Hi Fans!

Tour news this time starting with the hectic rush in the Carpenter home on the night of the Academy Awards. Karen and Richard had to turn down the dinner and party after the televised presentations, so they could finish packing and be at the airport for a 2:30 a.m. flight to Atlanta, Georgia. Fortunately the early morning flights have a lack of passengers; so arms were lifted from several seats, and a bed was make for a tired Karen who promptly hit the jet sack and slept her way to Georgia. They transferred to their Lear Jet in Atlanta, and were in Savannah in no time at all, and they all caught two hours of sleep.

In Richmond, Virginia they ran into freak trouble. Seems the "pop" music on the popcorn machine was coming thru their sound system. Karen said it sounded like a bunch of firecrackers.

John Bench, famous baseball star, who now has his own television show, taped an interview with Karen and Richard in Cincinnati. This was also the city where Karen visited the hospital emergency room as a patient with a severe cold and sore throat. The next day was a day off for the group, and she was advised to stay quietly in bed and nurse those precious vocal chords. Alas, someone left her door open, and before long her room resembled the winners circle -- flowers, people, excitement, etc.

After the gig in Huntington, West Virginia, they found themselves hemmed in the parking lot. There was no place to go but up, and unfortunately their car did not have the blades of a whirlybird to lift them out of their predicament, but they did have Randy Edelman, who, besides being a excellent musician, is also a great traffic director! He walked down the entire line of traffic asking each driver to please move over. The good people of Huntington graciously obliged, and a path was made for the Carpenter car to exit. Karen and Richard send their thanks to those good people.

Philadelphia will be remembered fondly for the groovy seafood dinner Karen and Richard enjoyed there. They ate at the Book Binders Restaurant, and recommend it highly to seafood lovers.

Although College Park, Maryland was having riot difficulties, there were no demonstrations while our duo was there. The only misfortune encountered there as in the dressing rooms. They used the local basketball team's dressing rooms, and the steam from the showers created a "London fog." This may be fine for basketball players, but for a chic performer who wants to look her best on stage, a steam room is the last place she wants to be in while dressing. Karen said she felt like wilted lettuce!

Looks like I'll have to continue tour news next month. There should be much to tell about the group's overseas jaunt.

Our duo send greetings from Australia where they are concert-hopping en-route to Japan where their parents will join them to attend more concerts.

More news next moth.

EV

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