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Post by David Roberson on Mar 29, 2004 16:32:30 GMT -5
I joined as a member today after conveying my favorite Carpetners album. I saw that I was merely a "guest" and knew I had to join the fun. I am writing about the new release, "Carpenters Gold/35th Anniversary Edition". When I saw on this site that it is currently on the pop CD chart, I was really pleased! It's nice to know DECENT music still charts.
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Post by davidroberson on Mar 29, 2004 16:40:50 GMT -5
Still a "guest" according to my last post? I'm new to posting messages in this fashion. Forgive my ignorance.
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Post by Rick Henry on Mar 29, 2004 19:34:02 GMT -5
Hi David, welcome to The Carpenters Online Forum. I remember when I was new to the internet, one of the first messages I ver posted on a forum somehow posted four times. I don't know what I did but the topic appeared four times in a row. I guess we all make our little boo boo's.
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Post by cam83 on Mar 30, 2004 0:44:00 GMT -5
Welcome David, Good to have you here. Hope you have fun talking about things related to the Carpenters. We are like a close knit family here...which is nice. Oh by the way, the GOLD album is now #101 on the BILLBOARD TOP 200 album. YAY!!
Cameron
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Post by davidroberson on Mar 31, 2004 12:16:09 GMT -5
Hi, Cameron and Rick! Good to hear from you guys. Glad to see that "Gold" in still moving up the chart! I also received "As Time Goes By" in the mail last week. It was only afterwards that I found out it was being released in the US next month. But I got a discount on my copy due to its condition (it plays, thankfully), so I only paid $9.99 for it! And it's such a great CD. I have the Carpenters specials on video and it was a wonderful surprise to find songs from them on "As Time Goes By". I love the medley of "Superstar/Rainy Days and Mondays" and "The Rainbow Connection" really suits their style. Gonna go for now. Take care!
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Post by smoothie2 on Mar 31, 2004 20:03:54 GMT -5
:)hi david...glad you "clocked in" to the site even though you had a little trouble. Always good to have someone new who can contribute their thoughts about things. Did you ever see the Carps. in person? Several have on this site, but I'm not one of those..never got the chance, but I surely recall their tv shows and other appearances. I like to hear from those who did get to see them though. I saw John Denver in '78, Kenny Rogers in '82 and somewhere saw the Osmonds when Donny was about 16 and all a glitter in purple. anyway, ...so it goes
smoothie
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Post by David Roberson on Apr 1, 2004 12:37:09 GMT -5
::)Hey, Smoothie! Good to hear from you. I never got to see the Carpenters in concert. In fact, I have never been to a concert at all. I came to close to seeing Berlin at a nearby college in 1986, but they cancelled. Perhaps I'll get to a concert one of these days.
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Post by Pam on Apr 20, 2004 22:50:27 GMT -5
I was fortunate enough to see the Carpenters twice in the mid to late seventies. I remember them sounding just like they did on their albums and the venue being packed with fans. It was plain to see they were super talented and genuinely nice people, but truly they also had that special "something" that made them stars. Very professional and very comfortable in front of an audience... I feel fortunate that they were pretty much the only performers I ever bothered to go see in my youth.
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