Favorite Carpenter

[arwalden]

[terrya]

1. Is it wrong for me to think that Richard was more talented than Karen?

There...I said it. :-)

[arwalden]

5. Richard Held Karen Back...

His ego and love for his dated and outdated electric-organ arrangements... and his insistence that he (and only he) could compose the arrangements for Karen's vocals did more harm that good.

To this day, he refuses to allow Karen's vocal tracks to be overlayed on more modern-sounding and technically advanced arrangements of others.

I'd love to hear what Karen would sound like if the music was a bit crisper and cleaner and bolder.

-- Allen

(Of course I don't know any of this first hand... it's just gathered from unconfirmed stores from various sources.)

[Bluebear]

25. If he were more talented...

he would be doing something other than reliving his glory days by churning out "new" Carpenters retrospectives every other year. There I said it :)

[elfwitch]

2. How about Charisma?

[Beware the Beast Man]

3. Charisma

Hubba-hubba!

[voice of reason]

4. Norm!

New Yankee Workshop, baby. He's a master carpenter if ever there was one.

v.o.r.

[Catshrink]

16. Definitely Norm.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. Two words: SNAKE PLISSKEN! (nt)

[CO Liberal]

7. You Forgot Amy Wynn Pastor and Ty Pennington

Source: http://www.tvtome.com/


Sourcec: http://www.noceilingfans.com/

[arwalden]

8. As Well As... Ed Feldman and Joe L'Erario

[CO Liberal]

13. "Men In Tool Belts"

:-)

[arwalden]

19. I Think They Were Boyfriends

... they finished each other's sentences and bickered with each other like they were long-time lovers.

Or maybe it's just wishful-projection on my part.

Who knows?

-- Allen

[SiouxJ]

26. Those guys have been around varnish

too long but they were fun to watch. Didn't Joe used to have a pony tail?

[arwalden]

31. That's Not The Only Thing About Him...

that was equine.

Bad-Allen! Bad!

-- Allen

[SiouxJ]

32. Really? He had big

teeth too? Hmm, I never noticed.

:hi:

[bushisanidiot]

12. Amy Wynn!!

gawd, i love a woman in a toolbelt..

[Blue-Jay]

37. Just for you.

Amy Wynn!

[supernova]

24. Me love Ty!!

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

He can fix up my house anytime.

[HEyHEY]

9. My brother in law

[JVS]

10. Was Jesus any good at carpentry?

[HEyHEY]

15. Good point - we all know he was one - but was he any good?

I mean shit, he doesn't even have his own show. I bet the guy on the New Yankee Workshop could carpent him under the table. I bet he'd be a better messiah too.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

18. Well, He built that contraption for the giant John Wilkes Booth damn FAST!

[supernova]

21. I believe he specialized in doors

fixing them and hanging them.

Most houses of that period were made of stone.

[bif]

22. He could perform miracles with a 2x4!

n/t

[blm]

11. Hm...I thought it would be St. Joseph.

He always seemed pretty cool and especially tolerant for his era.

[Magrittes Pipe]

29. Joseph was a great inventor.

"It's a cross between two things. It's a cross between a long board and a short board. I call it a 'cross' for short."

[MikeG]

14. Jodi Marks - from "Fix it Up" HGTV Network

[BringEmOn]

17. Bob the Builder

[tsakshaug]

20. Mary Chapin

When she sings the low soft notes it makes me go all a twitter.....
or something like that

[BrotherBuzz]

23. Art Carpenter

CARPENTER, Arthur Espenet á Born January 20, 1920, in New York, NY

Background/Training:

Self-taught

Teaching:

1965-96 Apprentice Teaching; Bolinas Craft Guild, CA

1976-88 Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO

1975-79 San Francisco State University, CA

Awards:

1989 Marin County Art Commission Award

1988 Elected Fellow, American Craft Council

1985 Fulbright Lecturer, New Zealand, Australia

California Living Treasure Award

1976 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship

Exhibitions & Museum Collections

1999 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Craft and Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA

1985 Crocker "Living Treasure", Sacramento, CA

1980 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA

1972 Woodenworks, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

1961 Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA

1956 Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY

1954 Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

Commissions:

1998 Mill Valley Library, Mill Valley, CA

1991 Council Chamber Dais, Mountain View, CA

1972 Bishop O'Dowd Chapel, Piedmont, CA

1967 Old St. Mary's Church, San Francisco, CA

1966 Mill Valley Library, Mill Valley, CA

1965 St. Lukes Presbyterian Church, San Rafael, CA

Publications:

1988 Contemporary American Woodworkers, by Michael Stone, Peregrine Smith Book

1983 Fine Woodworking Magazine

1980 Britannica Encyclopedia of Art

1972 Woodenworks, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

[VelmaD]

27. How in the world can Jesus be beating Bob Villa?

:crazy:

[arwalden]

33. I Don't Know...

I only included Jesus to keep the fundies from barking at me and flaming me for being anti-religion. Clearly the poll has been FREEPED.

-- Allen

[Reverend_Smitty]

34. If Bob Vila won...

would we have to start wearing little bracelets that say WWBVD?

[SiouxJ]

28. Karen and Mary Chapin

two amazing voices! Karen gets my vote though, because she had such a tragic life. It's the least I can do ;-) .

[sundog]

30. John "Halloween" Carpenter

[jdonaldball]

35. Carpenter Ants at the Crawford Ranch

[name not needed]

36. Jesus is coming

Hide the porn! :P