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[Billy]

Hello.My name's Billy and I come from China!
I'm only sixteen but I love Carpenters' songs very much.

[Rick Henry]

Hi Billy! Welcome! It is wonderful to have you here on the Carpenters Online. It's great to see someone only sixteen years old loves the Carpenters. I was 16 in 1976 when "There's A Kind Of Hush" was a big hit.

[Ming]

Hi My friend Billy,

Welcome! Do you recognise my name 'Ming'? I am the 'Raymond' in your msn contact list.

Ming

[YesterdayOnceMore]

A Heartfelt Welcome to you, Billy. It's so nice that you've joined this wonderful family of Carpenter lovers. We hope to hear a lot from you, and are glad to have you on board.
Tim

(Also Known As - YesterdayOnceMore)

[GoodOldDreams]

Hello Billy,

Welcome to this group!

I became interested in the Carpenters' music when I was about 12 years old living in California because "Close to You" reminded me of some of the Chinese contemporary vocal music I heard on the radio growing up in Hong Kong. How did you first "discover" the Carpenters' music? It will be interesting for us to learn from your perspective!

[BethMosior]

ITs Wonderful to meet you Billy on the best web site for those who Love K & R very glad you have joined us here

[JIM]

Hey Billy Welcome!!! I am so glad you found this site. When I found it I knew I was home and now you are to!! I am looking forward to reading about all of the many things you love about the Carpenters.


Jim

[heartwaves]

Greetings to you, Billy! The more the merrier here! I'm one of the new ones here myself, and I'm loving this site and the folks here.....I believe you will too!!!

[georgeb]

Hello _ I am George, a major fan of Carpenters since 1970, and actually member of Newville Ave mailing list from about 1995 until its demise!

The photograph top left of Karen is one I have not seen before. She looked unwell there, and is that a towel under her arm? When was this photo taken. Don't remove it because it strikes me as a possible shot of the very private Karen - distressing but possibly real.

George

[GoodOldDreams]

georgeb said:

Hello _ I am George, a major fan of Carpenters since 1970, and actually member of Newville Ave mailing list from about 1995 until its demise!

The photograph top left of Karen is one I have not seen before. She looked unwell there, and is that a towel under her arm? When was this photo taken. Don't remove it because it strikes me as a possible shot of the very private Karen - distressing but possibly real.

George

Hi George,

Welcome to this forum! It's good to know another major fan right from 1970! I was a frequent visitor to the Newville Avenue website also before its demise. I hope you will join our discussions here and share your thoughts and experiences with the Carpenters, your favorite songs, any concerts of theirs you may have attended, etc.

It looks like the photograph of Karen is a screen capture from the 1976 "There's a Kind of Hush" music video. Karen was wearing a loosely-fitted garment that was gathered at the waist above wide, flared pant leggings that looked somewhat like a gown at first glance from a distance. Being the anorectic person she was, Karen may have not have recognized how painfully thin she actually looked to others, and Richard often had to coax her to put on a jacket so that the audience would not gasp at her appearance during their concerts.

[wisejester7]

Greetings George!

It is always nice to meet someone new here!!

[YesterdayOnceMore]

Hi there George, and welcome to Richard and Karen Carpenter Ave....or "the avenue" for short. I'm happy to have another 70's Carpenters fan too - like Good Old Dreams, I first heard the Carpenters, and fell in love with that sound right from the start, as Close To You hit the airwaves.

We have some really wonderful discussions here, play a few games, and we enjoy and respect each other, even when our opinions differ. It's a great site, run by a great guy.

Happy to help you find something, or point you in the right direction here, if you wish. Please don't hesitate to ask. It will be super to hear your adventures, your opinions, and your favorite stories.

I didn't find the Newville Avenue group until just before you all met together in Downey at the Newville house. However, I did get to know Randy Schmidt, who actually gave me exact driving directions some years later to not only the Newville House, but the Methodist Church, the apartments, and the Lubbec house, as well. Randy is a good guy.

So, welcome, welcome, welcome.
Tim
(AKA YesterdayOnceMore)......

PS - to all those forum members who know the story - I was a bit amazed to find a post by our Honorary Member, Jim, here. I loved what he had to say:

I am so glad you found this site. When I found it I knew I was home and now you are to!! I am looking forward to reading about all of the many things you love about the Carpenters.

"....I knew I was home....." Boy, howdy!

[Rick Henry]

georgeb said:

Hello _ I am George, a major fan of Carpenters since 1970, and actually member of Newville Ave mailing list from about 1995 until its demise!

The photograph top left of Karen is one I have not seen before. She looked unwell there, and is that a towel under her arm? When was this photo taken. Don't remove it because it strikes me as a possible shot of the very private Karen - distressing but possibly real.

George

Hello George... Thank you very much for checking into Richard and Karen Carpenter Avenue (aka The Avenue).

Welcome to our interesting group of individuals... this is a place where almost anything goes... you can expected the expected and you can also expect the unexpected... but never is it ordinary.

We're all here for you if you need any help in navigating through the forum or if you have a question about Karen, Richard and the gang.

GoodOldDreams (aka Dreams) gave you a good description of the picture you mentioned. The item you mentioned which you described as a towel under her arm is actually a colorful scarf around her neck and draped over her shoulder.

I have been a fan since late 1971... I was only 11... Had I been a bit older in 1970 I'm sure I would have been a fan right from the beginning. 1975 (with the release of "Horizon") is when I became a die-hard fan for life. I just love that Karen Carpenter... what a remarkable voice.

[suzieq272]

HelloEveryone
Just to say hi and all the best for great month (weather lousey here in England) Don't know if anyone can help me hear on one of the pictures of Karen when you come into the forum she is wearing a waiscoat and a mini bow tie whear is she? can I get it on youtube (if it's a show I think Suzanne Sommers was on the video clip) Also one last thing what happened to some of the videos on youtube I really like the live in Holland 1977-78 whear she's Sandra Dee. Please let me know soon Suzieq272

[Rick Henry]

May 1, 2008 12:35:58 GMT -5 suzieq272 said:

HelloEveryone
Just to say hi and all the best for great month (weather lousey here in England) Don't know if anyone can help me hear on one of the pictures of Karen when you come into the forum she is wearing a waiscoat and a mini bow tie whear is she? can I get it on youtube (if it's a show I think Suzanne Sommers was on the video clip) Also one last thing what happened to some of the videos on youtube I really like the live in Holland 1977-78 whear she's Sandra Dee. Please let me know soon Suzieq272

The pic on this forum is an enhancement by Chris Tassin from a still from the TV Special "Music, Music, Music". Suzanne Somers is was not involved with this special, she was on the "Space encounters" special.