It was in 2004 that, by pure coincidence, one of the country's leading Frank Sinatra Tributes, David Alacey, went along to one of Neil's concerts.

Straight away, David could see the potential for Neil to perform as Dean Martin in his Rat Pack Show 'The Rat Pack Is Back'. David said "It was when Neil sang 'Welcome to my World' that I knew I had to persuade him to join the team as Dean Martin!"