Drabble by Kevin Fagan for August 13, 2013

And not necessarily in that order Ralph..

Looks like we made it is a good choice. But don’t sing, think of the title and the song will play in your head.

At the Copa. Copa Cabana….

Ralph should be ready to take a chance again! Coudln’t resist.

At the Bandstand, Bbbaaannddssttaannndddd.

If he sings it though, maybe it will psych Steinbauer out!

“That’s gotta be the woist lookin’ hat I ever saw,” -A. Czervik

“My dignity and my mind”True dat: Barry Manilow fandom is listed in the DSM as a psychotic disorder.

“He sings the songs that make the golf club swing…”(With apologies to Barry ; ))

“…I write the songs that make musicians cry; I write these syrupy songs – and no one knows why!…” One of my favorite bumper stickers of all time was simply “Bury Manilow”.

Correct and correct.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not that one.

Oh Mandy! .He didn’t write that either, but it makes a nice alternative swear word don’t you think.

Let’s see:. Jackson Browne.. Ian Tyson. Bob Dylan.The list goes on.

Ironically, Manilow did not write “I Write the Songs.” It was written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys and he is the only Beach Boy to have won a Grammy…winning it for that song.