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About John W Baldwin
Expertise
I can answer almost any question about Barry`s music and videos: Content, lyrics, instruments, arrangements. You know -- the important stuff! **** Please Note: I don't work for Barry or his organizations. I don't know him personally. I'm like that guy on PBS that talks about Mozart, the knowledge is based on 35 years of study, not from any insider information. **** --JB

Experience
35 years of collecting his music and being a fan. I also own an extensive collection of recordings, interviews, books, magazines and rarities for Barry Manilow.

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BMIFC

Education/Credentials
Professional Actor, Singer, Stage Manager and Announcer. Music enthusiast, performer and composer of my own material. Theater Major, Temple University.

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Manilow, Barry - Manilow contact

Expert: John W Baldwin - 10/29/2009

Question
I read you answer, and Manilow's about the cancelled concerts. I have been trying to send him an email explaining my displeasure of his actions and what I believe is fraudulent answers about the cancellations. Hip surgery? Out for a few weeks or more? No or minimal inconvenience to us? Complete BS!
Sacto concert; Oct 16 cancelled.
San Diego concert; Oct 18 cancelled (but tickets were still being sold just days before. We didn't get official notice until 2 days before the concert.

BUT..He was able to perform the following week at LA-Hollywood Bowl. Amazing recovery!!!

Lastly, I have nearly 300 dollars in 2 concert tickets (as does a friend) and can't get a refund because Tickmaster says Manilow's people won't release the money..

Nice.

So, who is asking the real questions? Or where does Manilow have a site where we fans can ask? I have found his site but no interaction is available.

Answer
Oh, boy. I get to give my Big Disclaimer: I don't know Barry Manilow personally. I don't work for him, Arista Records, Stiletto Entertainment, his fan club, William Morris, or even his trash collector. I get my information from published sources. I'm just a fan, like you.

I'm really sorry about the cancellations, and wish I had a good explanation. This comes to the fans from Barry himself:

Hi everyone
Well, things certainly have gotten exciting around here!
On the one hand, I'm really sorry to have caused so much pandemonium
by postponing and canceling a few shows.On the other hand, I'm very
glad that these shows mean so much to you.
Frankly, I'm not exactly sure whether the upset is that I cancelled a
few shows or the way I cancelled them.
It seems to me that as soon as my doctors scheduled my surgery, I
posted the rescheduling information with enough time for everyone to
make new plans. After all, it's only a few shows, I thought.
The doctors tell me that I need between four and six weeks to
recuperate so canceling six Hilton shows didn't seem like such a big
deal and since the San Diego/Sacramento shows hadn't really been on
sale for too long, it didn't seem as if that would cause too many
people a lot of trouble.
But I guess I was wrong. So sorry if I was wrong. I really wasn't
going to announce my personal, private hip troubles again, but I
guess
I have to since the freaking out seems to be getting out of hand.
You know, my friends, we're only human. I know many of you think I'm
not, but stuff happens to humans. Deaths in the family, sicknesses,
technical problems, late arrivals, etc. We all do the best we
possibly
can all the time to never disappoint you. But stuff happens to us
humans. And as hard as we try, we just can't always be perfect.
Out of all the complaints there were only two people who wrote, "I
hope Barry's okay". Only two. That was an eye-opener.
You must believe that when things like this happen- cancellations,
postponements, delays - there is always a legitimate and unmovable
reason for them.
You all must know by now, that me, Garry, John, Marc, Vicki, Kirsten
and everyone at Stiletto take your loyalty and friendship very, very
seriously and with the utmost responsibility.
If things like this happen, you have to know by now that we have
looked at every way to fix problems and that there is absolutely
nothing that we can do before we make decisions like this. We all
know
that it's going to cause people to be upset and it kills us to have
to
change things.
Causing you guys pain and upset is awful for all of us. We would
never
make these decisions if there were any other way out.
Once again, my sincere apology to anyone who has been affected by my
personal problems.
I'll try to recover as fast as I can.
Barry

Despite the somewhat sarcastic tone, it seems like he was trying to be real with us, and to let us know that Stuff Happens. Usually, the management will honor those tickets at whatever later date the concert is scheduled. I hope you don't have to wait long, and I wish I had something better to tell you. Thanks for writing in! --JB

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