Now What?

Now what thought Barry. First off I didn't have a heart attack in two thousand sixteen. Second I've never smoked a cigarette in my entire life. Cigarette smoke stinks. I know all about that since both my step-dad and mom smoked. It also makes your breath and clothes smell bad. Third I don't have cancer of any kind especially not lung cancer. The last surgery I did have was back in nineteen forty seven when I had my tonsils removed. All the other stuff I've had done since then was done as an out patient. That's having a fractured ankle reset after I tripped over an electrical cord. Having stiches to a cut to my chin when my junior high girlfriend punched me there.  Brian Murphy's the one with atrial fibrillation. He's also the one who smokes cigarettes. Pal Mal non filters, Camels (The Turkish Delights.) and now it's E-cigarettes. Brian along with his partner Gregory Knofler smoke. Even his personal assistant Matt Carlson puffs E-cigarettes. I'm also not the tooth pick (skinny) one. Again that's Brian Murphy. Brian hates to eat. I'm six foot tall and weight one hundred and seventy five pounds. I'm a major foodie and I love to eat.  A foodie is a person who loves to eat. I also admit that I'm a junk food junkie.  Give me some homemade cookies, ice cream, nuts and pop corn. I will be one happy camper. That's why I decided in the mid nineteen nineties to go to culinary arts school. I already knew how to cook the easy stuff. Casseroles, fried chicken, meatloaf, pizzas and ETC. But I wanted to know more about elaborate cooking techniques. Making sauces like a mole', Salsa Verde, hollandaise and ETC.That's one of the reasons I went to the CIA (Culinary Institute of America). You can actually call me Chef Barry Manilow. After I graduated from Eastern District High School. I decided to go to Juilliard Music School. To get into Juilliard you have to take their entrance exam.  I already knew what I already knew what I was going to major in and minor in. I chose to double major in composing and conducting. For my audition I composed a piece called I've Got Me Some Rhythm which is an instrumental jazz piece. I recently gave the music to Marty Panzer and he put lyrics to the music. I've Got Me Some Rhythm is going on my 2:00AM Paradise Café II album. My conducting piece was Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Israel Kamawiwo'ale. My piano audition piece was Chopin's Prelude in C Minor. I based my song Could It Be Magic on Chopin's Prelude in C Minor on it. From Juilliard I have a Bachelors in Music, Masters in Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts. You can call me Barry Manilow Doctor of Musical Arts. Back in the mid nineties I went to the Culinary Institute of America where I got my culinary arts degree. You also call me Chef Barry Manilow if you want.  I didn't want to open up any sort of eatery without an actual culinary arts degree. I chose to open up some gastro pubs. My two gastro pubs in New York are staffed with people that I went to cooking school with. The Inquisitor article that just came out last week is a piece of garbage. I'm sure they saw the Daily Mail article from a while back.The Daily Mail was speculating that I had lung cancer and I was near death. I let the Daily Mail know I wasn't happy with their article. Since it had all my fans freaking out big time after it came out. I told the Inquisitor ask me first before you put any more article on me. Garry was the one who called me about the Inquisitor article. Garry also called both David my manager and Marc head of Stiletto East about the article. I called David to tell him I put a post up on my Google + community page to do major damage control. Now that Barry was home he got to meet the newest member to his family Ringo Carly's Beagle. Barry wondered if Ringo was named after Beetle's drummer Ringo Starr. Barry went onto his Google + community group to tell everyone about the newest doggie a Beagle named Ringo. He also told them about Barry Manilow At The Red Rocks the five disc DVD set. Barry Manilow At The Red Rocks Amphitheater is a five DFVD disc box set from last July's concerts there. What's up next you might add is a much needed vacation for Carly and me. Then my Australian and New Zealand tour down under in June.
Where I get to celebrate my seventy fifth birthday in Melbourne. BMIFC convention down under in Melbourne. Blenheim Palace concert Monday August twenty seventh. My three month Broadway run in September, October and November at the Cort Theatre. Three nights at the Barclay Center for New Years Eve. BMIFC annual It's Just Another New Years Eve Party weekend. As for the much needed vacation I let Carly pick where we're going. So it's off to Boston and Cape Cod for our much needed vacation.

