It's Just Another New Years Eve.

Hi Everyone from Montreal Canada. It's me Barry here. Last nights show and tonight show are being video taped for BTV. So for those of you who couldn't be at the shows you'll get to see them on BTV.
Last nights show was a blast. I surprised everyone last night with two songs from my next album. They're Late Night At The Paradise Café and Penn Central Station (Waiting for my baby.) The songs are from 2:00AM Paradise Café II which comes out Thursday November 15, 2018. I was able to get back together for this album Uncle Festive. Uncle Festive was Bud Harner on drums, Mark Levine on bass, John Pondel on guitar and Ron Pedley on keyboards. Also on the album is my dear friend and Concord Records label mate Kenny G. on saxophone and The Manhattan Transfer. They will all join me Thursday November 15, 2018 at the Rose Theatre Lincoln Center for the debut of my 2:00AM Paradise Café II album. It will be a night of Jazz. Songs from the albums 2:00AM Paradise Café II with a few songs from both Swing Street and 2:00AM Paradise Café thrown in. I've invited Debra Byrd to come and duet with me on Blue from 2:00AM Paradise Café. I originally did the song with Sarah Vaughn. I invited Kion Harris as well he and I will duet on Big City Blues from that same album. I originally did that song with Mel Torme'. Not to worry I'll let you fans know  next year when tickets go on sale for the album debut at the Rose Theatre. To get a head start so I can get Radio City Music Hall for two weeks of holiday concerts. Usually the Radio City Rockettes are there right after Thanksgiving till a little after New Years. That's why Marc, David and myself had talks with the Radio City people about me doing the two weeks of holiday concerts. The Radio City people said yes to me doing two weeks of holiday shows Sunday December 23, 2018 through Saturday January 5, 2019. So last night I sprung the exiting news on the audience. I said to everyone last night "Guess where I'm gong to be for two weeks next year during the holidays Christmas and New Years Eve?" I then said Radio City Music Hall  New York City Sunday December 23, 20`19 through Saturday January 5, 2019. When I mentioned Radio City Music Hall in New York City for two weeks. The audience went crazy. I also told everyone mums the word. So don't spread it all over the internet. Because I want to surprise fans who were not at tonight's concert but will be at tomorrow nights concert. Yes there will be a BMIFC NYE Party Weekend in NYC. Our hotel for the party weekend will be the Grand Hayatt where the BMIFC had their New York City Rhythm Convention back  in June of 2015. That was when I did PBS' Great Performances at the Metropolitan Opera House on Wednesday June 17th which was my birthday. Then on Saturday June 20th I did a BMIFC members only concert at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. That was taped in front of a sold out audience of one thousand eight hundred BMIFC members. The concert which was two hours plus encores of fan favorites will be coming out on DVD just in time for Valentines Day.  Prior to the concert I had you fans send me three song you wanted to hear me perform. I took the song titles and put them on a piece of paper. Then next to each song I put the number of times the song was asked for by you fans. I played some of the songs that were mentioned the most and some that were mentioned only once. So as for next year I'll be at the Tropicana Casino Resort in February, June and October. Each of those months I am doing two weeks with four  nights each of those two weeks. I'm doing Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Tropicana has said that I can do my usual encores after my ninety minute show. The thing I like most about the Tropicana is they don't cater to the high rollers when it comes to the headliners who preform there. So you know I was approached by the Westgate Casino Resort n Las Vegas for the third time. I was approached back in two thousand four and then again in two thousand ten. Two thousand four was for two thousand five and two thousand ten was for two thousand eleven. I told them no both times just like I did this last time. The reason they approached me for the third time was because Suzie told them I was very interested in headlining there. Which I am not. I told them I had already signed a five year contract with the Tropicana Casino Resort in Atlantic City. My current Tropicana contract goes from 2018 thru 2025. I was recently asked when I was going to retire by a reporter. I told the reporter "NEVER." I then said as long I can get around I will continue to do perform for my fans. I don't have arthritis, my heart is fine and my hearing hasn't gone. So why should I retire if I don't want to. And I don't want to retire anytime soon. Besides I still have loads more original music to write, record and perform for all of my fans. Also the Broadway songwriting well hasn't dried up yet either. I'm happy to be stuck with you fans. So I hope your happy to be stuck with me too. Get ready for two thousand eighteen 'cause it's going to be one spectacular ride you won't want to miss. So get ready for the ride of your life everyone. Happy 2018 and my all your wishes come true. I know mine are.
Love,
Barry
Post Script At the top is the album cover for 2:00AM Paradise Café II. My wife Carly says I've gotten sexier as I get older. I know you fans can agree with her.

