Singer Manilow walks into wall, breaks nose

[Aggie87]

*insert joke here*...

Not from the Onion, but CNN:

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Veteran singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, recently waking up disoriented in the middle of the night, walked into a wall and broke his nose, knocking himself unconscious, the entertainer disclosed on Tuesday.

The accident occurred at his home in the desert resort of Palm Springs, California, just after Manilow had returned from a two-week stay in the seaside town of Malibu, where he was producing an upcoming album for his old boss, Bette Midler.

Roused from a sound sleep thinking he was still in Malibu, Manilow got up and "veered to the left instead of the right and slammed right into the wall," he said in a statement released by his management company, Stiletto Entertainment.

He passed out for four hours, and though he was not seriously hurt, the 56-year-old performer said the mishap left his nose quite swollen. His sense of humor remained intact, however.

"I may have to have my nose fixed, and with this nose, it's going to require major surgery," he said, referring to his famously prominent profile.

The statement did not make clear exactly when the accident occurred.

Manilow said he intends to finish work on the Midler album -- a tribute to the late Rosemary Clooney -- as well as on his own two-disc live collection, "Two Nights Live."

He also is going ahead with plans to begin rehearsals for an original stage musical with Bruce Sussman, "Harmony," scheduled to open in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, this fall, with a possible Broadway debut early next year.

Starting out as a pianist, arranger and musical director for Midler in the early 1970s, Manilow became a solo sensation with a string of hits later that decade, including "Mandy," "I Write the Songs," "This One's For You," "Can't Smile Without You" and "Copacabana."

[Joe G]

Manilow said he intends to finish work on the Midler album -- a tribute to the late Rosemary Clooney

Run for your lives!

[JSngry]

Looks like he took his McDonalds jingle literally...

[Kevin Bresnahan]

It was in the early morning hours when I fell into a phone call. Believing I had supernatural powers, I slammed into a brick wall. I said, "Hey, is this my problem? Is this my fault? If that's the way it's going to be, I'm going to call the whole thing to a halt."

[Aggie87]

Courtesy of poster "Gentle Giant" over on Jazz Corner:

His name was Barry, he had a big nose

But that was just a day ago

And now it ain't that big no mo'

He felt a stirring, within his bladder

And so he went to find the john

But then the wall came on too strong

You should have heard the thud

His nose was dripping blood

He was lying semi-conscious when he drained his pud

At the Copa, Copacabana

His nose no longer looks like a banana

At the Copa, Copacabana

A cup by the bedside would've have kept his poor head dried

At the Copa, he broke his nose.

[Guest Chaney]

Funny how the "news" story above quickly turns into a press release.

What? No mention of Barry's upcoming gig on Hollywood Squares?