Stories from your childhood
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Topic: Stories from your childhood
Posted By: Biker Pat
Subject: Stories from your childhood
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 09:05
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Whilst reading through the stories behind peoples usernames I was laughing at Crusty's. He said he got his name from the crusts being taken off his bread. It reminded me of when I was young and if we were sick me Ma would tuck you up in her bed, which always seemed more comfortable than your own, and would bring you up a boiled egg and bread with no crusts,like little soldiers. Another time she's mash potatoes and cabbage together and put butter over it and run the fork over the food to make lines like a ploughed field. It was delicious. Used to love being sick ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 11:36
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Ahh Pat what would we do without Mothers! I would come in from school sometimes and my Mam would make "hole in the middle" what might sound awful to some but it was potatoe and she would mash it up and make a wall out of it and put boiled milk in the middle with a little bit of butter - the object was to see how long you could get the wall to stand. We loved it. She would also give us tea and we would dip bread into it - what we would later call goody... When I was sick I was also put into my parents bed, snuggled up. Loved that My Dad worked for Guinness’s and would normally get home about 8 at night. Mam would always send me in to ask him what he wanted for dinner and the answer would be "Plum Duff" or "Smadder molally and onions"... or if I said to him "what's that" he'd say "that's a diggery do for catching bladderhawks"... that normally shut me up. Funny thing is I heard my brother saying that to his little fella not so long ago.. How the traditions carry on, it's wonderful. We would all clean up with baths on Saturday night and then it was to the sitting room, lights off and The High Chapperal - Manolito sticks out in my mind. I also remember watching Get Smart, Mission Impossible, Hawaii 50. On the cartoon front it was Top Cat and Mr Magoo and the woody wood pecker and of course Me Mep The Road Runner. Then there was wonderly wagon, The magic roundabout - Dougal... and a little older I remember Swap Shop on a Saturday Morning... Christmas! I remember sitting at the base of the tree thinking it was so tall. I would later find out it was only about 3ft... One Christmas I remember being led by the hand down the stairs by my older brother to find the best tea set ever. I remember the days that we got those big stockings and the one thing we loved was the parachute man. I remember getting doll house furniture and cutting up a shoe box and making rooms out of it... what child would do that now. I remember the paper dolls - so simple. (I remember getting up one Christmas day and half the ham missing from my heard of brothers who returned home on a Christmas eve with a belly full of beer...) We would eat a fine dinner and then Dad would set light to the pudding to which we would add brandy butter - yummy. Then an evening of films - Oliver Twist, Annie get your gun and so on. Boy we didn't get much but got everything! In the summer since Mam was from Mayo and Dad from Kilkenny we would head off into the country for a couple of weeks - 8 of us pilled into the car. Off to Mayo we would go, first stopping in the same restaurant in Longford every year for chips!! Then continue on our journey to Ballina - Castlecloghans actually out in the depts. of the west. Pulling up I would spot my Granddad sitting at the window and then Grandma would appear to the door in delight to see her daughter. Nearing the door was the smell of bacon and cabbage the best ever. Grandma used to bath me in the old bath with legs in the middle of the stone floor kitchen... I remember her black booties and her navy smock and silver grey hair. Granddad would sit me up on his knee and ask me to sing "Come by the hills" and out would come his wallet and a pound note would be handed to me. I loved the smell of his pipe. The one thing that sticks out in my mind was the out house and how I would wake up in the middle of the night and have to run out in the dark to the God forsaken outhouse...I remember going to the bog or going back the fields to bring in the cows for milking or climbing the walls of the castle across the road to find clay pipes. So many great memories in Mayo! We would travel on then through Ennis and Back to school then for another year. Back to the house where the smell of brown bread and apple and rhubarb tarts were a trade mark of the Kelly household. Even when I went back to Ireland for my Mothers funeral what would I find upon entering the house but a fresh batch of brown bread she had baked before leaving for a weekend to Ashford Castle from which she would never return. Ya see she had won spin the wheel with Mike Murphy and part of her winnings was that weekend away. She went out on a blaze of glory. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 11:57
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My mother never cooked think that is why none of us do either We would have to wait till my Father came home from work and cook the dinner But it would me worth the wait He was a great cook ------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 12:02
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What's this, A Raheny tradition or what ? Eejit doesn't cook ,Ommelette excepted , Kay doesn't cook, maybe ye skipped all the Home Economics classes in M.H. Rolo. |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 15:47
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Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 17:42
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Hi Ann Love all your stories We had some traditions in our house on Christmas morning My Father would get up early and have the fire lit when we all came down and we open Santa Presents.He would cook a great big BreakfastThen we go to Mass and after we would have to go to our Grandparents house in a huff As all we wanted to do is stay at home and play with all our toy's As we all got older and moved away we all still had to wait till we were all together to open all the presents on Christmas ------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 17:43
Between Simon Le Bon missing one and my next of kins dinner missing both ... ... ------------- Ann |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 17:45
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Hi Rolo How right you are Home Economics Classes where a load of Bull in M.S
------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 24-November-2005 at 18:20
