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 A Thousand Years of Osmond History.: See where George & Olive Osmond's Family came from! (Volume 1) $12.95 George Osmond and Olive Davis Osmond are the parents of 8 boys: Virl, Tom, Alan, Wayne, Merrill Jay, Donny, Jimmy and 1 girl, Marie, better known as the performing Osmonds. Many fans call George and Olive, "Mother and Father" because of the closeness they felt for them and the way they both cared for and treated the fans. Olive, a genealogist, was often asked questions as to their ancestors and heritage, where they got their musical talents, and if they might be some way related to the Osmonds. With much genealogy research, DNA testing, grave searching and photography, you will find in this booklet several Osmond ancestors with information that goes back a thousand years. The name Osmond was even spelled differently as Osmund, with variations of Osemund, Osemund and Osman but, in the 1700's was widely known as Osmond. A town in France was named Osmanville. Also, included are early pictures, pedigree charts, gravestones coat of arms and shield and old churches where they were buried. There are early pictures of George & Olive and their children plus several Osmond relatives with dates and facts to better understand their Family History. [...]  Osmondmania! Osmond Family Greatest Hits $13.98 If you want a good representation of most of the real Osmond hits, including Donnie, Marie, Donny & Marie, and the whole set of brothers, they're here; however, I'd like to have seen 'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool' by Little Jimmie; although it only hit number 38 on billboard, it was a #1 record in the UK.  The Osmonds Live in Las Vegas 50th Anniversary 2 DVD Collector's Edition $34.99 I saw the Reunion show on PBS and loved it. It was a wonderful hour of music. I've seen the Osmonds perform on stage, and I hate to give them anything less than 5 stars, but this isn't a 5 star disc. It was at least 50% talk which wasn't what I wanted to hear. Then when it cut back to the music, some of the songs were just part of a medley. I have the CD, and if they had stuck to the music as they did on the CD, it would have been wonderful. But I was disappointed that the DVD didn't include all the songs, namely the wonderful "The Proud One." And the DVD was not easy to view. It was filmed in a dark room, with a dark background, and they were all dressed in black. It looked like they were doing some good footwork, but you can't see it, just their whole bodies moving. There were several flashes of light, but overall the whole thing was too dark. Marie with her dark hair, in a dark dress with black hose was barely visible. I rented the DVD with the expectation of later buying it, but I am not going to. I will continue to listen to the CD. It is great. |
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