Hey East Coast We're Here

Barry and company were on the road again after doing a two nights in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre. They were on their way to Raleigh NC for a show on Friday May 1st at Duke Energy center. Then it was on to Richmond VA The National Theatre Sunday May 3rd.  Baltimore MD Joseph Meyeroff Theatre Monday May 4th and Tuesday May 5th. After those date it was two weeks in Atlantic City NJ at the Borgata Hotel and Casino's Music Box Theatre. Barry's run at the Music Box Theatre started on Sunday May 10th and ended on Saturday May 23rd. Someone had asked him why he played Atlantic City but not Las Vegas. Barry told the interviewer Las Vegas was too wild for him. While Atlantic City had the boardwalk and the ocean. Two things Barry looked up on the internet before he went on this tour was orthodox synagogues and place to get gourmet popcorn. Why won't these press people leave the gay issue alone thought Barry. It has been fifteen days since Suzanne was on Watch What Happens on Bravo. People are still talking about what she said. Barry hadn't talked to Suzanne yet. Nor did he want to right now. Since he was still pissed off at her. He had talked to Lorna Luft and she was flabbergasted when she found out. Suzanne actually said that to Andy Cohen asked Lorna. Yes she did said Barry. David thinks she might be upset with me since I moved back to New York City in 2008. I spend more time in New York City with my musical career. Or maybe she doesn't like the fact I sold my house to Brian Murphy and his manager/husband Gregory Knoffler. Did you get your invitation to the wedding asked Barry. Yes said Lorna. I also sent one to your sister Liza Minnelli. She already replied to me and said she was coming. So did Bette Midler and her husband Martin von Hasselberg. Is Suzanne coming? asked Lorna. No said Barry Friday September 5th through Monday September 7th Suzanne is on Shop NBC selling her books and other stuff. So where are you now? said Lorna. Well I'm on my tour bus heading towards Atlantic City to do two weeks at the Borgata's Music Box theatre said Barry. I wish I could be in the UK to see your show on your mom Judy Garland. You'll have to bring it state side said Barry. I probably will said Lorna. My Portland Maine show for June the 5th got canceled said Barry. The date we were marked down for Tom Jones was marked down for that date too. They marked him down before me. I had to move the two Boston shows to Thursday June the 4th and Friday June the 5th. After Atlantic City I go to Mashantucket CT to play Foxwoods Casino for three nights Thursday May 28 through Saturday May 30. The reason I rescheduled the Boston shows is because I have to go across the pond to London for opening night of Could It Be Magic  The Barry Manilow Songbook. That played at the Mercury Theatre in Chicago in 2001. Now it's going on a national tour across the UK. The cast consist of Michael Lee, Kevin Brooks, Evelyn Butler, Dina Byrd and Martina Nichols.  From the UK it goes to Europe and then to Australia before coming to the US. Will you be back here in the US by June 14th? asked Barry. What's happening June 14th? asked Lorna. That's the night I'm playing Carnegie Hall for a benefit concert for my Manilow Music Project. Then on Wednesday June 17th I'm doing PBS's Great Performances program at the Metropolitan Opera House. Then on Saturday June 20th I'm playing the Fredrick P. Rose Hall for a new PBS program called Jazz at Lincoln Center. I wanted to do June 17th through the 20th at Radio City Music Hall. But there again I lost out this time to Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa.   Barry said goodbye to Lorna. Then he put his iPhone down. He opened up his Mac Book Pro and went online. Barry went to Google for a quick look. He typed in his name and went to news. Page one nothing but articles on him being gay. Page two, three, four and five  more articles on him being gay. Barry picked up his iPhone and pressed Victoria Varlia name. Victoria said hello. Barry said Victoria it's Barry. Oh Barry how's the tour going? Fine said Barry. I'm calling because something needs to be done about this whole gay issue.  I'm on my tour bus surfing in the internet on my notebook computer. I thought I'd check Google. So I typed in my name into the search bar. Went to the news section. Page one nothing but links to articles on me being gay. Page two, three, four and five the same thing as page one. I just did an interview with the Atlantic City newspaper and I can't find it. I'm sure if I go to the newspaper site I'll find it. But my fans who would like to share the article with friends and they won't think to go to the newspapers website. Maybe waiting till September 7th to talk to Robin Roberts isn't such a good idea. I'm wondering if I should up the interview date. You know do the interview now instead of then. Maybe Robin Roberts could come down here to Atlantic City to do the interview. What do you think I should do? said Barry. Victoria thought for a moment and said maybe you should do the interview now. I counted over nine hundred articles from all over the world that deal with you being gay. Also Twitter hasn't stopped talking about it either. Nor has the Altfan-barry-manilow alternative message board stopped talking about it. The "See I told you so." line is getting very stale said Victoria.  I used my nickname Torry over there to post and read. Now Carly was going to do the September 7th interview with me said Barry. Maybe she can trade days off and come down here to do the interview. I'll call her and see if she can. You see if you and Marc can get a hold of Robin Roberts to do the interview now instead of in September said Barry. Ok I'll get in touch with Marc as soon as I get off the phone with you. Carly went online to see if there was nay new articles on Barry Manilow. Nothing but the gay issue. Damn those reporters said Carly. Carly never really cared for Suzanne Somers. She met her once back in 2012 at a party she threw that Barry had to go to. Carly got the feeling Suzanne thought she was Barry's latest beard. Which Carly wasn't at all. Carly had met Lorna Luft more times than Suzanne Somers. Barry had Lorna and her husband Colin over to his home for dinner many times. Whenever Barry invited Lorna and Colin he made it a dinner party and invited Liza Minnelli, her, Bruce Sussman and Rob Shuter. Just then her phone rang. Hello she said. Hello sweetheart said Barry. What's up she asked. Well I went to Google and typed my name in and the first five pages was nothing but articles on me being gay. Yeah I saw that. I ended up going to The Press of Atlantic City newspaper  website to share the article with my One Voice BMFC Facebook group. Also the one that was in NJ.com. Now I talked to Victoria Varlia about doing the Robin Roberts 20/20 interview now instead of September 7th said Barry. Victoria said Twitter's still a buzz about it. So is Altfan-barry-manilow message board. This is my weekend off so there's no problem with me coming there. Maybe we could do the interview with Robin this coming Friday afternoon said Carly. Then the interview can be shown on 20/20 that night. Let me know before Friday so I can pack and get stuff together said Carly.