You know when you get the impossible phone call,out of the blue,totally unexpected,and unbelievable. Well,a couple of years ago,I was home & the phone bell rang.'Hi,is that Pete?' 'Yeah,who's that?' 'It's Tommy Allsup' 'The guy who played with Buddy Holly ?' I asked. I went dumb,but fortunately Tommy said ' I'm playing over the river ( Humber) tonight & I'd like to meet you. We had a pleasant chat on the phone,& I rang a couple of pals. My good pal,Paul Downing was over from the States.Paul emigrated to the U.S. in the '60's,and has played with a stack of bands there.He's currently playing with the re formed 'Standells',who he worked with in the late sixties.Paul already knew Tommy,as he'd met him at a Cricket's gig in America.We had a whale of a night.Kevin Montgomery was the singer in the band.His father,Bob had also been associated with Buddy Holly.I have to report the phone call I got was a set up from my pal who plays pedal steel,and had supplied the P.A. for the gig.He got to sit in with the band.I just enjoyed the night.