Local Barry Manilow Fan Club Releases Prize List for Special "Welcome Home Raffle"

Dec. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- Barry's Retro Fans Unlimited recently announced in a recent press release (http://www.prlog.org/11728395) their plans for a special Valentine's Day "Welcome Home" Raffle to coincide with Barry Manilow's appearances at Radio City Music Hall. The proceeds from this raffle are to go to the singer's former High School Alma Mater.

Tickets are now on sale via the fan club's official website using the following link directly to the raffle page...

http://www.barrysretrofansunlimited.com/RetroFanMusicProject.html

"We are so proud to finally be able to complete this Music Project in Barry's honor. It truly has been a labor of love and a great deal of hard work by some incredible people. So here you go!" says the fan club's Director Sheila Vinson.

Barry's Retro Fans Unlimited wishes to thank everyone for their kindness, participation and generosity in this labor of love toward this project. GOOD LUCK to everyone who purchases raffle tickets.  

Presented below is the current prize list (prizes may continue to be added right up until the drawing day of February 14th in NYC). The club will continue to update everyone on the progress of the project and the raffles.

Retro Fan Music Project - Inspired by and In Honor of Barry Manilow

Benefiting THE ACADEMY OF TECHNICAL THEATER AND PERFORMING ARTS AT GRAND STREET CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOLS (Enterprise Business and Technology High School) - BROOKLYN, NY Formerly Known As: Eastern District High School

Raffle(s) to be drawn February 14, 2012 (Winners need not be present)

PRICELESS ONE-OF-A-KIND-ITEM-  RAFFLE TICKETS 2 FOR $25/12 FOR $100 (through 12/31/2011)

THE BARRY MANILOW ANTHOLOGY SONGBOOK - SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING SONGWRITERS:

•   Adrienne Anderson (Could It Be Magic, Daybreak, No Other Love, Some Kind of Friend)
•   Chris Arnold (Can’t Smile Without You)
•   Artie Butler (Who Needs To Dream)
•   Gino Cunico (When I Wanted You)
•   Randy Edelman (Weekend in New England )
•   Jack Feldman (Who Needs to Dream)
•   David Foster (The Best of Me)
•   Charles Fox (Ready To Take A Chance Again)
•   Norman Gimbel (Ready To Take A Chance Again)
•   Andrew Hill (Keep Each Other Warm)
•   Ian Hunter (Ships)
•   Will Jennings (Looks Like We Made It, Somewhere in the Night)
•   Bruce Johnston (I Write The Songs)
•   David Martin (Can’t Smile Without You)
•   Richard Marx (The Best of Me)
•   Geoff Morrow (Can’t Smile Without You)
•   Marty Panzer (All The Time, Beautiful Music, Even Now, I Am Your Child,  I Was A Fool to Let You Go, It’s A Miracle, It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve, New York City Rhythm, This One’s For You)
•   David Pomeranz (The Old Songs, Tryin’ to Get the Feeling)
•   Peter Sinfield (Keep Each Other Warm)
•   Tom Snow (Somewhere Down the Road)
•   Mindy Sterling (Please Don’t Be Scared)
•   Bruce Sussman (Copacabana, Jump Shout Boogie,  Singin’ With the Big Bands, Where Does the Time Go, Who Needs to Dream)
•   Cynthia Weil (Somewhere Down the Road)

****ALL songs listed above indicate those signed in the Anthology Book.*******

Inside the book is a beautiful hand written tribute to Barry, written by Lew Soloff, trumpet player of Blood, Sweat and Tears.

All raffle items listed below are for the following:  2 FOR $1/12 FOR $5 (through 12/31/2011)

AUTOGRAPHED  ITEMS

•   “15 Minutes” CD - Autographed by Barry Manilow
•   “In The Swing Of Christmas” CD (2007 version) - Signed by Barry Manilow and MadFusion (Matt Herskowitz; Mat Fieldes and David Rozenblatt)
•   “Barry Manilow LIVE” CD -  Signed by Ron Dante (Producer)
•   “In Search of Love” and “I’m Your Man” (Original Color Sheet Music – 1985) and “It’s All Behind Us Now” (Photocopy) – Signed by Allan Rich (Songwriter) “Manilow” CD Promo Poster
•   “Forever and a Day” – Original Created Lyric Sheet – Signed by Enoch “Nick” Anderson (Songwriter)
•   “Barry” – The Tour Book/GSOT70’s CD – Signed by Melissa Manchester (Singer/Songwriter) and “Barry” - The Tour Poster
•   “The Dreams of Johnny Mercer” CD– Signed by Monica Mancini (Singer/Daughter of Henry Mancini)
•   “50th Anniversary Boxed Set of American Bandstand” CD Collection – Signed by Mr. Dick Clark
•   “We Live On Borrowed Time”- Signed by David Friedman (Songwriter)

