Seriously? OMG! WTF?

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Barry Manilow cancelled his Christmas dates because he underwent surgery to remove cancer from his lungs. The 82-year-old was hoping to be back on the road at the end of this month, but that is no longer happening.

The singer had this message for his fans:

Hi Everyone.
Barry here.
Just got home from visiting the surgeon.
Very depressing visit.
I told him that I have been using the treadmill three times a day (I have) but that I still couldn’t sing more than three songs in a row before I had to stop.
But I was sure that I would be able to do the Arena shows in a few weeks.
He shook his head.
He looked at me and then he looked at the floor.
“What?” I said.
He said, “Barry, you won’t be ready to do a 90 minute show. Your lungs aren’t ready yet. You’re in great shape considering what you’ve been through, but your body isn’t ready.
You shouldn’t do the first Arena shows. You won’t make it through.”
Well, I had a feeling he’d say that. Deep down, I wanted to go back-but my body knew what my heart didn’t want to admit: I wasn’t ready.
I’m so sorry I have to reschedule the first batch of Arena shows from February 27th – March 17.
He said I could likely do the Vegas shows at the very end of March and the second batch of Arena shows beginning in April.

Hopefully, his lungs will have healed by then. However, his health comes first. Although for performers like him , being in front of an audience is his best medicine.

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Just before the end of the year, Barry Manilow revealed that he has lung cancer and would be undergoing surgery to remove it.

The singer, 82, revealed that he underwent the surgery and is doing better.

Hopefully, after an expected month-long recovery, he will be back delighting audiences.

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Christmas is Barry Manilow’s time of the year, so for him to cancel his holiday concerts, there has to be an important reason. Sadly, there is.

The singer dealt with two bouts of long-term bronchitis recently, and his doctors decided to do an MRI to see if there was anything else going on. That is when they discovered a cancerous spot on his left lung.

They have recommended that the 82-year-old undergo immediate surgery to remove it, and they are hopeful that it has not spread because it was caught early.

However, he will need a month to recuperate. Therefore, he will be postponing his January dates and is hoping to be back for his Valentine’s shows.

Manilow ended his statement by reminding people to get tested at the slightest symptoms. By doing so, it could save your life, like it is his.

Let’s pray that everything goes smoothly for Barry and that he is back doing what he loves: entertaining audiences with his music!

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Barry Manilow has done over 650 shows at Westgate Vegas, and he will not be stopping anytime soon.

Westgate’s owner, David Siegel, offered him a lifetime contract to perform at the resort’s International Theater.

“David Siegel and the Westgate team have been like family to me,” the 81-year-old Manilow said in a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I am deeply grateful to have the opportunity to call Westgate home for the rest of my career.”

This is the first time Siegel has offered anyone a lifetime contract since he took over in 1982.

Even though Manilow is set for life, he only has 48 concerts scheduled through 2025. But I am sure he will be adding on in the near future.

When I think of Barry Manilow, I think of him as a safe dancer. However, the singer put a video of him dancing to his song I’m Your Man, and it cannot be unseen.

Manilow was dry humping the air and running his hand down his crotch. All I can say is my poor eyes. It is not something I have ever wanted to see, and now that image is burned into my head.

I am going to need to listen to some Bette Middler to erase the memory.

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