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part of his 16-city summer
tour, pop superstar Barry
Manilow takes the stage . at
Pine Knob on Aug. 13. In
his "Manilow Live!" show, the
singer/composer, accompanied by a
30-piece orchestra, likely will perform
some of his classic songs, including
"Mandy," "Copacabana," "Weekend
in New England" and "I Write the
Songs
Manilow regularly draws big
crowds. Of course, it took a while
before he filled concert halls, and in
those early days of his blossoming
career, this writer knew him personally.
Barry Manilow was my next door
neighbor in a New York City high-rise
apartment building on E. 27th Street
in the early 1970s, when he was writ-
ing catchy jingles for the likes of State
FarM Insurance and working as a
vocal coach. He was ambitious, not
overly confident, and hopeful of mak-
ing a name for himself.
Barry was living in a spacious cor-
ner apartment with a wraparound
patio and a little beagle dog named
Bagel. The melodic sounds from his
piano, as he practiced his runes, could
be heard down the hall.
But, clearly, no one minded. In

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fact, my now-25-year-old daughter
was a mere baby then and — like in
that famous "Murphy Brown" episode
where Barry shows up for Avery's first
birthday party and lulls him to sleep
— would often take her nap to Barry's
soothing voice.
It's safe to say that fame and for-
tune usually change even the humblest
of people, and perhaps Barry is no
exception. Before the pushy paparazzi,
autograph hounds and screaming fans,
Barry Manilow was a friendly, accessi-
ble, down-to-earth kind of guy.
When "Mandy," his first big corn-
mercial success, climbed to the top
of the pop music charts, I ran into
him just after returning from a Fifth
Avenue shop that displayed his
album in the window. When I told
him about it, he screamed and
clapped his hands.
It was obvious from the traffic in
and our of his apartment that he was
well liked. Among the frequent visi-
tors were his girlfriend, Linda Allen,
who lived a few Boors below us, and
his mother, Edna. When Barry left
New York and relocated to L.A. he
gave his apartment to his mother.
Bette Midler, too, was a close friend,
and when Barry went on tour for a few
months, he ler Bette stay at his apart-
ment, where she often rehearsed. She
was appearing on Broadway in Clams
On A Half Shell. Unfortunately, her
practicing kept my baby up instead of
purring her to sleep.

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Alice Burdick Schweiger is an Ann
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