hi there!

dunno how I shall call it in english.. so I thought I write "memorial shrine"..
maybe u guys think that I'm a strange girl.. (well, maybe bc I am but..)
I just felt like I have to light a candle for karen and so this little memorial place is born..
dunno if someone else does this but if so - I would like to see a picture of it..



sorry for the quality...

<- the smile does not fit but, I'm listening to karens voice since some h. and I'm still not tired of it... as said before at another topic, to listen to her/their music is one of the best ways to keep in mind the wonderful voice, the wonderful person behind it,... and..

I know I know... I write so much stupid things..
but I'm so sad.. its unbelievable..
I dont really understand myself.. I didnt know her, I did not have the honour to meet her,........

I think that's incredibly sweet

It sure is.

I think we all find it hard to understand what we feel and why we feel it, even at my age I still shed a tear today when I listen to them sing, they were just perfect. Your shrine is beautiful just like Karen and a fitting tribute from a true fan


May your God be with you

Michael

newvillefan & pimmetje
thx for your kind words

michael
I dont really know what to say 'cause what you wrote touched my heart so much and I dont even know why!?!?
this whole thing is so wired..
I thank you so much for what you wrote about the shrine. I know it's small and.. it's a bit but..
we feel like we feel and I dont want to HIDE anything.

I was very confused when I first got in to the Carpenters, and I still wonder how I can feel so attached to them. I obviously never met her, but I feel like she was a close friend--like I can feel her pain and share in her emotions.

I felt like I should've been holding a candlelight vigil or something...

=(

That's really sweet, Conny and Jamie.


One thing I've learned on this forum is that everybody has their own reasons for why they feel attached to Karen, everybody relates to a different aspect of her, and even those who don't particularly relate to her, still feel quite attached, because it triggers something inside of them.

I hope the day went okay for you guys

mhmmm.....
you guys already know that I'm a very strange girl so....
LOL

take a look

ahh conny that's awesome...but why the frowny mickey mouse face?

I agree...I know Karen didnt write any of her songs...but when I first started listening to The Carpenters music I felt she was singing about all the insecurities and self-consciousness in my head...some of the lyrics resonate uncannily with my life...the way she articulates certain phrases is just jaw-droppingly amazing and sad...does anyone know that song "Killing Me Softly"? Because when i first heard a few Carpenters songs, I felt exactly like the chorus in that song "She was strumming my pain with her fingers...singing my life with her word...killing me softly with her song...killing me softly...with her song...telling my whole life...with her words...killing me softly..." I almost feel embarrassed listening to some songs Karen sings as its like she singing about my life and all the **** going on in my head and life

^ Definitely. I love music/songs that I can relate to, and I've definitely found that with the Carpenters. Someone on here said that they're the soundtrack of their life, and it's so very true.

That's a really nice tribute you've got set up.

you know......
karen loved mickey mouse stuff...
or am I wrong?
and so I thought that may fit there..

now I'm really unsure LOL

Ya, she did love mickey mouse and disney stuff...

Cool shrine, Conny


What's that dragon with the sword? Looks interesting.

i love caren!

I like that I have a picture of Karen in my room directly to the left of my bed so I look at it before I gpo to sleep and when I wake up. It may seem silly but I always talk to it thinking she's with me

Simon

That's so sweet!! I don't have any pictures of Karen hanging currently but I do usually fall asleep to her voice...which wears out my iPod battery, but it's incredibly soothing and gives me the feeling that she's there, too

I saw a carpenter show on local public broadcast station in S.F. Karen really had a great voice. I don't remember too much when she died but that was back when I was in High School. Anyway the show peaked my interest so I visted this sight.

I've changed the picture on my wall today - it's the one in my avatar. I know what Karen's thinking now I hope she doesn't get to wonder about my thoughts

Me too! I listen to the radio before I go to bed and it's like my main goal to hear a Carpenters song on one of the stations that plays them. Regardless of if I do or not, I then switch my MP3 player to my music and pick out a song and drift off to. A lot of times it's Solitare, Ticket to Ride or I Need to be in Love.

I was gonna say, you'd have a much higher hit rate if you just put a Carpenters CD on

Haha yes, it's just the thrill of hearing a current hit song on one station and then switching over to hear Carpenters.

jamie,

totally understand that thrill

Wow, a real interesting and moving thread. Also, Karen's candle lit shrine is great and the feelings expressed about her resonate within me very much. It's truly amazing and bewildering (but quite reasonable) how she touched so many people, especially those that weren't old enough to remember her.

dr drummer you said something which was a topic I talked about with someone who's much older then me...
(I think he was around 30 when karen died...) anyway..

he started to say, that HE is the one who feels more pain then someone like me. someone who wasn't "alive" when karen was...
which means, alive when the carpenters music was on the radio... etc.
what do you think? is that *statement* true?

I dont think so.. stopped
I got very angry..
why? well, I thought - damn, you were alive, everything was new, you breathed air when karen did, when they were on tour, you (maybe) had the change to meet her/them, or maybe you were able to think "okay, when they come to -wherever- then I will get a ticket to see them", or this and that.. so..
who is the "real girl/guy who feels pain"
okay, it's not about -- who feels more pain or whatever.. but when I was angry I started to say that.. ohh I'm such a stupid girl..
but maybe someone knows, what I mean....

alright, I'm sorry..
maybe I just wouldn't have started this...


ohhhhh my english is so bad.. esp. the grammer and *times*...

I can understand what you mean. It's tough to be in our position because we didn't have a chance to ever see them live or what have you, and there's that feeling deep inside that maybe, just maybe, we could have intervened.

who of you guys will *make* a memorial shrine this year?