–Ken Ciancimino, Las Vegas Hilton executive vice president
The message-board poster: "I LOOOOOOOVE THAT AMAZING NEW HUGE HAND PAINTED MURAL OF BARRY ON THE FANTABULOUS VEGAS HILTON ... I AM SURE IT IS JUST STUNNING IN PERSON ... I HOPE TO GET BACK TO SEE BARRY AND VEGAS AS SOON AS I CAN ... I AM TRYING TO SAVE $$ AS MUCH AS I CAN ... ILL SEE YA AS SOON AS I CAN BARRY M. I MISS YOU ALOT BARRY M.!!"
– Lisa Whitney, Barrynet.com
The passerby: "Is he supposed to look like Clay Aiken?"
– Steve Chen, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The "Mandy": "I guess they could tape a giant banner, but it wouldn't be as permanent, and that's a lot of duct tape. Is this thing causing some kind of controversy or something? ... I really don't have any feelings one way or the other about the song ‘Mandy.' It's not as cool as that [Boston] song ‘Amanda.'"
– Amanda Veatch, Portland, Oregon
The mother/fanatic: "Yeah!!! I've always been a Barry Manilow fan, and I love his music. I like his oldies ... the romantic ones that make you cry. His songs were always easy to sing along to. He had many upbeat ones that just put you in a good mood. Hopefully, I can hear him live at the Hilton someday!!!"
–Joyce Seabaugh, Cape Girardeau, Missouri