And They Danced! ...in a line.

Choreographer Peter Metelnick has choreographed a line dance to “They Dance!” from Here At The Mayflower. So grab some friends, pop in the cd, read the instructions below, and count to eight! Happy Dancing!

[To print a copy of this dance, click here to download the PDF file.]


Blast From The Past!

Jokes From Barry Concerts (Send the kids out of the room!)

A priest and a nun are riding through the desert on a camel when suddenly the camel drops dead.
The priest and the nun stand there for a while and finally, the priest says to the nun,
“ Sister, I think we’re going to die here in the desert. And as long as we are, I have one last request. I’ve never seen a woman naked. Would you take off your clothes and let me see what a woman looks like naked?”
The nun thinks about this for a while and finally says, “OK.”
She takes off her clothes and stands there.
Finally, she looks at the priest and says,
“ Father, as long as we’re going to die here, I have one last request too. I’ve never seen a man naked, would you take off your clothes?”
He says, “Ok”, and takes off his clothes.
The nun stares at him for a while and asks,
“ What’s that?”
He says, “Well, Sister,” he says, “if I put this in you, it brings life.”
She says, “Forget about me! Put it in the camel!”


Two women are playing golf on a sunny Sunday morning.
The first of the twosome tees off and watches in horror as her ball heads directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole.
Indeed the ball hits one of them! He immediately clasps his hands together at his crotch! He falls to the ground and proceeds to roll around in agony.
The woman rushes down to the man and begins to apologize.
" Please allow me to help. I'm a medical assistant and I know I can relieve your pain if you would allow me", she tells him earnestly.
" Ummph! Ooooh! Nnnnoooo! I'll be all right. I'll be fine in a few minutes" he replies breathlessly as he remains in the fetal position still clasping his hands together at his crotch.
She persists and he finally allows her to help him.
She gently takes his hands away and lays them to his side.
She loosens his pants and she puts her hands inside.
She begins to massage him. She asks him "how does that feel?"
To which he replies, “It feels great, but my thumb still hurts like hell!”


A piano player passes a piano bar and there’s a sign in the window: PIANO PLAYER WANTED. He grabs the sign, walks inside and says to the manager, "I play the piano. I want the job."
The manager says, "Well, I need to hear you play first."
The man sits down and plays the most beautiful song the manager ever heard.
The manager says "That was the most beautiful song I have ever heard, was it Chopin or Brahms?"
" Neither! I wrote it myself," says the pianist proudly.
" What's it called?" the manager asked.
" Lift up your blouse and show me your boobs."
" Oh" . . . says the manager "Well, . . do you know any other songs?"
The piano player plays another song more beautiful than the first.
The manager is wowed and says, "I've never heard such artistry! I must know the name of this song. Was that Bach or Beethoven?"
" Neither! I wrote it myself," says the pianist.
Reluctantly the manager asks the name of the song.
" Bend over, lift up your skirt and show me where the sun never shines," replies the piano player.
The manager tells the man, "Okay, I'll hire you on one condition. Don't EVER tell the customers the name of your songs."
The man agrees and starts that night.
The crowd is awed by his playing and by the composition of his songs.
After an hour and a half of playing, with a standing ovation after each tune, the man announces a short break.
After going to the bathroom, he forgets to zip-up. On his way out, another man stops him and says, "Hey... do you know your zipper's undone and your weenie’s hanging out?"
The piano player says, "Know it?? I wrote it!!"


It is teeming rain in the flood plain of the Mississippi Valley, and the rising river begins to threaten all manner of private homes, including that of the local Rabbi. With water coming into the ground floor, a rowboat with police comes by, and the officer shouts, "Rabbi, let us evacuate you! The water level is getting dangerous." The Rabbi replies, "No thank you, I am a righteous man, who trusts in the Almighty, and I am confident he will deliver me."
Three hours go by, and the rains intensify, at which point the Rabbi has been forced up to the second floor of his house. A second police row-boat comes by, and the officer shouts, "Rabbi, let us evacuate you! The water level is getting dangerous!"
The Rabbi replies, "No thank you, I am a righteous man, who trusts in the Almighty, and I am confident he will deliver me."
The rain does not stop, and the Rabbi is forced up onto the roof of his house. A helicopter flies over, and the officer shouts down, "Rabbi, grab the rope and we'll pull you up! You're in terrible danger!"
The Rabbi replies, "No thank you, I am a righteous man, who trusts in the Almighty, and I am confident he will deliver me."
The deluge continues, and the Rabbi is swept off the roof, carried away in the current and drowns. He goes up to heaven, and at the Pearly Gates he is admitted, and comes before the Divine Presence.
The Rabbi asks, "Dear Lord, I don't understand. I've been a righteous observant person my whole life, and depended on you to save me in my hour of need. Where were you?"
And the Lord answered, "Schmuck, I sent two boats and a helicopter, what more do you want?"


A businessman boards a flight and is lucky enough to be seated next to an absolutely gorgeous woman. They exchange brief hellos and he notices she is reading a manual about sexual statistics. He asks her about it and she replies, " This is a very interesting book about sexual statistics. It identifies that American Indians have the longest average penis and Jewish men have the biggest average diameter. By the way, my name is Jill. What's yours?" He coolly replies, "Tonto Goldberg, nice to meet you."


