Did you know that Barry's album SWING STREET was originally called JUMP STREET? I have no idea why the title was changed. When I was Barry at the convention in Washington DC in 87, he said the album was called JUMP STREET. But, by the time the album was released, the title had changed. Someone said that it was because of the tv show 21 JUMP STREET starring Johnny Depp. Weather this is true or not, I have no idea.
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on December 3, 2009 at 8:50am —
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I have been re-warching CHARMED on DVD. I just started season 3. At the end of episode one, Phoebe walks into P3 and says to her sister:
Phoebe: "you are away for two days and you get THE BARENAKED LADIES? How?"
Piper: "Oh I just made a few phone calls"
Phoebe: "And, I can't even get BARRY MANILOW on the phone"
That sure made my day!
Just thought I would share!
Kathy
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 26, 2009 at 7:43am —
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Princess started a blog about drinks with Barry, so I thought maybe we could talk about snacks. What is your favourite snack? What would you want to share with Barry? No fancy dinners here. Just a snack. Be it cookies, cake, candy, chips--- you name it.
Me, I would like to share some Cool Ranch Doritos with him
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 21, 2009 at 7:40am —
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THE MAN AND HIS PIANO
THE MAN AND HIS PIANO
IN PERFECT HARMONY,
PLAYS A CONCERT FOR THE PEOPLE,
NOT JUST ONLY ME.
EVERY NIGHT, A DIFFERENT PLACE,
HE SPREADS HIS LOVE AROUND.
EVERYONE SITS LISTENING,
YOU CAN NOT HEAR A SOUND.
THEN, APPLAUSE BREAKS THROUGH THE BUILDING,
PEOPLE STAND UP ON THEIR FEET.
ALL THE TIME I'M STANDING THERE,
WISHING WE COULD MEET.
SO, GENTLE MAN OF MUSIC,
PLEASE SING YOUR SONG TO ME.
LET ME HEAR YOUR WORDS OF LOVE,
MAKE ME HAPPY AS CAN BE.
BY Kathy Sherid…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on July 13, 2009 at 12:14pm —
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REFLECTIONS
YOU STAND UP ON
A HILLSIDE,
WITH A MIRROR
IN YOUR HAND.
YOU REFLECT UPON
AN IMAGE,
THE SKY, THE SEA,
THE SAND.
AND, WHEN I LOOK
INTO THE MIRROR,
AND LISTEN TO YOUR SONG,
I RELATE TO WHAT
YOU'RE SAYING,
IT'S LIKE YOU KNEW
ME ALL ALONG.
YOU LOOKED INSIDE
MY FANTASIES,
AND REVEALED
MY TRUE SELF.
YOU SMILED AT ALL
MY HOPES AND JOYS,
AND PUT THEM ON
A SHELF.
FOR YOU MY HEART
WILL HOLD THE KEY.
CAUSE YOU MADE
MY DREAMS
A REALITY.
BY KATHY SHERIDAN
DEDICATED TO BARRY W…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on July 12, 2009 at 12:23pm —
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AS many of my friends know, I have what I call MANILOW MONDAY at my house. On Monday nights, I pick a DVD and I sit and watch our guy! Yes I know that many of you will say that you can do that every night of the week. Well maybe I could but I have other things going the rest of the week----- any way didnt mean to stray from the topic.
Last Monday night, I was watching THE BLENHEIM PALACE concert. When I went upstairs to talk to my roommate, she asked me what I was watching. I told her a Barry D…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on July 5, 2009 at 1:38pm —
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FANILOVE
I OPENED MY EYES
AND WHAT DID I SEE?
YOUR SMILING FACE
SMILING RIGHT BACK AT ME.
YOUR EYES THEY SNONE SO BRIGHT
AS BRIGHT AS THE SUN.
REMINDING ME OF THE NIGHT
WHEN OUR FRIENDSHIP HAD BEGUN.
MANY NIGHTS AGO
I HEARD YOU SING YOUR SONG.
I LOOKED INTO YOUR EYES,
I THOUGHT NOTHING COULD GO WRONG.
IN NINETEEN EIGHTY-ONE
ON DECEMBER TWO,
I WENT TO SEE YOU SHOW
AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU.
