I just wrote this huge blog and nuked it on accident. Grr.

The blog headline was supposed to say, "I love my job, except when I'm tired and grumpy" and was going to fill you in on this whole conversation I had with Kerry in our newsroom about it. Double grr. It was a joke, based on my previous blog title. Oh well, I'm probably the only one who would have thought it was funny anyway, so let's get to it:

Barry Manilow Cystic Fibrosis tickets:

Monday January 8th..

call (877) 789-ROSE

or visit: http://www.comcasttix.com
or any participating Safeway store.

((almost forgot this tidbit from Janeen at the CF Foundation: Here's the scoop on the VIP tickets:
In addition to the concert tickets being sold by the Rose Garden, Barry Manilow has graciously granted a limited number of $1,000 VIP tickets to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). Each of these tickets includes dinner in the Courtside Club before the concert, a premium concert seat, and a reception in the Courtside Club after the concert, at which Barry will be given an award of thanks. If you are interested in the VIP tickets, please call Janeen Olsen in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation office at 503.226.3435.))

I also went on and on about how great Barry Manilow was on the phone. Nice guy (and they're not always nice, you know?). And his "people" were nice, too. Normally, publicists etc. view local media as an irritation and his PR agent was really a great gal to work with.

Anyway: I only included a few snippets at 5pm.. listen to the rest now:

AUDIO: Listen to interview with Barry Manilow

I don't know if it's in there but at the end I made a comment about my die-hard "Fanilow" friends. I almost didn't, because how many times in a day does someone famous have to hear about so and so who loves them or what they did, blah blah blah... and they're like, "that's nice". But I just couldn't resist. Do you think he would have done a 'weekend ho' for the am show?? NO WAY would I ask that.

For more on Cystic Fibrosis: http://www.cff.org

Okay, I'm done. Oh yeah, I also said I will be at the show. I bought pre-sale tickets for some of those very die-hard Fanilows I just mentioned. See you there? It's for a really really great cause!!

Email me! sstricklen@kgw.com