I always liked the Osmonds and still do.

Post by **_Blixa** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:51 am

My parents went to the wedding reception for Marie's first marriage. I begged to be taken along---what a snarkfest! Which is exactly why they wouldn't take me. All I got out of them later was a description of the massive Tongan bouncers...

Post by **_Jersey Girl** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:01 am

I had to watch it again, Bond. Hysterical!

Post by **_harmony** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:43 am

Blixa wrote:My parents went to the wedding reception for Marie's first marriage. I begged to be taken along---what a snarkfest! Which is exactly why they wouldn't take me. All I got out of them later was a description of the massive Tongan bouncers...

Her life hasn't exactly been a bowl of cherries. And she's put on a great deal of weight in the past few years. Touring has got to be a painful exercise, knowing how small she once was compared to her size now. Not that she's huge, like Kirsty Alley was, but still, she's much larger than she was at the height of her career.

Post by **_Gazelam** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:39 pm

Donny Osmond did improve if you like R&B style music.
What year was this? 1989?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p77hYeINF0Q

Post by **_beastie** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:17 pm

I never liked their music, but I feel empathy for their situation. It's not easy to grow up as a star, and Mormon to boot. I think Donny seems like a genuinely nice person. I've heard "other" stories about Marie, but clearly she has suffered in her life, from sexual abuse (not familial, friend of family), depression, and divorce. I was glad to see her "come back" on dancing with the stars, and even watched a show in her honor.