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The Osmonds on PBS

I've never hidden my obsession with the Osmonds. Donny and his oldest performing brother, Alan, were my favorites. While "flipping" channels tonight around 7pm, Corby came across the Osmonds 50th Anniversary concert in Las Vegas on PBS. It was filmed last August. Can you believe the oldest brothers have been performing for 50 years? I can tell you exactly how old every Osmond brother is. They are all 2 years apart, Alan is 58, Wayne is 56, Merrill is 54, Jay is 52 and Donny is a year younger than me. He turned 50 in December. (Guess that tells everybody how old I am, huh?). Marie is 48, and oops, I'm not sure how old "baby" Jimmy is.
I was jamming to all those 70's songs: Double Lovin', One Bad Apple, Puppy Love, Down by the Lazy River, Yo-Yo, Love Me For a Reason, Crazy Horses, The Proud One, Let Me In, and the very best harmony ever - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother! What a performance! Alan has MS now, so doesn't perform much, but he was on the show. Brought back a TON of memories. The Osmonds were the first concert I ever went to. It was at Henry Levitt Arena - and I was 13! How many of you remember your first concert? Ah......sweet!

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Heather rules said…
I think I've told you this already, but my first concert was Motley Crue "Shout at the Devil" tour at SEVEN YEARS OLD. My mom let my sister take me. I know, crazy huh? I turned out pretty well, I THINK!
March 12, 2008 at 8:56 PM
Linda said…
7 years old! WOW! And yes, my dear, you turned out pretty darn good!
March 12, 2008 at 9:07 PM
Jennifer Lacy said…
My first concert was Tina Turner! :)
March 12, 2008 at 9:10 PM
Linda said…
Tina Turner! She's great. I saw her w/Bryan Adams many years ago!
March 12, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Anonymous said…
Hey Linda, we have something else in common. besides picking GREAT husbands! My first concert was The Osmonds and I was 13 years old too. My neighbors took my best friend Michelle and me. I was GREAT! I will never forget it.

Debbie J.
March 13, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Unknown said…
My first concert was when I was 17 in 1975 with Paul (my husband of 33 years) and we saw STYX and BTO. I had never been out much and was amazed at all the people at Henry Levitt Arena. I remember asking Paul, who was 20 at the time and much more worldly than me, what at awful smell was. He whisper in my ear that the people behind us were smoking pot. I remember saying "don't they know that's against the law." Of course I just found out last year was a doobie is.
March 13, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Linda said…
Peggy, I believe I was at the same Styx concert. Actually there was a lot of pot smoking at concerts in those days. I'd get high from just being near people smoking!

Debbie, I can't believe the Osmonds were your first concert too, and you were also 13! Small world, huh?
March 13, 2008 at 7:56 PM
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