My mother use to take us into Cleary's each year to see Santa and visit wonderland there. I loved queuing up by the main stairs and the excitment as you moved a little further on down in the line nearer to Santa's grotto. When we eventually got to Santa I'd hid behind my mothers in tears...was very shy as a child.... I loved getting the presents tho! I made my poor mother (RIP) take us into every Santa in town and proceeded to do the waterworks scenario at each one. The best presnt for Christmas that I ever got was a dolls house.....I never recovered from the joy of that. After I left college and started working the first thing I did was buy a collectors piece Georgian Dolls house....it has about 15 rooms.....spent all my wages on decorating it ....bought another Tudor style Dolls house in Browne Thomas another year for myself for Christmas.......I could spend years in Dolls House shops......................... Talk about tradition. Last year I bought my then 3yr old daughter Veacha the most beautiful dolls house.....it lit up, had a doorbell that when you rang the bell, the bell rang and a dog barked.....it was magical or so I thought. She had not got it 24hrs, and had removed the roof, double glazing windows, doors and patio doors, removed all the mechanical mechinism so that nothing worked.....to this day I still cannot talk about it. I will be seeking therapy next week with Dr. Phil------------- Ann |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 04:30
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Didn't think I'd have anything to contribute to this topic but when Ann mentioned Christmas and her grandmother in the same post it got me thinking. As kids,we'd invariably spend Christmas Eve,Christmas Day and St.Stephen's Day at my Grandmother's house ( I'd say 'til I was about nine ) ,the highlight of which was her annual Stephen's night Party 'cos we were allowed stay up real late.Also remember Grandad cooking the traditional fry up at about seven on Christmas morning. I remember the first year we spent Christmas at home,panicking in case Santa wouldn't realise that we weren't at the Granny's gaff anymore. Same Granny used rent a cottage in a small fishing village in East Cork every August and the three of us and my three cousins would spend the whole month there being looked after by Granny,Grandad and a couple of Great Aunts and Uncles.This went on for about 10-12 years ,reckon I went from about aged 5 'til 16. My sister made some really good friends during these years and still keeps in touch with them. ( I was just a moody,unsociable little brat.) I've tried to instill the same sense of responsibility into my own old pair,( I mean imagine being able to dispose of the kids for a whole month and them having the time of their lives ) but to no avail. Having said that though,they're quite good on the babysitting front. Anyway,that'll do for the moment. Lenny, you'll have nothing to contribute to this topic,seeing that you're still in your childhood. Rolo. |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 10:43
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Teresa, You're kidding, you mean your Aunt won a big prize on spin the wheel, went to Ashford Castle and actually died there. How old was she ? That's an amazing story altogether. Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 10:48
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No not my Aunt my Mom. Yep she got to spin the wheel and won a couple of other things. She brought her sister over from England and they both went there for the weekend. She even sent me a postcard which I received after I got back from her funeral!! My Mother was 71. They had a great time there, my cousin came to pick them up on the Sunday and bring them to Ballina for a few days but she had the heart attack that night. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 10:54
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Teresa, For once I'm speechless. With both mine still alive can't imagine. Rolo.
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:02
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Rolo if only you had seen the church at both of their funerals, now you know Raheny church is big, well there was no parking in Raheny at all. There could be no better tribute than that. Mam died July 4th and I remember flying out of New York and the fire works going off over the hudson!!! Such is life... Your lucky to have both of your parents, I say that to everyone who has. Treasure them.
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:07
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Yeah, funny isn't it. When you're a kid,you rely on them for everything and here we are at 40+ still asking them to help us out with babysitting and stuff. You'd think they'd done their bit at this stage and should be entitled to the bit of relaxation. Having said that,they wouldn't have it any other way, 'specially the oul fella. He'd bring the older lad golfing a fair bit which he enjoys. You said Martin was a golfer, did he play here before the big move ? Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:11
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Martin played on and off when at home but was a big soccer player, playing for Olten and then Lusk UTD. Took up golf big time when he came here and holds a 4 handicap. He has a standing tee time every Sunday. I'm a very understanding wife! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:16
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No only asking 'cos I've been in St.Annes for a good number of years. Never got anywhere 4 though. 13 was the best I've managed. You ever try it ? Rolo.
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:19
Now and then - don't care much for it. Get fed up of chasing a ball around after about 6 holes. We live on a golf course, Martin plays with the lads and I SHOP!!!! I have about 2 handicap in that department!!!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:24
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That's like the old joke 'bout the fella who's Credit Card was stolen but never reported it to the Gardai 'cos the thief was spending less than his wife. Has he ever got to Scotland to play,now there's a treat for a keen golfer. Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:27
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No but I am sure he would love to - he's been to the Carolinas alright and when we go home my brothers grab him away normally to the country for a few days. Seems like we always pick the perfect time to go home to blend with a golfing weekend my brothers have planned.... by the way coming home in May by the looks of things - see perfect golfing time - he really wants to go to the Rider cup.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:31
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But Ryder Cup's in September. As mentioned previously,I've a mate in Edinburgh ( remember 40th Kilt etc.) so I hop over quite a bit and have got to several of the famous championship venues. All magic and good value at certain off peak times. Actually got to St.Andrews on the Monday after Tiger won the Open this summer.The grandstands and scoreboards were still up. Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:33
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Yep so what I mean is if there is any chance of him getting tickets for that it will be more like September than May. I sent away for lottery tickets for the Rider cup just after the last one here. I also wrote to them... The things we do... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-November-2005 at 11:39
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Ah right,sorry. So potential EGM of ( can't remember what I called it on the other thread ) The Hopelessly Addicted Senior Forum Members ......... whatever could be a runner then ? This is like when you were a kid on the phone " You hang up first " etc. See ya later. Defo this time. Rolo.
