I just got great Barry Manilow tickets!(ok make fun, you know you want to)

[liberalhistorian]

Go ahead and snicker, especially you macho gentlemen! But I've been in love with Barry for thirty years (I was nine when "Mandy" came out), he's a great, caring liberal and he gives a great concert, so there! And my macho teenage son is very happily accompanying me, too, so there! (we both attended the last Cleveland concert of his nearly three years ago).

And one of the things I've always liked about him is that his songs cover every possible situation that happens in love and relationships, things that happen to everyone at one time or another in relationships. Now, if I could just figure out how to sneak backstage afterwards and find his dressing room! Hey, if 55-year-old Billy Joel can marry a gal 32 years younger than he, who wasn't even born when his really well-known great hits came out, then there shouldn't be any problem with 58-year-old Barry going for aaa 39-year-old who really remembers all of his hits when they were hits!!! :evilgrin: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

So go ahead, flame away. I'm in such a good mood right now, I just might even enjoy it!!!!!!

[Misunderestimator]

1. I hate Barry Manilow songs... but after your post...

I remember how much of an effect they had on me... so LONG ago... Good for you.

[Shoeempress]

2. No, I don't want to make fun, I want to catch my breath I'm laughing so

hard. Not my first choice Musically, but sure mine would not be your's. Besides everyone loves your politics.

[liberalhistorian]

13. Thanks! But even if you don't like

his music, you'd love his politics as well, he's a staunch liberal Dem who supports some great causes.

[Catch22Dem]

3. Her name was Lola...

[Amaya]

8. she was a showgirl

With yellow feathers in her hair and a dress cut down to there
She would merengue and do the cha-cha
And while she tried to be a star, Tony always tended bar
Across a crowded floor, they worked from 8 till 4
They were young and they had each other
Who could ask for more?

At the Copa, Copacabana (Copacabana)

[eyesroll]

18. I will kill you all slowly with a shovel, when I wake up at 3 a.m. with

this in my head.

DAMMIT.

:P

[vi5]

4. Hey this 34 year old punk has no shame in his appreciation for Barry

In fact on my ipod shuffle this morning, Mandy came on in between Thirsty and Miserbale by Black Flag and Orgasm Addict by the Buzzcocks.

On Edit: I would also add that I think that there may be another obstacle in your happily ever after with Barry that has nothing to do with your age.

[liberalhistorian]

10. Oh, really?

And what would that obstacle be, pray tell? (Besides the fact that I would have to get past about a million other gals first, of course!)

[vi5]

14. Are you playing coy, being sarcastic, or genuinely not aware..

That he is more than likely an extremely gay, gay man.

[liberalhistorian]

15. Actually, I don't think he is.

He was married once and has had girlfriends. I think people tend to think that men who show their emotions and write and sing the kind of songs he does are gay, but of course, that isn't true. But even if he is, (HUGE SIGH!!) that's his business and I still love him anyway!

[vi5]

19. I dont think there's anything wrong with it obviously....

But I have some family friends and relatives who were.....ahem...."active" in the gay club scene in the 70's particularly the ones he used to play as Bette Midler's accompaniment.

Either way, he's a great songwriter. My favorite overlooked song by him is Ships. I remember hearing him talk about how it was about his dad and being so upset by it.

[liberalhistorian]

23. I've always really liked that song, too!

His father left the family when he was very young, and he had very little contact with him after that which always affected him. That's why he dropped his father's name, Pincus, and used his mother's maiden name, Manilow.

[liberalhistorian]

47. Another great song of his that isn't well-known is

When October goes, from his jazz album. Yes, he did stretch his considerable talents and do a jazz album and it's WONDERFUL!!!

[greatauntoftriplets]

25. I have a friend whose ex-husband ....

...has slept with Barry Manilow. He swings both ways.

[liberalhistorian]

27. Really? How do you know your

friend's ex wasn't just telling stories? Anyone can say they've slept with someone, especially someone famous, but there's no way to really know for sure.

[greatauntoftriplets]

28. She was backstage when they went off together.

She didn't drive at the time and had to wait for them to finish.

Later, there was...uh...physical evidence.... If you know what I mean?

[latebloomer]

34. I'd say that was fairly good proof

How long did they stay married after that?

[liberalhistorian]

36. Hell, had I been her, I would

have asked if I could join in!! :evilgrin: :bounce:

[latebloomer]

39. Good idea!!

If ya can't beat 'em. . .

[greatauntoftriplets]

37. A few years.

He fought the divorce for a time. It was not easy.

[Tom_Foolery]

5. He puts on a good show...

I saw him about eight years ago.

[Karenina]

9. AND it's FAMILY FARE

At Barry's concerts the kids are in the aisles with great grandma in her wheelchair, EVERYONE knowing the lyrics and singing their hearts out!
Keep an eye out for the Fanilows.

[Tom_Foolery]

38. I liked it when he sang all the commercial jingles that he wrote...

years ago. I was amazed by how many he wrote.

[liberalhistorian]

40. Yes, a lot of the jingles

we know by heart were written by him. I didn't know that either until a few years ago.

