While recording at the CBS studios in New York City, Denis and Chuck were fortunate to have a few words with ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Linda. They were working on the album "Ram" which included the song "Monkberry Moon Delight" a song that was a hit with Salvation fans and included on the "Salvation Summer 75" album. This was prior to the formation of the band "Wings". Salvation was using the same studio to record for United Artist Records at the time in 1969. Paul, Linda and family were kind enough to pose for this photo.	Denis,    A friend of mine just sent me an e-mail on the new (?) Salvation website. I was of course saddened to hear of the deaths of Arnett and Chuck. All of you guys bring back such great memories for me and many of the folks that used to come hear you- for us it was mostly the Osprey and the HVI.     During the late 70’s I got to be friends with Bobby Jay so we used to come see you guys quite a bit. I even got Chuck and Bobby to let me come up on stage a few times to sing Sunday Morning Sunshine. (Me and probably about a hundred other people).    Three quick stories:            I moved down to DC in 1978 but still made frequent trips to Jersey and New York to catch you guys when I could. In 1990 I fulfilled a life long ambition and joined an established cover band here in the DC area. Not to be too hokie, but my inspiration for that band was always Salvation and a DC band called Second Coming (who used to play at O’Shea’s from time to time). I always looked for the best ”party” music I could find and then just do the best version we could do. In fact, I brought two of my members to the shore in the early 90’s when Chuck was playing with Lost Weekend. We caught up with him at the Osprey for a Saturday matinee and then followed him to an evening gig somewhere else (but I don’t remember the name). Anyway, the week after we got back to DC we had incorporated Paradise by the Dashboard Lights into our repertoire- and we still do it and it’s always a huge hit!         In the mid 90’s a friend of mine, also a huge Salvation fan, got married up in Long Branch. She asked me and my band to play at the reception, which we did. One of the high points of my band existence was that I was able to get Chuck and Bobby Jay to stop by and sit in with us for a set during the reception. Every person in the band said it was one of the best times they ever had- and of course the crowd loved it.         Last winter, I decided to put a CD together for some of my friends to try and recapture some of the Jersey Shore/Hunter music from the late 70’s. Since none of us had access to a Salvation Summer CD- I tried to find all the original cuts of the songs you guys used to do and downloaded them from I-tunes. The first CD was pretty much all old Salvation stuff like Worse Comes to Worse, Already Gone, Music was My First Love, Someone’s Knockin at the Door, Sir Duke,Taxi, Monkberry Moon Delight, Long Red and Sunday Morning Sunshine. The second CD was more of a collection of Lynch Boys, Reasons Why (DC Band from O’shea’s), and Sundy (who used to play at Jerry Lynch’s in Belmar. Anyway, it came out great and my friends really enjoyed it. (I even put a B&W picture of the Osprey on the cover).         The bottom line is- even after 30 years, you have given us some of the most endearing and enduring memories we could ever hope to have. We think of you often and talk about our good times whenever we get together- which seems to be less frequently these days. I am still in the band. We have a good following here in DC- but just do private stuff these days and only about once a month. And as long as I’m doing this, you can be sure the Salvation influence and memory will be alive and you will always be remembered.        Good luck with the website and thanks for the memories.                                                                                                                                                 Bob Walsh