Meeting Richard and Family

[mrbillis4u]

Happy Holidays to all.
Today I had my C's x-mas music turned up nice and loud and just got chills from karens voice. This was something I had told Richard when I met him and his family at the Carpenters performing arts center on Sept. 12, 1998. He was very nice and I enjoyed being able to tell him face to face how much he and karen meant to me. My friend who traveled with me from Ft. Lauderdale Florida was in charge of the camera, and I was able to have some wonderful pics taken with Rich and his family. ( I am sure some of you may have been there as well.) But today listening to karen it brought back a wave of emotion on just how much two people changed my life and was glad to have shared that with Rich. I just wished I could have told Karen, but I bet she might know since I usually play there music loud enough to hear in heaven. Bill

[BethMosior]

WOW Bill that was really coooooool thanx so much for sharing about you and your friends meeting Richard & Family *) yes that is a great Christmas present for me THANX

[Rick Henry]

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Hi Bill, great story thank you for sharing. I've been to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center a few times (never met Richard though). It's a beautiful venue. I live only about 25 minutes away so I drive by there often.

[smoothie2]

;D Hi Bill...Thank you for sharing your super Great experience!!!! How very blessed you were for meeting him and his family! I've read some about that Performing Center and seen some pics. on computer of it. If the opportunity comes up so that I get to really travel ...that's one of the first places I want to go. I never had the chance to see the C's in concert, but I really enjoy hearing about those who have and /or those who met him or her in person. I know I'd be "star struck" if I had the chance to meet him, at least at first, but sounds like he's really at the point in his life, where he likes to meet his fans, and likes to know he still has fans from the past and making more all the time.

[YesterdayOnceMore]

*% How cool IS that? Thanks for sharing that you met Rich and family - bet that was a nice treat for you. As you may have read in other posts, I recently visited the Performing Arts Center, and saw the display there. It's incredible to see it for the first time - a feeling I really cannot describe. I appreciate you sharing your story with us.
~Best
Tim

[Rick Henry]

My first time seeing the display at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center was in 1996 or 1997. It really is a beautiful venue. To see Karen's drum set and that "lead sister" t-shirt was a real treat and kind of sad also. I'm going to visit again real soon. I haven't been by there for a few years now.