Barry Manilow One Voice in Central Park.

Hi Friends

It's me Barry. I can hear you already saying "But  Barry isn't this a little too early to be announcing this?" No not really it isn't to early to announce this. A concert in Central Park for the summer of 2019. So "Come Monday" June 17, 2019 I'm doing a concert in Central Park. Sorry for the Here At The Mayflower pun friends. I'm doing a free concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park to thank all of my friends. It's just my way of saying thank you for all your support over my entire career.  I've chosen the largest of the three open spaces for my one night only concert. That is the Great Lawn which is 55 total acres. Previously other recording artists have used the Great Lawn 55 acres, North Meadow 23 acres and Sheep Meadow 15 acres. Sheep Meadow is called Sheep Meadow because sheep used to roam on that part of Central Park. Other recording artists who have used Central Park for a one night only concert are Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Diana Ross, Simon and Garfunkle, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Paul Simon, Daryl Hall and John Oats, Edie Brickell, The B-52's and The Dave Matthews Band.  Everyone who's done a concert in Central Park did theirs for free. Which is what I will be doing next year. Above is the ad for my Central Park concert for next year. I decided the perfect way to celebrate my seventy sixth birthday was being with my friends in Central Park making music. The reason I'm telling you about the concert next summer is so you can post three song from my vast collection. Your three song along with everyone's three songs will be put together in a list. Then I will pick enough songs to do an entire two hour concert. Yes there will be audio and video guys there to record and tape the concert for a CD/DVD combo. Which later in two thousand nineteen the CD/DVD combo will come out as a two disc box set. My latest 1943 British American Gastro Pub in London England  will open ahead of schedule. It was suppose to open in April of two thousand nineteen. Instead it will be opening on Saturday August twenty fifth two thousand eighteen. On that night the gastro pub will be closed to the general public. However it will be open to BMIFC members. Just show your BMIFC membership card to the person at the door. Friday August twenty four is the night the UK restaurant critics will be their to critique my gastro pub. I'm adding two US favorites and a Canadian favorite to the menu. The US favorites are called an Awesome Blossom or a Blooming Onion and hot wings. The Blooming onion is a large onion that is cut down almost to the bottom. It is then batter dipped and deep fried. It's opened up to look like a bunch of flower petals. In the center is a ramekin filled with spicy dipping sauce.  The hot wings is chicken wings covered in vegetable oil and salt. They're deep fried and after they're deep fried they get coated in Buffalo wing sauce. Buffalo wing sauce is made with butter, vinegar, cayenne pepper, garlic powder and hot sauce. The Canadian favorite called Poutine. Poutine consists of French fries, cheese curds and brown gravy The gravy is chicken, veal or turkey. Some people who make this dish add pulled pork. Instead of the gravy they use barbecue sauce on it. You UK fans will love these three appetizers. Of course at my two 1943 British American Gastro Pubs in New York City we serve your deep fried Snickers Bar. The chefs and I are still working on some other deserts. If you have some desert recipes. Send us the recipes for them so we can put them on our menu. Can't wait to see you UK fans in August.
Barry

I said no and I mean no.

