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    So a few months back my son decided to write his favorite drummer, Nicko McBrain from Iron Maiden a letter. Just the basics, how much he liked his music, any tips/advise for practicing, etc. Well in the mail today he gets a hand written response back from Nicko with some tips and encouragement, and signed by the man himself! My son is over the moon about this. I found an 8x10 of Nicko on Amazon that I ordered, and we are going to frame the picture and letter in a custom frame and hang it up in his room (next to an Iron Maiden poster) for motivation.
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    That's freaking awesome. Nick although I've never met him seems like he is really down the earth from videos.

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    That is so cool. Out of curiosity, how did you get his mailing address?
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    That is awesome, there's some videos on YouTube where he is playing at his restaurants in the Florida area. Looks like maiden tribute bands but Nicko fills in on drums and plays classic maiden songs. He's relaxed and enjoying himself with the crowd looks like a really nice guy.

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    His restaurant is a few miles from me I haven't seen him there but my friend has and he says he is a cool down to earth guy. Im going to have to go by there more often maybe I can meet him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FlyByNight View Post
    That is so cool. Out of curiosity, how did you get his mailing address?
    I knew he lived in Florida and where his restaurant is, so I did a search of newspaper articles and found his address (unfortunately it was from a police call to the house due to his son). Went to google earth view and put in the address, showed a huuuuuge estate, so I figured it was the correct address.
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    Great

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    Quote Originally Posted by vlopez1130 View Post
    His restaurant is a few miles from me I haven't seen him there but my friend has and he says he is a cool down to earth guy. Im going to have to go by there more often maybe I can meet him.
    How is the food at his place? I have family in FL and if I go to visit them I was thinking of swinging by and trying it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OldeEnglishD View Post
    I knew he lived in Florida and where his restaurant is, so I did a search of newspaper articles and found his address (unfortunately it was from a police call to the house due to his son). Went to google earth view and put in the address, showed a huuuuuge estate, so I figured it was the correct address.
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    That's too cool! Nicko seems like a very down to earth guy!

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