This time of year I always think of Karen Carpenter

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I'm not a big fan of Christmas music, but her voice is so beautiful I can't resist.

[kimbutgar]

1. Whenever I hear her music I start humming and singing under my breath.

Was in Grocery store one day and one of her songs came on and I passed a woman who was humming along. We both smiled and burst out laughing.

Rainy days and Mondays and We only just begun are my two favorites. I really miss your voice.

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2. I think her voice was perfect.

And her death was a shock. At that time NOBODY knew what anorexia nervosa was, and how dangerous it was. I read that there was some article that referred to her as "chubby" and she reacted by cutting back her eating drastically. But she wasn't fat or thin, she was just right before she developed the eating disorder.

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3. I heard she was taken aback by some music critic

who commented on ‘baby fat’ or some such cruelty, and that marked the onset of her struggles with anorexia nervosa. If true, I hope the critic is doing a slow burn in hell.

[Walleye]

4. Such a tragic story.

Do people realize the damage they do when they comment on a girls looks?

[Skittles]

7. I never remember her without thinking of how she died

it was astonishing to me how such an accomplished, talented woman could have had such low self-esteem

[malthaussen]

5. Always makes me think of Vietnam...

... although it really has nothing to do with it.

-- Mal

[Skittles]

8. music is so powerful for memories

I grew up as a GI brat who moved a lot, sometimes overseas....mention a year and I have to think about where I was and what I was doing - but I can hear a song and remember instantly.

[LogDog75]

6. I miss her voice

Such a beautiful voice taken too soon.

[TexasBushwhacker]

9. There is a British singer named Rumer

who reminds me of Karen.

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10. Beautiful

Thanks for posting.