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Posted By: Stevie
Date Posted: 27-November-2005 at 11:25
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Hi Eeejit91, Actually had tears in my eyes reading about your Mom, how terrible for you -but what a way to go...I'm lucky too, we've had some close situations but both parents are here 73 & 75 respectively and I depend on them a lot. As for Lenny, we shouldn't be talking about things that are too advanced for him..sure he still belives in Santy...schuuuh Stevie
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 27-November-2005 at 13:37
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Yeah Lenny, what is Santy bringing you for Christmas. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 03:52
jealousy will get you no where! :) ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes! 
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Rolo wrote:Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 03:56
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dont want to sound insensitve or anything eejit, but it sounds like she was having a great time before she passed, and didnt suffer! i lost my father a couple of years ago tocancer and it was a horrible way to go. also lost my younger brother (22) last year which was also pretty rough. he never got to go to the grove, but would have absolutely loved it. we are bringing his girlfriend to the grove on the 27th! ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 03:59
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hopefully a nice honda crf450! but probably not :( ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 05:28
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Jaysus, What a first post for me to pick on after a week off the site. Sitting here in work reading all this with tears in my eyes. Teresa - god rest her as Lenny said it sounds like she had a great time at the end and at least it was quick. Bit over emotional, close aunt is having tests at the mo and its not looking good, but thats life isn't it. Lovely memories of childhood from you all, I'll try and post later if I'm feeling less teary! xgh ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 05:30
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my earliest childhood memory was last week :)
seriously, i was about 5, it was my birthday and i walked into my mam and dads bedroom. my dad was showing my cousin his trainset, that he wouldnt show me cos id wreck it (i wrecked everything as a kid) so of course, i ended up getting the trainset and wrecking it.lol ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 12:51
------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 28-November-2005 at 12:56
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Lenny not insensitive at all - the best way it could ever have went for us and we know that. I am so sorry to hear of your Dad, my own Dad had a pretty rough end. Terrible thing to see. I was only 18. Then to hear of your brother - gosh what a loss. My story was never supposed to be sad just interesting at the end. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 02:23
its still sad to loose a loved one no matter how they go. It was interesting, and im glad your mother had a good time before she moved on. ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 08:42
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My Ma and Da used to lock the door on Christmas morning so we couldn't see what Santa brought. They'd leave the curtains open a bit in the front of the house so we could see the presents as we went to Mass !!. In Mass you couldn't think of anything but what was in those presents. Then they'd leave a plate with some Christmas cake crumbs and an empty bottle of Guinness. My Da would shout on Christmas morning "He came !!!" . God, the excitment of it all. I used do the same with my 2 lads. Do you all remember the games you played when kids. Who remembers Releaveo where you had sides and you'd be chased and if caught had to stand until one of your team came and releaved you. Or Rounders. Cowboys and Indians. Marbles. Conkers.
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 08:45
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Yeah Pat, My kids still play it,only now it's called " Kick the Can " or something. Sure, we still do the Carrot and Whiskey bit for Santa,though the small fella's starting to get a bit suspicious. What about Red Rover ? Rolo. |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 08:51
Yeah, Red Rover............I remember the name but how did it go?
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 09:11
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There was broken statues, aunts and uncles, Pussy 4 corners, witches in the well, good angels and bad angels, Red Rover, Relieveo, curb, marbles, concors, 5 asides, tying the rope around the tree and that would be the place to hang out for the summer. Kiss chasing down St. Anne’s park. ahhh those were the days. Sally may we cross the golden water, remember that. Gosh I remember my mam and dad going to Do you remember the sweets, dodger bars and winger bars, trigger bars and snowballs, milk teeth...? I remember two dogs getting stuck together as we thought!!! So young and innocent. Well I remember a gang of us standing there going it's a dodger bar and someone else saying no it's a winger bar! Only because there was a wrapper off a bar stuck to one of the dogs arses... until someone came out with a bucket of water!!! Oh the stories could go on for ever....
------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 09:16
Sweet cigarettes The original Tayto with the salt satchet in it. Penny bars Getting a rifle for Christmas and putting caps in it. We used to play a game where we'd put up fences and pretend we were horses in the Aga Khan cup and we'd have 3 faults for a refusal and four for fence down etc.. Who remembers Bubble Cars ? ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 09:22
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Yeah Pat we used to do the Aga Khan cup thing also!!! now your talkin.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 09:53
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Jaysus Teresa, Knickers again............................................... Is there anything you need to tell us ? Rolo. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 09:58
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Yeah there just not as small as they used to be!!!!!