Las Vegas Review Journal March two thousand fifteen Katz's column. "So very Barry. We're inching closer...closer...closer to a final sign-off of Manilow's residency at Westgate's International Theatre. Dates he would have filled in April and May at the theatre have been taken off the schedule, but we do anticipate a return to the stage by Manilow this summer. He headlined the room from 2005 to 2010." When did I headline the International Theatre thought Barry. That was Brian Murphy who headlined at the Las Vegas Hilton between two thousand five and two thousand nine. Not to two thousand ten. Then for two years two thousand ten and two thousand eleven Brian was at the Paris
on the Las Vegas strip said Barry. What have I been saying all a long. I don't like Las Vegas and no
I didn't sign with the Westgate. I'm going down under to Australia and New Zealand in June. Then on Monday August twenty seventh I'm doing one night only on the Blenheim Palace grounds. I did my first concert at Blenheim Palace on Saturday August twenty seven nineteen eighty three. That was thirty five years ago said Barry. In the fall I'm doing three months on Broadway at the Cort Theatre. I'll be at the Cort Theatre in September, October and November. Then in December I'll be at the Barclay Center for three nights. That's Saturday December twenty-ninth, Sunday December thirtieth and Monday December thirty first. Friday December twenty eighth thru Monday December thirty first is the BMIFC's annual New Years Eve Party Weekend. The party weekend will be at the Grand Hyatt  New York City next to the Grand Central Terminal. That's where the BMIFC had their New York City Rhythm Convention in June of two thousand fifteen. I did Great  Performance's on PBS Wednesday June seventeenth. Then I also did a BMIFC members only concert outdoors at the Delacort Theatre in Central Park on Saturday June twentieth two thousand fifteen. Then in two thousand nineteen during the summer I'll be doing the outdoor sheds (Amphitheaters) across Canada and the US. Garry asked if I was playing  Nikon Amphitheater at Jones Beach  State Park Wantagh? I told Garry the amphitheater is now called Norwell Health Amphitheater. And no I'm not playing there on my New York City stop. I will be playing Central Park's fifty five acre Great Lawn.  The
concert will be on Monday June seventeen two thousand nineteen. I told Garry David asked Mayor Bill de Blasio if I could do a concert on Central Park's Great Lawn. Mayor de Blasio said yes I could do a one night only free concert. He told the mayor that I always come out at the end of my concerts and do encores. The mayor said "I know Barry Manilow does encores at the end of his concerts. Since I've been to a bunch of his concerts here in New York City." By the way Carly called me to tell me that Brian Murphy has extended his UK shows to include Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff and Dublin. Carly and her friend Rita were asked by Jacqueline to go to the O2 shows in September. Rita told Jacqueline that she, Zoey and Carly were going to my opening night concert on Broadway at the Cort Theatre. Your opening night said Garry. I've been wanting to do another short Broadway run. David got me three months September, October and November said Barry. I already got you and Denise tickets to my show in November. I did tell Carly I was getting you and Denise tickets to my show on Broadway. Carly then asked me "Barry why don't you invite  Garry and Denise over to our house for Thanksgiving this year. Thanksgiving is on Thursday November twenty second of this year. So I got you and Denise tickets for two of my Broadway shows. Saturday November twenty fourth and Sunday November twenty fifth.  Barry said goodbye to Garry. Then he went back on the internet to check out the latest news. He saw fans talking about him singing Let Freedom Ring at Bill Clinton's first inaugural concert back in nineteen ninety three.  That was Brian Murphy who sang that song at Bill Clinton's first inaugural concert back then. The only time I ever sang Let Freedom Ring was on Fiesta At Fords Theatre in nineteen ninety two. President George H.W.  and Barbara Bush were in attendance. That's the only time I've ever sang Let Freedom Ring live on TV. Brian Murphy  has also sang that song twice on A Capitol Fourth. He asked me if he could sing that song on PBS' A Capitol Fourth on the capital lawn with the president and first lady in attendance. Now as I have said many times before I don't sing for politicians or for political reasons. Yes I vote every year but who I vote for is no ones business. I don't even give money to any politicians for their political campaigns. If it's for charity of course I'll do the concert and give money. But if it's for some one running for a political office no I won't do a concert for that purpose. Brian Murphy gives money to politicians for their political campaigns and I don't. I don't think celebrities should stick their noses in politics unless they're running for office. Like a few celebrities did.  I know Brian Murphy voted for in two thousand sixteen Hillary Clinton. That's because he's a democrat said Barry. He also went to a thousand dollar
a plate fundraiser for Hillary Clinton that  was held in Palm Springs California. Barbra Streisand was the entertainer for the fundraiser. Brian went to the Hillary Clinton fundraiser with Gregory Knofler his husband. Brian and Gregory go out a lot with Suzanne Somers and her husband Alan Hamel.

