Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:44:23 -1000 (HST)
From: Jackie M. Young <jyoung@lava.net>
To: Hawai'i Fans:  ;
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Singer Barry Manilow To Have Hip Surgery

Wow.  Hope he'll be OK. :(

For anyone who's got tickets, they're cancelling most of the Aug./Sept./Oct.
shows so he can recover.....:/ :

The following performances of "Manilow: Music and Passion" will be
re-scheduled in 2007 to allow Barry ample time to recover from his upcoming
hip surgery:

August 30 - September 2
September 6 - September 9
September 27 - September 30
October 4 - October 7


Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 22:13:16 -0700
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Singer Barry Manilow To Have Hip Surgery

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Singer, songwriter Barry Manilow, currently in the midst of a four-year
concert contract at the Las Vegas Hilton, is scheduled to undergo outpatient
arthroscopic surgery on both hips at a Southern California Hospital.

Manilow recently tore the labrum (cartilage) in both hips.  When the
symptoms of extreme pain and discomfort did not go away following
preliminary treatment, an MRI arthogram was performed and the labrum tears
were discovered.

Manilow's stage performance is well known for its extensive production
and high energy that have aggravated the condition.

According to Manilow's doctors, labrum tears are quite common among pro
athletes playing aggressive sports.  UCLA's Josh Shipp and the LA
Kings' Aaron Miller recently had similar surgery.  Recovery and
rehabilitation time is approximately 8 weeks.

Las Vegas Hilton executives report that they are in the process of
rescheduling 20 Manilow concerts that had been scheduled during what will
now become Manilow's recovery period.  The new concerts will be included
in the 2007 schedule.

"I'm anxious to make it through the Emmy Awards and then right to
the hospital," Manilow said.  "The doctors have promised me that
I'll come back even better than before.  And I can't wait to hit the
stage again."

Manilow is scheduled to return in mid-October for the launch of his new
album "The Greatest Songs of the Sixties."



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--Jackie


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