Fanilow

Yesterday evening I dragged Hubby to see Barry Manilow in concert at the American Airlines Center. Manilow's music was part of the soundtrack of my childhood during the 1970s, so listening to it is a bit like going home. When I heard he was coming to Dallas I knew we had to go...even though it was months away. No, I didn't wait in line all night for tickets like 'Will & Grace', but yesterday I realized why someone would become a 'fanilow'.

Manilow is not just a performer, he is an entertainer and his show was slick and smooth while keeping the audience enthralled for every moment of the 90 minutes he was on stage. It was incredible to realize that everyone (okay, excluding Hubby) was singing along and waving the Manilow Glowsticks in the air. The woman next to my husband started hyperventilating when he started playing 'Looks Like We Made It'...really. Another Fanilow came with her mother and daughter -- complete with yellow feather boas. Loved when he talked about his grandfather in the middle of 'I Made it Through the Rain', a man who was a major influence in Manilow's life.

Manilow really has a wide-appeal when you look at the young, old, and middle-aged audience, although it was predominantly female. After last night's show I can't wait to see him in concert again.