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Hello,

I have always wondered what happened to the band after they stopped touring. I remember Bob Mesinger and Cubbie O'Brien, but can't remember the other names.

Any info would be great!!

Bob

Here is the picture of touring members on The Carpenters Online website:
http://www.carponlin...om/page%202.htm
(
http://www.carponlin...s.com/index.htm
->SCRAPBOOK
second picture )

Do you remember Doug Strawn, Tony Peluso, Dan Woodhams and Gary Sims?

Gary's picture
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/manon_les..._56.jpg&.view=t
Gary (As you know, he was a guitarist.) was an engineer at the Carpenters
concerts tour in Japan in 1976. I saw him on a stage before the concert
started.

I saw Bob and Tony Peluso at Richard solo concert in Japan. Three of them
were presented flower bouquet by fans.

I saw Akiko Kobayashi's (Richard produced her album "Akiko" = "City Of
Angels" ) clips on the website in around 2001. There is not Akiko's clips
now on the site. I think that Richard and almost all of the band members
appeared on the clip. But I'm not sure.

I heard that Tony had been a producer and engineer. I have read that most of
the tracks on the CD"Smokey Robinson: Smoke Signals (1986)"
were co-produced by Tony.

Here is Daniel Levitin's article about Steve Barri and Tony(1998):
http://ww2.mcgill.ca.../erp/barri.html

Tony is listed as
Prodocer
"Motown Connoisseurs, Vol. 2" (2003),
Mixing, Overdub Producer
"The 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Motown 1980s, Vol. 1" (2002),
Producer, Mixing
"Michael Learns to Rock, Nineteen Love Ballads" (2002)

Tony appeared on Richard's solo album.

I don't have the liner note of Richard's "Time" now. I wonder if there were
band members.

I heard that Tony put in appearances on a few tracks on "Scott Grimes" which Richard produced.

In 1986 or 1987 Richard performed at Disney World's Epcot. The conductor was
Doug Strawn.

Doug's picture in 2001
http://www.geocities...didyouknow.html

Doug was mentioned at the article "Murphy Goes to AVI"
http://www.laserist....ews_wint01.html

And an acquaintance of a LeadSister Forum member lives near to Doug's house.

Seals & Crofts "Takin' It Easy" 1978
Tony, Doug & Gary Sims
http://www.artistdirect.com/store/artist/a...,160314,00.html

I hope this will help you.

Sakura

Thanks! Lot's of good info from you!!



Bob

Sakura.... thanks so much for all the info! You put alot into it. It's much appreciated.

Pamela

hey everyone.. actually this is Kinda intersting.. I had a teacher who knew someone in the Carpenters touring band.. and thats SDoug Strawn.. shes neighbors with him. so that mean hes living in Northern Virginia (wash DC area) i barely talked to this teacher in high school but she heard me talk about the carpenters and thats what she told me.. she told me he has their gold records hanging on his walls.


Michael

Thank you, Michael! I had wanted to read your post!!
Thanks sharing your story with us. Gold records hanging on his walls!

You are welcome, Pamela. How are you today? Is it the day today? Did your doctor say that you should walk?

You are welcome, Bob. It's nice that you are on this board!

Sakura

Thanks Michael for that "inside" information. Always like to hear interesting "after" stories like that