The following was written by Pete Bond, from his lovely song "Joe Peel"

The words could have been penned for Alistair.

The day you left, I stayed outside
With scalding tears no comfort knowing.
We all turned up to say goodbye.
The church was filled to overflowing.
You'd never believed it if you'd seen
How many people mourned your going,
And just how lucky folks still feel
To say they knew Joe Peel