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Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #26 - June, 1973

Hi Fans.

Hope you watched the Robert Young with the Young special which finally aired May 6th. Those of you writing in to say there wasn't enough of Karen and Richard on the show, I agree with you wholeheartedly. One song by Karen just wasn't enough! Their new album Now And Then has finally been released as well as a new single called Yesterday Once More. So, Happy Listening! We've had hundreds of inquiries concerning awards, Grammies, Gold Records, etc. that Karen and Richard have achieved so this new list will bring you up to date.

Plaques and/or certificates:
Recognition of High Standard of Music, from sorority of LDS church.
Orange County Press Club Headliners
Award of Notability for Outstanding Achievements from Downey Chamber of Commerce
1971 Trendsetter Award for Billboard
1971 No. 1 Award for Top Single, Billboard Easy Listening Artist
Honorary Chairman, Youth Against Cancer, Karen
Honorary Membership, Youth Against Cancer, Karen and Richard
Grand Marshalls Downey Christmas Parade, Dec. 5, 1971
Carpenters Day, Dec. 17th, 1971
National Association of Record Merchandisers, NARM, Best Selling Group 1971
WFIL Hall of Fame, Top Ten songs award for Close To You
Salute to Carpenters from Ed Shea and Stanley Adams, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers for Hurting Each Other, Close To You, and Rainy Days and Mondays (3 Plaques)
A Tribute to Achievement for Gold Record Awards for single, Close To You and albums, Close To You & Carpenters from the continent of Australia.

Trophies:
First Place, Chamber music, Richard, while in grade school
Honorary Yearbook Queen, Karen, Columbus Technical Institute, Aug. 1971
1966 Battle of the Bands, Hollywood Bowl, consisted of Best Combo, Sweepstakes, Combo Finalist - Richard, Combo Finalist - Karen, Outstanding Instrumentalist - Richard
All American College Show, TV 1968-1969 consisted of: 1st Place - Trio, 1st Place, Trio - Semi Finals, 1st Place - Karen, drums, 1st Place - Richard, 1st Place - Richard, Semi Finals, 1st Place - Richard, Finals
Downey High School Band, 1967, Karen
John Phillips Sousa Band Award, Karen
Downey High School Outstanding Senior, Richard
American Guild of Variety Artists, AGVA, Musical Group of the year 1971

Grammy Awards:
Best New Artist 1970
Best Contemporary Vocal Group, Close to You 1970
Best Vocal Pop Group for Carpenters Album 1971

Grammy Nominations:
1970 - Record of the Year, Close To You - Album of the Year Close To You - Best Arrangement Accompanying vocalist Close To You
1971 - Best Arrangement Accompanying vocalist, Superstar
Best vocal performance by a duo, group or chorus, Carpenters Album
Best Album of the Year, Carpenters
1972 - Best Instrumental Arrangement - Flat Baroque

Gold Records:
Singles - Close To You, Rainy Days and Mondays, We've Only Just Begun, For All We Know, Superstar, Hurting Each Other and Sing
Albums - Close To You, Carpenters and A Song For You

Both A&M Recording Co. and the Record Industry Association Of America presented a gold record for each of the above to both Karen and Richard. This means there are four gold records for each song adorning the Carpenters walls!

Foreign countries, too, show their appreciation for Karen and Richard - beautiful music by presenting gold records. They each have two gold records from King Records of Japan and one from Australia.

How's that for achievements for two youngsters in their twenties?

Available are, T-shirts, Posters, Sew-on Patches, Pens, Pennants, Daisy Key-Chains, Bumper Stickers and Wallet pictures.

Since this is a letter of Carpenter Achievements, I'd like to add that among the trophies won by Karen and Richard, there is also one won by Karen's Belgian Shepherd for best behaved dog in a dog training class!

Rap next month. EV.

Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #27 - July, 1973

Hi Fans & Good News Today!