------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 10:04
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She never used to wear them It is all new to her
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 10:14
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Absolutely brilliant Kay, Should be in the jokes section. Anyway,thanks for the congrats 'bout the other thing and as I said yesterday once you two start with the girlie business I'm outta here. Rolo. |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 10:16
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Where are you going tonight Hope it is somewhere nice ------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 10:18
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I'm not stooping to your level!
------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 10:20
He's going to find a new plastic chair and somewhere else he can call the compond - compond interest!!!!!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 10:45
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Oh yes you are, Was going to say not a plastic chair but a high stool, but the implications and connotations will prevent me from doing that. Not sure where we'll go but be sure I'll let ye all know in due course. ( Maybe ) Rolo. |
Posted By: Kay Fagan
Date Posted: 29-November-2005 at 11:00
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Have a ball where ever you go and don't drink to much ------------- Kay Fagan |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 30-November-2005 at 15:01
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On childhood, The excitment of Christmas morning and having to wait until everyone was out of bed to go down and check what Santa had brought (and that included the ones who'd been out the night before and had heads on them!). THe worry the year Santa decided to leave the presents in the living room instead of the dining room as usual and we thought he'd forgotten us until Dad opened the door of the living room and said de dah. We did the Christmas cake thing too, but Santa only drank lemonade in our house! He left the whiskey for the visitors. When we were sick we'd get 7up (which we never had normally except for Christmas) and loads of attention. When we were starting to eat again, we'd get potato and milk for tea. Watching the magic roundabout when I was very small, and wanderly wagon, which incidently RTE have released for Christmas on dvd and video. (they've released Bosco as well but they can keep him) Saturday night - bath night and being allowed stay up to watch the Late Late, and eat peanuts. ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 07-December-2005 at 09:21
Celtic Park was real rural when I was growing up in the 60's. No Elm Mount and nothing north till Coolock. Loads of little lanes and fields and a river. So we used to make homes in the trees. Remember Rowan and Martin Laugh In.......a tree by Henry Gibson News that wouldn't be the news........here's Dickie The Virginian, The Fugitive (original) Get Smart, Green acres, Batman, the Monkees. Playing football against the pole.
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 07-December-2005 at 09:25
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jumpers for goalposts, aye pat? :) ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 08-December-2005 at 10:13
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Hey Pat, Just wondering did you know my cousins from Celtic Park. Bowers was the name, Peter and Monica probably 10 - 12 years older than me,so possibly around your age.There were a couple of younger ones as well Rory and Helen,nearer my age. They lived on the left hand side of the road between Collins Ave. and where Elm Mount Ave. is now , almost opposite Collins Park turn. Rolo. |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 19-December-2005 at 08:56
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And arguing if the ball was in or not ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 19-December-2005 at 08:57
Yeah I remember Monica, I think. She was real cool and wore leathers etc.. I think she was a biker. Whatever happened to her? ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 19-December-2005 at 09:00
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That's her Pat, Tell you the truth,not sure where she is now. Know she went to England about twenty years ago and got married. Beyond that can't say. Close family ya see. Rolo. |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 19-December-2005 at 09:06
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i allways remember everyone wanting to be brzil or argentina when playing world cup in the green in front of the house..... ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 21-December-2005 at 06:24
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Yes, it is amazing how places change in what appears to be such a short time. The first time that my next of kin came to Ireland I was trying to describe how it was like when we were small and growing up which actually sounded quite a contrast & contradiction to what he was actually seeing. There was the old Kilmore Road that we would take up to mass in St. David's each Sunday. My mother made me wear a little straw hat on my head that was held on via elastic & I loved walking thru what I remember as the narrow roads that led thru fields and swinging & doing somersaults on the fences a la carte and watching the cows. I thought I lived in the country as we were use to seeing cows and farm animals, tractors etc & the old Kilmore Road was the main road that we would walk up and down! We would go to see the other animals that were there behind the church after mass. Those were the days when women had to cover their head with a scarf or mantilla and a lady never wore trousers into a church. Sounds prehistoric now and yet I remember it all vividly. In the summer holidays we use to go up to St. David's church after it was no longer used as a house of God to see the James Bond movies.....buy as many sweets & treats as we could get and enjoy all the action of the movies. I remember when there was no Pinebrook, Elm mount, no Artane Castle, no Beaumont Hospital, none of all those housing estates. At the end of our road I remember seeing an episode of the Rioradans being filmed which was quite thrilling at the time & we got to see Bengy in de flesh! I also remember pre the big supermarket/shopping mall era when the small shops at the top of our road was where my mother did all our shopping; O' Sullivan's Chemist, Ralph's Green Grocery, Lloyds Butchers, Val O' Connors Sweetshop (where each year I got an ice cream Birthday Cake for my birthday! Vanilla) & the A1.....I remember them all before they all got the Protective Falls Road Metal shutters and when a shop closed the doors were just shut and the "closed" sign put on it. Those were the days that I recall were almost like a social event going to the shops, where people had time to talk to each other. Once the summer came most of the women on our road were all out either cleaning windows, planting flowers, painting the gate pillar boxes or cutting the grass and there was always time to engage in some neighbourly chat. Now half of our neighbourhood has erased their gardens and tarmacked or tiled their gardens to accommodate a fleet of cars & eliminate the chore of grass cutting & garden maintenance....The same with schools ....my mother walked down to the school at separate times to bring and collect my brother and I. When we would come out of school she was there religiously waiting in the same spot each day. All the mothers would chat and walk down the road together ......I am actually experiencing a bit of a social shock here when I go to collect our duo from school as the parents all arrive via car to deport or retrieve their offspring & there is no time for more than a swift hello or greeting ........
