I spent my day fixing plumbing in my 30 year old house. Needless to say I made several trips to Home Depot and in the car back and forth I listened to the set list from the Dallas show. Yes..geek that I am I compiled a CD of the set list from the show (in an attempt to relive it every time I listened to it).
Today it seemed to get stuck on the encore--Old Friends and Forever and a Day. Those two songs have become two of my favorite moments in the arena shows. Maybe its the poignant way that Barry sings them or maybe it's the lyrics and what they mean. But today, I sat in the Home Depot parking lot and really listened. I thought about the friends that I have made in the past two years since I rediscovered Barry's music. These friends aren't "old" but I feel like I've known them forever. And I thought about what they have come to mean to me. And I thought how empty my life would be without them.
Didn't we show them, aren't they blown away... Here's to us, who's like us...DAMN FEW! Texas Fan
Listening to the 70's CD, of course, has made all of us nostalgic. It "seems like yesterday" that this journey began with our man and his music. Some things never change: the magic of Manilow, the music and the passion, and the shear joy he brings when we listen to his music and see him "live" each time. He said that recording Mandy caused him to "look back" and reflect. I think it's made all of us who have listened to it recently do the same. And I can't think of any more fitting words to express how that makes me feel:
They said we'd never last A week, a month, a year They shook their head Dream on they said Cause dreamers disappear But here we are no matter what they say It's you and me Forever and a Day We knew we had it right We knew we broke the mold They said have fun, it's kiss and run Then back out in the cold I could have told them we were here to stay To you and me Forever and a Day Didn't we show them aren't they blown away Cause whatever time they do our love is thru Forever Once our hearts were full And once we felt the flame Such hunger then much younger then But really we're the same And once the music played And once they lit the the light And years ago we felt a glow So very like tonight And now I know it will always be that way For you, for me, Forever and a Day
Thanking Barry for giving us so many years of music and passion. And looking back...what a privilege to spend my days, weeks, months and years listening to his music.
Looking back with fond memories, Texas Fanilow
P.S. To the voice...forever and a day...from the courier.
I spent my day fixing plumbing in my 30 year old house. Needless to say I made several trips to Home Depot and in the car back and forth I listened to the set list from the Dallas show. Yes..geek that I am I compiled a CD of the set list from the show (in an attempt to relive it every time I listened to it).
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