| re: Manilow | |
|
Posted by: |
steven_stuart 03:06 am UTC 08/01/13 |
| In reply to: | Manilow - fnord 09:31 pm UTC 07/31/13 |
| Jim must have known Barry back in the old days. As you know, Barry played piano for Bette Midler, and, as Bellminer points out in his response, Bette recorded a HCW demo for Jim. Surely they knew each other before the Read'm & Weep sessions. Although, I am not sure about the dates. Maybe Ryan or Bellminer might know. When did Bette record the demo and when did Barry stop playing piano for her? I would love to hear the Bette demo. Is it available anywhere? Apparently Jim and Barry are not friends. Maybe Barry was offended when Jim called him ridiculous. I know that one of the Air Supply guys said that he will punch Jim if he sees him again because Jim said that he was so boring he was mesmerising. It's interesting that Jim wrote what turned out to be the last huge Manilow hit after a very impressive string of hits. > I recall an article in Rolling Stone, around the time > Total Eclipse and Making Love were hits, about Jim. It > started by saying that Jim had had three trancendental > moments in his life, but meeting Barry Manilow was not one > of them. > > I know that Barry started his music career playing piano > for Bette Midler (reportedly in bathhouses in New York). > Jim started his career around the sme time, though I don't > know if there's a bathhouse connection. I seem to recall > Jim saying something about working with, or at least > knowing Bette in those early days. I don't recall Jim > ever saying anything about knowing Barry. > > Were the Read'm & Weep sessions (or the lost Milady > sessions) the first time Jim and Barry met, or would they > have known each other for years? Do you think they're > buds and hang out watching ballgames together? > > (If Manilow is a Mets fan, that could be a problem.) | |
| reply | | |
| Previous: | Manilow - fnord 09:31 pm UTC 07/31/13 |
| Next: | re: Manilow - fnord 03:29 pm UTC 08/01/13 |
| Thread: |
|