Hi Everyone it's me Barry. Yes I know your bummed out about the Tropicana  deciding not to have revolving headliners. Then there's no new years eve at the Tropicana either. That's because they had already booked Tony Bennett for four nights Friday December twenty eighth, Saturday twenty ninth, Sunday December thirtieth and Monday December thirty first. I'm very bummed about that.  Now I did find somewhere else to preform for New Years Eve this December 29th, 30th and 31st of this year. I'm doing three nights at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn for New Years Eve this year said Barry. My three concerts will be Saturday December twenty ninth, Sunday December thirtieth and Monday December thirty first. The annual BMIFC New Years Eve Party Weekend will take place at the Grand Hyatt. That's where the BMIFC had their New York City Rhythm Convention back in two thousand fifteen. Remember I did PBS' Great Performances at Lincoln Center. That was Wednesday June 17th which was my seventy first birthday. Those three concerts will kick off my Paradise Café II Tour. Then next year two thousand nineteen in May I'll be in the UK. I'm doing the following arenas in Scotland, England, Ireland and Northern Ireland. They are in order Glasgow SEE Hydro 13,000, Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 11,000, Manchester Arena 21,000, Sheffield Fly DSA Arena 13,000, Birmingham Arena 14,150, London SSE Arena Wembley 12,000,  Cardiff Motorpoint Arena 7,500. Dublin 3 Arena 13,000 and Belfast SSE Arena 10,000. Remember when you UK fans would get all "Trembley at Wembley" years ago.  Then in the summer June, July and August I'm doing outdoor venues in Canada and the US.  I heard from Marc that Brian Murphy is doing Mexico City, Alexandra VA, Manchester UK, Leeds UK and London UK. I still have some fans who think I've signed on the doted line with the Westgate (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton). No I haven't signed with the Westgate. I'd rather tour all over than be in Las Vegas. The UK, Canada and US dates will be to support my 2:00AM Paradise Café II album. So put on your thinking caps fans and decided where you'd like to have the BMIFC's two thousand nineteen convention. Try to pick somewhere we haven't had a convention before. The Mayflower has gotten great reviews from the San Antonio theatre critics. The two month run was sold out in a week and a half. In September and October The Mayflower goes to the Forrest Theatre in Philadelphia for it's second regional. You will see Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman running around there. You won't see me there because I'll be

"On Broadway" at the Cort Theatre for a three month Broadway run. Right now there are still seats available for the added November Cort Theatre dates.

Barry



Interesting News.

Rita sent Carly an article from Vital Vegas that dealt with her husband Barry Manilow. The Vital Vegas article mentioned that Barry was going to start his Westgate shows in April.  Barry's still going to be in San Antonio Texas in April thought Carly. Barry, Adrienne, Enoch, Jack, Marty and Bruce's latest musical The Mayflower would still be at the Majestic Theatre. The Mayflower would be at at the Majestic Theatre from March first till Sunday April twenty ninth. There was no way Barry was going to be at the Westgate in April or any other month this year.  Maybe that's when Brian Murphy would start his run at the Westgate. Carly read the article thoroughly and it did say Barry Manilow not Brian Murphy. Carly made a quick call to David Taylor to tell him she sent him the Vital Vegas article that dealt with Barry. David said he had already read the article. Marc saw the article then emailed it to Garry, Barry and me. I'm sure Barry will be livid when he see that article said David. More like pissed major said Carly. I was going through my scrapbooks which has my tickets from every Barry Manilow concert I ever attended. Barry did back in nineteen eighty eight played at Caesars in Lake Tahoe Then in nineteen eighty nine he did Caesars in Lake Tahoe again. Then in

