Pepys,
John "Stumpy" (1943-1969): David and Nigel
met the tall, blond geek in 1964 while touring as members of the
Johnny Goodshow Revue. At a Southampton pub then known as the
Bucket (now the Bucket and Pail), the boys jammed with the bespectacled
drummer, nicknamed "the peeper" and then a member of
the Leslie Cheswick Soul Explosion (now Les and Mary Cheswick).
The three men would go on to form the Thamesmen and later, with
Ronnie Pudding and Denny Upham, Spinal Tap, which played its first
gig in December 1966. Pepys would die in a bizarre gardening accident
shortly after the release of the bands third album, "Silent
But Deadly." (IST) Nigel: "It was really one of those
things the authorities said, Well, best leave it unsolved.
" See also Johnny Goodshow Revue;
Spinal Tap Sings "(Listen to the)
Flower People" and Other Favorites; The
Thamesmen.