Tonight's show was fantastic. Barry put on a powerful performance. I know that some people
say I'm not being realistic when I report this show after show, but this is what I actually
see show after show. He's either one fantastic actor or he loves what he's doing.
He opened in a beautiful pink vest - this time I made sure I got some photos of it! I'll
get them put up for you all to see after I get home.
Tonight he gave us Even Now after the Mandy/Could It Be Magic medley. On the Dew Drop side
he sang All the Time.
Jewelry, jewelry, jewelry! Three rings. And a chain around his neck - a choker type.
Looks great! (I think so, anyway) The rings appeared to be the same ones that he wore during the
various 50's CD TV appearances - he was just wearing them all at once.
Tonight, something changed during I Write the Songs. As Barry got to the part where he
sings, "And I wrote some rock and roll" I noticed a change in the drums. And then Barry
didn't go on with the next line. Then he said, "Yeah, I wrote some rock and roll" and I
recognized "Some Kind of Friend". He even stood at the piano while he was playing, kind of
like Jerry Lee Lewis. It was the beginning of a fantastic new medley. First he sang part
of Some Kind of Friend, then went into Looks Like We Made It, then Ships, and then Ready to
Take a Chance Again before sliding back into I Write the Songs! It was great! And, I don't
know if it was intentional on his part, but the choice of songs seems to tell a story, from
breakup to being ready to give it another shot. And I guess that's kind of the story of his
music, so it fits in perfectly in the middle of I Write the Songs. Bravo, Barry! You did
it again!
