how has barry and his music changed your life in any way

[eileen f blaner]

1. meeting and knowing manilow fans 2. the songs hit close to home .3 617 his birthday number has won me some money in pick 3 lotto 4. he is the reason why i take a vacation.5 i cant smile without him

[eileen f blaner]

6. i had the pleasure of knowing his mom edna whom i miss dearly as well as my own mom

[privat]

In the past years I went to concerts,purchased albums/CD's and etc.
privat

[eileen f blaner]

dear privat im like you purchase albums/cd videos and ive seen 205 barry shows since 1978

[Barbara Kearney]

Hello Eileen,

Barry and his music have definitely added so much to my life. His voice is so soothing and calming; his music so beautiful; his performances so exciting. I always enjoy listening to him and when going through difficult times, he just makes you feel better.

My husband and I have had so much fun planning trips to see him--whether it be to Boston or Las Vegas. His shows are so much fun! That is why he has fans of all ages now. I think that his fan base is growing and growing!

Barry's DVD concerts are great! I think I have all of them. I show them to my 91 year old mother-in-law, who is a big fan; my daughters, and my granddaughters. I recently invited girlfriends over for dinner and a Barry Manilow concert, "Manilow Live" (on our 50" platinum TV). What a great time we had!

Barry is a musical genius; I hope he never retires!

Take care.

Barbara Kearney

[eileen f blaner]

dear barbara kearney im like you i hope he never retires too. thats great about your big family of manilow fans

[Rosalind Winton]

Hi Eileen

I have a bit of a long story to tell you, so I hope your comfy (lol). Barry changed my life in a very moving and profound way. I am a lyricist, and I have been writing songs and lyrics for over twenty years. Some years ago, I began a project with my co-writer, it was a musical based on a well known film. We believed in this project so much, I lived and breathed it every day, it was all I could think about, this was going to be 'it' for me, I felt as though it was my time, I was writing great lyrics and my co-writer turned them into amazing songs. We worked solidly on it for eighteen months and we were beginning to think about contacting musical theatre producers. Then we received a terrible blow, we found out by accident, that another company, quite by coincidence, had had exactly the same idea as us, but they were two years ahead of us and already in production, after long discussions, we came to the conclusion that we just couldn't compete with them and felt there was no point in continuing, so we reluctantly decided to let it go. To say I was devestated is an understatement, I couldn't believe it, this musical was my life, I had 'crawled' so deeply into the characters to write for them, that they were very real to me, and I lost them all in one fair swoop, it really was as though they had all 'died'. The pain of it was too much to bear, and I decided there and then, never to write again, because if this was what it felt like when things went wrong, then I didn't think I could go through it ever again, if I didn't write, I couldn't get hurt, so I gave up. About a year went by, and Barry brought out the Ultimate DVD, I bought it and found myself on my own one evening so put it on. I watched it all through and it was great, then.. right at the end when Barry was saying his goodbyes, he looked directly into the camera, but it was as though he was looking directly at me, and then he said, "don't be afraid to do what you love to do, do what you love to do with your life, it's a lot more fun", well, for some reason, I felt as though I'd been hit by a thunderbolt, everyone had tried to pursuade me to write again, and I wouldn't listen to anyone, but when Barry said those words, he said them with so much conviction and sincerety, that I truly believed he was talking directly to me, my heart was beating fast, and I rewound that part and listened to him saying those words over and over and over again, it was the 'don't be afraid' part of it I think that got to me, because I had been afraid and that's why I stopped writing, and here was Barry telling not to be afraid, I realised in that moment what I had given up, that I had given up something that was as much a part of me as my heart, and I realised that I had to start writing again. I wrote five songs within a month after that, and I have since realised my dream of going into a recording studio to record a few songs professionally, we are now working on another musical, an original one this time, and I am working with someone else as well on another project that really is the writing opportunity of a lifetime. When Barry said those words to me, I learned that no matter what goes wrong in your life, you must never, ever give up, I have lived with those words etched on my heart and soul ever since, and this time I made myself a new promise, that no matter what happens in the future, I will never give up again, because if I did that, I feel that I wouldn't just be letting myself down, I would be letting Barry down too. I will never be able to thank Barry enough for what he has done for me.
Ros.

[eileen f blaner]

dear rosalind i enjoyed reading your interesting story. i always wanted to write a hit song

[Rosalind Winton]

Hi

I've never had a hit song (yet), but I live in hope (lol). I've been writing for over twenty years purely for the joy of creating and a love and passion I have for well written songs, I have a few projects going on at the moment, which we hope will come to fruition, right now my friend Marilyn is performing three of my songs when she entertains at the clubs and pubs around London, one of the songs she sings, we are hoping will be chosen as a theme song for the 2012 Olympics in London, another one is a song from the musical I am writing with my co-writer. In the past I have had songs performed live on stage, I've won awards at music festivals, and I have had a song recorded onto film that wasn't aired, I have written songs for school plays and I have had a poem published... in all, I have about fifty lyrics that have been turned into songs, and I have hundreds more lyrics in my books, I just write and write and write, when I get an idea, I have to run with it, it's just so compelling, I love the creating of the song, watching it build from an idea in my head, to a fully produced song, there really is nothing like it and I absolutely love it. Thanks for your post.
Ros

[eileen f blaner]

dear ros thanks for telling me about your passion on writing songs.did you ever try and write the final song for american idol?that would be something. keep up the writing. eileen

[Rosalind Winton]

Eileen

I would never have thought of that, it's a great idea, also the X Factor is a possibility, Leona Lewis's 'A Moment Like This', is a beautiful song, I'll look into it, thank you, and I'll keep everyone informed of anything great that happens with my writing, I'm deeply touched by everyone's interest in what I do, and I will always keep it up, I've got a great mentor who keeps me going and going, and for any one who's reading this, please, please, no matter what happens, 'don't give up your dreams'.
Ros

[eileen f blaner]

dear ros you'll probably have to wait until next year to try and write american idol final song because it should be decided by now.i like the title my american dream for a song,because its like saying i waited all my life for this dream to come true. any lyrics popping in your head for this title? eileen

[eileen f blaner]

dear nancy manilow fans are great. congratulations on your masters degree. keep up the good work