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Post by Rick Henry on May 8, 2004 20:12:35 GMT -5
A few days ago I was watching the E! True Hollywood episode on Karen. Eventhough it's been 21 years now I still get sad, even upset, sometimes bitter about the fact that Karen is no longer with us. She was so young, she was so immensely gifted. Sometimes I don't understand it or don't want to understand it. Sometimes I wish she was still with us making new music and entertaining us with her upbeat personality. just my thoughts...
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Post by smoothie2 on May 8, 2004 21:07:51 GMT -5
;D ???I think we all can relate to those feelings...because she was such an extraordinarily gifted person, and could connect with the fans. I didn't see the special you mention this time around, but I have in the past. She has influenced the music world and people in general because of the life she led.
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Post by beaner on May 8, 2004 21:17:59 GMT -5
I feel the same too sometimes. I know when I first heard on a news break that she died, I was totally devastated. I was angry and wanted to smash every picture I had in the apartment but thank God I didn't. I got through it with the help of friend and relatives who knew just what they meant to me. We all need her back here giving us what she so lovingly did for us. She sang from the heart. She was so genuine. No one could or will ever replace her. We miss you Karen!
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Post by jeff on May 8, 2004 22:43:00 GMT -5
Rick, i can relate to everyone of your thoughts .
I have a copy of that e special on Karen. I watch it many times and it tears me up everytime i see it. I keep thinking of the senseless loss of Karen,how much more beautiful songs she could have done. And of course just having her here today would have been just great.
I was driving to college on the morning i heard she had died. I heard it on the car radio and i had to pull over because i broke down like she was my sister. I just couldnt believe that she had died. I thought she had recovered and i believe Karen thought she had also.
I remember her line when she told Dione Warwick, IVE GOT A LOT OF LIVING TO DO. What an unbelievable sad irony that statement proved to be.
That e special on Karen is a great special and i hope everyone has a chance to see it. It will have you in tears or choked up anyway at the end. It does it to me everytime i watch it.
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Post by Rob813 on May 8, 2004 23:57:54 GMT -5
You know, before the internet, I thought I was the only one who felt the way you guys have described. I too remember exactly where I was when I heard of Karen's death. I was devastated. I spent that entire night listening to their music - not sleeping a wink. I was very depressed for quite some time. In fact, I couldn't listen to the music for at least a year after that while I grieved. Like all of you, I don't think I have ever really gotten over it. The desire, the yearning for more of her brilliant talent sometimes overwhelms me. I can only imagine what Richard has had to endure all these long years. My heart goes out to him. Thanks for this wonderful sight where we can express our emotions.
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Post by enigma on May 9, 2004 1:40:04 GMT -5
Unfortunately I don't get a channel that broadcasts e true hollywood story and would like to see their Karen Carpenter episode. I can relate to the great sadness you all feel on Karens passing I too feel that way whenever I see a documentary on her life and they get to the part where she passes away. I will never fully comprehend why such a talent had to die so young. I believe things happen for a reason and it was not meant to be that Karen survived her illness. I get some comfort in the fact that her death brought attention to an illness that was previously not discussed so it was not a wasted death and probably saved some lives. I also feel blessed to have experienced Karens music and thankful she shared her talents with me. While I miss her dearly, I am happy to be able to share in her legacy and that sites like this keep her memory alive. Before I found this site I thought I was the only person who still remembered Karen and it is good to see that many people still love and remember Karen as much as I do.
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Post by Moe on May 9, 2004 1:40:57 GMT -5
I still get sad every time I read the Ray Coleman bio. I love reading about the music and where the songs came from and what was going on in their personal lives. When I get to the end of the book, it is such a let down. I still hate the fact that Karen is gone!
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Post by JIM on May 9, 2004 2:08:55 GMT -5
HI All Like the rest of you I can remember exactly what I was doing on that tragic day. I was in collge and was getting ready to go to class and had the TV on and I just went knumb and then kept telling myself this has to be a mistake or something anything please but then I realized it was true and spent the entire day in tears. I also could not listen to any of my records for about a year and struggled with the why? I did not understand anything about eating disorders either. As I got older and out into the world I began to understand a little more about how much pressure our society places on people to look as perfect as possible and for her the pressure living in the cold public eye is what I feel caused the loss of such a beautiful soul. I wish I could have helped in someway but I think when people are caught up in this disease there is just no rationalizing you can do with them. I miss you every day Karen. JIM
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