We loved Get Smart, Wanderly Wagon, Pippy Longstockings, Here's Lucy, Shirley Temple movies, Marcus Welby MD, The Flintstones (Wilma was my role model!),The Ghost & Mrs Muir, Laurel & Hardy early each morning on the summer holidays, Armchair Thriller on a Saturday night and the theme music use to frighten the living sh*te out of us! I loved watching Rolf Harris when he did his art on Tv ... We also loved my favourite, Witchy Pooh singing 'Oranges Poranges, whose there?"....H.R Pufinstuff with Jack Wild. I nearly had a fatal cardiac arrest here about 3 years ago when I saw a replay of one of those shows ....I felt deranged with joy when I saw it on the silver screen & nearly passed out completely when I saw what a young embryo Jack Wild was! I was stunned as when I was a minor engrossed in the programme I always thought he was a big grown up man! Enjoyed doing the harmonies with all the songs ..... And I loved the "Twinkle" magazine & Quavers. My hero was Yogi Bear and I still have a great fondness for him. ------------- Ann |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 21-December-2005 at 06:30
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yeah - it just seemed so much more innocent back when i was gorwing up (80). Wether we were just shielded from the real world or ireland was a much friendlier place back then Im not sure. I think that maybe it was a mixture of both. the worlds going mad (but im sure the previous generation said that about our generation and so on.)
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 21-December-2005 at 08:20
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Hi Ann, Remember all of that stuff,but ya forgot the Chipper. Maybe you were into the healthy stuff back then as well,but surely you popped into the Alpine now and then for the old Fresh Cod and Chips. Sweet shop's gone now,incorporated into the A1,though you probably know that. Sister was in school with one of the Ralph girls who incidentally,brought my cousin to her Debs. Remember going to see Blazing Saddles in the church / cinema sometime in the 70's. D'ya remember Alias Smith and Jones,that was my favourite telly programme. See ya, Rolo. |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 21-December-2005 at 09:31
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blazing saddles was a classic movie! briliant. I actually remember the shop[ beside the a1, so it mustnt be gone that long rolo. I hung around down that way during my grove days ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 28-February-2006 at 19:42
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ok just thinking about a few things today! Remember playing skipping? "Down in the valley where the green grass grows where so n so washes her clothes, What about playing balls up again the back door Did you remember in marbles the "steelie", the great big steel ball that nearly killed all the marbles, the bigger the better, or the gulliers - cant remember what the name was.....
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 01-March-2006 at 05:42
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Funny that Teresa, Remember my sister and her friends doing something that involved hopping on one foot on numbered squares,drawn with chalk on the ground. Also remember them singing something like " vote,vote,vote for De Valera " or something,while they were skipping. Rolo. |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 01-March-2006 at 15:12
I remember the girls singing that De Valera chant alright when they were skipping. He was President at the time but I never dug the chant or what it meant. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 01-March-2006 at 15:25
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[QUOTE=Ann Whelan] Yes, it is amazing how places change in what appears to be such a short time. The first time that my next of kin came to Ireland I was trying to describe how it was like when we were small and growing up which actually sounded quite a contrast & contradiction to what he was actually seeing. There was the old Kilmore Road that we would take up to mass in St. David's each Sunday. My mother made me wear a little straw hat on my head that was held on via elastic & I loved walking thru what I remember as the narrow roads that led thru fields and swinging & doing somersaults on the fences a la carte and watching the cows. I thought I lived in the country as we were use to seeing cows and farm animals, tractors etc & the old Kilmore Road was the main road that we would walk up and down! We would go to see the other animals that were there behind the church after mass. Those were the days when women had to cover their head with a scarf or mantilla and a lady never wore trousers into a church. Sounds prehistoric now and yet I remember it all vividly. In the summer holidays we use to go up to St. David's church after it was no longer used as a house of God to see the James Bond movies.....buy as many sweets & treats as we could get and enjoy all the action of the movies. I remember when there was no Pinebrook, Elm mount, no Artane Castle, no Beaumont Hospital, none of all those housing estates. At the end of our road I remember seeing an episode of the Rioradans being filmed which was quite thrilling at the time & we got to see Bengy in de flesh! ___________________________________________________________ Yo Ann, Can relate to your post. As I said before there was nothing North of Celtic Park. I remember listening to the Artane Boys Band rehearsing for the All Ireland. Remember Buggles Lane where all the young folk went courtin' Buggles Lane ran from Beaumont Road, near that old Swiss style house, towards Cadbury's in Kilmore. I remember helping the milkman deliver on whats now Oscar Traynor Road. There was only a few cottages there at the time. Anybody ever hear of the practice whereby you could go to a pub outside a certain number of miles from your home and they had to serve you drink. I remember my folks and neighbours used to go to Campions or Swiss Cottage after Belton's on Collins Avenue closed because these pubs were outside the city limits. There was a name for this practice but it won't come to me. Anybody know? ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 01-March-2006 at 18:00
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They got to drink for free?..they are the kind of traditions I like.