Oh No Not Again.

Oh! No! Not again thought Barry as he was surfing the internet. Every once in a while Barry would Google himself and check the news section. That was to see if there were any new articles on him. Barry saw there was rehash of the gay issue once again. George Takei was congratulating him on coming out of the closet. Excuse me George but I'm a happily married man to my wife of three years and five months. I know who put the gay issue out there in the first place. That was Suzie who has always thought since we met in nineteen seventy eight that I was gay. I've told her I'm not gay but she still thinks I'm gay. she also thinks that every woman I ever dated was a beard. That's what Carly is according to her my latest beard. Then I guess Denise Kief is Garry's latest beard. That is part of the reason why Garry moved from Southern California to Portland Oregon. The constant finger pointing from Suzie and others. Also the constant pestering from Scott Nevins. Scott would not leave either me or Garry alone. Scott was always going after me. Then he was trying to fix Garry up with one of his gay friends. Scott's friend was a transvestite who was gay. Basically the guy like to wear women's clothing like Rue Paul does. Garry thought the guy was totally weird and  twisted. Now a few of my other friends think Suzie is a little odd. They wonder why she still thinks I'm gay even after I told I'm not. They also comment about the way she dresses it's way to sleazy. Daniel the last of my friends who lives in Palm Springs thinks at Suzie's age of 71 she shouldn't dress so reveling. Barry left his office to take the dogs outside. He picked up the number twos the dogs left in the snow. Then he put the  baggies with the stuff in it inside the garbage can under the back deck. He and the dogs went back in the house. Barry made himself some lunch. Grilled cheese sandwich with leftover tomato soup. He decided to eat in the living room. While he ate his lunch he re-watched his wedding video. He and Carly got married on Sunday July 13, 2014 at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Pier in Manhattan.  Their wedding was a traditional orthodox Jewish wedding ceremony that started at four pm. When it came time to putting a ring on Carly's finger Barry put a plain gold band on her right forefinger. Later on during the Yihud Barry and Carly's alone time they exchanged the platinum wedding rings with the hearts and engraved name on them. That was the main reason Carly wore two wedding rings on her left ring finger. Prior to getting married  Carly had gone to the cemetery where Barry's grandparents and mom were buried. She placed flowers on each of their graves. Carly told them she wished they could be here to see Barry get married. Barry had told Carly that his mom would have loved her. Carly had met Barry's mom years back when she, Abby, Rita and Zoey went to see Edna's cabaret act. Carly remembered Barry's mom saying she wished Barry would marry a nice Jewish girl like her. Well Barry did just that and married the girl his mom wished he'd married. Barry remembered Carly walking down the aisle to I Just Want To Be The One in Your Life sung by Barry's friend Melissa Manchester. After their Yihud alone time together. Barry and Carly went to the reception space to be introduced as Mr. and Mrs. For their first dance together as man and wife two more friends Debra
Byrd and Kion Harris sang Let Me Be Your Wings as Barry and Carly took to the dance floor. Their wedding cake was a six tiered white chocolate raspberry torte cake. It was white chocolate cake with raspberry filling covered in a white chocolate whipped cream frosting. Some of the guest asked if New York City baker Sylvia Weinstock made their wedding cake. After the seventh person asked Carly that. Carly got everyone's attention and told them their white chocolate raspberry torte cake
was made by Charm City Cakes owner Duff Goldman (The Ace Of Cakes). When Barry's friends
Bruce and Rob got married Buddy Valastro of Carlos' Bakery made their wedding cake. Bruce and Rob had a grasshopper wedding cake. It was a chocolate fudge cake with cream de menthe filling and chocolate fudge frosting. Bruce and Rob also had a candy bar table filled with all sorts of candy that guests could take home.  In the middle of re-watching his wedding video Barry got a call from Garry. Garry had heard that Brian Murphy is all but signed to return to The International Theater at the Westgate in February or March, having said he is prepped for two weeks throughout 2018. He went on to mention that the Westgate was also in talks with co-headliners Clinton Holmes and Earl Turner. As well as a rock musical fronted by Twisted Sister's Dee Snider. If those other two things come to fruition then Brian Murphy's fans won't be very happy. I know they were hoping that Brian would the Westgate's only headliner said Barry.

