NOBODY IS SAFE THIS WEEK

(Thanks to Jon Harris, who notes that the apocalypse is apparently under way)

Update at 8:45 Eastern Apocalypse Time: He's on TV right now. He's singing It Never Rains in Southern California.

Comments

[crossgirl]

arrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. curses, foiled again!

[pogo]

I suppose it is fortunate that Dave is not on Today for a book interview on the same day BM is performing.

Or maybe not.

[Jeff Meyerson]

My wife was watching it, but since it's her birthday I had to let her.

And he did an "acoustic" version of "Cop@c@b@n@".

Blech.

And in more appropriate BM news, a judge in Colorado knows the way to use Barry: as punishment.

Key line: "When you have a person playing rap at extreme volumes all over the city, and they have to sit down and listen for an hour to Barry Manilow, its horrible punishment," he said.

Great video at site.

[Betsy]

NNnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooo....

*pulls self together*

OK...he's worked his way up to the 70's. That means all we have to survive is the 80's, the 90's and The New Millenium...

*self falls apart*

nnnnnnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[PirateBoy]

Which explains why he can continue to sell out his shows in Vegas, for the past two years. The cheapest ticket is now $95. And the show is worth seeing. Honest.

[Siouxie]

Jesus H! Dave!!

*looks around for eye bleach...finds anal bleach instead*

Arrrrrrrrrrrrggggggghhh

[Annie Where-but-here]

Terrific. Monday morning and I wake up to this.

I'm freakin' going back to bed.

[pogo]

Pboy - I don't think I could stand it, but a few years ago more than one person told me the Wayne Newton show in Vegas was really good. They must do something I don't know about in them.

[Annie Where-but-here]

Pboy, pogo - stop this crazy talk right now before I slap you both. You're both acting likes moths drawn to a flamer.

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How much of the Blog's ill will toward Mr Manilow is based on the Barry name?

[Siouxie]

I've said this many times. I have seen Barry Manilow in concert. I was young and stooopid and probably drugs and/or alcohol was involved. I forget.

[Betsy]

Jeff...Dave proposed a variety of this cruel and unusual punishment years ago, in his column about children being mortified by singing parents: Judge: "...and so, young man, in view of the serious nature of your offense, I'm going to ask your mother to come up here to the court microphone and sing 'Copacabana'..."

[Betsy]

(That was a paraphrase...I don't have time to go to the vault to consult my Complete Collection)

[Edgar Greenberg]

I thought I didn't buy that television for the dorm because I was too cheap, but maybe it was prophecy.

[Raysa]

Hey

[Edgar Greenberg]

Um hey to you too?

[Mikey]

RUUUUUNNNN!!! Can't he go on tour to say, Madagasscar?

[Siouxie]

Ladies and gents...Raysa is a newbie and my bestest friend in the world! She wanted to know about this crazy blog, so bear with her as she learns the ropes!

btw...she saw BM with me that time!! We've known each other since 3rd grade!

Be kind ;-)

[Siouxie]

*trying to 'splain' to her how this works*

[jon]

I'm sure the boys will be happy to demonstrate a variety of rope uses, Siouxie... .
Are you still the appointed model?

[Annie Where-but-here]

Welcome, Raysa. Siouxie - introducing her on a Barely Man-enough thread is trial-by-fire.

Her name was Raysa, she was a newbie.
But she knew Siouxie very well,
Now her life has gone to h*ll...

[Raysa]

Barry........at least he keeps trim at his age,
no upper lip...but no excess fat. How old is the guy, like 55?

[jon]

Wonders about this stray stuff at the bottom of the blog:
< !-- var extra_happy = Math.floor(1000000000

[Raysa]

BM I meant...........

[Meanie the Blue]

This works?

Be very afraid, Raysa. But it's OK, you're in Siouxie's dangerous capable hands.

[Siouxie]

LOL very cute, Annie!

jon, it's Annie's turn this week.

[lilrascal]

Dave's download of the day

[Siouxie]

Raysa, he was 55 when WE saw him 20 years ago.

[Mikey]

lilrascal,

That was MEAN! You need to put up warning signals. Now I need to eat a chocolate bar to feel better!

[Siouxie]

geez...lil!

again???

btw, folks...Raysa's son is the one I spoke about a while back. He (Gio) just started at Yale on a football scholarship. So she's a proud mommy...and so am I. I was THERE when he was born. (IANMTU).

[Mikey]

Well at least he doesn't sing about his chairs not answering him. Or about "HONEY."

[crossgirl]

waves at raysa. congrats on the football boy.

[Siouxie]

LOL I think ya'll scared her away. I warned her about you people!!!! but nooooooooooooooo....

[Meanie the Blue]

YOU wave a machete around half the time, and WE scared her off?

[DeskDiva]

Hi, Raysa! Welcome! Siouxie - you just have a knack for getting people interested in this. How many other converts have you made? I only know of the Prof.

LOL @ Meanie - but Raysa's probably got her own machete, if she's a friend of Siouxie's.

And the football son? Awesome!

Jeff - I can't IMAGINE an acoustic "Copa Crapana." How horrible!!

[Jeff Meyerson]

Hi, Raysa, any friend of Siouxie's...well, welcome anyway!

Seriously, welcome.

Siouxie, Jackie (whose birthday this is, by the way) also saw Barry in concert some years back. As I wouldn't go near that with or without my ears (no, I don't know what it means either) she went with a less discriminating friend.

And Raysa, BM is 64.

[Siouxie]

Oh yeah...

hehe...

Actually...she had to go shopping and here I am working (well...by working I mean blogging). I hate her.

[Bethie]

Yaaaay! *looks around*
I mean, booooooo!

[Siouxie]

I'll tell her about all the Welcomes!! Thanks youse guys. :-)

Jeff, please wish Jackie and very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[Meanie the Blue]

Hmmmph. She didn't even ask if we needed anything.

Ah, well, welcome anyway, Raysa.

And Happy Birthday to the lovely Mrs. Jeff!

[Siouxie]

oh and *SMACKS* Jeff for that link!!!

[DeskDiva]

Happy Birthday to Mrs. Jeff!!

[Siouxie]

*reaches up and grabs the extra "nd"*

[homeybeef]

Well, I'm sure Dave would be pleased to know

http://www.starz.bz/barrymanilow/product.cfm?category=2&subcategory=7&product=763

[homeybeef]

Well, I'm sure Dave would be pleased to know

http://www.starz.bz/barrymanilow/product.cfm?category=2&subcategory=7&product=763

[Eleanor]

So - now what? I'm LTTG and I don't get to say hi and welcome to Raysa?????

*sulks*

private message to Siouxie - pssst, think it's too soon to invite her to the *other* place?

[Kathybear]

It's on the website - the Today show one. But Barry doesn't get to sing there...

[Siouxie]

yes, El! she can't even handle THIS yet...LOL