RICHARD HAD HIS CAST OFF! Yup, that last cast was removed from his wrist Monday, June 11th. Oh Happy Day! He (and Karen of course) had just returned from a 10 day stay in Acapulco where they had both acquired beautiful tans. There was quite a contrast in color on his arm when the cast came off! Reminded me of their new album Now and Then. Incidentally, the new album was named by none other than MOM CARPETNER! We have a few dates to ADD to the schedule published in Newsletter #25:

Aug. 10th - Santa Barbara, CA
Oct. 12th - Provo, Utah
Oct. 17th - Portland, Maine
Oct. 18th - Bangor, Maine
Oct. 19th - Springfield, Mass.
Oct. 20th - Troy, New York
Oct. 21st - Binghamton, New York
Oct. 22nd - Buffalo, New York
Oct. 23rd - Kitchner, Ontario
Oct. 24th - London, Ontario
Oct. 26th - Muncie, IN
Oct. 27th - South Bend, IN
Nov. 9 & 10 - Arie Crown Theater, Chicago, IL
Nov. 11th - Evansville, IN
Nov. 16th - St. Louis, MO
Nov. 19th - Starkville, Mississippi

There's been one cancellation - Jackson, Mississippi, on November 20. Sorry about that!

By the time you read this, Karen and Richard and the Carpenters back-up group will have contributed again to the Cancer Society. On July 4th at 1:00 p.m. they will play softball against the dynamic personalities of station WCAU, FM, AM, TV. It will be played in the Tally-Hotel Field in Valley Forge, adjacent to the new Valley Forge Music Fair. That should be SOME game! All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to the Cancer Society.

Carpenters wrist watches are available but the Fan Club does not handle them.

For those of you who are wondering who the new drummer is that sits in for Karen when she stands to sing, it is none other that Cubby O'Brien, former TV Disney Mouseketeer! His first show with Karen and Richard was in Albuquerque. This concert was also the first time Karen and Richard did Sing with local school children. Karen and Richard really love this part of their concert. The kids are adorable and do a fine job of singing while they nervously finger their dresses, pull on their jeans, or hold on to their shirts. They dress in minis, maxis, slacks, suites or jeans. Their hair is pony-tailed, braided, curled, or hangs loosely around their shoulders. They are tiny, chubby, short and tall - sometimes taller than Karen. They smile confidently displaying a lack of front teeth or are seriously "petrified". They come on cold turkey with no beforehand rehearsal with Karen and Richard.

Another first in Albuquerque was the group dress. The "Layered" look was evident as each member of the group appeared dressed differently from the others. Richard wore a pair of green shoes, so large he couldn't get them under the piano. Karen said she about cracked up during her rendition of Close To You when she heard a decided "clunk" with every press of the foot pedal.

In Las Cruses, Richard and Karen were flabbergasted at the number of stairs they had to climb to get to their dressing room from the stage. They were also astonished to find they had to walk under the bleachers to reach the stage. Quite a set-up! Karen says Odessa must have the world's largest jack-rabbits. She was quite impressed. Wichita Falls has one of the most beautiful concert halls Karen and Richard have ever played in. The 26 youngsters that sang in concert with them there really filled the stage. For relaxation there the group held races and engaged in a friendly ice fight, taking care not to hurt each other. Bill Skiles bought himself an alarm wrist watch which proceeded to go off as the group walked down the street. It sounded like a burglar alarm and scared them out of their wits. I have a hunch Bill planned it that way.

More fun in Austin. This time water fights with toy water pistols which led to squeeze-type spray bottles when the battle became more intense, and they finally gave way to buckets and everyone got a good soaking. Seems Cubby ended up in the pool with his clothes on.

From Austin, the group caravan to Waco in 2 limos and 2 rented cars. Enroute, Karen and Richard were serenaded by their chauffeur who sang them one of his own compositions. One of the cars had a blow-out so Dan & Pete were tire changer volunteers. The concert hall in Waco was "barely". The roof had blown off during one to the Texas tornadoes and the building was still under repair.

Dallas was an excellent date in spite of the lack of dressing rooms in the concert hall. The entire group found themselves in one big room which was to serve as a dressing room for all of them. They managed to screen Karen off in a corner by using the wardrobe trunks. That's show biz. Following the concert, a party was given in Karen and Richard's honor by the SHOWCO people at their headquarters there.

In San Antonio, Carpenter disciples hounded Karen and Richard nearly every step they took when they did the restaurant to restaurant trek in search of a meal. All restaurants were closed so after an unsuccessful quest they returned, hungry, to their rooms where they watched TV. Guess we'll have to leave them hungry in their rooms there but be assured, next month we'll pick them up in New Orleans next month for more Carpenters Capers.

See ya then, EV.

Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #28 - August, 1973

Hi Fans:

The softball game on the 4th July was a sizzler for the Carpenters who were whammed by the WCAU personalities 12-0. I have no details on the game yet, except that Karen was the pitcher. More on it in next newsletter.

We go to New Orleans where the French Quarters was home to Richard & Karen during their stay there. They settled into some lovely rooms, and when they ordered snacks to be sent up to them, they were flabbergasted to find the 'snack' was enough to feed 20 people. Dinner that night was at the Plantation. The road was excellent, The Corpus Christie concert audience was very receptive, and their responsiveness was much appreciated by Richard & Karen. The concert sponsors gave them an after-show party in their hotel where a professional hairdresser was among the guests. He kept touching their hair, and asking Maria all about it. It was so soft and silky, he couldn't believe it was their own. Richard said the Brownsville audience was the best they had ever played to. They not only gave Richard & Karen a standing ovation but honored Skiles & Henderson in the same manner. Karen said she'll never forget the heat there and the HUGE insects, truly Texas size!

For dinner that night, they drove across the border into a pretty little Mexican town. They remember Abilene for the limo driver who gave them quite a fright when he drove in the wrong direction on a one way street. Later he was told to take Richard & Karen to a restaurant, but instead, followed the first limo that was transporting the rest of the group back to the hotel which was on the opposite side of the town.

In Lubbock they had shower trouble. Seems there was no water pressure. Then they found themselves and their abundance of instruments and equipment overflowing a minute stage but of course, the show went on. Amarillo was another fun place. For a change of recreational pace, the group purchased Frisbees. They also managed to play a game of softball in the concert hall before the gig, which was a sell-out. They enjoyed shopping in a huge mall but lost track of their rented car in the sea of parked vehicles that had surrounded it. They searched for some time, and when the others gave up, Karen & Bill continued the search and finally located it.

Tornadoes, thunderstorms and rain plagued them throughout Texas. One of the jokers in the group called Tony and told him to go to a shelter because a tornado was due. Poor Tony packed his suitcase and was on his way before discovering it was just another practical joke.

Richard & Karen enjoyed the Texas tour, and were impressed by the lovely white limos that transported them back and forth to concerts.

Oklahoma City offered a lovely concert hall, and the shows performed there were received by very appreciative audiences. The concert sponsors served Chinese food to all show personnel backstage. The hotel they had made reservations with was 'something else'. They arrived amid pouring rain and gusty winds, to find the hotel had lost their reservations and had no room for them. They finally settled in at a Holiday Inn.

The Holiday Inn in Missouri was a huge complex with doors that jammed. It was here that the Roadies decided to pull a practical joke on Bear. They knocked on his door, enticed him to step into the hall, then slammed his door and took off. So there he was, locked out of his room in his underwear.

Just received word on the Wallingford softball game. Better news this time, The Carpenters won that match 15-3! Other games scheduled are Holmdel, New Jersey July 19. Pine Knob, Michigan July 28, and Universal City, California August 8. Will keep you posted on scores.

Unhappily we report that Tony Peluso is temporarily absent from the group due to illness. He is now out of hospital. recuperating at his home.

I'm sure we all wish him a speedy recovery.

Will pick up the group in Columbia, Missouri next month, and, will rap with you then. EV.

Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #29 - September, 1973

Hi Fans,

Good news! The Carpenters Softball Season ended in victory for the Carpenters team on the Sawtelle baseball field in West Los Angeles on August 5th. They scored over the DJ's All Stars 9 to 5 in the top of the 9th. inning. It was an exciting game with Karen pitching for her team, and Wes Parker, formerly of the LA Dodgers, pitching for the All Stars. Actor James Caan was also on the All Stars team. Lineup as follows:

CARPENTERS - POSITION- Jim Brown Mark Rudolph (Bear) - 2nd Base - Dave Diamond (KIIS) Bill Skiles - 3rd. Base - Neale Blase (KKDJ) Cubby O'Brien - Short Stop - James Caan Doug Strawn - Left Field - Bill Wade (KHJ) Dave Connelly - Right Field - Ray Willis (KBIG) Richard Burkhart - Short Center - Mike Butts (KTQQ) Dan Woodhams - Center Field - Arnie McClatchy (KEZY) Mike Cunha - Catcher - Jerry Bishop (KFI) Karen Carpenter - Pitcher - Wes Parker Richard was the scorer. Though the season began with a whooping for the Carpenters team at Valley Forge, they were victors of the remaining five games.

