Message Board - Nick Simper

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Ralph Grille wrote on April 29, 2008 at 8:49 pm

Dear Mr.Simper,Dear Good Old Boys,many thanks for the great gigs in Graz and Vienna. All the best Ralph Grille

Mike Carty wrote on April 26, 2008 at 3:29 pm

Hi Nick, I used to live in Ashford Avenue and used to hang around outside your house with some mates to listen to you rehearse? with the original DP You may or may not remember telling me that if I bought a guitar you would teach me which you duly kept your promise until you went on tour and sent me off to a guitar teacher in Southall who had also taught Pete Townsend. That incident and my Grammar school art teacher instilled an enduring love for music which I still have today. I occasionally saw the van around Brookside Road when I ventured back to Hayes every now and again and was glad to stumble on this website and read your story. I had forgotten how many good artists were in and around the Hillingdon area and also brought back memories of Steve Priest & Brian Conelly drinking in the Queens Head in among hordes of hairy arsed bikers and being completely unfazed. Best wishes for you and yours for the future.

Brian Clegg wrote on April 22, 2008 at 2:41 pm

Hi - I've got a web page dedicated to the Victorian composer Caleb Simper (www.cul.co.uk/music/compx.htm), and wondered if he was any relation? He had three children Alfred Thomas Simper, Edwin Caleb Simper and Roland Chalmers Simper... it would be a nice coincidence!

michael and andy from munich wrote on March 9, 2008 at 11:04 pm

hi nick, andy got your post, he was so happy he thank you so much, we will show up in vienna in april and are glad to see you and the good old boys, we hope that all fans from europe will show up and hear a lot of old deep purple songs for the 40th dp anniversary, see you soon

art swanage wrote on February 29, 2008 at 8:58 am

mr brookside,art tilly and art swanage will be staying at the fuerstenhof when you guys are there. talk to you soon. Art

Radenko wrote on February 24, 2008 at 9:40 am

".....The performance of "Ritual" for the Beat Club session has reappeared, although this time it's a dreadful second generation copy that looks like it's been recorded on a mobile phone from a cheap TV screen....." Dear friends and Nick,I am the guilty one for above youtube video.I have dvd of that fameous #31 beat club episode with ritual in excelent condition.I did this poor camera-tv shot (must say from 55" hd screen!?!)thinking that video will be banned from youtube regarding beat club complaints. I promise i will put original picture soon! Warhorse is THE LEGENDARY BAND AND ONE OF ROCK GIANTS OF ALL TIME! peace from Ontario, Radenko (aka Outdemonsout)

Ralph Grille wrote on February 3, 2008 at 1:53 am

Dear Mr.Simper, I am very glad to see you and TGOB again in Vienna. From Germany all the best Ralph Grille

Dan Wheeler wrote on January 31, 2008 at 1:06 pm

Nick - "I'm so glad" to know you're still out there making music. I've been a fan of DP Mk1 since my early teens. Your bass lines were very influential as at age 15 I switched from piano to bass [as God intended!]. "Chasing Shadows" ranks as one of the greatest bass lines of all time. Thanks very much for inspiring me and providing untold numbers of hours of enjoyment listening to you play. God bless. May you enjoy long life filled with good times, good friends, and great music.

Alexey Vinogradov wrote on January 22, 2008 at 8:55 pm

Mr Simper, best wishes from Russia. Take care and keep making good music!

Webmaster wrote on January 17, 2008 at 7:42 am

Message for Terry Burchett .. if you're out there .. Keith Dyett called me up and would love to get in touch with you. Send me an e-mail and I'll give you his number!

Ben Berry wrote on January 5, 2008 at 2:09 am

Hi Nick great to read 'your story' esp, as we lived in Frogmore House, from 57 to 64, my father ran ashop in Hayes, plus i went to Bishopshalt !, but amazingly, although being huge Purple fans during their formative years, we had never at the time realised that an Old Uxonian was one of the band..is the rumour correct that you are playing in Chalfont 23rd Jan ?

Serge wrote on December 31, 2007 at 10:50 am

Sorry 🙁 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! certainly :-))

Serge wrote on December 31, 2007 at 10:42 am

Hello Mr. Simper! Hello all DP fans! Happy Ney Year !!!

Gerhard and Petzi wrote on December 30, 2007 at 5:43 pm

Hi Nick, best wishes and a Happy New Year to you and your family, see you in Vienna! All the best wishes also to Pete (thank you again for this great Brian Connolly T-Shirt!) and the other Boys, keep on rockin´ Gerhard and Petzi

Purplevienna wrote on December 25, 2007 at 4:26 am

Hello Nick! We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2008! See you and TGOB in Vienna again ... Cheers Sabine & Michael

Pete, Hampshire wrote on December 17, 2007 at 12:54 am

Heard a rumour that Nick might be joining Michael Schenker Group for tour. Hope so!

john wrote on December 15, 2007 at 1:29 am

Any updates coming, site hasnt been updated for best part of 2 months

Christine Cook (Ross) wrote on December 14, 2007 at 9:28 pm

Hello Nick - What a trip down memory lane!! Peter (my brother) told me about your website so had to have a look for myself. I am Tony (Rupert's) sister. What great photos - lots of memories there.... Would love to hear from you. Chris

Neil Dennis wrote on November 11, 2007 at 9:45 pm

Hello Nick, How are you? Well I hope. I am writing to you via your website as my p.c. crashed and I lost your e mail address. Did you read the Chav Bird poem I sent you? The reason I ask this is because I have since been in the studio with a Reggae artist named Peter Hunnigale and we have produced a demo C.CD. for the record companies and radio stations. We have a meeting at 4.30p.m. this Tuesday with the music publishers Notting Hill Music and I was wondering if you had any advice you could send my way. Thanks for your time mate, All the best to you and Janet nd the family, Cheers Neil (Elsie's Grandson)

paige fry wrote on November 6, 2007 at 11:22 pm

hi grandad i never new you had a website it looks great love you lots paigie

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