Fab Cafe Appearance - April 15, 2002
Thanks to Shelly for all her stories and pictures!

On Monday evening April 15th I went to the Fab Cafe in Manchester to see David Soul. I was meeting up with Debbie (the drum) and Robbin who had just flew over from Missouri that morning. I arrived at the Fab Cafe at 6.00pm just as the doors opened and waited outside for Debbie and Robbin. They arrived shortly after, so the three of us decided to go to McDonalds.

 All the time we were there Robbin kept looking out of the window, worried that the Fab Cafe would fill up and we wouldn't be able to get a seat. At around 6.30pm we went to the Fab Cafe and got ourselves seated right near the spot where David would be speaking (there was a microphone set up with a stool). 

At around 7.00pm Joanne another DSAC member arrived with her mum so we all sat together, I noticed at another table sat Sharon (another DSAC member) with her two nieces Lana and Gemma, so Robbin and I went over to talk to them. My brother Dale arrived at about 8.30pm and we all sat in anticipation waiting for David's arrival.

David arrived at approximately 8.45pm and headed straight for the bar to get a drink. My friend Debbie was already at the bar and as David walked past her he gave her a high hand shake and you could see her smile for miles around. My brother Dale decided to saunter over to the bar to get a drink and to talk to David, I sat stunned that he could just go talk to David like that. I was a nervous wreck hahahaha. After what seemed like ages I decided to go to the bar myself with my digital camera to see if I could get a pic of David. When my brother saw me he said, "You've got to be joking. Give the man a chance to get a drink." At which David smiled *melt*.

Dale was talking to David about London and asked him if he ever thought about moving to Manchester, David just said,  "Maybe, who knows?" At that point, David looked at me with my camera and asked me if I was gonna use it. My silly brother said, "Yeah, she wants you to take a pic of her and me." I said, "Don't be silly, you're my brother -- I see you all the time.  I mean David."

David laughed and pulled me close to him, so I gave my camera to Dale and he took that gorgeous pic of David and I which I will treasure forever. Debbie and Robbin had their pics taken with THE man, too. David had some pics taken with lots of people and by this time it was 9.00pm.

We went back to our seats just as a voice said, "Ladies and gentleman, back by popular demand, Mr. David Soul.". Everyone clapped and David took his seat at the microphone. David started off telling us all about 'Deathtrap' the play he is starring in at the moment and his love of the theatre. Then we were all asked if there were any questions for David. Lot's of interesting questions were asked by people and David took the time to answer each one.

I asked him if when he came to do his new album if it would feature new or old songs. David said he would love to do new stuff with maybe a couple of old songs thrown in. My brother, Dale, asked David if he could do a remake of any song which two would he choose.  David sat and thought for a while then said, "I'd love to do 'Surrender to me,' but not sure about another one. I would have to sit and think some more."

After everyone had finished with the questions, Robbin gave David a tape that she had made with David singing in German. She was a nervous wreck when she came back to our table and who could blame her. We noticed David had disappeared and so had my brother (typical). After a while Dale returned and told us he had been chatting to David in the toilets (huh typical of Dale). Dale said David was really cool and had asked if Dale thought it all had gone well and if he thought David might have offended anyone (what a gentleman).

David went to the bar to get a drink then sat at a table, people kept going and asking him to sign stuff so I got David's autograph and shook his hand and wished him luck with the play.  He pulled me to him, kissed my cheek and said, "Thank you."  All too quickly it was time to go. But I knew I would be seeing David the next night at the Lowry in Manchester for the first showing of 'Deathtrap'.