Add another award to the list published in Newsletter #26. The Carpenters were honored by the navy in the form of an impressive plaque for their support of the U.S. Navy recruiting program. Rear Admiral Emmett Tidd made the presentation at a gathering of Navy, A & M and Universal Studio VIP's in the Sheraton Universal Hotel after the opening night concert in the Amphitheater there.

Now we'll back-track again to pick up the group on their April tour in Columbia, Missouri. Bad luck struck them when their sound equipment was damaged by TWA which plagued them with sound problems from then to the end or their tour. During Skiles and Henderson's opening act, Pete became violently ill. He managed to finish the act, then took off to see a doctor. It happened so quickly Karen had no knowledge of Pete's absence, and when she looked for him to accompany her on the song Johnny Angel there was no Pete, so she had to do it solo.

It was Sherwin's birthday that day, so Karen and Richard fixed him up with a "Birthday English Muffin" all toasted and buttered, and a candle glowing brightly in the center. A lovely hotel with beautiful rooms was "home" for them in Kansas City, Missouri. During their concert here, the sound effects stubbornly refused to work.

The first indoor football stadium our duo performed in was Pocatello, Idaho. It is HUGE! So huge, they had to drive to the stage. Tony's guitar got waylaid by the airline who flew it to Salt Lake City, Utah instead of Pocatello. Bear was designated to drive to Utah to retrieve it, and get it back in time for the concert that same evening. The group all agreed the omelets served to them in that town were super delicious.

Laramie's dirt roads and dirt stadium they performed in will not soon be forgotten. It was called BREEZE FIELD, and Karen and Richard said it really was. Wind and dust like you just can't imagine, which gave Bill laryngitis. They celebrated Pete's birthday that night with a party for him in Bear's room, and a good time was had by all.

The U.S. Airforce was host to Karen & Richard when they played two concerts at the Airforce base in Colorado Springs. They experienced their first 0.1. meal there, which included home-made ice cream. The base is so large that during the bus ride from the base back to the airport Karen thought they should be nearly to the airport, and then discovered they hadn't even left the Airforce grounds yet.

Karen and Richard have been working on a new single, and many of you will be happy to learn that Ticket To Ride is one of the tunes that will be on it. The other side will be Top Of The World. This song rose to the number 1 spot in numerous foreign countries.

This completes the April tour, so next month we'll rap about their White House visit in Washington. DC.

See ya then, Ev.

Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #30 - October, 1973

Hi Fans,

Richard & Karen have spent the past three weeks getting together an Album of their greatest hits. It will be called The Singles 1969-1973. Their new single Top Of The World (written by Richard & John Bettis) will feature Heather on the flip side, rather than Ticket To Ride as originally planned.

Good news for t.v., watchers! Richard & Karen will guest on Bob Hope's Special in November. Tentative air date is November 13th. The October/November concert schedule now stands follows:

Oct. 9th - Las Vegas. Nevada
Oct. 10th - Ogden, Utah, Weber State College
Oct. 11th - Rexburg, Idaho, Ricks College
Oct. 12th - Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University
Oct. 17th - Portland, Maine, Exposition Building.
Oct. 18th - Bangor, Maine, Municipal Auditorium
Oct. 19th - SpringField, Massachusetts, Civic Center
Oct. 20th - Troy, New York, RPI Fieldhouse
Oct. 21st - Singhampton, New York, Broom City Vets Memorial
Oct. 22nd - Buffalo,. New York, Kleinhans Hall
Oct. 23rd - Kitchener, Ontario, Memorial Auditorium (Canada)
Oct. 24th - London, Ontario, Treasure Island Auditorium
Oct. 25th - Kalamazoo, MI, Western Michigan University
Oct. 26th - Muncie, IN, Ball State University-Emens Auditorium
Oct. 27th - South Bend, IN, University-Convocation
Oct. 28th - Evansville, IN, University of Evansville
Nov. 9th & 10th - Chicago, Illinois, Arie Crown Theater
Nov. 11th - Rockford. Illinois, Rock vE1lsy College
Nov. 12th - Lahkosh, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State University
Nov. 13th - Macomb. Illinois, Western III University
Nov. 14th - Columbus. Ohio, Mershon Auditorium
Nov. 15th - Louisville, Kentucky, Convention Center
Nov. 16th - St. Louis, Missouri, Kiel Opera House
Nov. 17th - Nashville, Tennessee, Auditorium
Nov. 18th - Memphis, Tennessee, Mid South College
Nov. 19th - Starkville, Mississippi, Mississippi State University
Nov. 20th - Florence, Alabama, Florence Teachers College
Nov. 21st - Moblie, Alabama, Municipal auditorium
Nov. 22nd - Macon, Georgia, Coliseum
Nov. 23rd - Savannah,. Georgia, Convention Center
Nov. 24th - Orlando, Florida, Sports Stadium
Nov. 25th - Ft. Petersburg, Florida, Bayfront Center
Promised to rap about the White House visit last May; an experience they will never forget. They flew in on Monday for an interview which had been set up and took place before their luggage arrived from the airport. There was quiet a scrounging around for suitable clothing to wear for the interview and Richard ended up wearing Paul Bloch's shoes (several sizes too large) and their promotion man, dressed in a suit, sat shoeless. They held a rehearsal that afternoon for a sound check. The White House staff came in to listen, so the group played nearly a full concert for them. The evening was spent dining at the Jockey Club, and dancing at the White House. Protocol necessitated Richard & Karen must be one room behind the President as he proceeded from room to room to the last room where guests are privileged to form a line to meet the President. Once through the line, Maria realized she hadn't finished Karen's hair, and couldn't get back again. GIANT PANIC! All ended well when a kind lady escorted her back to much relieved Karen. The concert was enhanced by the accompaniment of the U.S. Marines Band the President and his guest, Chancellor Willy Brandt of Germany, thoroughly enjoyed the concert.

Rap later. EV

Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #31 - November, 1973

Hi Fans!

Richard conveys his warm appreciation for the lovely birthday cards and gifts so many of you sent him.

He celebrated his 27th birthday at home Sunday evening with a small group of intimate friends, including good friend Allen Osmond.

Two days later Richard & Karen were on their way to Portland, Maine to start another tour. We'll pick them up now in Corvallis, Oregon where sound system troubles had flown right along with them to bug their concert. Their hotel, an hour's drive from the concert hall was so near a railroad track, the trains shook them awake every time one passed by.

The really great audience in Bozeman, Montana compensated for the barn-like concert hall that gave them sound troubles. They were rewarded with four standing ovations. It was in a Bozeman restaurant that joker Bill Skile sauntered in wearing a miner's hat and proceeded to read the menu from the light of the attached lamp.

En route to Missoula, one of the trucks got two flat tires, consequently they did not arrive at the concert hall until 6:00 p.m. In setting up their equipment that evening, the roadies movements must have been reminiscent of the very early Keystone Kops flicks-quick, quick, quick! By 7:30 they were all set for lights action!

Twin Falls, Idaho brought back fond memories to Richard & Karen, for it was there they had staged their very first performance two years previously to an audience of 400 people. The numbers had swelled to 6000 this time!

Even the weather set out a WELCOME BACK sign for them in the shape of old man Sun. There were more sound troubles for them in San Diego. (Drat that TWA, the sound board hasn't worked right since they dropped it.) In spite of the annoyance the audience was truly great. The drive from the Carpenter home in Downey to San Diego is a very lovely one, and Richard was happy for the chance to drive his Ferrari there and back.

The huge arena there was large enough to house two events simultaneous and they discovered the other half was being set up for the TV show Wide World Of Sports to be taped the following day. Richard also drove his little red car to their gig in Bakersfield where they enjoyed a game of golf in part of the auditorium before staging their show. They enjoy doing local concerts where they can do their own driving. So they were happy to make a return engagement to Fresno California too.

The eight San Carlos shows were sold out, and it was their first experience working on a revolving stage which is terrific for the audience. Misfortune struck Pete here, in the middle of the act his bass broke.

Each night Bill made a zany entrance for his appearance with Karen in the Johnny Angel number, and no two shows were alike. One show he appeared as a cowboy, another as a skin diver, but perhaps the craziest of all was when he was attired in garment size plastic bags not unlike those used by dry cleaning establishments. He'd come flying down the aisle on a bicycle or drive nonchalantly to the stage in a golf cart, hitting fake golf balls from the aisle into the audience. The two shows a day there afforded them the luxury of eating their dinner before midnight as they managed to eat between shows.