I remember well when the building started at the back of Whitehall, pre Beaumont Hospital. I delivered milk for Dublin Dairies (1966). I had to scale a big wall with a crate of milk at Beaumont Pub to deliver to the new houses in Montrose. If you hopped over the wall it was all field until you reached Ardleigh near the roundabout. It took years before that wall was removed to allow access to the estate from Beaumont Road. Those houses surrounding Montrose Grove cost 4,800 pounds when built. they jumped to about 7,000 when I got wed, I could only afford to rent one. I wonder how much they would fetch today? |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 01-March-2006 at 18:24
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Now there's a few memories all right.My parent's house,where I grew up,is right at the Kilmore Road / Ardlea Road junction,right opposite where the old Pre Fab St.David's school used to be.Even when I was a kid ( 1966 - 1970) there were fields across from our house ,what is now Admore and Montrose. Pogue,a standard 3 Bed in Montrose...................E 400,000 give or take. Saw you went to Ciaran's primary,where after that ? Pat what about you,where'd you go to school,betcha it was Joey's. Rolo. |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 05-March-2006 at 09:00
You got it Rolo. Scoil Mhuire first and on to Joey's. Class of 1971. I remember what that practice of driving outside city limits for a drink was called. Bona Fides. It's an old custom whereby a landlord had to open his tavern to you if you came knocking and were from a location a certain number of miles away. So you could be served but a local couldn't. People were driving all over the place for an extra gargle. No, the drink was not free and this was the time before drink driving laws came in and in fact there wouldn't have been a lot of cars on the road anyway. Another memory is of the breadman from Johnson Mooney & O'Brien. His name was Alfie and he was a real Dub and he used to have great crack sl*gging me Ma when Dublin won the All Ireland in 1963. My Ma was from Galway. But she got her own back as Galway won 3 in a row 1964-1966. Well Alfie bread cart was horse driven in those old days. I remember when the horse did a sh*te a woman 2 doors down used to run out with a shovel and scoop it up and put it on her roses. She had great roses !!! She f**king deserved to...... Anybody remember the knackers (they were called that in those days so no offence intended). They used to come round with a horse and cart shouting "rags for toys". You'd give them old clothes and they'd give you a little toy like you of those propeller things that blow in the wind. Or making an igloo in the snow in the fields beside our home. We used to get a lot of snow back in those days. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Ann Whelan
Date Posted: 05-March-2006 at 12:12
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Enjoyed reading the trip down Memory Lane. Felt like I had just stepped out of the sequel to "Oliver" by Alfie McMorrow de 1st! It certainly seemslike we all grew up in a bygone age. I use to love taking in the milk from the doorstep after it had snowed, and the cream on the top would be iced and real thick and extra creamy. I would remove the said cream of all three bottles of Jersey milk to pour over my Kellogg corn flakes! Also the extra thrill when I discovered that birds had been pecking at the foil lid on top ... those were the days when your milk came in bottles before we entered the disposable era. Even the rattle of the bottles being put on the doorstep had a certain appeal to it plus I knew exactly what time it was without opening an eyelid unless Premiere Dairies were running behind schedule. I also loved when the postman came twice a day with deliveries and you knew him by name before the bloody post office started farting around and changing the postmen by the week and cutting down deliveries to once a day.
On our road we had Paddy the vegetable man who was the king of spuds, greens & cooking apples. He patrolled the road in his beat up Morris miner on a daily basis selling his wares to the women on the road. He even had the little chrome weighing scales in the boot of the car to weight his cornucopia of fresh produce. Regardless of the weather be it spring, summer, autumn or fall, Paddy always sported a woolie knobbly ribbed hat & tweed jacket that both looked like they were handmade in the dark by his granny out on the Aran Islands somewhere pre- BC. I could never understand a word that he was muttering at top speed with his strong country brogue. All I do know is that for the full duration of Paddy's reign everytime that Paddy had an over flow of cooking apples, we were subjected to an overflow of none stop hot apple tarts. My mother was the worst person in the world to be told that she was getting a bargain as she could never refuse and I'd swear that half of what she bought was purely for the adrenalin rush!!! The same with the coal man, during the winter when the coal men came around selling that, our coal bunker outside in the back would be stacked high. Have to say now that I loved the fire crackers and the smell of them when you were starting a fire, plus the boiling water for the Saturday night baths... when we were kids. And the big bath towels coming from the hotpress which would be lovely and warm. Later on when the shower generation came into vogue the only problemo that we had in our house and I don't know if anyone else out there was subjected or a victim to this dilemma. But in our house if you were in the shower and someone went into the kitchen and switch on the cold tap then you would be burnt to a cinder in the said shower. If they switched on the hot tap than your body would be equally shocked with the artic waters that you would be subjected to. It never failed to mesmerize me how they would all sit on their derrières all day and never budge an ounce until they heard the sound of running water from upstairs and then it became like national lets make tea day or use the water in the kitchen as much as we can. I perfected a little bathroom skill where by the instant I was burnt or frozen, whichever the case may be, I would pound my right leg on the bath, scream and within seconds I would hear the familiar echo of my mother say "Turn off the water in the kitchen for Christ's sake! She is in the shower!" I was often surprised that she did not make a public announcement on RTE over it, but there you go!