Guess Who Published Their First Book?

Guess who published their first book? Garry Kief that's who. In two thousand three Garry was on vacation when he met this woman. Denise Sherman was taking some photographs and caught Garry in one of her photos. She asked Garry if it was ok that he was in one of her photographs. Garry told her that was ok with him. She said where are my manners I'm Denise Sherman. Garry then introduced himself to Denise. He asked Denise what did do for a living she told Garry she was a photojournalist. That's a photographer who goes allover taking photos and puts them into a coffee table books said Denise. What do you for a living Garry? asked Denise. Right now I'm retired. But I use to run a company that managed celebrities careers called Stiletto Entertainment. My company manages the careers of Barry Manilow , Lorna Luft , Dave Koz,, Kenny G, Scott Baio actor, Fleetwood Mac rock and roll group and many more. I was also Barry Manilow's personal manager. My daughter Kirsten Kief-Bernstein now runs the company. Garry and Denise had a lot in common so they hit it off instantly.  Then a year later Garry popped the question to Denise and she said yes to marring him. So since two thousand five Garry and Denise have been happily married. One of Denise's favorite books was Travels With Charley: In Search Of America by author John Steinbeck. Back in nineteen sixty John Steinbeck took a road trip around the United States with his standard poodle Charley. John's travels with Charley was turned into that book. Denise has always wanted to retrace John Steinbeck's steps. By following the same route John Steinbeck took on his road trip around the United States with his dog Charley. Garry said to Denise why don't you jut do it. Do what? said Denise. Go follow John Steinbeck's route around America that he took with his dog Charley. But what about you? asked Denise. Garry said I snitched your copy of Travels With Charley. Read it from cover to cover and fell in love with  it. So what do you say we actually do this said Garry. Do what said Denise.  Go on a year long road trip and retrace John Steinbeck's travels with his dog Charley said Garry.  Garry took Denise outside to show her the Earthroamer XV-HD off road expedition vehicle that he bought. This is the perfect off road vehicle for us to take on our travels. It runs completely on solar power. It has everything we need. Plus it can go anywhere we want to go said Garry. I always wanted to go travel the country this way. Before Labor Day Garry and Denise drove across country to New York City. They were going to stay with Barry and Carly until after Labor Day when they would leave on their journey all around the United States. Right after Labor day two thousand fifteen Garry, Denise
and their dog Jake started on their journey. The book they collaborated on was called Travels With Jake (Following the path John Steinbeck took on his search of America.) Denise dedicated the book to John Steinbeck for giver her a sense of adventure. Also her husband Garry for allowing her to follow this dream. Garry dedicated the book to his wife Denise for fueling his love of  adventure and travel. Since two thousand three when he met Denise Garry's done more traveling than he did when he ran Stiletto Entertainment. Garry and Denise made sure that Rob, Kirsten, Barry, Carly, Marc, David and Eric all got autographed copies of their first book together. Garry knew this would not be their last trip together or their last book. Garry had suggested Barry take his journals from his two thousand fifteen Brooklyn Blues Tour and turn them into a book. What Barry did back then was the band, backup singers and him went on tour by tour buss. That's was what a lot of the country artists did. They started in Portland Maine and ended in Seattle Washington.. Barry was considering doing that again. Only this time start in Seattle Washington and go across the country to Portland Maine.
Also this time go different highways to se a different parts of America. When he did do this he was going to take their bull terrier Tucker with him. Garry called Barry to tell him he heard the Westgate caved into Brain Murphy's wishes. So Brian Murphy was headed back to Las Vegas Nevada and the Westgate formerly known at the LV Hilton and LVH. Three nights a week two weeks each month for a total of twenty-four weeks. Barry told Garry he felt sorry for Brian Murphy's fans couldn't afford to go to Las Vegas. When I go on my Paradise Café II Tour I'll give Brian Murphy fans a discount on my tickets. All they have to do is show their BMFC membership card to get a discount on my tickets. That's why Barry would never completely stop touring. That was also why doing only three months in Atlantic City suited him better. Each month he would do three weeks with four shows each of the three weeks he was there. That still left him time to play cities across the US for fans who couldn't afford Atlantic City. However because Barry wasn't charging  big bucks for his Tropicana tickets. He figured every one of his fans could afford to come see him in Atlantic City starting in December of 2018. That's where Barry was going to be for New Years Eve 2018 in Atlantic City. He and Vikki needed to work on a BMIFC  New Years Eve Party Weekend for December 2018 in Atlantic City at the Tropicana. Barry knew the fans would love that.