[liberalhistorian]

11. Yes, he does indeed!

I saw him for the first time nearly three years ago, and I couldn't believe what a great concert he put on. And it wasn't that fake phony patronizing bullshit that so many singers pile on in their concerts, either.

[Karenina]

17. My brother was his bass player.

Lots of funny stories. Barry is a GOOD GUY.

[liberalhistorian]

20. WOW!

Your lucky brother! I have also heard of lot of funny, neat stories about him and it really does seem like he's a great guy. Frankly, I'd give anything to know him personally, but then, what are the chances of that? Probably the same as Shrub admitting he lied about Iraq so he could invade it and control the oil!

So tell me--is he really gay, or is that just bullshit? I think it's bullshit myself, but who knows?

[miss_kitty]

6. HAHAHAHAHAHA

laughing and pointing laughing and pointing!

actually, I think it's great you like him. not my choice, but if we all liked the same shit, how boring would THAT be?

ENJOY THE SHOW!

[ikojo]

7. Oh no, I would never flame a fellow Manilow Maniac!

I was once a member of his fan club.

I LOVE Barry Manilow (as well as the Grateful Dead and Monkees)

[liberalhistorian]

12. Hello, fellow Maniac!

Great to see I'm not alone here! Although, now, the Monkees......I'm afraid that's a different story, lol! Oh well, to each his own.

[Lady Effingbroke]

16. My ex-bf is a HUGE Manilow fan...

and I do mean HUGE! He is 6'8" and weighs about 275. To look at him, you couldn't tell that this hulk of a man is a Manilow fan. He also likes Tom Jones, Dean Martin, and all those other old "rat pack" crooners. Go figure.:crazy:

Enjoy the show, liberalhistorian!!!

[liberalhistorian]

24. Oh, I'll absolutely enjoy

the show, no question! I sure paid enough for the tickets, but it'll be worth it.

[Shrubhater]

29. I'm liberalhistorian's son, and

I can't wait for the show! It's this Friday night in Cleveland. I had a really great time at the last show of his, too. I love his song "Turn the radio up" that came out a few years ago. My mom's gotten me into his other stuff, too.

[Lady Effingbroke]

33. Sound like Manilow's shows really are "family affairs"!

Enjoy, you two! :)

[WoodrowFan]

21. the best Barry seats

are those in another city than the one with the concert, you are aware of that, right?? :evilgrin:


have fun. I'll be here cranking my AC/DC!

[donheld]

45. Honest

i didn't see your post before i made mine. :evilgrin:

[DancingBear]

22. If I had a Barry Manilow CD and a Billy Joel CD

which one would I destroy first??

Tough choice - but damn it I still luv ya LH!!


:hug:

P.S. Enjoy the hell out of the show!!!!!!!!!!!

[liberalhistorian]

26. Ah, Billy Joel, that's another one

of my favorites and he also gives a helluva concert! At least he did when I saw him about eighteen years ago. Don't know how he'd be now after all the alcohol and drugs. "Goodnight Saigon" still gives me chills whenever I hear it, though. And his really early stuff, like "New York State of Mind" and "Captain Jack" are really classics.

But hey, if you don't want to have any taste, that's your business, I guess. And I still luv ya too!!!! BTW, can you believe it's been almost a year since the march in D.C. when we had our DU contingent marching together? Chris still remembers all of you guys.

[qnr]

30. Hah! My friend Nicole once won tickets

to a Pia Zadora concert, and had me go with her. TBH, it was relatively entertaining.

Nothing wrong with Barry, he pursued his dream. Even if I detested him (which I don't) I certainly wouldn't put him down.

[FizzFuzz]

31. one word: AHHHHAHAHahahahahahahaha

but I gotta applaud your courage to admit it publicly!!

;) :thumbsup: :bounce:

[no name no slogan]

32. S'aright. I still have my Bee Gees '79 World Tour program

I was all of 10 at the time, and they were at their disco-lizardo height, but they also played some of their folky-rock tunes too, which are vastly underrated IMHO.

Have a good time! :hi:

[liberalhistorian]

35. Yes, there's so much more

to the Bee Gees than just their disco-era stuff, and their non-disco music has definitely been underrated and overshadowed. I wish I'd been able to see them in concert.

[soothsayer]

41. I'm taking my GF on Thurs here in DC. She's always been more like a gay

man than a lesbian, musically. Oy! She made me see Liza, too.

[arwalden]

42. I'm Jealous... Enjoy The Show.

I love Barry Manilow too... and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

You're not alone.

-- Allen

P.S. I always thought that Barry was gay. Has this ever been confirmed?

[liberalhistorian]

46. I don't know if he is or not, but if

he is, God how depressing from a female point of view. Not, mind you, that there's anything wrong with it, (certainly not from a gay guy's point of view, lol!), but you see where I'm coming from!!!!

[leftofthedial]

43. my sincere condolences to you for your sudden and tragic loss

I know this must be a terrible and painful time for you


I wish I had the postage from his royalty checks though. :-)

enjoy the show, but forget the dressing room bit.

[donheld]

44. Let me guess - the seats are in the next state

you said to make fun so hahahahahaha:evilgrin: :bounce: :toast: :evilgrin: :bounce: :toast: :evilgrin: