oct 28, 2006 22:18:54 GMT -5
Rick, how about reviewing 'NOW'? I don't know much about the song other than it was recorded in 1982 and it is reportedly the last song Karen worked on...or at least it was from her last recording session.
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 28, 2006 23:57:47 GMT -5
"Now" it shall be.
As I write this I am gathering info on the song. If anybody has any tidbit to add (other than the commonly known info) please post it and I will include it on the update.
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Post by YesterdayOnceMore on Oct 29, 2006 0:03:46 GMT -5
T-man, here - checking in with an hour to spare this evening. Thanks for the reminder to turn the clocks back, Rickstr. As for me, I'm going to try and catch an extra hour of sleep. Well...I did say " try ." wj7, it looks like your selection of "Now" will be the featured song of the month, and I think that's an excellent choice. This was, in fact, the last song Karen recorded....but I'm wondering what other items she worked on during this time frame. If the KC story line is accurate, Karen did this in one take. Richard was so moved by Karen's reading of it that he didn't want her to do it again, though she thought she would be able to do it better. I don't know - would have to agree with Rich...I mean - I remember hearing this for the first time - not knowing, then, that it was the last song KC recorded. I just remember being so moved by this entire compilation because, as everyone knows, Karen was gone from us when it was finally released. Richard's picture looked SO incredibly sad on the cover, and the dedication of the album to Karen...Oofah! All just so moving. By the time I played Now, I was, of course, with the old familiar tears in the eyes and lump in the throat. It was AWFUL thinking there would NEVER BE MORE....that she was NOT going to sing again. IT COULDN'T END.....but alas, it had. Ugh! It was such a delight to have the album....but so sad a statement at the same time. Talk about bittersweet...... It's a fine album, and Now is an awesome song. Good choice. Tim 
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Post by Rick Henry on Oct 29, 2006 1:05:54 GMT -5
It's done. I've just finished the update.
Now, I send out emails to let all know of the update.
This one took me just over five hours to complete. |
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Post by Moe on Oct 29, 2006 3:46:23 GMT -5
I am working and have to put in an extra hour! I get paid for it, but it would still better not to work this night. Working on Spring Forward night is much more fun!
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Post by wisejester7 on Oct 29, 2006 9:16:28 GMT -5
I am working and have to put in an extra hour! I get paid for it, but it would still better not to work this night. Working on Spring Forward night is much more fun! I was just talking last night about people who work the night shift on the 'fall back' night...you answered my question with your post. (I was wondering if you work your normal shift hours. Did they let you go early/have the next shift come in early for this one day OR does the employer compensate with extra pay and let the 'normal' shift ride as is?) Thanks for the post, Moe! |
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Post by wisejester7 on Oct 29, 2006 9:22:50 GMT -5
T-man, here - checking in with an hour to spare this evening. Thanks for the reminder to turn the clocks back, Rickstr. As for me, I'm going to try and catch an extra hour of sleep. Well...I did say " try ." wj7, it looks like your selection of "Now" will be the featured song of the month, and I think that's an excellent choice. This was, in fact, the last song Karen recorded....but I'm wondering what other items she worked on during this time frame. If the KC story line is accurate, Karen did this in one take. Richard was so moved by Karen's reading of it that he didn't want her to do it again, though she thought she would be able to do it better. I don't know - would have to agree with Rich...I mean - I remember hearing this for the first time - not knowing, then, that it was the last song KC recorded. I just remember being so moved by this entire compilation because, as everyone knows, Karen was gone from us when it was finally released. Richard's picture looked SO incredibly sad on the cover, and the dedication of the album to Karen...Oofah! All just so moving. By the time I played Now, I was, of course, with the old familiar tears in the eyes and lump in the throat. It was AWFUL thinking there would NEVER BE MORE....that she was NOT going to sing again. IT COULDN'T END.....but alas, it had. Ugh! It was such a delight to have the album....but so sad a statement at the same time. Talk about bittersweet...... It's a fine album, and Now is an awesome song. Good choice. Tim Hope you got your extra sleep, T-man! I know there are MANY songs we could have used for the topic song from the Voice Of The Heart album, but there is a stigma associated with NOW and I thought it was important that we focus on the song and Karen's delivery of it. If Karen DID do this song in one take......WOW, what a marvel! It is sometimes hard to grasp the magnitude of talent she possessed. |
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