Furry Children

Barry and Carly's furry children. Thunder cream colored Labrador Retriever male I year old. Maggie yellow Labrador Retriever female age 6 years old. Max black Labrador Retriever male age 4 years old. Tucker white Bull Terrier mal3e  7 months old.

Say What?

The Inqusitr online. "Barry Manilow Is Reportedly On His Deathbed After A Lifetime Of Smoking." "Sources claim that the "Sweet Caroline" singer is looking skinner."  His manager David sent Barry the link to this article from The Inqusitr so he could read it .What the He double hockey sticks said Barry.  First off I do not smoke. Yes my mom and stepdad smoked. However I don't smoked Brian Murphy is the one who smokes not me said Barry. Everyone including his fans know that Brian has
Atril fibrillation, bad hips and arthritis in those bad hips. The fact is I'm fine I just saw my doctor for a yearly checkup. He said I gained five pounds. Now I weight one hundred and seventy pounds.  Brian doesn't like to eat that's the main reason why Brian looks so skinny. I like to call myself a
foodie. I've invited chef's Guy Fieri and Michael Simon to tape their programs at my gastro pub.
So besides having a doctorate in music from Julliard school of Music in New York. I also have my culinary arts degree from the Culinary Institute Of America in Hyde Park New York. You can now call me  Chef Barry Manilow. I recently became a restaurateur when I opened my 1043 British American Gastro Pub in Williamsburg Brooklyn. In May of 2018 I'm opening my second gastro pub this time it's in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City. I want to add some more gastro pubs in Australia Melbourne, Canada Montreal, US Seattle, Portland, Denver, New Orleans, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, Atlantic City, Scotland Glasgow and UK London, Manchester. The photographs on Radar Online are of me and Garry. There of Brian Murphy and his husband manager Gregory Knofler. The Inqusitr article and Radar Online photographs are pieces of garbage. Neither Garry nor
I live in Palm Springs anymore. I moved back to New York City in two thousand three. Garry moved to Portland Oregon two thousand four. Both Garry and I got sick and tired of the finger pointing whenever we went out with friends. Both of us are straight and married. Garry to Denise and me to Carly. Soon after Garry and I moved from Palm Springs Then Marc Hulett and Andrew Stein moved from Palm Springs. Marc too got tired of the finger pointing by the people in Palm Springs. He was also sick of Suzie and Scott constantly bringing the gay issue up all the time. Marc and Andrew moved in two thousand four a year after I moved from Palm Springs. After Marc moved to New York City  he became my new manager. Then in two thousand fifteen Marc became the head of Stiletto Entertainment East Stiletto Entertainment's east coast offices. That meant that my personal assistant David Taylor got bumped up to my manager. Now  I have a new personal assistant name Eric Schaefer. The only people I did know in Palm Springs was Alan Hamel, wife Suzie and Scott Nevins. I don't associate with them anymore. I do talk once in a while to Brian Murphy and Gregory Knofler. On a much happier note. My Christmas tree is up and fully decorated. Both Carly and I have made our holiday cookies. Carly making the desert a raspberry torte for Christmas dinner. I'm making prime rib with garlic horseradish sauce, creamy Rosemary mashed potatoes, roasted carrots and green beans with chive butter and thyme popovers for Christmas dinner.  I invited Bruce, Rob, Marc and Andy over for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Christmas Eve we're going out to my gastro pub for dinner. Christmas Day we're staying at my house and having Christmas dinner there said Barry. Bruce, Rob, Marc and Andy can stay in the third floor spare bedrooms on Sunday night Christmas Eve.  