my interests are, Obviously listening to or watching Barry Manilow & collecting Barry memorabilia!!:O) Collecting ,designing & making teddy bears. I have been collecting for about 14 years & currently have about 140 in my collection. I have been designing & making them for just over 1 1/2 years. These are just some that i have designed and made:O) and here`s more bears i`ve made, yep that`s a LOLA bear:) and i love pandas!! . Card making, Painting,drawing :O),glass painting ,if it`s creative, i`m there!!!!:O). I enjoy reading. I also enjoy gardening & going abroad on holiday & have been to Egypt,Tunisia,Turkey,Slovenia,Germany & Italy.
I'd like to meet:
Need you ask!LOL!and i actually have met BARRY!!!!! YAY!! on the 3rd December 2006 , HMV, Oxford street, London!!!! He was lovely and gorgeous!!!!What a guy!!!!!!!!!!and here`s my treasured cd!!:O) I`d also like to meet Michael Palin(Monty Python fame) Ok nice, genuine people who like a laugh(and if you LOVE Barry, then that`s a BONUS:O)
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Music:
My music tastes are quite varied. OK. Straight in at NO. 1 is ... BARRY MANILOW, my FAVE artist of ALL time!!:O)(That guy ROCKS!!!:O) I listen to him every day!!) Sting, Bryan Adams, Moody Blues,Elvis, Frank Sinatra,The Beatles,Darius,Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin, Elton John' Michael Buble, Jamie Cullum, The Feeling, Orson. 50`s, 60`s, 70`s & the Fantastic 80`s and lots more. I`m not a great fan of the 90`s. Here he is!!
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Barry Manilow Fan Survey
When did you become a Barry Manilow fan? 1982
What is your favorite Barry Manilow album? MANILOW :O)
What is your favorite Barry Manilow song? ooo can i have SONGS!!pleeeeeeeeeeze don`t make me choose just ONE song!!!EEEEEK!!!LOL:O)These are in no particular order, I am Your Child, There`s A Kind Of Hush, You`ve Lost That Loving Feeling, Dirt Cheap, The One That Got Away, Talk To Me and obviously, the album above, Somewhere Down the Road, Somewhere In The Night, WINE,Stay, basically, all the oldies but goodies!!!!:O)yep, i`m gonna sit on the fence for this one!!LOL:O)
How many Barry Manilow concerts have you attended? none yet!!!! But i`m going in 2007!!!!!
Have you ever met Barry Manilow? OH YES!!!! 3rd December, HMV, Oxford Street , London!!!! What a thrill, and on my Birthday too!!!!!:O)He`s just lovely and gorgeous!!!:O)
What is the farthest distance you have traveled to see Barry in concert? it`ll be this year,all the way to the STATES!!!!!
Have you been to Las Vegas in the past year to see the "Music and Passion" Show at the Las Vegas Hilton? nope!
What do you like best about Barry's music? The way it makes me feel,It`s just pure quality!! there`s always a song for the kind of mood you`re in!!!
What do you like least about Barry's music? SHAME ON YOU FOR ASKING!!!!LOL!
What do you think is Barry's strongest musical talent? Arranging and of course his singing!!!OMG!!What a voice!!!!!
If you had five minutes to talk to Barry what would you say to him? i did talk to him, asked him how he was, how fab his new cd was, that i was going to see him , etc!! Looking back, why oh why didn`t i ask him for a Birthday HUG!!! or better still, a Birthday kiss!!!!! Stupid girl!!!LMAO!!:O)
Are you a member of the BMIFC? yes
Are you a member of any local fan clubs? no
Are you a member of any online fan clubs? yes
What was the best experience you have had as a Barry Manilow fan? MEETING BARRY!!!:O)and having lots of lovely friends all because of him and his music!!
Have you ever been a "Can't Smile Girl"? nope, but i live in hope:O)
What song would you like to sing with Barry besides CSWY? mmmmm.....Dancin` in the Aisles or Daybreak
What song would you like to hear Barry sing that he has not recorded or sung in concert? Moondance by Van morrison or Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues
What is your favorite Manilow concert moment? Are you talking Live in concert or DVD/Vid/ if it`s live, not had one yet.. but i will this year! If it`s dvd, then it`s LIVE IN JAPAN, Barry in leather, need i say more!!!! ;O)
Have you ever attended a BMIFC convention? no
How many Barry Manilow CDs do you own? A lot!!!!!LOL:O)
How many Barry Manilow videos and/or DVDs do you own? A lot!!LOL:O)
If you could write Barry a letter or poem what would it say? i have written a card to him, just thanking him for everything that he does and stuff like that
Do you prefer albums containing original material or concept albums such as "The Greatest Songs Of The Fifties"? i do love the 50`s and 60`s cds, but i`d love to hear more original stuff from Barry, he`s a very clever man!!!!!
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Movies:
OK you thought this was going to be a BARRY free zone!NO WAY! COPACABANA!! ( I cried when he sung WHO NEEDS TO DREAM to Lola, but didn`t cry when he died!! Strange eh? .Singin` in The Rain, On the Town,Calamity Jane, Hello Dolly ,High Society,Gypsy(haven`t seen the original but Bette Midler was great in the remake) Hans Christian Andersen etc. The Carry On films still make me laugh out loud,French Kiss, Two Weeks Notice, Dirty Dancing, Pretty Woman, Dirty Dancing, Ghost(cried my eyes out) Truly Madly Deeply(cried my eyes out to that too) Frankie & Johnny, One Fine Day etc. Jackie Chan films, Lethal Weapon series. Liar Liar, Jumpin` Jack Flash, Hot Shots 1 & 2 ,Police Academy(not all of them) Mrs Doubtfire, Top Gun, Four Weddings & a Funeral, Mickey Blue Eyes, Bridget Jones Diary,Xanadu, Summer Holiday,Grease(of course :O) City Of Joy(brill film which was based on real life events)
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Television:
I don`t watch lots of tv, but i do like all the CSI`s, HOUSE,factual programmes,Scrubs,Grey`s Anatomy, British comedies,like Open all Hours, Porridge,Bread, Only Fools & Horses, My Family etc. Will & Grace. Now did you think that this section was a Barry free zone? nope, he was in an episode of Will & Grace:O)
Books:
Ok he had to have a mention in this section too!LOL:O)BARRY MANILOW-Sweet life , The whole world Sings etc. I love Michael Palins` travel books eg. Around the World in 80 Days, Pole To Pole, Full Circle etc. I have them all. Biographies/Autobiographies. Fact based books & Egyptian history.
Heroes:
I don`t really know what defines the word HERO! I guess i would say people who play a role in my life, my family, friends and of course Barry Manilow:O)