nineteen ninety five played Harrah's Resort and Casino in Lake Tahoe Nevada. Carly had tickets for all the shoes shows. Carly even had a New Years Eve sweatshirt from Barry's nineteen eighty eight New Years Eve concert at Caesars in Lake Tahoe. I even found ticket stubs for Harrah's in Reno Nevada. Nineteen ninety nine and two thousand five. I went to the Caesars Lake Tahoe shows  and the Harrah's Reno shows with Rita and Zoey. Barry will play Lake Tahoe and Reno. But he won't play  in Las Vegas. Barry's still up in the air about where to do his New Years Eve two thousand eighteen shows said Carly. That's because he was suppose to play the Tropicana in Atlantic City this New Years Eve. But then right before Barry left  for San Antonio he got a call from The Tropicana. Tropicana called Barry to tell him they made mistake and forgot they had signed Tony Bennett first.

Right now Barry isn't sure where he's going to preform this New Years Eve said Carly. I know that fans were pissed when they found out that the Tropicana decided not to have revolving headliners. Then they were even more pissed when Barry had to tell them he wasn't playing the Tropicana for New Years Eve this year. Barry was very bummed about not playing the Tropicana on New Years Eve. Carly said goodbye to David so she could get the dogs outside. Carly got the dogs out and once she came back in the phone rang. Carly picked up the phone to answer it. Hi sunshine said Barry. Hi Barry said Carly back to him. So what's up she asked him? I got in contact with the Barclay Center to see if I could do three nights in December. I told the person I talked to that I checked their online website and scrolled through their calendar for this year. I told them I noticed none of the dates in December were filled with anything. The person said ok what dates in December do you want to play here? I said I want to do three nights in December. Saturday December 29th, Sunday December 30th and Monday December 31st. The guy I talked to said I'm marking you down right now for those three nights. Then I called the Grand Hyatt Hotel and talked to a woman at the reservation desk. I told her who I was and she said "How can I help you Mr. Manilow." I'm doing three nights at the Barclay  at the end of December. I usually have a New Years Eve Party Weekend to go along with my doing concerts during New years Eve. I'd like to have my annual BMIFC New Years Eve Party Weekend at your hotel. The party weekend will at the end of December. I need  Friday December 28th, Saturday December 29th, Sunday December 30t and Monday 31st. She said I'll mark it on the calendar. Just call us back when you know how many rooms you need. Then we'll let you know what the group rate will be. So I put an announcement out on my Google Plus page and my website said Barry. Mark me, Rita, Zoey and Julie for the fan clubs New Years Eve Party Weekend said Carly. What happened to  your friend Abby said Barry. Abby is no longer a fan of yours, She's always been a a Brian Murphy fan.  s far back as I can remember Abby has always loved both you and Brian Murphy.  Why she quit being a fan of yours that I don't know.

A New Look.

