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9. THE COLLAPSE _______________________________

If anorexia has
Hoerburger, 1996.

When you're on the road
Hardwick, 1973.

With their success
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

most musically sophisticated
Holden, 1975.

Oh boy, here we go
Bettis to Tobler, 1993.

such a gem
Holden, 1975.

She sings very close
Gelly, 1990.

soft-rock Nirvana
Barnes, 1975.

I talked her into
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

She is terribly thin Variety
, August 24, 1975.

[Harold] was beside himself
Vaiuso, 2004.

Anorexia nervosa was so new
Bettis to Tobler, 1993.

a tremendous amount of
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

In contrast to my
Sedaka, 1982.

I don't know what happened
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

When I left the stage
Sedaka, 1982.

I got a phone call
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

It wasn't Karen
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

the first time
McNally, 1976.

It often happens
Wallace, October 1975.

Current fortnight with Neil Sedaka Variety
, September 3, 1975.

I kept telling myself
Coleman, November 1, 1975.

I felt bad for Richard
Short, 1976.

When Richard returned
Short, 1976.

My mother thought
Coleman, November 1, 1975.

People never think
Coleman, November 1, 1975.

10. I NEED TO BE IN LOVE __________________________

We had a thing
Short, 1976.

It was sickening
Windeler, 1976.

an overdose of pretty
McNally, 1976.

a little ball of twine
Bettis to Tobler, 1993.

When he wrote the lyrics
KC to Tuna, 1976.

‘I Need to Be in Love'
Bettis to Tobler, 1993.

My mind starts going
Coleman, November 8, 1975.

It's really hard
Windeler, 1976.

Well, I have my list
KC to Tuna, 1976.

I want a husband
Short, 1976.

It really hits me
KC to Tuna, 1976.

When we first
KC to Leonard, 1976.

It is just drums
KC to Tuna, 1976.

He's so talented
Coleman, November 8, 1975.

Karen is the star
Lieberman, 1973.

We're hams
Coleman, 1976.

They pretend for a
Coleman, 1976.

polite plastic pop
Evans, 1976.

They were not only
Sinor, 1976.

I've discussed this
KC to Radio Clyde, 1978.

I never had a boyfriend
Coleman, November 8, 1975.

I want desperately to
St. John, 1977.

I don't know anyone
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

You see, I so much
Short, 1976.

11. JUST LET US KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS! _____

a streak that nobody
Feldman, 2000: 140.

Each time you get
KC to Nite, 1977.

The image we have
Nolan, 1974.

It's no worse
Windeler, 1976.

When he said ‘yes,'
Coleman, November 8, 1975.

It had to be done
Short, 1976.

For the last three years
Moran, 1978.

most boldly innovative Billboard
, 1977.

We thought it was
Theroux, 1978.

[He] wanted to do that
KC to Goldman, 1978.

experimental touches that
Hilburn, February 13, 1983.

This is the first time
Grein, 1978.

We always try
Naglin, 1978.

After all these years
Coleman, 1977.

Too many artists forget
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

In this business
Short, 1977.

We just don't know
Moran, 1978.

We're very dedicated
Coleman, November 8, 1975.

You are the Perry Comos
Coleman, 1994: 214.

We stayed away from television
KC to Goldman, 1978.

Each one, in our opinion
KC to Goldman, 1978.

The Carpenters should have
Grein, March 8, 1991.

It's something I would
Moran, 1978.

Streisand just floors me
KC to Tuna, 1976.

There was one album
KC to Radio Clyde, 1978.

To sing these songs
KC to Sky, 1978.

They've synthesized everything
Parade, 1978.

Christmas Portrait
is really
“Carpenters Biography,” 2005.

12. THE BIRD HAS FINALLY FLOWN THE COOP ______

I was up
RC to Burlingame, 1988.

Taken properly they were
RC to Burlingame, 1988.

One side of me
Carpenter, 1988.

That's it
Coleman, 1994: 239.

My hands were shaking
Carpenter, 1988.

The Carpenters finally arrived
Carney, 1978.

You get pretty devious
Carpenter, 1988.

Karen wants everyone
Ewbank, 1978.

It was OK
Grein, 1981.

Confrontation about album
Coleman, 1994: 244.

That is the ultimate compliment
Coleman, November 8, 1975.

Everybody is trying new things
KC to Radio Clyde, 1978.

We have often thought
KC to Radio Clyde, 1978.

the Quincy Jones of
Hoerburger, 1990.

It was never planned
Grein, 1981.

13. POCKETS FULL OF GOOD INTENTIONS _________

The laughs and silliness
Ramone, 2007.

If he hadn't been
Grein, 1981.