For Christmas we got Bruce and Rob a pair of tickets to Billy Joel's Wednesday March 28, 2018 concert at Madison Square Garden, Marc and Andy an Amazon Echo, Carly's parents Ring Home Security system.and Jill and Ben the Ninja Coffee Bar. It can make on cup of coffee, a carafe of coffee and specialty brews. Then we sent Carly's nephews four day park passes to Disneyland in Anaheim California. The nephews are meeting at Disneyland in Anaheim California to spend four days there. Carly told her nephews we'd pay for the four day park tickets. That allows them to go to all the parks and water parks at Disneyland. After Christmas Carly and I are headed  up to Montreal Canada.  I have my two New Years Eve shows to do at Centre Bell on Saturday December 30th and Sunday December 31st at Centre Bell. Carly's coming for the BMIFC 2017 NYE Party Weekend and the concerts. Soon after I get back from Montreal I'm leaving for the UK. There's the anti bulling benefit, Williamsburg autobiography book signing and 3 concerts at the O2. I had to add one extra concert at the O2 to accommodate all my fans who wanted to come. For the anti bulling benefit I am performing with Cyndi Lauper. We're doing her song True Colors and my song One Voice.  I got asked by the Grammy committee to perform at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards I asked them If I could have singer Cyndi Lauper on stage with me. I explained that I had produced Cyndi Lauper's latest album The Joni Mitchell Album. So would it be ok if we did a duet on Joni Mitchell's song Big Yellow Taxi which is on Cyndi Lauper's Joni Mitchell album. The committee said yes we could do our duet. I've been practicing Big Yellow Taxi on the acoustical guitar. Cyndi been learning the song on the dulcimer. That was how we did the song on her album. I heard that Alan, Suzie and Scott were going to tonight's Brian Murphy concert at the Forum Barry told Carly. Ron Dante was the one who called and told me that. He said he and his wife Penny were going to tonight's Brian Murphy Forum concert. Carly saw some up close photos of Brian Murphy from his Gift Of Love benefit concerts. The photos were taken by one of Carly's friends Jacqueline. Carly pointed out the second ear ring in Brian's right ear. Then someone was passing around a video clip of Brian Murphy is Paris France. Paris France is Brian's favorite city. Carly showed her hubby Barry a photo of himself that was being passed around on the internet. It was a photo of Barry with a diamond stud in his right ear. They're still trying to peg me as being gay when I'm not said Barry. That ear ring was photo shopped onto my ear. When I talked to Ron after Brian's concert I suggested he move and get away from the southern California fire hazard. Every year from San Diego to Santa Barbara there's a threat of wild fires said Barry. Someone being careless with a match can start a fire. The entre time I lived in LA and Palm Springs there was always that threat of wild fires. That one more reason I'm glad I moved back east. Barry got up from his chair to go downstairs to take the dogs out. At least we're having a mild spell until the next bout of bad weather thought Barry. The only thing he wished was that their puppy Tucker wasn't all white. Barry knew once the snow fell it was going to be hard to see him since he's small and all white. Tucker was an all white seven month old rescued Bull Terrier. All their dogs were rescues. Maggie the Labrador Retriever was a rescue from a Palm Springs shelter. Maxalso a Labrador Retriever was supposed to be a seeing eye dog. However he had a health issue so he could become a seeing eye dog. Barry's friend Lorna Luft heard about him from Guide Dogs Of The Desert. Barry adopted him after his Labrador Retriever Pepper passed away.  Carly's dog Thunder was to become a seeing eye dog through Guiding Eyes For The Blind. However just like Max he too had a health issue. Tucker the Bull Terrier was a rescue puppy from Charlie's Rescue Animal Shelter.

