Barry Manilow's Last Tour!

[Wuptdo]

Ok, I know everyone is not a big fan (wife is), but if you are, read below:

http://www.manilow.com/

He is coming to Washington, D.C. (MCI Arena?) on October 8th, 2004. I think I am going to buy my wife a set of tickets for her B-day. We will probably take the camper up to D.C., along with a couple of the kids who will be on fall break and do the "D.C" site seeing thing.

Any CP'ers interested in coming along? You will have to take Friday off, but it is Barry Manilow. Please advise.


Wuptdo B-)

(Somehow I have this image of DonF, Brent, JohnB, DonH, and MattD, along with the entire CTC all standing up togather, holding hands and singing "Can't smile without you!")
:wink:

[Brent]

(Somehow I have this image of DonF, Brent, JohnB, DonH, and MattD, along with the entire CTC all standing up togather, holding hands and singing "Can't smile without you!")
:wink:

ROTFL!!!

Then we'll pair up and dance to "Bandstand", right? :lol:

[Wuptdo]

Tickets go on sale for the MCI Arena in Washington, D.C. on Monday, 21 June. See above website for details. :grin:

Wuptdo B-)

[Don]

As much as I would love to hang with ya'll, just don't see heading to DC to see Manilow. Sorry. :wink:

[Brent]

Yeah, I remember when I had Barry's greatest hits on 8-track, but I don't think that Barry Banananose is someone I'd go to DC for.

[johnb]

Can't miss this one!

I missed Liberace and then he died....so I promised myself never to miss another effeminate, piano playing bejeweled pop star poof again. Since Jackson is going to jail and Prince found religion I dare not miss Manilow.

[Wuptdo]

JohnB wrote:


I missed Liberace and then he died....so I promised myself never to miss another effeminate, piano playing bejeweled pop star poof again

Grandma took me to see Liberace when I was ten - first real concert. He was a showman and he knew how to work the crowd. :D

You fail to mention another effeminate piano player, that will probably be around a few more years - Sir Elton John! 8O He to puts on a great show in the Liberace tradition. Also, he may not play the piano, but Cary's own Clay Atkins has one of the soft voices that the ladies love :wink: .

Wuptdo B-)

[johnb]

****, your grandmother was one cruel woman.

[Don]

JohnB wrote:


I missed Liberace and then he died....so I promised myself never to miss another effeminate, piano playing bejeweled pop star poof again

Grandma took me to see Liberace when I was ten - first real concert. He was a showman and he knew how to work the crowd. :D

You fail to mention another effeminate piano player, that will probably be around a few more years - Sir Elton John! 8O He to puts on a great show in the Liberace tradition. Also, he may not play the piano, but Cary's own Clay Atkins has one of the soft voices that the ladies love :wink: .

Wuptdo B-)

Elton John I would drive to DC to see. One of my fave's definitely.

[johnb]

Holy crap you people stun me! Elton John?

I never could figure out the constituency for that Sunny radio station before, I guess I know now! :)

[Wuptdo]

Well, took the wife, father, and his girlfriend to the "big" show on Thursday night. A very good show with lots of energy and style.
However, there were a few things I found very interesting: 1) for many of the songs, the audience was singing along (and in tune); 2) There were several groups of men, all sitting togather, wearing very "interesting" outfits, and in many cases, they were screaming the loudest and always seemed to be dancing (you would never see this at a Redskins game!); 3) The crowd was definately 40 plus (you know when your old when.....).

Anyway, when Mr. Manilow came back to do the encore song, he gave a little speech about all the crap we Americans have put up for the last couple of year, etc., etc., and then he began to sing "My Country tis a Vee"(sp). Now maybe it was just because it was in D.C., but most of the "house" was singing right along with him and a lot folks were crying too. Talk about powerful group emotion. He ended the show with the "Freedom" song he wrote for 9/11. Humbling, but upbeat!

During the show, he told us, that he was going to be focusing on writing Broadway scores and had just finished a play called "Harmony."

Wuptdo B-)