{"id":9214,"date":"2025-06-08T07:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T11:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=9214"},"modified":"2025-08-25T08:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:19:53","slug":"barry-manilows-last-detroit-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/06\/08\/barry-manilows-last-detroit-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Manilow’s Last Detroit Concert…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…And Daily Prompts QOTD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wouldn’t call music an obsession of mine, but it ranks towards the top and is extremely important to have in your life. So, when the question, “What are the most important things needed to live a good life<\/em><\/strong>” came up, it immediately comes to mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music has its way of uplifting, inspiring, soothing and reminiscing our souls. It brings happiness, sorrow and excitement as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Little Caesars Arena <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Recently I was invited by our local senior center to attend what was being billed as ‘Barry Manilow’s – Last Detroit Concert<\/em><\/strong>‘. It was held at Little Caesars Arena<\/em><\/strong> in Detroit<\/em><\/strong>. I couldn’t pass up the chance to see, in person, a man whose music goes well into my youth. With each of his songs comes a heartfelt meaning of its own. Something I learned as a youth while listening as several of my aunts swooned over him and his tunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Youthful Barry Manilow, Photo Credit: Alamy<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While on stage, Manilow told stories. Stories of his own youth and how his grandfather would take him into the city on weekends. There he’d put a quarter into a recording machine and tell the toddler to sing. It took some doing and probably quite a few quarters, but he finally fulfilled his grandfather’s wish. He now attributes him to his success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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