An elderly couple is vacationing in the West. Fred had always wanted a pair of authentic cowboy boots.
Seeing some on sale one day, he buys them, wears them home, walking proudly.
He walks into their hotel room and says to his wife, "Notice anything different, Helen?" Helen is in a pissy mood. She looks him over. “Nope,” she says.
Fred says excitedly, "Come on, Helen, take a good look. Notice anything different about me?"
Helen looks again, "Nope."
Frustrated, Fred storms off into the bathroom, undresses, and walks back into the room completely naked except for his boots.
Again, he asks, a little louder this time, "Notice anything DIFFERENT NOW?"
Helen looks up and says, "Nope. It's hanging down today, it was hanging down yesterday, it'll be hanging down again tomorrow."
Furious, Fred yells, "AND DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S HANGING DOWN, HELEN? IT'S HANGING DOWN BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING AT MY NEW BOOTS!"
To which Helen replies, "Then ya’ should’a bought a new hat!”


Mr. Jones and Smith live next door to one another.
One wintry, snowy, cold morning Mr. Jones wakes, takes a look at his lawn and runs next door to Mr. Smith’s, bangs on his door and says, “Mr. Smith, your son PEED his name in the snow in front of my house!”
Mr. Smith says, “Well, boys will be boys.”
Mr. Jones says, “Yeah, but it was in my daughter’s handwriting!”


A guy goes to the doctor.
He says, “Doctor! Doctor! I can’t stop farting!”
The doctor says, “Well that’s not so bad. Go out and buy some Tums.”
The guy says, “But doctor! You don’t understand! I can’t stop farting! All day, all night! One continuous long fart! I can’t stop!”
The doctor says, “Well, gee, that’s awful.”
The guy says, “Here take a listen!”
The doctor bends down to listen. He hears, "Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr."
The doctor says, “I never in my whole life, heard of anything like this. In my whole career of medicine. I have never heard of anything like this.”
And the doctor goes over to the window and he gets this huge long pole with a hook on the end of it.
The now terrified patient says, “My God what are you going to do with that thing?”
The doctor says, “I’m going to open a window in here!”


Barry's Favorite iTunes!

Of the HUNDREDS of songs that Barry has on his iPod, Barry was asked to choose his Top 20. Here is his list with a little bit of commentary on each song from the man himself. You can view
this list on www.itunes.com as well.

1. Zing! Went The Strings
Of My Heart (Judy Garland) from Great Ladies
of Song

She is the greatest entertainer of the 20th Century. Any recording of hers would make my number one spot. This one puts a smile on my face.

2. Fragile (Sting)
from Nothing Like The Sun

The most talented singer/songwriter we have. This is my favorite of his compositions.

3. Sweet Kentucky Ham
(Curtis Stigers) from Secret Heart

The best kept secret in music. One of the most talented singer/musicians I've ever heard.

4. What Is There To Say? (Gerry Mulligan)
from What Is There To Say?

Mulligan's quartet featuring Art Farmer
(trumpet) rocked my world when I was 13 years old. A quartet with NO PIANO? And you could still hear the chords? They were amazing and way ahead of their time. Incredible arranging and incredible playing. Never been anything like them.

5. Emmie (Laura Nyro) from Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
The top of the line when it comes to female singer-songwriters. She was the most inventive and individual rule breaker of all of them.

6. Symphony #3 (Brahms) from Virgin Classics
Classical music has some of the most gorgeous melodies ever written. This ranks in the top three for me.

7. One For My Baby (Frank Sinatra) from Classic Sinatra: 1953-1960
He was one of the best vocal interpreters ever to grace our planet. This song shows his acting and phrasing off to a tee. The song ain't bad either.

8. Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel) from So
This is one of the most moving songs I've ever heard. Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel's voices are filled with emotion. This song got me through some rough times in my life.

9. Drunk on The Moon (Tom Waits) from The Heart Of Saturday Night
Tom Waits is my favorite male singer. This cut is from one of his earlier albums, before he began sounding like a singing garbage disposal. I still love him.

10. Make Our Garden Grow from Candide (Original Cast Recording)
This breathtaking finale to the Broadway musical Candide with music by Leonard Bernstein can't be topped.

11. Harvest Moon (Neil Young) from Harvest Moon
There's no one quite as honest and authentic as Neil Young. This haunting song never tires.

12. Here's to Life (Shirley Horn) from Here's to Life
This album is never off of my CD player. Johnny Mandel's arranging, Artie Butler’s beautiful song and Shirley Horn's vocals are perfectly matched.

13. I Get Along Without You Very Well (Chet Baker) from Chet Baker Sings
Chet Baker was the most romantic singer/musician of his day. His cataloge of recordings still holds up. Light the fire, pour the wine.

14. I Can't Make You Love Me (Bonnie Raitt) from Luck of the Draw
In my opinion, this is one of the finest songs ever written. It's played, arranged and sung with perfection. One of my favorite songs of all time.

15. I Still Have That Other Girl (Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello) from Painted from Memory
Bacharach and Costello have created one of my favorite albums of songs and vocals. Every song on this album works for me.

16. This Old House (Bette Midler) from Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
I'm very proud of the work I did on the entire album, but especially on this cut. Bette
outdoes herself with a stunning performance.

17. Waltz for Debby (Bill Evans) from Waltz for Debby
There will never be a more sensitive and capable pianist than Bill Evans. This is his most well known and beautiful pieces.

18. When October Goes (Diane Schuur) from Midnight
Diane Schuur, one of our finest vocalists, proves why she is so well respected on this song.

19. Born Slippy Nuxx (Underworld) from Underworld: 1992-2002
Whoa! These guys (and Basement Jaxx and Groove Armada) are making the most exciting records of their generation. They break the rules and don’t care. I love them all.

20. The Future of the Future (Stay Gold) (Everything But the Girl) from Temperamental
This one comes from a great album full of great grooves.






 

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