Revamp on 2018 Calendar Schedule

Hi Gang

It's me Barry with some revisions on next years calendar schedule. Also some very exciting news for next year. Starting in January I'm off to the UK. Anti-bulling concert. Book signing for Williamsburg autobiography. Three concerts at the O2 arena. I added one extra concert do to popular demand. I'm going to be on the Grammy Awards. Me and Cyndi Lauper and I are doing a duet on the song Big Yellow Taxi from her up coming Joni Mitchell album. February I'm off. March and April At The Mayflower first regional run Majestic Theatre San Antonio TX. May I'm off. June Australia and New Zealand Williamsburg Tour. BMIFC Melbourne Convention. July/August I'm off. September and October At The Mayflower second regional run at The Forest Theatre Philadelphia PA. November What you all have been asking me for the sequel to my first jazz album 2:00AM Paradise Café. So Thursday November 15, 2018 2:00AM Paradise Café II is being released. 2:00AM Paradise Café was my first ever record album. I was totally surprised when It went straight to number one on Billboards Hot 200 Album Chart. Also when it was certified quadruple platinum when it came out, That's was the start of my recording career and I haven't looked back. Nor have I regretted one single minute since then. Thank you everyone for being a part of this incredible journey in my career as recording artist. December Get ready everyone I'm gong back out on tour again. This time with my Paradise Café II Tour to promote my 2:00AM Paradise Café II album. I'll be doing the theaters in Canada, US and UK starting in December 2018. As you all know I made the Inqusitr and Radar Online. The Inqusitr is totally false. Radar Online is actually photos of Brian Murphy and Gregory Knofler. You're looking at Brian and Gregory's backsides. Radar Online is claiming that's me and Garry which it's not. For a special Christmas Eve and Christmas Day treat BTV is sharing two concert videos you're all going to love. Christmas Eve Thursday July 6th my Williamsburg concert from Red Rocks Amphitheater.  Christmas Day Sunday December 10th  7th annual Because It's Christmas benefit concert. Then on Wednesday February 14, 2018 I'm putting out for my favorite Valentines you fans a five DVD disc and booklet box set. That is all five of my Red Rocks Amphitheater concerts and a booklet filled with photos from the five nights at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Plus photo from the BMIFC Saturday dinner picnic. So they'll be candid photos from Saturday's barbeque. That was when I got chewed out for eating a hot dog. Barry you're Jewish so you can't eat pork. I said it's a Vienna all beef hot dog. Vienna come from Chicago and boy are they good. I like mine traditional Chicago style hot dog.  Chicago style is a poppy seed hot dog bun, Vienna all beef hot dog. yellow mustard, onions, relish, dill pickle spear, tomato wedges and a dash of celery salt. I actually ate two of them they were so good. Then for Christmas 2018 I'm working on a seven DVD disc box set with a booklet containing on stage photos from all seven benefit concerts. I've been doing the Because It's Christmas benefits since 2010. It's my way of giving back to animals in need and kids who could use a new musical instrument. To those of you who've bee crabbing about the 2018 Barry Manilow calendar. When is it coming out? I paid for mine and I haven't received mine yet. The calendars were shipped out starting last Friday. So those of you who ordered one be on the lookout for yours. Twelve  very candid photos of me. Yes you will see my legs in bicycle  and running shorts. As well as jeans and other casual wear. Zero concert shots in next years calendar. I've even included the doggies Maggie, Max and Thunder into one of the photos. Thunder is a cream colored male Labrador Retriever that belongs to Carly. We also added another furry member to our family. His name is Tucker and he's a seven month old all white Bull Terrier. I put up a photo of Maggie Max, Thunder and Tucker on my Google Plus page. I'm still getting email from Facebook begging me to come back. No way Jose am

I going back there after they wouldn't let me in. Sorry but I don't give just anyone my mobile phone number. Who knows who they'll give it out to. I hope your all enjoying the holiday issue of the Barry Gram. Vikki and I have been working on stuff to put in the 2018 BMIFC membership kits. We did do a refrigerator magnet with all our contact information. Email addresses, phone numbers, snails mail addresses and website addresses. So you'll be in the know for next year. Plus a few other goodies you're going to love. To my Jewish fans Happy Hanukkah. To my  black fans Happy Kwanzaa and to everyone else Merry Christmas.

Love,

Barry

Viva Las Vegas?