Rita emailed Carly a few photos from Brain Murphy's Florida show. Carly was looking at them when Barry walked in. Who's that guy? Barry asked. That's Brian Murphy with a shorter hair style. He told his fans at his shows in Florida at his age  that it was time for shorter hair cut.  I'm three years older than Brian said Barry and I'm letting my hair grown out a little. Remember the poll from  last year. I asked you fans "Of all the different hair styles I've had. Which one did you like the best?" The over whelming choice was my hair style from 1987 to 1991. The longer fuller looking hair style. So I decided to give that hair style a modern twist. So what do you think? asked Barry. Carly turned around to checkout Barry new style. Wow! I love it said Carly. It makes you look totally hot. He
smiled and said cheeseburger. Whenever Barry smiled and said cheeseburger Carly knew that Barry was mugging for the camera. She took his photo with her cell phone. Upload the photo and let me know what the fans think said Barry. Carly uploaded the photo and sent it to sisters Rita and Zoey to see what they thought. Rita replied back and said "Who's that gorgeous guy?" Carly replied back to Rita saying that gorgeous guy is Barry. At the end of last year Barry asked us fans of all of his hair styles which one did we like the best. The over whelming choice was his hair style from 1987 to 1991 during Barry's Big Fun Tour de Force, Barry Manilow Live On Broadway and Showstoppers tours. That must be a photo from back in the late eighties early ninety's said Rita. Actually no it's not said Carly. I just kook that photo with my cell phone. I took the photo at 4:45PM. That's a current photo
as of today. Barry said I can pass the photo around to my Barry Buddies. That's why he mugged for the camera and said cheeseburger. So you can also pass that around to other fans said Carly.  Now
Barry thought Brian's new hair style was a little too short. Barry hates the spikey look on the top. Remember back in the nineties Barry had that spiked look on top. Oh yeah I remember that said Rita. Also remember the brown hair with the blond chunks Brian had in his hair. Barry said that didn't look good on Brain at all. Then there was the grey hair look said Rita. Because Brian had grey hair for a while. We now know that Brian colors his hair since it's no longer grey. Maybe he'll  quit coloring his hair one day said Carly. You do know that Shirley and the fans who follow her Facebook page are still thinking Barry's going to do the Westgate in Las Vegas said Rita. Not going to happen since
Barry detests Las Vegas said Carly. In fact Barry said the Tropicana changed their mind about having rotating headliners. So what's Barry going to do instead? asked Rita. Barry said summer road trip across Canada and the US. Just like last year he's playing the outdoor venues. Then Barry, band members and backup singers are going by tour bus. Just like they did two years ago in two thousand fifteen during the Brooklyn Blues Tour. Barry's taking four tour buses on tour next year. The tour is being called the Paradise  Café II Tour. After Barry's new jazz album that comes out on Thursday November fifteen of this year. Barry's also doing another run on Broadway. Three months at The Cort Theatre from September third thru November thirtieth. That's Tuesday thru Sunday with Monday's off . That's because Monday's are black with no shows on Broadway. This is what the tour logo looks like  on the tour buses said Carly. Carly sent Rita a photo of Barry's tour buses. You can also pass that photo on to other fans. Now are you sitting down? said Carly. Why? asked Rita. Because  Barry's playing Blenheim Palace for the thirty fifth anniversary of the Concert At Blenheim
Palace that he did on Saturday August twenty seventh  nineteen eighty three. This time around the concert will be on Monday August twenty seventh two thousand eighteen. Barry's going to bring out
the conga drums and the safari jacket for The Lion Sleeps Tonight. he's going to start the show with You're Looking Hot Tonight like he did back then. He'll take everyone back to New York City by doing New York City Rhythm. Then he'll also do Oh Julie and No Other Love. Least we forget  Barry "Mr. Dynomite" Manilow. Then there's his rock and roll number Some Kind Of Friend. One Voice with a chorus backing him up. I mentioned he needed to do Lay Me Down and sit at the edge of the stage with his legs dangling down. Barry's already brought himself three pairs of athletic shoes to wear in the second half.

35 Years Ago Saturday August 217, 1983.

Hi Friends
It's me Barry once again. Thirty five years ago on Saturday August twenty seven nineteen eighty three I did a one night only concert at Blenheim Palace near Woodstock Oxfordshire UK. The one night only concert was on the Blenheim Palace ground in front of over forty thousand fans, the Duke and the Duchess. I told David my manager wouldn't it be nice If I did another one might only concert to celebrate the thirty fifth anniversary on that first magical night. David was going to get in contact with the current Duke of Marlboro. However the Duke got in touch with my ex-manager Garry Kief. He asked Garry if I would do another one night only concert on the Blenheim Palace grounds. Garry  told the Duke he was no longer my manager. He did give the Duke my current manager David his phone number. David then called me to ask if I wanted to do another concert at Blenheim Palace. I told David yes I would love to do another concert there so that's what I'm doing on Monday August 27, 2018. Take care.
Barry