"“ Nina, Nina, Nina….Lord have Mercy! Did you hear that girl’s pipes!? I’m afraid of that Lady! (PATTI LaBELLE to her back-up singers after calling Nina onstage at Ceasar’s Palace, Atlantic City. Nina sang “At Last” a’capella – and brought the house down. Then to Nina, Patti continued:) “I’m not going to lie to you, it’s a hard life. But you? You, Miss Nina, do not let anybody or anything get in your way!” (Nina promised Patti she never would) “I love working with her "