A FAREWELL THE WORLD WILL NEVER FORGET: They wheeled Neil Diamond to center stage, and the arena fell into sacred silence. Frail but radiant beneath the lights, he was joined by Barbra Streisand, who held his trembling hand, and Barry Manilow, seated softly behind the piano. What followed transcended music — it was history. “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” became not a duet, but a prayer. When Barry whispered, “This is the bravest performance of all,” tears swept through the crowd. And when Neil raised his hand for “Sweet Caroline,” thousands sang through their sobs. It wasn’t a performance. It was goodbye — and grace.
phil A FAREWELL THE WORLD WILL NEVER FORGET — NEIL DIAMOND’S FINAL GOODBYE They wheeled Neil Diamond to the center of…