Thank you Tommy. Absolutely great video. Brought tears to my eyes. I just love everything about Susan Boyle. Have been a fan since the very first day in April, 2009, when she came across my TV and appeared on a Youtube video. Couldn't get enough of her beautiful voice. I haven't missed a day of looking at something Susan. I am still a proud, grateful devoted fan. I have had the privilege to have met her at least 5 times and she is so wonderful, sweet and a little shy. Just love her! Keep on going Susan! Can't wait for CD #7. CONGRATULATIONS, SUSAN BOYLE!!!!!!
*The venue has a capacity for 95,000 but it is expected that the audience for SuperSkouspel will be kept closer to 30,000.
SONGS FOR SUSAN LISTED ON PROGRAM: - I Know Him So Well (Duet -Susan Boyle and Nadine) - Wild Horses - Who I Was Born To Be (with choir) - You Raise Me Up (with choir) - I Dreamed A Dream (with choir and children's choir) - Out Here On My Own - Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Stuur Groete aan Mannetjies Roux / World In Union (Finale)
A community centre in West Lothian has been chosen as one of the locations for Lorraine Kelly's 24-hour ceilidh in aid of the STV Children’s Appeal. Susan Boyle will also be dropping into the event, along with Lorraine Kelly, at East Whitburn Community Centre from 5pm next Friday, 11 September. The event has been split into a night of two halves. Part one is fully booked and takes place from 5pm - 7pm, with attendance by STV, Lorraine Kelly and Susan Boyle. The Alan Crookston Band will host a family ceilidh event, which will be filmed. Part two takes place from 8pm - late, and a limited number of tickets are available at a cost of £10. Entertainment in this half will also be provided by the Alan Crookston Band. All money raised will go to the STV Children's Appeal. "This is an wonderful opportunity for our little community," said Gwen Kempik, from East Whitburn. Susan Boyle also took time out to congratulate young Bathgate mum Emma Hanley, who will be representing West Lothian at the forthcoming Miss European event on 23 and 24 October.
Band will host a family ceilidh event, which will be filmed.
Part two takes place from 8pm - late, and a limited number of tickets are available at a cost of £10. Entertainment in this half will also be provided by the Alan Crookston Band.
All money raised will go to the STV Children's Appeal.
"This is an wonderful opportunity for our little community," said Gwen Kempik, from East Whitburn.
Susan Boyle also took time out to congratulate young Bathgate mum Emma Hanley, who will be representing West Lothian at the forthcoming Miss European event on 23 and 24 October.
Linlithgow’s Party at the Palace festival has been hailed as a huge hit.
Hundreds of music lovers packed out the grounds of the palace on Saturday and Sunday to see headliners Travis and Chic featuring Nile Rodgers.
Del Amitri frontman Justin Currie, Little Eye, Horse and The Feeling were some of the other top acts playing on Saturday before Travis took to the stage for their only UK show this year.
Sunday saw Scouting for Girls, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Nina Nesbitt and Julie Fowlis rock the crowd.
The weekend was completed by Chic and Nile Rodgers, who held West Lothian’s biggest ever disco.
Organiser Peter Ferguson said: “We’re absolutely buzzing, it was tremendous.
“The great weather was topped off by the great acts.
“Travis were phenomenal and we were really privileged to have had them playing their only UK show this year.
“The Feeling were another standout act and the crowd loved them.
“Music legends Chic and Nile Rodgers capped off the weekend in style and they had everyone, including Susan Boyle, dancing the night away.”
The Damage Cyber Bullying Does Is as Bad as the Cigarette Scars On My Arms
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Bullying is a subject I'm very outspoken on because people don't understand the impact and the mental scars they leave behind which can take years to heal, if they really ever heal at all.
In my day, compared to today, it was a simpler form of bullying - not that I am condoning it in any way - but it was face to face, name calling, physical and mental hurts, you knew the name and the face of the bullies, you knew the familiar outlines as they came towards you so you could run in the opposite direction.
Today not only do you have to contend with what I went through you also have to contend with the cyber bullying - the nameless and faceless who say the most disgusting things because they feel they have an anonymity and an autonomy to behave without repercussion. I often wonder whether these people online would actually say the things they do if they were standing in front of that person?
When I do venture online and have a look through Twitter some of the comments are lewd and perverted and they mostly come from youngsters. I can't understand why youngsters feel that taunts of an abusive sexual nature are appropriate? The majority of the comments are positive and from genuine people wishing you well but as with most people it's the negatives that you remember, it's the negatives that unpick the wounds of my young self when I was bullied and tormented as a child.
I know the world is a different place these days but it makes you seriously question what the future generation will be like as grown ups with minds so contaminated by sexual violence at such a young age and how they think it is funny or clever to comment in that way.
An example that was shown to me this week which I found horrifying was of a lovely young journalist who interviewed me in LA. She made an innocuous comment about a boy band member looking unhappy. The abuse she suffered online by their "fans" was unfathomable and totally unwarranted and to be honest frightening that young children could even think of such deviant phrases. Under the guise of fans she was threatened with death and torture. These are young children who left to their own devices on a computer are vicious and at such a young age it's very worrying- threatening to "rip out the uterus" of a professional and honourable woman is not the mark of a sane person. Do they really think this boy band would be impressed by what is fundamentally disturbing behaviour? How do their young minds even come up with something so terrible? I just can't understand or fathom this.
Making obscene comments is not acceptable be it in person or on the internet. Social media has allowed the social graces of a small percentage to quite literally fly out the window.
The damage cyber bullying does, long term is just as bad as the scars that I still have from people stubbing out cigarettes on my arm and should never be tolerated.
My advice to those on the receiving end is do not tolerate it and speak to someone who can help. You do not have to live in fear or worry and the faster the bullies are confronted and stopped the better - it is not ok to accept abuse and you don't have to.
It's the bullies that have the issues not you and for someone to have to be mentally or physically cruel to make themselves feel empowered just shows you, the person on the receiving end that it is not your fault and the faster you speak to someone the faster it can stop. You don't have to live a life of fear and misery nor should you and the quicker it stops the less of a scar it will leave. Bullying is still bullying whether you know the name and face of your bullies or whether it is an anonymous coward on social media. Neither is acceptable and people are there to stop it!
I hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas Day with your loved ones.
It has been a festive time here in Scotland and I have had a great time with my friends and family. We've all been spoilt with gifts, eaten far too much and played some hilarious games. The laughter and happiness is truly the best thing about Christmas and being with those that you love.
I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Thank you so much for all your support and friendship over the past year and I am looking forward to what 2015 brings.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Susan x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How Susan spent her day:
Photo posted on twitter today by Susan's niece, Joanne, who is shown on the left in this photo. Her mother Bridie, Susan's sister, is also pictured along with Susan. Joanne is so nice to share this family photo! What a feast!! We wish all of them the happiest holiday season ever. Merry Christmas! xx
John Smith 
