…oh no – how could I possibly not think of The Osmonds!!! Well Donny in particular, swoon.
I’m cheating now and posting a second Alphabe-Thursday post – it wasn’t until I was halfway through writing the last one that this came to me and I couldn’t bring myself to delete it and start again.
So. Donny. Where shall I start? Well, I have a feeling that one or two of you reading this will be sharing my memories right now. I can remember seeing the Osmonds on The Andy Williams Show on the black and white TV in the sixties, of course it wasn’t until my teenage years that I really fell for Donny (along with David Cassidy, of course)
I remember vividly the posters around my room in Donny’s purple phase – remember that hat?
A couple of years ago the Osmond’s were in the UK and we got tickets to see them at Wembley. Oh my word. I could have been thirteen again. There I was, approaching 50 and screaming, yes screaming for Donny to sing Puppy Love. I had tears streaming down my face. I had waited almost 40 years for that moment – it was worth the wait.
I was there – not my video but it was the night I went ;)
Given the opportunity, I’d love to see them again - Flamingo, Las Vegas anybody??
Hmmmm. Now Andy Williams.......
ReplyDeleteUm, Osmond no, Cassidy yes.
ReplyDeleteI remember seeing this on t.v. What fun to see it again.
ReplyDeleteDonny and I had a long term relationship. I've blogged about it.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed him too!
my older sister had the donny and marie dolls all decked out in purple :D
ReplyDeleteI remember watching Donny and Marie every week! I never had the crush on Donny but I really liked their show.
ReplyDeleteI keep my eye out for Donny and Marie. I loved him in Joseph and the Technicolor Coat and his voice in Mulan. I was saddened by Marie's tradgedy recently. Yes, I keep them on my radar. Joni
ReplyDelete"I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit Rock n Roll!" Never missed the show - did you watch that too?? I think it was called surprisinly enough The Donny and Marie Show!
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN THE OSMONDS.
ReplyDeleteI was their most loyal fan here in UK
I was going to marry Donny
You are really outrageously adorable.
ReplyDeleteThis post just made me smile!
I actually kind of forgot about them, too, so don't feel bad!
Thanks for a happy stop on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday's Letter "O".
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I too had a crush on Donny during my teen years. And it was revisited when he was on Dancing With The Stars...and won! Glad to hear I'm not the only slightly crazed 40+ woman to do this ;-)
ReplyDeleteHa! And I live in Utah, not far from where they live....
ReplyDeleteHe was so good on Dancing With the Stars last year...
Good Memory post (o:
dare I admit the Osmands and I have never crossed paths? not on tv or in life...but your memories are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI posted about stopping Donny when he was in "Joseph" in Chicago in 1994. Oh I love Donny. And I'm marking you. I'll be back. Gotta see what another Donny lover is up to!
ReplyDeleteThose teeth - probably did more for orthodontists than any big advertising campaign ever could!
ReplyDeletei loved donny...and his purple socks!
ReplyDeletei still find him quite fetching.
Oh my goodness! I was more of a Jackson Five kind of girl, but I do remember the Osmonds very well! And I think every girl in my neighborhood had that poster in her room! Thanks for bringing back some great memories. Kathy
ReplyDeleteMemories.... and the Donny and Marie show (country and rock and roll). I have seen Donny in a few things since we've all aged, and he looked and sang great; but never seemed to make the transition past teen idol very well. It's too bad.
ReplyDeleteDid you get to see him on the American version of Dancing With The Stars? I know you would have loved it!
ReplyDeleteand they called it puppy love........yada yada yada
ReplyDeleteI wasn't quite interested in boys yet when he had his TV show, but I did watch it-- just didn't have a crush. Thanks for the nostalgic post!
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