OH NO!

OH NO! Janice, Kate and Vicki took Carly out for a belated birthday lunch. They each gave Carly a birthday present. From Vicki she got a Bronx Girl Born and Raised hoodie. Janice gave her a tee shirt from the Brooklyn Blues tour. Kate got her a keychain that spelled out Barry's first name. They had made the trek into Manhattan to go to the Carnegie Dell to try the sandwich named after Barry. It was corn beef, Swiss cheese and thousand island dressing on pumpernickel. It was like a Ruben sandwich. As they were eating Vicki got a text message saying that something bad had happened to jazz artist
Barry Manilow. Vicki told the other girls what Shelly Henderson one of her other Facebook friends had texted her. Carly quickly called home to see what Barry was doing. Hello said Barry. Hello it's Carly. What up? asked Barry. What are you doing? she asked him. Eating lunch he said. It's a grilled sharp cheddar and tomato on pumpernickel with a bowl of vegetarian vegetable soup and a glass of skim milk. Carly preceded to tell Barry what Vicki had told her, Janice and Kate. Holy shit he said.  Barry quickly went on his Mac Book Pro to check it out. He headed over to Facebook to see if his fans were talking about it. What he saw was the article talking about him being in a bad car accident. I'm sitting here at the dining room table eating my lunch. Not in a hospital clinging to life because of a bad car accident said Barry. Barry told Carly he saw the article about him being in a very bad car accident. Once I get off the phone with you I'll call Marc about this. Barry told Carly goodbye and that he loved her. Carly said the same back to Barry. Carly told the girls that Barry was in the dining room eating his lunch. So he's ok said Carly. Now that's a relief said Vicki. It sure is said Janice. After Barry got off the phone with Carly he called Marc to tell him about it. Marc told Barry he had already seen the article. As soon as I saw it I called Jack McCoy to tell him about it. He said he was going to find out who told the National Enquirer. Once he figured out how the National Enquirer got that information he was going to call me so we can move on to the next step. Ok said Barry. He hung up with Marc and then Garry called. He mentioned to Barry that he that was in the National Enquirer. It's about me being a really bad car accident said Barry. I just got off the phone with Marc. He had already seen the Enquirer article and called Jack McCoy so he could look into it. Marc said that when Jack finds out who started it he's going to move onto the next step. Oh by the way said Garry I ran into Gregory Knopfler yesterday. He told me about Brian's last US concerts on the Pantages Theatre in LA. He also said something about the Hanging With Brian after the last show at the Pantages.  He goes over to the UK for some shows in June. Yes I already know about that said Barry. He also told me he was doing one night in Tel Aviv Israel on June thirtieth. He asked me why don't I go there. I told him I really don't have fans in Israel. The only countries as a jazz artist where I have fans is Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and the US. Australia, Canada. New Zealand, UK and US are the only countries where my albums have sold well. I went to Spain a few years ago for a vacation. Went into a record store in Barcelona to look up my name under M in the jazz section. My name wasn't there. There was every other jazz artist who's last name starts with a M but me. The other thing is I lost all my backup singers said Barry. Melanie Taylor, Sharon Hendricks and Kye Brackett went back to tour with Brian Murphy. I had to auditioned three new backup singers who will be on stage with me at the Palladium this summer. They'll also go on tour with me next year. That is when I'm touring Canada in March and doing the US sheds in the summer. Two thousand eighteen  I'll be heading to Australia and New Zealand. My new backup singers are Kion Harris, Dana Stevens and Shelly Greco. I still have Russ McKinnon, David Rosenblatt, Mike Lent, Ron Pedley  and Joey Melotti. Those are the guys I snitched from Brain when he was off for his hip replacement surgery. The guys decided to stay with me instead of going back to tour with Brian. Joey said if he went  back with Brian he wouldn't get to be musical director. He'd just be one of boys in the band. I still have Andy Rodgers keyboard/vocals. Kevin Sharp bass, AJ McIntire trombone, Rodger Walters trumpet and Nigel Marx saxophone.  There original band members since nineteen ninety two. Kion Harris sure is one super funky guy. Man he's even way more funkier than Kye Brackett is. He suggested we switch up Copacabana. So one night we do the disco version, the next night we do the Spanish guitar version, then another night we do a Latin jazz version. It's great I can get away with switching things up. Brian Murphy can't. He usually has to do the same old same old every night. It's always It's A Miracle opening which I wrote with Marty Panzer. Closing I Write The Songs by Bruce Johnston and Copacabana me, Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman. I'm opening my shows at the Palladium with Putting It Together from my album of the same name. It come out on October seventeenth. It's called Barry Manilow The New York Pops Orchestra Putting It Together The Songs Of Stephen Sondheim. So how's Carly? asked Garry. She's fine said Barry. Carly's beagle Charlie passed away at the end of February. One of her birthday presents was a puppy. So what was the breed of the dog? Garry asked. He's a puppy that's a cream colored English long haired dachshund said Barry. Carly named the  pup  Shellington. That's sure is an interesting name for the dog said Garry. Now tonight Carly and I are going to the Barclay Center to see Brian Murphy's One Last Time concert. Dave Koz is opening for Brian said Barry. Dave Koz wondered why I don't use an opening act at my age. He figured I must be younger than Brian Murphy. That's why I don't have an opening act.  I said Dave I'm three years older than Brian. I was born June seventeen nineteen forty three and Brian was born June seventeen nineteen forty six. I just don't have all the health issues Brian has. I didn't start my performing career until nineteen eighty four. Brian started his career in nineteen seventy three eleven years before.me. Brian had to deal with atrial fibrillation, might have arthritis in his hips where he had hip replacement surgery done. Also he deals with yearly bouts of bronchitis. I don't have any issues with any parts of my body. Nor do I deal with bronchitis said Barry. On Monday October sixteenth Is when I'm debuting my album at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden for two thousand five hundred fans and friends. I've chosen not to invite Suzanne said Barry. Because if I do she'll bring Scott Nevins with her. I no desirers to see him. Yes I know he's still madly in love with me. But I'm not gay. Nor am I interested in having any sort of relationship with him. I married the girl I fell in love with five years ago this coming November. Sometimes the right person doesn't come into your life until you're older. Carly will be coming to the UK July eighth thru July seventeenth. Her girlfriends weren't to thrilled with that. In the middle of June between the fifteenth and the nineteenth is the BMIFC's first ever UK convention in London. They were hoping Carly would be their roommate for the convention. Carly told them no. Because she was coming out in July to spend our first wedding anniversary with me. I'm leaving for London on Monday July thirteenth. So prior to that we'll defrost the top of our wedding cake and  eat it. Next month Carly and I are going to the Met Gala on May second. Carly's also going to the Tony Awards with me on June twelfth. Carly got her dress for the Met Gala. It's a two piece Alberta Ferretti dress. The skirt is white with a floral embossed design on it. The top is a taupe short sleeved  top with a thin strapped underlay.