Wedding - Karen Carpenter & Tom Burris (Aug 31, 1980)
BackThe actual sound recording of Karen Carpenter's wedding to Tom Burris on August 31st, 1980. I cut off some of the music from the beginning (it included 'Because We Are In Love' and more of Richard singing).
The dialogue is about 2.5 minutes in.
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Channel: Music
Uploaded: April 23, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Author: CrescentNoon
Length: 00:08:58
Rating: 4.92
Views: 60476
Tags: Carpenters the carpenters Karen Richard Carpenter wedding singer drummer drums 70s retro music anorexia
Video Comments:
litenslick (November 18, 2008 at 5:43 pm)
Read the comment I just gave to CarpentersAddict, and now the world will know.
litenslick (November 18, 2008 at 5:42 pm)
Actually, what happened was Tom Burris had just asked Karen for a million dollars that he and his ex-wife planned to spend down in So. America! When Richard told Karen that after doing a bit of snooping and finding out that Tom only had about $12 in his checking account, and had lied to her about being a "successful real estate investor", she went ahead with plans to divorce him. She never really trusted any man after that, needless to say.
eclecticfire73 (November 19, 2008 at 5:49 pm)
But how come he had a private jet and a boat and donated money to Republican senators and all that? Are you saying he was rich once but then went broke, or that he was pretending to be wealthy when he wasnt right from the start?
eclecticfire73 (November 18, 2008 at 4:57 pm)
How do you know this? You mean he was a con man? Please tell.. Dying to know..
waynebrasler (November 14, 2008 at 6:36 pm)
The wedding was gorgeous but during the whole ceremony and marriage there was always the feeling something was wrong. We will never know what. I do know Carpenter fans everywhere wished the best for Karen and cared very much about her well-being. Few artists earn the love from thousands of people she never knew that Karen did But even those thousands of people couldn't insure her happiness.
carlswitzerfan (November 14, 2008 at 3:16 am)
And now I have the pleasure to gladly return the favor!
carlswitzerfan (November 14, 2008 at 3:15 am)
I was just kidding when I said that. Off color humor I know.... :) :(
sqlcomp (November 13, 2008 at 7:01 pm)
She looked pretty healthy when she got married.
NostalgiaBob (October 8, 2008 at 8:30 pm)
No, he didn't walk out after placing the ring in the casket. He spent time with the Carpenter family afterwards.
padude64 (October 4, 2008 at 5:04 pm)
karen is now blessed by God in heaven!