PRICELESS – ONE-OF-A-KIND –ITEMS
•   Costume worn by Reparata in the first “Barry Manilow T.V.” special.  (Tag in costume says “Reparata”).   Included with costume is: autographed CD – “BARRY MANILOW LIVE” – featuring the Lady Flash Medley – signed by all the members of Lady Flash – Reparata, Monica, and Debra Byrd.    A signed 45 record “Tommy” from Reparata and the Delrons.   A signed “Lady Flash” 8x10 B&W photo – Reparata, Monica and Debra B.  Plus a B&W photo of Barry Manilow and Reparata from the first T.V. special, signed by Reparata.
•   1988 Live on Broadway/Big Fun Tour Jacket worn by Billy Kidd.  Name “Billy” embroidered on the left breast pocket.   Jacket in EXCELLENT condition.  

POSTERS
•   “Copacabana (At The Copa)” Color Poster (Lithograph of the Music Box/Plate) (1984) – and The Plate
•   “Tour of the World” B&W Poster
•   “I Made It Through The Rain” – August 19, 1988 Mann Music Center – “An Evening with Barry Manilow” Poster
•   1980 World Tour Poster – (Barry in LEATHER)
•   1989 Matthew Rolston Poster
•   1981 Black and White Glossy Photo Poster (From England) White Piano/Barry in White Pants, White Sweater
•   1985 – Turquoise Jacket/ Black LEATHER Pants – Color Matte Poster
•   Black LEATHER Jacket and LEATHER Pants – Microphone Stand – Matte Poster (COLOR)
•   Promotional “SHOWSTOPPERS” Poster (2 copies - 1 to each winner)
•   Barry Manilow – Blue Shirt – Stubble Poster
•   1982-1983 – Barry Manilow International Tour Poster
•   “You’re Lookin’ Hot Tonite” Poster – Japan
•   “Singin’ With The Big Bands” – Poster
•   HMV Presents Barry Manilow The New Concert – Black and White – Wembley Arena – Jan 22-24 (Year Unknown)
•   The GAP Poster
•   “Could It Be Magic – The Barry Manilow Songbook” Poster
•   1978 – (Lee Gurst Photo – Pre BMIFC) – Black Bomber Jacket over shoulder, White Pants, Long Sleeve White Dress Shirt (Unbuttoned), Diamond Ring, Brown Belt, Star Necklace

OTHER MANILOW GOODIES
•   “Barry Manilow – Greatest Hits” Songbook and   1983 – “Barry Manilow Greatest Hits 2” Promo Poster (“Read ‘Em and Weep”)
•   Greatest Songs/Manilow Bundle Package-“Greatest Songs of The Fifties” (CD), “Can’t Take My Eyes Off” of You Single (CD), “GSOT Seventies” (CD), “GSOT Eighties”/”Manilow” CD(QVC) Bundle
•   “Summer of 78” Bundle Package-“Summer of 78” Cassette, “A Touch of Summer” (Promo Cassette), Large and Small “Summer of 78” Beach Balls – A Sealed 12 inch Single of “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”
•   Animation Bundle Package – “Oliver and Company” and “Pebble and Penguin” Cassette, "Let Me Be Your Wings" Cassette, “Pebble and Penguin” and “Oliver and Company” DVD’s and “Thumbelina” Notecards
•   Photo Tote Bag w/ Coin Purse (Holds 5 Photos – 3 – 3x5 and 2 – 4x6) stuffed w/misc. BMIFC Vintage Merchandise
•   Custom Made Clock – Late 70’s/Early 80’s – Barry in Tux
•   1 – 8x10 Color Tour Photo – Barry doing the 60’s Segment – Flashing Peace Sign
•   David Pomeranz – “A Personal Touch” CD – and “The Truth of Us” Cassette

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Barry's Retro Fans Unlimited is an on-line Barry Manilow Fan Club. Charity work has become the cornerstone of Retro Fans with our "1000% Give Back" proposition. We continue with those efforts in the name of Barry Manilow and are proud to do so every day.