I LISTENED TO YOU SING,
AND WATCHED YOU UP ON STAGE,
I LAUGHED AT YOUR HUMOUR,
AND I NEV…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on July 4, 2009 at 7:02pm —
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I hope you have the most wonderful, awsome day ever. Thank you so much for the years of wonderful music, and passion that you have brought to us over the years. Your music is the best. Thank you for putting a smile on my face and happiness in my heart.
Here's to you Barry!!
HUGS
From your friendilow in Montreal
Kathy
xx
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on June 17, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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Hey everyone,
It has been almost a year since I last s…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on February 7, 2009 at 12:13pm —
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Well here we are. Monday again. A new week. Another day closer to spring, and There is nothing to watch on the tube tonight ( at least not for me). I find Monday to be one of the most boring nights for tv viewing. So I have designated Monday nights as MANILOW MONDAY at my place.
When I get home, I have supper, chill for a bit, then sit down to watch one of my Barry dvds. Since I have nine, watchng one a week, will see me through two months and then some. Oh of course I do have the tv specials a…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on January 26, 2009 at 10:52am —
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Did you know that when you post a blog here, it can be found on GOOGLE? a while ago, for the fun of it I went and googled SWEET LIFE: ADVENTURES ON THE WAY TO PARADISE. After going through a couple of pages, one interesting link caught my eye. it said BEKAH'S PAGE AT MY MANILOW NEWTORK. I thought how is that possible. So again for the fun of it I googled one of my blog poems FANILOVE sure enough there it was the first on the list!! I googled my other poems as well and they are all there----
Kat…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on December 10, 2008 at 2:08pm —
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----Well, for me it is.
Twenty seven years ago tonight, my life changed. I fell in love with the most amazing, caring, wonderful man. You all know who I am speking of. I have written many poems about him, gushed about him on blogs and discussions. I am ofcourse talking about Barry Manilow.. OUR Barry Manilow.
Rewind back to the beginning. It was in late October or Early November 1981. I was sitting in a room outside my French class, I was with my two friends Pammy and Lillian. I can still the…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on December 2, 2008 at 10:58am —
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CAN YOU HEAR ME?
BARRY CAN YOU HEAR ME?
CAN YOU HEAR ME CALL?
EVENTHOUGH YOU ARE IN LOS ANGELES,
AND I'M IN MONTREAL?
CAN YOU HEAR ME SINGNG
TO OUR SONGS I LOVE SO MUCH?
AND CAN YOU HEAR ME WISHING
TO FEEL YOUR VERY TOUCH?
CAN YOU HEAR ME CRYING
TO YOUR SONGS THAT ARE SO SAD?
AND CAN YOU HEAR ME LAUGHING
TO YOUR SONGS THAT MAKE ME GLAD?
CAN YOU HEAR ME WHISPERING
YOUR NAME 'OH BARRY DEAR'?
AND CAN YOU HEAR ME CALL YOUR NAME,
AND WISHING YOU WERE HERE?
SO BARRY CAN YOU HEAR ME?
C…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on November 11, 2008 at 1:39pm —
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THE 'GREATEST HITS' SHORT STORY
My name is MANDY and I have something to tell you. It concerns Barry and myself He phoned me the other day to tell me how much he missed me. So,we spent the WEEK-END IN NEW ENGLAND listenig to that NEWYORK CITY RYTHM.
Barry and I talked things over. He explained to me how he was TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING again. I looked at Barry ans smiled. I'm READY TO TAKE A CHANCE AGAIN on love I confessed to him.
When I asked Barry what he had been up to, he answ…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on November 3, 2008 at 1:33pm —
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CUPID
CUPID DRAW YOUR BOW,
AND DO ONE THING FOR ME.
SEND THE ARROW OF MY LOVE
TO THE MAN I WANT TO SEE.
MAKE OUR DISTANCE CLOSER,
MORE CLOSER THAN BEFORE.
LET US REACH AND TOUCH EACH OTHER,
HE'S THE ONE THAT I ADORE.
LET HIM FEEL A PANG OF LOVE
WHEN MY ARROW HITS HIS HEART.
LET HI KNOW HE WAS THE ONE
RIGHT FROM THE VERY START.
HE TOUCHED ME WITHA TENDER SONG.
HE HELPED ME SEE THE LIGHT.
LET ME SEE HIM ONE MORE TIME,
IF ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT.