This takes them through May. Next newsletter will find them in Acapulco, Mexico, where they staged two concerts for an IBM Salesmen's convention. Their brief stay there was to be the only vacation planned for this year, and they enjoyed ten days in magnificent surroundings.

A reminder to letter writers: We have been receiving letter signed with first names only, and NO RETURN ADDRESS ON EITHER LETTER OR ENVELOPE. It's usually those letters where even the postmark is either obliterated or just stamped "U.S.-Postal Service". Will you PLEASE remember to sign your last name, and write your return address. Thank you.

Don't forget to order your Carpenter keepsakes early if you plan on giving them for Christmas gifts.

Carpenters and Fan Club staff wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving..

Rap later. EV.

Carpenters Fan Club Newsletter #32 - December, 1973

That means you! This is a personal message from the Carpenter family. They are very sincere in their wish for you that the coming Holidays will be the best ever. By the time you read this your favorite roadie-Sugar Bear- will be married. Bear, whose real name of course is Mark Rudolph, will be married Saturday, December 1. The lucky girl is Janet Chambers of Valley Forge. Pennsylvania. I'm sure you all join me in wishing them much happiness.

Our duo's stay in Acapulco was quite a holiday. They were engaged by IBM to stage two performances for the company's salesmen's convention, otherwise the remainder or the time was their own. They spent a great deal of time relaxing by the pool acquiring enviable sun tans. A Dodge Cart was at their disposal, and they were assigned a most beautiful circular house atop a hill overlooking a magnificent bay in Las Brisas. There were no phones to answer and their round the clock household help assured them complete relaxation. The living room had no outside wall, and the gentle ocean breeze circulated throughout the house. They slept late, then enjoyed a leisurely breakfast on the outdoor terrace overlooking the bay. A great attraction proved to be the swimmers diving from the high cliffs by the light of the moon.

A private sight-seeing tour was conducted by a friend of Sherwin's who owned one of the big dress shops there. On several occasions Karen & Richard took a 30 minute drive to the peninsula to feast their eyes on the huge waves and fantastic sunsets. On the agenda was boat rides, water skiing and of course a party or two! One party featured a water ball party in the pool with Maria as goalie (until she was hit on the nose!). Richard had to settle for the position of referee-out of the water-because of his cast. For refreshments, one of the roadies cooked a tender, juicy delicious pig Hawaiian style over hot coals deep in the ground.

On Thursday Mom & Dad flew in to join them for a brief respite, and they enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere. When they returned the following Sunday evening, they all looked like buttered toast with their spectacular tans.

Their Southern tour started in Atlanta, Georgia where they played to a sell-out crowd who gave them an instant ovation. The Regency Hyatt House which was home to them that night was quite impressive. Inside the lobby they could see to the top of the building. Beautiful hanging plants were suspended all around, and the glass elevators in the center of the building afforded the riders an opportunity to view all facets of the unique building. They dined in a restaurant which had been converted from a church and what was once the altar is now a bar. Dinner music featured a harpist, appropriately!

Quaintness and nostalgia were the words they chose to describe the restaurant they dined at while in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It was previously an old train station and the old cars were transformed into beautiful nostalgic rooms with gas fires and picturesque fountains. Also a lovely pool which the group enjoyed when they went for a swim in the wee small hours of the morning to cool off after the hot Chattanooga concert.

It seemed lightening had struck the air conditioning system at the auditorium knocking it out of commission, and it wasn't long before the group was wringing wet on stage. When they played there two years previously they were the first group ever to sell out at the auditorium. This time they repeated that same record.

Looks like I boo-booed my lines up. Seems like I looked at page 2 of my notes and had them start their tour in Atlanta. Actually it began in Lake Charles in the State of Louisiana. They flew there frown Houston where they picked up their charter plane. At Lake Charles they played before 74,000 people. Tony who had been left behind in a sick bed, managed to tape record the DJ segment of the concert he does so well in order for the show to go on as usual. Though the taping went real well, everyone was happy to see Tony return when he was well. A weary K & R signed a jillion autographs while waiting for their dinner to be served. Next month will mention Shreveport and Birmingham, then head for Knoxville for sore capers.

The Carpenters and fan club staff wish you all Happy Holidays.

Rap next year. EV.

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