Alison H

I will be thinking of you all tomorrow & I will blow Salmon a "see you later" kiss at 1.40 Take care everyone Ali x

So sorry to read this and my heart goes out to my friends over the border who were the closest to Salmon. Thinking of you all & trying to send you comfort at this painful time. To Salmon: Who the heck is gonna escort me over the cobbles now!! Huh, some people will do anything to get out of a bed bath! (I can see you smiling at that bit) It's been an honour knowing you my friend & you will always have a special place in my heart. Rest In Peace now, & have a lovely afterlife Alison xxx

I was amazed too Ady, and she knew it word for word, not bad for something she recorded just short of fifty years ago (& something she can't have performed that often) For me, it was the best song of the night, but I suppose I am biased I did happen to film it, well about 30 seconds of it, but as I wanted to sing along with her (& not cry ) I had to stop filming, as I couldn't keep my hands still, or my gob shut I will give her your best regards, and I'm still pinching myself that I'm going to get an album signed that I bought when I was 17 (and was a major part of my life) by the lady singing the main song Thank you for bringing The Magic Touch into our lives See you in June Ali

Hi Steve Mel'isa blew me away, gave me goosebumps, she was incredible, with such a powerful & beautiful voice, & I've got to admit, a hard act to follow (even if you are Melba Moore!) Half an hour of Mel'isa wasn't enough!! & it's not often you can say that about a warm up act! No wonder she was taken aback at B.B.P (just had to google it lol as I'm not that familiar with her stuff, but I will be now after Sunday ) Melba was on for about an hour with us as well, great performance for a lady of 67 (I know age shouldn't come in to it, but we all know things can change the more mature we get) She was superb value for money, as she hardly came up for air & gave it her all, The whole show was brilliant from the musicians to the backing singers, especially the guy, they all contributed to a fantastic night

She sang it last night !!! I was in amongst a crowd of about 400, who were primarily 70's/80's soul lovers, and when she announced she was going to sing a demo that she'd done as a teenager in the 60's the room went quiet ......... apart from me (& maybe a couple of others) whoop whoo-ing !! She performed it tremendously, and had everyone eating out of her hands. Looking forward to seeing her again this Saturday at the Southport Weekender (now in Minehead) as I'm taking my Kent Album for her to sign (not that I'm starstruck or anything ) Ali