SO PLEASE DO ME A FAVOUR,
PLEASE CUPID D…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on November 3, 2008 at 8:16am —
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IF ONLY FOR A WHILE
I LOVE YOU BARRY MANILOW
I SAY THESE WORDS SO TRUE.
I WILL THINK OF ALL MY HOPES AND JOYS
AND SHARE THEM ALL WITH YOU.
I WISH WE COULD BE TOGETHER
TODAY AND EVERYDAY.
THEN I COULD TELL HOW I FEEL
FOR YOU IN EVERY WAY.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SEE THE WORLD
AND SING OF IT WITH STYLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK INTO YOR EYES
IF ONLY FOR A WHILE.
I LOVE THE WAY YOU DANCE ON STAGE,
I LOVE THE WAY YOU SMILE.
I WOLD LOVE TO LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
IF ONLY FOR A WHILE.
I LOVE THE W…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 15, 2008 at 12:25pm —
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I WILL ALWAYS BE A FAN
SOME SONGS MAKE ME SMILE,
SOME SONGS MAKE ME CRY.
AND, WHEN PEOPLE SEE THE TEARS,
THEY ALL ASK ME WHY.
HIS MUSIC IS FILLED WITH PASSION
I TRY TO EXPLAIN.
IT CAN MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER,
IT CAN HELP EASE THE PAIN.
IF BARRY ONLY KNEW
THE HAPPINESS HE BRINGS
INTO MY HEART
EVERYTINE HE SINGS.
MY EYES THEY SHINE SO BRIGHT,
I SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR.
KNOWING THAT I WILL LOVE HIM
EACH AND EVERY PASSING YEAR.
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 13, 2008 at 8:17am —
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BARRY
THERE WAS A TIME WHEN I WAS DOWN,
I COULDN'T SEE THE LIGHT.
I'D THINK OF ALL MY HEARTACHES,
AND CRY INTO THE NIGHT.
THEN YOU CAME TO ME AND SANG YOUR SONG.
YOU TOLD OF HOPES AND DREAMS.
YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO LIVE AGAIN,
MORE THAN IT EVER SEEMS.
YOU TOOK AWAY MY SADNESS
WELL, WHAT'S A FRIEND TO DO?
YOU REPLACED IT WITH HAPPINESS
AND MADE ME A PART OF YOU.
YOU LOOKED AT ME AND SMILED
YOUR EYES THEY SHONE SO BRIGHT.
IN A DREAM WE WALKED HAND IN HAND
FAR INTO THE NIGHT.
SO. THA…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 9, 2008 at 10:53am —
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FEELINGS
I LOOKED INTO YOUR EYES
AND WHAT DID I SEE?
SOMEONE WHO WAS SENSITIVE
AND LONELY JUST LIKE ME.
DAYS WENT BY AND YOU SMILED AT ME.
YOU ASKED ME TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
I SMILED BACK, I ANSWERED 'YES'
HOPING MY BROKEN HEART WOULD MEND.
I'VE BEEN HURT MANY TIME BEFORE.
TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT.
AND EVERY TIME WE ARE TOGETHER,
MY FEELINGS FOR YOU AMOUNT.
THE DIFFERENCE IN OUR AGES
MATTERS NOT TO YOU AND I.
YOU MAKE ME FEEL SO SPECIAL,
YOU HELP ME REACH THE SKY.
NO ONE HAS EVER DO…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 6, 2008 at 12:39pm —
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LOST IN HIS EYES
I WALKED ALONG THE ROAD
TO SEE WHO I COULD FIND.
HIS MUSIC IS ALWAYS THERE,
HE IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND.
HE SINGS TO ME HIS SONG,
THIS UNCHAINED MELODY.
I CLOSE MY EYES AND SMILE,
FOR I KNOW HE IS THERE WITH ME.
THEN HAND IN HAND WE WALK
ALONG THE ROAD AGAIN.
HE WHISPERS IN MY EAR,
AND HE ANSK ME "WHEN"?
"TODAY AND EVERYDAY"
I ANSWER WITH A SMILE.
"I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR FRIEND,
NOT JUST FOR A WHILE".
HE LOOKS AT ME AND SMILES
THEN HE LOOKS INTO MY EYES.
HE SMILES AT…
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Added by Kathy Friendilow on October 3, 2008 at 1:05pm —
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