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Post by wisejester7 on May 17, 2007 20:42:46 GMT -5
I know this is weird, but it seems as if Richard is checking out Karen's backside in the picture on the main website.
I wonder what he was really thinking?
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Post by Rick Henry on May 17, 2007 22:31:21 GMT -5
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Post by enigma on May 18, 2007 9:50:39 GMT -5
Lol wisejester or as Karen would say yuk! I agree with Rick This picture is from one of my favorite Karen periods look wise. Its simular to my picture I use as my avatar The hair is beautiful Karen is beautiful and healthy. I think the look is classic; Karen always had a sense of style even then. I really love this early look for Karen. BTW Rick do you know what show/performance this (and I assume my avatar picture) is taken from?   |
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Post by wisejester7 on May 18, 2007 10:47:10 GMT -5
LOL I could't resist. You're right, enigma ... Karen would say "Yuk!"
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Post by Dave on May 18, 2007 18:24:35 GMT -5
"How can I tell her that there's a dinner napkin stuck to her skirt before she turns around?"
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Post by Rick Henry on May 18, 2007 18:55:00 GMT -5
"How can I tell her that there's a dinner napkin stuck to her skirt before she turns around?" |
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Post by Dave on May 18, 2007 19:01:46 GMT -5
It's either that, or "Is that a scorpion crawling up her skirt?!!!"
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Post by wisejester7 on May 18, 2007 20:16:55 GMT -5
"How can I tell her that there's a dinner napkin stuck to her skirt before she turns around?" Good one, Dave! It's fun to imagine what Richard might be thinking ... and your words opened up a whole new way of seeing this picture. |
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Post by beaner on May 23, 2007 13:00:29 GMT -5
I looked at this it was either this video or another one of Karen much thinner and Richard did the same thing. First thing I thought of (and I hate to say it) was that he was looking at Karen's figure. Even though she looks pretty healthy in this photo, she started losing weight the wrong way long before any of us fans knew what was really going on and it just looked to me like he was seeing how thin she was getting."
Beaner'
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Post by wisejester7 on May 23, 2007 13:09:35 GMT -5
I looked at this it was either this video or another one of Karen much thinner and Richard did the same thing. First thing I thought of (and I hate to say it) was that he was looking at Karen's figure. Even though she looks pretty healthy in this photo, she started losing weight the wrong way long before any of us fans knew what was really going on and it just looked to me like he was seeing how thin she was getting." Beaner' That could well be true. There is a photo from the point of view of being on the stage and looking out toward the audience. The picture reveals Karen's arms through her sleeves ... like the early Lady Diana pics that showed the outline of her legs through her skirt ... so maybe Karen's figure was much more apparent to those who were positioned behind her on the stage. This could have been a sneaky way of monitoring Karen's figure/weight loss. |
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Post by Rick Henry on May 23, 2007 20:45:16 GMT -5
I looked at this it was either this video or another one of Karen much thinner and Richard did the same thing. First thing I thought of (and I hate to say it) was that he was looking at Karen's figure. Even though she looks pretty healthy in this photo, she started losing weight the wrong way long before any of us fans knew what was really going on and it just looked to me like he was seeing how thin she was getting." Beaner' That could well be true. There is a photo from the point of view of being on the stage and looking out toward the audience. The picture reveals Karen's arms through her sleeves ... like the early Lady Diana pics that showed the outline of her legs through her skirt ... so maybe Karen's figure was much more apparent to those who were positioned behind her on the stage. This could have been a sneaky way of monitoring Karen's figure/weight loss. In this picture, that we are speaking of, I don't think Karen looks even close to being thin or anorexic. She still had her full figure in 1971. I think it was around mid to late 1973 that Karen began her cycle of losing weight. I think Richard is making some sort of pause or gesture in the moment of playing the keyboard. It looks as if his eyes are closed. He looks as if he's concentrating on what comes next. I can imagine in some of the later shows 1975 to 1978 Richard may have glanced at Karen noticing how thin she was.  |
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Post by beaner on May 25, 2007 12:56:10 GMT -5
I have to disagree a tad with you on this one, Rick. Although, no one knows what Richard is thinking or looking at, I do think that Karen looks quite thin in the waist. Do we know that this photo was, in fact, from 1971 because I saw her in concert around this time and she looked great still.
Dresses hide stuff anyway. She actually wasn't bad in the waist but was always a bit hippy then.
Aside from all that, I thought she looked wonderful and NEVER thought she needed to lose weight at all! Darn it!!!
Beaner
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Post by Rick Henry on May 25, 2007 13:10:06 GMT -5
I have to disagree a tad with you on this one, Rick. Although, no one knows what Richard is thinking or looking at, I do think that Karen looks quite thin in the waist. Do we know that this photo was, in fact, from 1971 because I saw her in concert around this time and she looked great still. Dresses hide stuff anyway. She actually wasn't bad in the waist but was always a bit hippy then. Aside from all that, I thought she looked wonderful and NEVER thought she needed to lose weight at all! Darn it!!! Beaner |
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Post by beaner on May 26, 2007 5:55:36 GMT -5
Absolutely, Rick. She would have only needed to lose a few pounds or even just exercise more to get rid of her hips or thighs but that would have been all.
It breaks my heart every time I see her in one of her later pics where she is so thin and emaciated. So sad....
In some sort of defense or at least, understanding of why Karen let this happen I think of myself right now. I'm overweight and have been probably mostly since the mid to late 80's and was at my worst in 2005 and most of 2006 until I broken down and decided to join weight watchers last September.
Since doing so, I am happy to say that I have lost almost 52 lbs so far and hope to be near my goal possibly by Christmas this year but we'll see. Anyway, getting back to understand Karen, I have so many people telling me how great I look now and I know I've lost all the weight but yet when someone takes a picture of me I am still so unhappy with what I see. Perhaps, it's true about what I have heard and whenever Karen looks into a mirror or saw pics of herself she just never saw enough.
Don't get me wrong, I could never be near anorexic hhhhhaaaaaa, not a chance but I guess I can understand how she MAY have felt and just kept taking it off.
By the way, did she actually have anorexia or bulemia? They are both similar but yet different. One is more physical and the other is more psychological I believe. She may have been both.
Have a great day everyone! I'm off to garage sales and then on to a sunset boat cruise tonight.
Beaner
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Post by Rick Henry on May 26, 2007 10:11:24 GMT -5
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