Was Billy's group perfect
Ramone, 2007.

14. WHITE LACE AND BROKEN PROMISES ________

He really didn't know
KC to Moore, 1981.

He gets along fabulously
Mackay, 1980.

shelved at her request
Grein, 1980.

Karen thought about it
Grein, 1980.

I get the blame
Carpenter, 1993.

To everybody's credit
Coleman, 1994: 271.

I don't
exactly
remember
Alpert, 1996.

We didn't think it
Moss, 2007.

It's a good album
Grein, 1981.

Pisceans have marriage
Jillson, 1980.

We were planning on
KC to Aspel, 1981.

I invited everybody
KC to Aspel, 1981.

15. BEGINNING OF THE END ________________________

I love it
KC to
Japanese All-American Top 40 Show
, 1981.

When all the ingredients gelled
Tobler, 1998: 94.

Innocuous ditties like
Grein, July 25, 1981.

Richard, I realize
Carpenter, 1983.

16. DANCING IN THE DARK _____________________

the day she walked
Levenkron, 1993.

The therapist must develop
Levenkron, 1982: 21.

She would never call me
Bash to Tobler, 1990.

You are the victim
Levenkron, 1982: 191.

The victims must learn
Levenkron, 1982: 193.

I did everything
Carpenter, 1993.

Failure of the family
Levenkron, 1982: 173.

I gotta sing
. Coleman, 1976.

A lot of people
KC to Roberts, 1981.

less-than-perfect treatment
Coleman, 1994: 303.

What I find interesting
Levenkron, 1993.

sophisticated form of suicide
O'Neill, 1982: ix.

When are you going to
O'Neill, 1982: 157.

I did it
O'Neill, 1982: 157.

They say I have anorexia
Vaiuso, 2004.

Karen, this is
crap Carpenter, 2007.

The extent of her bravery
Levin, 1983.

She was a little anxious
Levin, 1983.

17. TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE, TOO SOON _________

Hey, look at me
Alpert to Tobler, 1994.

She was full of energy
Wallace, July 1983.

I want you to know
Carpenter, 1993.

It's not that I
Carpenter, 1993.

Well, did you
Coleman, 1994: 25.

She had just laid down
Agnes Carpenter, 1983.

It was a chilling scene
National Enquirer
, 1983.

Those things don't hit you
Bettis to Tobler, 1993.

My immediate reaction
Carpenter, 1983.

It's hardly surprising
Smith, 1983.

It never occurred to me
Diliberto, 1985.

According to the L.A. Coroner
Levenkron, 1983.

In the last twenty years
Levenkron, 2001: 12.

Most kept their visits short
Pickney, 1983.

always got along
Levin, 1983.

EPILOGUE: A SONG FOR YOU ______________________

For anyone accustomed to
Browne, 1996.

She brings a sweetness
Smith, 1996.

leaner, decidedly unsaccharine
Hoerburger, 1990.

nor was it intended
Grein, 1996.

It holds up with
Hoerburger, 1996.

It actually made
Grein, 1983.

Will you please allow
Gleiberman, 1991.

His decision to make
Carpenter, 1991.

Maybe it's just
Whitty, 1990.

too good to be through
Coleman, 1994.

It was a transformation
Cummings, 1997.

While it's easy to dismiss
Konjoyan, September 11, 1994.

She'd like it
Konjoyan, October 3, 1994.

In the U.S., alternative
McClure, 1996.

Karen and Richard are
Grein, 2009.

Were you angry
Appleyard, January 3, 1990.

[Richard] and Mary do not
Wallace, July 1984.

We weren't thinking
Barlow, 2004.

With room for six Entertainment Tonight/ETonline.com
, 2004.

Irreplaceable
Bettis to Tobler, 1993.

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_____.
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Appleyard, Christena. “How I Learned to Live Without Karen.”
Daily Mirror
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_____. “My Tragic Karen: Richard Carpenter's Own Story of the Superstar Sister He Couldn't Save.”
Daily Mirror
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Armstrong, Dan. “Why They're on Top?”
Southeast News
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Autopsy Report # 83-1611. County of Los Angeles. February 4, 1983.

Bangs, Lester. “Carpenters:
Now and Then
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Let It Rock
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_____. “The Carpenters and the Creeps.”
Rolling Stone
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Barlow, Zeke. “Singer Carpenter Donates $3 Million to Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.”
Ventura County Star
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Barnes, Ken. “Carpenters:
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Phonograph Record
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Barrios, Greg. “Carpenter: ‘This Album is Karen's.'”
Los Angeles Times
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Bash, Sherwin. Interview by John Tobler. 1990.

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Bettis, John. Interview by John Tobler. 1993.

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