Re; Alfies horse . I am sure your neighbour was most probably singing "Everything's coming up Roses" as she liberally shoveled de horse manure around her premium flora. Indeed our own garden here could do with a whole cart load of it as the place looks parched from the heat. Anytime we do get a consignment of it from the stables our dogs are elated and end up rolling in de clover as one would say. You can actually see them smiling as their tails wag at the mere prospect of the joy they intend in having with it.
I loved also when the ice cream van came around in the summer and as soon as you heard it from way down the road, you went into panic alert hoping that you would have time to go in plead with said parent that this ice cream was a real matter of a life and death situation.....I loved the little paper cup and wooden spoons...... Also loved when my parents went to the cinema ....they always brought home a carton of orange juice and a box of popcorn each for my brother and I. That orange juice tasted different to any other orange juice I ever tasted!! And the best!
Also have to say I always loved when the elderly gypsies called to the door and said they would do a reading if you crossed their hand with silver......... even if none of it was ever true it was a bit of unexpected excitement for the short while it lasted.
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Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 05-March-2006 at 13:12
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Pat when we were kids we called the lane beside the piggery buggles lane as far as i recall the butcher..u remember him? was called Mr Buggle and thats why we called the lane buggles lane i remember going into Mr Buggles the 1st day i went to school in donnycarney and telling him all about my day and him giving me loads of the butchers paper to draw on those were the days when u bought ur meat off a butcher and he wrapped it up in white paper,,use to hate it mind when said paper was marked with blood..yuck even know i hate red blood from meat hence me cremating everything i cook..lol ah those were the days
Shar ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 05-March-2006 at 14:15
Never knew that's where the name Buggles came from. Re Ann's post above. I remember the same feelings re the milk bottles and the birds pecking at them. I remember as well our neighbours used to leave keys in the fron doors when we were growing up. Also the lines of washing on a Monday, always seemed to be a Monday. The old washing machines and the hand wringer for wringing out the water. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 05-March-2006 at 14:21
Mr Whippy used to come around our road. I loved it when my parents went to Belton's, the pub on Collins Avenue. They'd always come home with fish and chips. You ever been in a Bubble Car? A guy 2 doors down from us had one and I remember he took me for a spin in Elmount. I was thrilled. Like you were sitting on the ground. And the big door at the front where you got in and out. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: aungier
Date Posted: 10-March-2006 at 11:36
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I remember going to the cinema in Sutton Cross. It was a great cinema. It is now Super Quinn. I remember we used to hang around Sutton Cross in a house that is all blocked up but back in the 70's it was the place we would gather especially if the weather was bad.
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Posted By: aungier
Date Posted: 10-March-2006 at 11:40
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There was at one time in Raheny if I remember two vegtable men, one was Alfie Kelly from Avondale and the other was Paddy Darby from Assams. Alfie then changed and took up the ice cream van. I remember the horse and cart delivering the milk and the best was the breadman. He would come up the road with the doors open and we would skut and at the same time nick a few cakes or a vienne roll. I loved to tear the inside out and leave the crust. There was the jam jar man as well usually with a horse and cart. You never see those old horse and carts now especially the gypsy one. I loved them. I remember there used to be some gypsies in Raheny, they were almost always scarred. I guess they have all but disappeared. René |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 10-March-2006 at 13:30
Welcome Rene. Good memories. I remember playing Cowboys and Indians. Putting caps in the guns. There was a lane around Celtic Park that used to flood some when it rained. Anyway we used to call this big puddle the Rio Grands and anybody who ran through it was safe as they were in Mexico  Running through the lanes kicking up dust just like in the movies and setting camp fire with stones. We didn't go as far as havin the beans though  ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 11-March-2006 at 10:54
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http://www.users.bigpond.com/kirwilli/games/games.htm - http://www.users.bigpond.com/kirwilli/games/games.htm All go out here and have a read of this it is fantastic! it will drag you right back... there are some great stories out here about Johney 40 coats and bang bang... not to mention the stories of games we all played... oh to be that young again and appreciate it. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 15-March-2006 at 17:33
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Do you remember playing Doctor!!!!! Boys.. oh boys ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 15-March-2006 at 17:40
Sure do.......... I knew I'd find a good use for girls dolls............  Was a good doctor and delivered many triplets............ ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 23-March-2006 at 15:55
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Playing Gaelic football on the road. Taking the name of famous footballers. I was Paddy Doherty a famous player for Down in the 60's. And then some grumpy fuc*er would take the ball on us when it went in his garden. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 23-March-2006 at 16:59
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We used to play kiss chasing down St. Anne’s - I always thought it would make me pregnant so I would pass the fella's on to my friends.... I still believe that  ....------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 24-March-2006 at 14:13
LOL, but I remember the girls in my time thinking the same ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 27-March-2006 at 03:49
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What about spin the bottle and truth or dare ????????? ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 27-March-2006 at 13:38
Elaborate please.......the old memory is fading.......what was truth? ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 27-March-2006 at 18:11
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how about "kiss chasing" I remember playing that in primary school Ah those were the days...lol Shar No i didnt do the chasing...hehe |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 27-March-2006 at 18:51
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Yeah with no tonguers............ ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 10-April-2006 at 14:35
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Old TV programmes. Get Smart The Monkees Green Acres Mission Impossible The Virginian The Fugitive The Riordan's I Dream Of Jeanie Hollywood Hillbillies The Man From Uncle ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 10-April-2006 at 15:24
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Best of the lot................... Alias Smith and Jones aka Hannibal Hayes and Kid Curry.Remember as the Sheriff's posse appeared aroud the corner...............
