Journale 2

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THE STAR, Thursday, June 4, 1987
THE STAR, Thursday, June 4, 1987
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POP 1978
Pop Idol Barry Manilow has fallen in love. Last night as more than 11,000 fans waited for him to appear on stage in Birmingham, he invited me backstage to meet the new girl in his life. Dark-haired, brown-eyed Dana Robbins from Los Angeles was hired by Barry as a backing singer for his tour - and he ended up falling for her. Would he be taking Princess Diana's advice when she recently told him he should get married and have someone look after him? Excited He laughed: "I have no marriage plans at the moment, but my mother sure has! "She has met Dana and already she's getting all excited at the prospect of a wedding." Millionaire Barry, 38 (41?) married a childhood sweatheart when he was 22, but the marriage lasted only a year. He was since been linked with American television producer Linda Allen and Hollywood funny girl Roberta Kent. By Colin Wills
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Frau im Spiegel 2005
Divinson Street (Williamsburg) 1946
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There's been a terrible injustice - a real Manilow misunderstanding! Blink and you've missed the fact that Barry Manilow has been playing sell-out gigs at the London Palladium over the past fortnight. The papers have been full of Dylan and Clapton, but next-to-no Manilow. He is considered a joke by the press. Bland pap for housewives and only worth snide sneers about his nose. Like most people, I've never been a fan. MORE FOOL US! Luckily I write a column in Britain's finest daily paper and have to review many cocerts - not always by my personal favourites. ANTHRAX one night, BROS the next. Witty So I went to Barry as a duty and saw one of the most fabulous shows I've seen in years. He sings brilliantly, has spectacular effects, a great band and a warm and witty presence. McCartney should check him out. Barry is a thousend times better than him. How dare the media and the business ignore the man? Here is a true communicator who doesn't feel bashful about giving real value for money. Even if you hate his records, you should see his concert. It is stupendous. The audience was also attractive and elegant. The loyal army of fans who stick with him despite the critics are right. The knockers are wrong Manilow is magnificent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Blenheim 1983
Blenheim The beautiful parkland in wich Barry Manilow will perform on August 27 1983 is rich with English history. At the beginning of the eighteeth century, the British armies in Europe were led from victory to victory by John, the First Duke of Marlborough. To reward him for his services to the country, Queen Anne gave him the royal manor of Woodstock, and paid most of the cost of building a magnificent Palace on the estate. It was named after Blenheim in Bavaria, where he defeated the French in 1704. The Duke chose Sir John Vanbrugh as his architect. The hugely successful playwright had turned to architecture only a short time before, designing Castle Howard in 1698. The spendour of that Yorkshire house caught the Duke's eye, and at Blenheim he on to create on of the finest baroque palace in England. Amongst the many spendid rooms inside the palace lies the birth room of Sir Winston Churchill. He once declared: " At Blenheim, I took two important decisions; to be born and to marry." He also chose to be buried in the churchyard at Bladon, and the tower of the village church can be seen to the south of the Palace. The grounds of the Palace were laid out by Lancelot "Capability"Brown, the famous landscape architect. At Blenheim he created"The finest view England" when he placed a lake in front of the house. Many artists over the years have tried to get permission to perform in the grounds, but only Barry Manilow, with his unique combination of personality and musicianship, has managed to open the gates. On August 27 special trains will be run to Oxford station from many parts of England. They will be met by a shuttle bus service which will carry ticket holders to Blenheim Palace. After the concert a special bus service will be available back to Oxford station, and late trains will be organised.
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The Song that means the most to me lyrically is"I Made It Through The Rain" by Barry Manilow. It's so true - it's very inspirational and I think it can apply to quite a few people. What the song is saying is "I made it through the rain/ I kept my point of view/ I made through the rain/ And found myself respectes/ By the others who got rained on too" - it's like when you have a vision - regardless of who believes or disbelieves in it - you sincerely believe in it 100%. So you sick with it until you've actually made it through and made that dream become a really. When I first started off people didn't understand me. I'm telling you, I've lost a lot of girlfriends, been kicked out of a lot of houses because of my dream. I used to dance on Soul Train (America's equivalent of Top Of The Pops) getting no money at all. The only thing I used to get was free TV exposure. And everybody was going - you're wasting your life, why are you doing this. But something was telling me to be there. In fact I dropped out of High School to be there. I wouldn't advise anyone else to do that, I'm not proud of it, but I got results. I had a strong vision and I knew High School wasn't the place for me. I first heard the Barry Manilow song in 1980. At the time Shalamar were really popular - we'd been going since 1977. Nevertheless the song still meant a lot to me. I went through a lot to get into Shalamar, doing Soul Train and DJing at discos and dancing in dance contest almost every night of the week. We had to do it to earn enough money to pay rent and buy food and clothes. All this Saturday Night Fever bit was actually our real life. And Flashdance - it really happens. Fame can also be real. Kids with natural talent can get recongnised and then placed in schools for fine art - now I wish that would have happened to me. All I used to do was daydream in class about dancing. No one knew this was in me, including myself, and as a result all that happened was me getting thrown out of class. I've been through a lot and that song helps remind me of the fact. I went to see Barry at the Forum in Los Angeles in 1981. People say he's soppy because he sings ballads and love songs but how in the heck can you have too much love. I love ballads. They're my soft point. It's stupid, why do people try and hide love and pretend it's not there - everybody needs it to some extent. I love Barry as a performer. He puts on a really good show."
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