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I have just returned from my two last concerts, Edinburgh and Newcastle and it would be hard to say which was the best because they were both fantastic, but probably Newcastle wins by a cat's whisker.

One of my neighbours and her daughter came to the Edinburgh concert (it was my neighbour's very first concert) and she was ecstatic to say the least and I think she is now on the road to being a real MK fan! I have been doing a lot of nurturing along the way! The only thing I would say about Edinburgh is that I thought MK looked very tired and I was worried about how he would be when I next saw him at Newcastle.

I needn't have worried at all, because at Newcastle he was full of life, played magnificently, smiled and joked and altogether seemed to be really enjoying himself, as did the rest of the band. The set list was the same as Edinburgh and one of my favourites was "Marbletown" which just seems to get better and better and the ending even longer and more beautiful every time. It has changed a fair bit since I saw it first in Amsterdam. Speedway and Telegraph Road have become much more powerful now, to my ears, since the start of the tour and are also on my list of favourites, but it is so difficult to have favourites when everything is so good!

Another thing that happened to me in Newcastle is also a minor (to me major) miracle!

Me and my husband were walking down a street in Newcastle city centre, mid-afternoon and as we passed a hotel we saw MK and some of the band (Richard and Danny) sitting in the window! We were really taken by surprise and I waved to them through the window and they waved back. We then walked on around the corner and a minute or so later we heard someone shouting to us. We turned around and it was MK in his big black car beckoning us over to talk to him, Danny was sitting next to him. What followed seemed quite surreal and off-the-wall and I think I will never forget it. What I remember though is how lovely MK was - friendly, relaxed and he gave me one of those huge smiles. He asked me how I was and I said I was fine and enjoying the shows and thanked him. I can't remember much else, except my husband asked if he was in good form and he said "Very good form, thank you".

I knew my day would come sometime, but I never thought it would be in a situation like that! I am up in the clouds and probably will be for a very long time. It's a good thing I have a very understanding husband!

It was great also to meet all the members of the forum, some who I have met before and some I haven't, somehow it feels like a sort of extended family. My concerts are all over now, but I hope those of you whose turn hasn't come yet will have as terrific a time as I have had.

Thanks everyone - I'm still in wallowing mode at the moment!