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Well, Nikky Gibb (or simply Nikky as he was known before the enlightment) became a cult figure in Moscow Purple-fan circles because of his very extreme views and statements on all matters. His has some strong Georgian blood in his veins (in fact Nikky's a direct acsendant of georgian legendary painter of the early XX century Pirosmani!) and that means the guy is really hot-blooded. And very emotional. A former pro-hockey tough guy defender who knows how to kick ass on ice and online! Believe me, he still likes a lot of Purple-family music, but the fact is simple - we need some fresh air. You can't listen to Smoke on the Water for millionth time or the same "classics" on endless bootlegs, DVDs and live shows. You cannot argue endlessly about which Mk was the "truest" one, about whether Bolin, JLT, Candice or Steve Morse suck or not. You cannot make yoursef believe that Ian Gillan/Ronnie Dio are the best singers on Earth any more. Sooner or later you get tired of that and you really need a change. You are getting tired of Deep Purple worship. If one day you wake up and realize you can't force yourself to listen to Machine Head ever again you need something opposite, equaly powerful to make you enjoy music once again. And that's when the divine light of Bee Gees starts to shine! And the Australian Goddes Olivia blesses you with the Magic of Xanadu!

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Go ask around. I think most people on here listen to a wide variety of bands.

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Believe me, he still likes a lot of Purple-family music, but the fact is simple - we need some fresh air. You can't listen to Smoke on the Water for millionth time or the same "classics" on endless bootlegs, DVDs and live shows. You cannot argue endlessly about which Mk was the "truest" one, about whether Bolin, JLT, Candice or Steve Morse suck or not. You cannot make yoursef believe that Ian Gillan/Ronnie Dio are the best singers on Earth any more. Sooner or later you get tired of that and you really need a change. You are getting tired of Deep Purple worship. If one day you wake up and realize you can't force yourself to listen to Machine Head ever again you need something opposite, equaly powerful to make you enjoy music once again.

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Are you giving advice to the members to this message board? Is this the "we" you are referring to?

Is your ground for that "a former hockey player's" inner life?

If so, piss off.

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Rezi wrote:

I'm not insulting your friend. I have absolutely no reason to.

Let's see what you wrote:

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A former pro-hockey tough guy defender who knows how to kick ass on ice and online! Believe me, he still likes a lot of Purple-family music, but the fact is simple - we need some fresh air.

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Here you are saying that your friend (the HE) still likes Purple&family but has become bored by it. Then you change from HE to WE. Okay, I don't understand it that way, but let's say that by WE you mean him and yourself.

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You can't listen to Smoke on the Water for millionth time or the same "classics" on endless bootlegs, DVDs and live shows. You cannot argue endlessly about which Mk was the "truest" one, about whether Bolin, JLT, Candice or Steve Morse suck or not. You cannot make yoursef believe that Ian Gillan/Ronnie Dio are the best singers on Earth any more. Sooner or later you get tired of that and you really need a change. You are getting tired of Deep Purple worship. If one day you wake up and realize you can't force yourself to listen to Machine Head ever again you need something opposite, equaly powerful to make you enjoy music once again. And that's when the divine light of Bee Gees starts to shine! And the Australian Goddes Olivia blesses you with the Magic of Xanadu!

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Now, by switching to YOU, I understand you (Tony) mean "one", a passive (I never understood that by YOU you (Tony) directly addressed the forum members), as in "if you (as in "one") rob a bank, you ("one") are likely to get caught".

You say, as you do, that "you cannot argue endlessly about which Mk was the "truest" one [...]." As you know, this is a DP message board, which mainly is about discussing DP related matters, but because people have other things in life as well, topics wary from DP to God knows what. So you (meaning you, Tony) are saying one can't do that "endlessly". Which is a direct snipe at members of this board.

A simple case of semantics at work.

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Rezi wrote:

Cheers for the honesty, Tony.

Well, I'm not tired to them. This is because, firstly, like I wrote above, there are so many different topics people start and that coming here isn't a resposibility for me, it's just past-time activity which I like a lot. I post and reply to topics only if I feel like it.

Of course the same topics come and go a lot. It might be yet another "Top 10 favourite Blackmore solos" started by a veteran member or, every once in a while a newcomer starts asking questions of DP and related matters, often starting with very basic information and the also asking opinions of the veteran members.

As I said, I reply to, e.g., "why some people hate Stormbringer" only if I feel like it. If I, for some reason, would feel an obligation to reple, I stopped coming here.

And secondly, of course I come here because of the people, a bulk of whom I've known (via the board only, that is) for years now. A couple I consider friends, and majority mates. It's truly a fine community here.

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Rezi wrote:

Yeah, I know about your previous life!

I'm sorry for the over-reaction. Had a bad day, I suppose.

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