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monarch
I spend too much time here!!! Oldest Grover 67-72? Joined: 24-December-2006 Status: Offline Points: 7725 |
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Gerry it got a makeover in 1970 and the entrance was moved to the front of the building and got a lick of paint as well .
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There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in
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Rahenyrhythm
I spend too much time here!!! Joined: 02-May-2018 Location: Stradbally Status: Offline Points: 15287 |
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Ah fair enough Frank, thanks. I got involved the latter end of 1971 and I never remembered it being as dilapidated-looking as in the pics on here! But that would explain it ...
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Pogue Mahoney
I have no life! 68-71 Joined: 08-February-2006 Location: Islets of Langerheads Status: Offline Points: 5274 |
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When I first attended The Grove you entered through a small door at the front (opposite to side shown in the photo). At the cloakroom, near the boys jax. Then later the entrance was moved to the near corner on the driveway side where you entered through the snack bar. It was kinda annoying because all of these Hells Angels characters in leather jackets used to park their bikes near the door and then they robbed all the good looking girls that needed a ride home. There was one in biker in particular that I remember well...his name was Pat Mc something or other.
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Rahenyrhythm
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Biker Pat
I spend too much time here!!! 72-75 Joined: 26-April-2005 Location: Swords, Co Dublin (ex Celti Status: Offline Points: 38093 |
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Lol Pogue 😂😂😂
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May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride.
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joey the lips
I spend too much time here!!! 1979 -1983 Joined: 30-October-2007 Status: Offline Points: 9532 |
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I heard all about him Pogue
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You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave
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Vinyl Junkie
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When the Grove started, I was 5 years old. It was 11/12 years later, before I started going down to St. Pauls. I do remember when I started going to St. Pauls as a student (the school, not the Grove itself)from around 13 years of age, everyone would be talking about the Grove and could not wait to be let go/get in.
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monarch
I spend too much time here!!! Oldest Grover 67-72? Joined: 24-December-2006 Status: Offline Points: 7725 |
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There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in
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Pogue Mahoney
I have no life! 68-71 Joined: 08-February-2006 Location: Islets of Langerheads Status: Offline Points: 5274 |
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Everyone in the Old Grove had a spot and rarely ventured far from it. The guys up at Cecil's end probably never laid eyes on the girls at the other end. If you ever ventured out of your area people looked at you funny and thought you were up to something. Kids at the back of the Grove were allowed come up to our end at the stage if they wanted to ask Cecil for a special request or something but it wasn't encouraged At the end of the night we let them get their coats from the cloakroom but that was about it.
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Rahenyrhythm
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That actually rings a bell Poguey! There were safe zones, mixed zones, no mans' lands, and areas where it was best not be found in by the regular denizens - the dirty underbelly of the Grove !!!
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Biker Pat
I spend too much time here!!! 72-75 Joined: 26-April-2005 Location: Swords, Co Dublin (ex Celti Status: Offline Points: 38093 |
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Us bikers hung out at the womens jacks
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May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride.
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Rahenyrhythm
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The prime spot, Pat
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joey the lips
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I think that it carried on a bit the same in Pauls (not bikers hanging around womens toilets ) but everybody had there little spot and you knew where to look for people
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Rahenyrhythm
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Yeah, we'd start kinda in the middle then quickly gravitate to the back of the hall, just the odd foray up the front to check out the action (this in Belgrove) ...
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Vinyl Junkie
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Yep, in St. Pauls - we hung out down the back and/or in the alcove. Rarely, if ever, ventured up towards the stage - would head to the stage via the corridor (less crowded for starters). Once I ventured up near the stage and asked a girl to dance, and we stayed together for the slow-set and I thought I was in, even though she was into disco apparently. She said she was heading to the jacks at the end of the slow set and fecked off with some other bloke. I reckon I wasn't, erm, "experienced" enough for the girl. Lucky escape I suspect - I can't remember the girls name but my mates, for some reason, called her Daisy - I have no idea why to this day.
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Rahenyrhythm
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That's cos you were her little petal Poguey ... Or maybe something to do with your stem !!!
Lol, only joking lol, I had as many rejections, dumpings etc, in and through the Grove as any lad could reasonably expect in a lifetime!!! But I also met some fabulous girls that I will remember when I'm a very old man ... Great memories all the same ... |
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Pogue Mahoney
I have no life! 68-71 Joined: 08-February-2006 Location: Islets of Langerheads Status: Offline Points: 5274 |
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HAY! that was not me who was rejected, it was the V Junkie. I have enough rejection of my own to take credit for. My best rejection ever was asking a girl up to dance and she looked out the window and said " eh...has hell frozen over again?" Not really --I was never rejected...ever...cross my heart.
I probably posted this on here before; The best rejection I ever heard was when my friend Bubbles White asked a girl to dance in the old Flamingo Club (Cecil's Wednesday night establishment in O'Connelll Street) and her reply was " NO -I'm sweating like a pig". She kinda looked like one too, in my humble opinion, but Bubbles wasn't fast enough to get that out.
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Vinyl Junkie
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Yep - was me with the "Daisy" rejection alright. Speaking of rejections - Chris Rooney, from on here, used to have some good ones - "Are ya dancing?". "Yeah". "Great, can I have your seat".
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Pogue Mahoney
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Whatever happened to Chris Rooney VJ? I miss his jokes. At least I think they were supposed to be jokes."Did you hear about the bike with no wheels ?---it was broke"
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Vinyl Junkie
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I still chat with him from time to time on "Messenger" on Facebook but he seems to have gone almost totally Radio Silent on the FB public forums, including the Grove main page and Grove radio page (and on here). In fairness, a lot of the old crew have stopped posting here unfortunately. Next time, I chat to him, I'll encourage him to get back on here and share some "jokes"...Lovely bloke, but he hasn't been at the last 2 reunions. Last one he attended was, I think, the 50th bash in St. Pauls.
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