 Jacqueline one of Carly's friends called her up to do some major venting. Jacqueline was in Palm Springs with Kathy, Deanna and Mary for Brian Murphy's Christmas benefit concerts. Brian's five
shows were taking place at the McCallum Theatre. His shows were Wednesday December 12th, Thursday December 13th, Sunday December 17th, Monday December 18th and Tuesday December 19th. Brian was not doing shows on Friday December 15thand Saturday December 16th. Those two days he would be Las Vegas with his manager Gregory Knofler. That was for talks with the Westgate Casino Resort. The reason Jacqueline called Carly was to tell her that  at Sunday nights show Brian told the audience he had not signed with the Westgate Casino Resort in Las Vegas. A big "on no." came from the audience. Brian went on to explain that he wanted to do only six months in Las Vegas. Either January, March, May, July, September and November. Or February, April, June, August, October and December. Then it would be month 1 three weeks, month 2 two weeks, month 3 three weeks, month 4 two weeks, month five three weeks and month 6 two weeks. Each week Brian was there he would do Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Late last year Brian had signed long term contracts with The Forum Los Angeles, Allstate Arena Rosemont and Nassau Coliseum Uniondale. He had also just signed two more contracts for Foxwood Casino Mashantucket and Caesars Casino Windsor. Brain did not want to break those five long term contracts that he had signed. However chairman and CEO of the Wesatgate  David A. Siegel wanted Brian to be there for not six months but for twelve..
He also wanted Brian to do four nights instead of three. The only thing he agreed to was three weeks one month and two weeks the next. Brian told David A. Siegel no because he was not going to give up the five contracts he signed with The Forum, Allstate Arena. Nassau Coliseum, Caesars Canada and Foxwood. Brain wanted time for himself. Also time off for his band and backup singers so they could do other things. Of course Brian's fans were very upset that he said no to a Westgate residency Jacqueline said I know Barry signed a contract with the Tropicana in Atlantic City. So what's up with that? What's up with that is the Tropicana wants to try what Caesars Palace has done in Las Vegas said Carly. Caesars Palace has four rotating headliners. Celine Dion, Elton John Rod Stewart and Shania Twain. Celine, Elton, Rod and Shania  each do three months throughout each year. Now the Tropicana has three revolving headliners so far are Reba Mc Entire, Barry and Smokey Robinson, Barry chose February, June and October for his three months at the Tropicana.  Three weeks each month with four days each week. That allows Barry time to do other things. Write new songs, record original material albums. get his latest musical up and running and also do concerts outside of Atlantic City. So far  his schedule is January UK, March/April, San Antonio TX first regional run for new musical,  June Australia/New Zealand, September/October second regional run for new musical Philadelphia PA. Barry just sent the album he ands Eddie Arkin produced for Cyndi Lauper to the mastering studios. The album is called Cyndi Lauper  The Music Of Joni Mitchell. Barry and Cyndi did two duets on the album Big Yellow Taxi and River. Cyndi's alum comes out Tuesday March 21, 2018. Then on Wednesday November 15, 2018 Barry's long a waited second jazz album 2:00AM Paradise Café II is being released.  So Wednesday November 15th the day the album is being released. Barry is doing an album signing at Rough Trade Records in Brooklyn from 1pm to 4pm. That evening Barry will be at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts at Rose Theatre. Barry is doing an album debut for 2:00AM Paradise Café II.  Barry got Uncle Festive back together one more time to be on the album. The guys also agreed to perform with Barry Wednesday November 15 the night he debuts his new album. Uncle Festive consisted of Bud Harner  drums, Marc Levine bass, John Pondel guitar and Ron Pedley keyboards. Barry had his Concord Record label mate and friend Kenny G. on the album. As well as the jazz vocal quartet The Manhattan Transfer on this album. Now on November 15, 2018 Uncle Festive, Kenny G. and The Manhattan Transfer will be on stage at the Rose Theatre with Barry. This year it's Centre Bell in Montreal Canada for NYW. That's Saturday December 30th and Sunday December 31st. The BMIFC is having their annual NYE party weekend Friday December 29th, thru Sunday December 31st up in Montreal. This past Sunday Barry's seventh annual Because It's Christmas benefit was sold out. The tickets for the benefit sold out in less than fifteen minutes. That's why Kathy couldn't get tickets for her, you, Shelly and Kim. Besides Shelly and Kim can't sit anywhere else but front row dead center. Shelly always has to have eye contact with Barry when she see him.  She loves to tell everyone that Barry gives her eye contact. Really Shelly I try not to look at you if your in the front row said Barry to himself.