it may seem hard to believe such a thing could happen and not be noticed, but from my own experience i understand it. he is mentioned in the magnetic fields song "grand canyon", from their album 69 love songs. barry tends to disappear in class and when he's spacing out, but is not very good at it as he is clumsy and has issues with his adenoids which cause his nose to whistle. he set the school bench press record in 2003 by pressing 525 pounds. it is now operated only at annual flower shows. 