Goodbye Everyone Now Really!

Carly got every other weekend off from the Bronx Zoo. This being her weekend off Carly decided to check Facebook to see what was going on over there. Someone had posted two concert videos of Barry's. The person said they were the last two shows that Barry was going to do ever. What said Carly is this person talking about last two shows. The last two shows Barry did was in June of two thousand fifteen. The PBS taping of Great Performances Wednesday June seventeenth. And the BMIFC members only concert at the Delacorte  Theatre in Central Park Saturday June twentieth. The next batch of shows would be this summer in London at the Palladium between Friday June seventeenth and Saturday August twenty seventh. Barry had always wanted to do a short run on London's West End. Just like he did twice on Broadway. Once at the Gershwin Theatre in nineteen eighty nine and the St. James Theatre in two thousand thirteen.  The show would be Thursday thru Sunday of each week. With Barry having Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays off. Barry would be off till the last week in December. That's when he was doing five nights at Radio City Music Hall from Wednesday December twenty eighth thru Sunday January first. March two thousand eighteen Barry was touring Canada. Summer two thousand eighteen would be the sheds tour. Barry would be playing outdoor venues all across the US. Barry had just finished his new album Barry Manilow The New York Pops Orchestra Putting It Together The Songs of Stephen Sondheim. It was a tribute album to one of his favorite Broadway songwriters. He was doing a duet with Barbra Streisand on the song Somewhere from West Side Story. So Carly couldn't figure out why this person thought this was the end for Barry when it wasn't. Carly knew that Brian Murphy wanted to slow it down. But then he has a ton of health issues to deal with and Barry didn't. Just then the phone rang. Carly picked it up and said hello. Hello Carly it's Garry is Barry home? Not he's out picking up his car. His car said Garry was there something wrong with it. Oh didn't Barry tell you last fall his two thousand thirteen Range Rover was leaking gasoline. No he didn't said Garry. Well it was said Carly. So he took it to Dave's Auto Import repair shop. Dave put it up on the rack only to discover the gas tank had a big rust hole in it. Dave told Barry he'd be better off getting a new SUV that replacing the gas tank. So Barry sold Dave his Range Rover for parts. So I take it he's getting a new Range Rover? asked Garry. I think so said Carly. Just then Carly heard a door close. She looked out the window and saw Barry getting out of a blue SUV. Barry just came home but that sure doesn't look like a Range Rover out there. From what I can tell from here it's blue said Carly. Barry came in the front door. I'm home he said. Carly said I'm on the phone with Garry. He thought you were getting a new Range Rover. But that SUV sure doesn't look like a Range Rover. No it's not said Barry. Range Rovers start around Sixty five thousand dollars. By the time you add taxes and other charges they're over ninety five thousand or more. I still got an SUV but I paid less money for it. Which is exactly  what I did said Barry. Carly put Garry on speaker phone so he could hear Barry talk. My new SUV is a two thousand sixteen Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. The color is true blue pearl exterior. The interior is Morocco black leather. So with taxes and other charges I paid thirty five thousand, three hundred and seventy nine for my new SUV. It will fit me, Carly and the three dogs said Barry. I just couldn't see shelling out at lot of money on another Range Rover. The BMW, the Roll Royce and all the Range Rovers I had in the past were expensive vehicles. I have driven Carly's Jeep Wrangler a few times.  And I liked how it felt when I drove it.  Did you hear about Brian Murphy's Night Time With Brian? asked Garry.  It was after Brian's second show at the Pantages Theatre in LA. Yes I heard he was doing one said Barry. I got to go thanks to Gregory Knofler Brian's husband said Garry. It was sort of interesting.
He thanked his son who just graduated from college, his daughter and his husband. Really said Barry. Brian doesn't have any kids. Gregory Knofler has a daughter Elizabeth from a relationship with one of his beards. Gregory is gay but he's always had a beard when he goes out somewhere. One of his beards got pregnant and had a little girl. Last month Carly and I saw Brian at the Barclay Center said Barry. Of course Suzanne and Scott were there. I think they were looking to see if I had shown up. A few of Brian's fans saw me with Carly going to our seats. After the concert we went to Nibbles for a drink and a snack. Carly saw Alan, Suzanne and Scott come into Nibbles. Luckily they didn't see us. We were out in the glass enclosed patio. They were over closer to the bar. Brian mentioned he could put his suitcase away. He wouldn't have to shave any more. I guess he wants to look like Grizzly Adams said Barry. If I let my beard grow I'd look like a bum. Brian will be in the UK next month for some shows. Plus the one show in Tel Aviv Israel. Now what about Europe, Russia, Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Mexico and South America? asked Garry. He's got fans in those parts of the world who want him to saw thank you one last time to them. Besides he's never ever been down to South America except on vacation.   What is it "Say one thing and do another." said Barry.