" One Thing we gotta get, Hayes " " What's that ?" " Outta this business " Rolo. |
Posted By: aungier
Date Posted: 11-April-2006 at 17:41
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Rusty and Rin Tin Tin Daniel Boone Boots and Saddles Get Smart There was also one I hated with cavalry, it was a comedy, I cannot remember the name now, anybody out there remember it |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 13-April-2006 at 17:46
F Troop ?. And what about "The Lone Ranger". ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 13-April-2006 at 17:49
With no what  ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 10:36
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Do you remember making daisy chains or blowing the ginny joes (dont you dare say anything dirty) Remember Ginny Joe, Ginny Joe bring me back a golden egg. Then holding the butter cups under your chin and if it reflected it proved you liked butter.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 10:49
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God that really takes me back we used to say "Ginny Joe Ginny Joe fly away and bring me back an egg another day " We would hold dandelions under chins and if it reflects it meant you wet the bed !!!!! ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 10:50
Were they "Piss in the beds".... What about catching bees in a Chivers Jam Jars full of those honeys flowers and seeing how long they survived for... Knickknacks on your neighbours door. And on TV during the summer months watching "Why Don't You" who can remember the tune to that ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 10:52
What about "Champion the Wonder Horse and the Black and White version of Flash Gordan ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 10:55
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Yes to Why Dont You and Champion the Wonder Horse but no to Flash Gordon. Wot about Josie and the Pussycats a rock band in space Catching bees yes knickknacks yes also rounders squares and kick the can my personnal favourite ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 11:37
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Was that "Why Don't You.............................turn off the Television and go and do something more interesting instead ? " or something like that. Yeah remember that,also remember a Black and White Zorro, with a fat Sgt. Garcia who was always chasing him but never caught him. Used be on Saturday morning, same as Champion The Wonder Horse. Rolo. |
Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 11:37
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Remember tapping the phone and calling a number for free I wonder would that still work now..lol and when u got through the jokes uld play on the people like looking for the walls and they saying no walls here and uld say well get out then ur house will fall down..lol thought that was so funny then I remember catching bees in the jars and going up to were montrose is now at back of the church and collecting frog spawns and one day i fell in the river and having to walk all the way down Elmmount Ave soaking and smelly and then my mother giving out yards and grounding me for probably a week but it felt like ages..lol Remember ur 1st skateboard i begged my mam and dad for 1 and they wouldnt get me one then my older sis got me 1 for xmas i was only one around that had a skateboard and the boys next door use to rob it on me all the time grr Do you remember when the local area would have a sports week and would have a fancy dress parade around the area jeez i cringe now thinking back on things i dressed up as..lol And at christmas time going carol singing around the area and in those days young kids were allowed out late jeez ild not let any kids go out by themselves now theyld need to be supervised same as at halloween weld be out by ourselves going all over the place asking "help the halloween party" did any1 ever have a party in those days....lol I recall when i made my 1st holy communion and getting loads of 50 pence pieces that were out that year to celebrate Ireland joining the EEC think i was done very few £1 notes in my bag..lol then again i had enough to buy a bike from my money jeez I bought a 2nd hand Reileigh bike painted green and white to this day my Dad still sl*gs me over it saying i had choice of bikes in Sean Duffs and I picked a 2ndhand bike that was way too big for me instead of a new bike, kids once they get things into their heads its hard to change them...lol Do you remember your 1st kiss....lol...hmm maybe i should keep that for another topic...lol Shar
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Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 11:44
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Gas that ginny joe saying reminds me of what weld say when it started to rain "rain rain go away come back another day" ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 11:45
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What about the slingshots you used make from a bit of four by two, a load of elastic bands and clothes pegs. Remember you'd attach the elastic band to the metal hinge in the clothes peg which you'd earlier removed. This was then inserted into another peg which was secured to one end of your bit of wood and the elastic stretched over the other end. To fire , you just pressed on the peg and the tension on the elastic did the rest. You knew all about it if one hit ya. Rolo. |
Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 11:54
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Rolo I remember them well I was a bit of a tomboy when growing up...lol What about your matchbox cars........Do they still do them? ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 25-April-2006 at 12:32
We used to tap the phone in St. Annes. Gosh when I think we used to hang around that phone and the auld fellas would piss in it at night... yuck... Do you remember drawing with chalk on the footpath... ahhhh We used to love when it would get foggy out - probably smog really now that we know better... all so exciting back then. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |