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Barry and company were down in Albuquerque for Friday August 18th's concert. From there it was on to St. Louis for  Tuesdays August 22nd concert. Then Vaughan Ontario Friday August 25th thru Monday August 28th, Back in Brooklyn for the last concert at Coney Islands Ford Amphitheater Thursday August 31st. While in Albuquerque Barry got a phone call from his manager David . He wanted to tell Barry about the article that was in the Las Vegas Review Journal on Monday August 14th. The article mentioned that Barry was looking to headline at one of the Las Vegas hotels/casinos preferably on the strip. It also mentioned that Barry was looking into different Las Vegas hotels that needed a headliner. Then it went on to say that Barry hoped he would have a contract signed before the end of the year. So he could start his residence at a hotel/casino on the strip by February 2018. Both you and I know that's not going to happen said Barry. March of 2018 I'll be down in San Antonio TX. That's when my new musical The Mayflower (More stories from the people who live there.) opens. It's there for all of March and April. Then in June I'm "Down Under" in Australia and New Zealand for more Williamsburg Tour concert dates. In September and October The Mayflower does it's second regional run at The Forrest Theater in Philadelphia PA. End of December I'm up in Montreal for two New Years shows December 30th and 31st. While I'm in Australia the BMIFC is having a convention in Melbourne. Then there's the second holiday convention up in Montreal during my two shows in December. David then told Barry some fans commented to the Las Vegas Review Journals article. The two fans who commented said "BARRY HATES LAS VEGAS!" in all capital letters. My fans know me very well said Barry. They know I love Atlantic City. They also know  that I would sign a contract to be a headliner at one of the hotels/casinos in Atlantic City in a heart beat.  As  you know there aren't as many hotels/casinos in Atlantic City as there are in Las Vegas. I have played Caesar's Atlantic City in the past many times. During the last late show in 1985. I invited my mom Edna on stage. We did a duet of "I Get A Kick Out Of You." Then Mom did her Mae West impersonation. Where Mae says "Come up and see me sometime big boy." I then gave mom center stage so she could sang "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from the 1959 musical Gypsy that stared Ethel Merman. I think mom wanted to be in show business. However grandpa and grandma didn't want mom to do that. So she was a mom to me and a career woman to make ends meet. Some people thought mom and I did a duet on Can't Smile Without You. We never did since I'm not the one who recorded that song. That was Brian Murphy who recorded that song on his 1978 Even Now album.  He started doing that song as a duet in 1983. Brian would have the house lights turned on and he would look for his date. Once he found his date the lucky fan would come on stage for their duet. Barry contacted his manager David Taylor to tell him about  the latest piece of news.  Which dealt with the gay issue and him and Scott Nevins getting married. Also he told David about Suzie telling the National Enquirer that Barry and his partner Scott Nevins were getting married. First off I'm not gay. Second Scott Nevins is not my life partner. My life partner is my wife Carly said Barry. Barry had just one more show left on the US leg of his Williamsburg Tour. That was tomorrow night August 31st at Coney Islands Ford Amphitheater. After tomorrow nights concert Barry was off
for a week. Then on Saturday September 9th Barry was doing the Memory Gala for Amfar. Amfar was an AIDS charity started by his friend Elizabeth Taylor for Alzheimer's. Because of the recent devastation in Texas Barry was doing a benefit for Hurricane Harvey victims. Both human and animals alike. The benefit will take place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on Sunday September 17th. The concert would benefit the Gulf Coast Humane Society Corpus Christy, the Houston SPCA and the Texas Red Cross. Barry was able to get  his dear friend and Concord label mate Kenny G. to preform with him. Kenny already knew the saxophone part to Do You Know Who's Living Next Door? from Here At The Mayflower. Barry was considering taking the fans on a little journey to New York City. Barry went out with Eric on Friday and they took photos of New York City's grittier side. They went all over New York City to capture the grittier side of his home town. The photos would go on the big screen behind the band. Also the two screens on either side of the stage. Tickets for the Hurricane Harvey Benefit would go on sale Tuesday September 5th at 10AM eastern time. For the benefit Barry was going to do a more classier and jazzier concert for everyone. Kenny could definitely agree with Barry that Clive Davis was cover album crazy. That's why Kenny left Arista records years ago. Barry left in 2000 when Clive was reminded that he agreed to retire at 65. Clive left Arista records when L.A. Reed took over as head of Arista records. Clive was soon back at the helm of Arista records. He tried to get Kenny G. back but he told Clive no way. Kenny did not want to put out any more concept cover styled albums. The greatest (fill in the blanks). Love, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80''s and My Dream Duets. Duets with famous dead people which Barry heard Brian Murphy was doing another one. My Dream Duets II another one of Clive Davis' ideas no doubt. Barry actually had two album ideas ready to go for his next album. His Putting It Together (The Songs Of Stephen Sondheim.) album. That was going to be a double album set of Barry's very favorite Broadway show tunes that Stephen Sondheim wrote. The other album was called Only In Chicago. The title track was written by Barry Manilow melody and Maurice White lyrics. Chicago was another one of Barry's favorite cities. The places Barry detested most was LA and Palm Springs. Barry was so glad he moved from Palm Springs fourteen years ago in two thousand and three. He was sure glad to be back in his home town of Brooklyn. Of course Suzie and Scott just didn't quite understand why Barry left Palm Springs. Also they were very upset that Barry moved back to the east coast. Barry thought if he hadn't moved back to Brooklyn he would have never meet his wife Carly.