Karen Carpenter Tearin' it up !

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I appreciate what she accomplished artistically, and her brother was a genius, but . . .

“There are only two means of refuge from the miseries of life: Music and Cats!” Albert Schweitzer
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toomanycats wrote: Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:27 am I appreciate what she accomplished artistically, and her brother was a genius, but . . .

I wonder how Twitter would have handled old George..ha ha ha
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Tonray's Ghost wrote: Sun Dec 18, 2022 8:00 am
toomanycats wrote: Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:27 am I appreciate what she accomplished artistically, and her brother was a genius, but . . .

I wonder how Twitter would have handled old George..ha ha ha

Just wanted to say, please don't think me completely heartless or unfeeling towards Karen and her life travails. "There go I but for the grace of God."

However, Carlin is hitting upon something serious here. He was really a great satirist and philosopher using comedy as the medium to deliver his diagnosis of an underlying sick society.

RIP Karen, a very talented woman, a victim in many ways.
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I didnt hear any mention of the pressures in many strata of society for women to be ashamed of not having a svelte figure. The constant feeling of being judged as lacking, before one even opens their mouth, before one even completes a task, is known to drive many women into the state of such neurotic reaction. Our society is sick, perhaps since the start. Some of us probably left "the trees" just to get away from the rest. I'm as guilty as the next male.... unless the next male happens to be George Carlin.

I gotta comedic line to share: "George died because he had a shitty heart. F-him. Shoulda exercised and run more than just his mouth".
"The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, and his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted."
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wow,..I had no idea she was such a great drummer. Thanks.
"The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. The motions of his spirit are dull as night, and his affections dark as Erebus. Let no such man be trusted."
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Wasn't Karen's death what caused the medical professions to accept eating disorders as a legit ailment?
Hard to believe that it has been nearly 40 years since she died.
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