First Grove Experience
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Topic: First Grove Experience
Posted By: Sister1
Subject: First Grove Experience
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 17:18
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How about a new thread about the first night you experienced the grove ? Why did you go ? what were your first impressions ? Well, to start off I will go first. The reason I went was that a group of lads from school were heading down and one of them thought my musical tastes might suit. It was a Friday night before xmas '88 - I think xmas eve was the saturday, so they moved it forward one night. I just remember arriving and noticing the red lights and how dark everything seemed. The first song was Waterboys 'Whole of the Moon' and then I remember 'Wild Flower' by The Cult. Thats when I experienced the first mosh and whenever I hear Wild Flower think of a fellow Cult head who was mosh surfing to the song. Only a couple of songs in and I knew I'd be back ! |
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Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 17:54
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Good... Except I can't remember exactly the first time I went.. well not down to the actual songs.. or exact date.. But I can do groups - Waterboy's, Smiths, Cult, Ram Jam, Led Zep. Oh remember Climie Fisher.! And the slow set I think had I think Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting For you" as it was the big song around the time. Oh wait that was in 89.. Also I think Shakespear's Sister's History. And defo the Cure's In-Between Days, Joy Divisions' LWTUA, Pixies's Debaser. First mosh - Black Betty! Defo! Btw you'll have to throw a few more posts up and get into the private section.. ya only need another 17! Come on, Mrs R Smith's there & Shay G - and we were all Groving at the same time.. PSt Mrs R Smith's a curehead - so come on, I need back up against all the rockers! |
Btw did ya go to The Cult? Didn't they rock!!!!!!Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 18:33
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Btw we should get Mission Jen (newbie) on board! Jen if yer reading come on.. we know yer another Sisters fan! And I dare say The Mish fan too! Btw lads, I'm dj'ing tonight - if yer in town, pop in and say hello! Details on the www. |
Posted By: tmarie
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 18:38
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Where do you dj Aurnia? Always looking for a place in town that doesn't play club-y music ------------- Cheers Marie |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 18:50
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i will first of all say hello AND THEN CELEBRATE ..this post sends me senior have to say i was not really pigeonholed back then loved the rock but also had albums by the cure ..smiths ..waterboys..the cult..sex pistols..ramones etc.. didn't care as much about bands as songs probably helped that i was djing before my inter on pirate radio so loved music b4 grove cecil just opened up much vaster tastes ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 18:50
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I dj for a goth-industrial-alternative club called Dominion. It's in the cellar bar of Frazers (was called McGraths upto 99) on O'Connell St. The url is http://dominion.gothic.ie/ - http://dominion.gothic.ie/ Now it's goth mind.. but the music has changed over the years. It music goes from the ethereal (think Enya & Clannad type) to 80's classic hits (new-wave, Smiths, Soft Cell etc) to trad gothic rock (Sisters Of Mercy, Cult, The Mission etc) to indie (eg Placebo, Pixies) to some punk to industrial to EBM (eg Front 242, Nitzer Ebb to VNV) and some futurepop (Covenant) in there too. The industrial scene has expanded or rather exploded to encompass aspects of techno and power noise.. So there's something for everyone.. except for the rockers looking for Van Halen, Lynard Skinnard, Rainbow, Boston etc.. Though saying that, I do have them, just don't play it.. Yet I did get away with Guns'n'Roses Paradise City and Alice Cooper's Poison does go down well! |
Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 18:52
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Oh and I do play The Editors, Killers, Franz Ferdinard..etc |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 18:58
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would play those two ..stripes hotel yorba always heavy request as are the like of last night by the strokes ..bandon just seemed to be starved of any alternative music till i started dropping them into what had been 4 years a very commercial set as i was a club / pub / mobile dj for parties and held a few club residencies too. now i tend to try holding of the classics till 11ish so i can rock the last 2 hrs ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 19:24
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I know what you mean about holding off the classics.. Combichrist's "The Sh**t Will F***K You Up would be one for us. Same as the big goth rock and 80's.. Btw this is going off topic. Sorry Sister1! But I do remember going into school the day after one Sat in the Comp- saw one of the blokes in my class at the Grove and he was surprised.. and they all asked me about it and didn't think I would be the type. A little did he know - I had been there before and also I was into the music.. He was a Sisters fan too - actually I had a crush on him. God I hope he's not here reading this! Yikes! Btw in the same school there were posters for a Tower Of Babel gig in the religion room. The teacher thought it was a religious thing! Didn't get to seem them alas.. but did get to see Babylon The Bride. Remember them? House of Byron broke up before I also got to see them.. but I know one of the guy's (Brian) brother Phil. He drums for the Joy Division tribute band http://www.joydivision.info/ - http://www.joydivision.info/ and I'm not sure if it's Uber or Jimmy Cake. And I used to er go out with a guy (also ex-Grover) but he's ex waaaaayyyyy before me was the sister of Brian & Phil. Actually seeing as er I'm off topic - did anyone got to Badlands in Mcgonagles (my ole club)? Or Badlands in Mulligans? Or Fetish? The Olympic? Just wondering as a few ex-Grovers used to go them - DC89-91 remembers a few of the mates that did. I think.. I'd have to check back.. actually This Burning Effigy played a gig in Mulligans.. Ok, speaking of TBE - here's a fan based site. I was emailed it by the guy compiling it..
http://www.crepuscle.com/thisburningeffigy/ - http://www.crepuscle.com/thisburningeffigy/ You do know that Julianne Regan ex All About Eve contributed to a few tracks don't ya? Julianne is sweet - she's a friend of a friend of mine.
Stee still lives in London and plays now in Adoration
http://www.myspace.com/adorationuk - http://www.myspace.com/adorationuk
And NFD - http://www.myspace.com/nfdworld - http://www.myspace.com/nfdworld hence the Nephs link. Mr Tony Pettit is in the band..
Btw I met Tony at the Bauhaus gig here in Jan - he flew into Dublin to see them especially.. he's a nice guy actually! And I know what he does for a living and you wouldn't believe it!
 Ok lads, I'm outta here.. and leave ya to get back on topic! P.S Some radio station I've got on is playing Stairway to Heaven right now! Ah the memories! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 07-October-2006 at 23:07
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always remember my first Grove experience - me and a friend shared a sixpack of stag and were totally out of it. Couldnt believe the bouncers let us in - then jubilation when we actually got in! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 08-October-2006 at 15:20
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Btw lads - here's a thread I started some months ago on my memories of the Grove http://www.thegrovesocialclub.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=177&PN=1 - http://www.thegrovesocialclub.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID= 177&PN=1
There is another bloke from our era Sister1 et al - Garbhan - Garvan. He went with a crowd of guys from Vinnies..
He contacted me through my myspace thingie back in May as he thought he knew people I know. He currently lives in Brisbane with his other half.
I tried to contact him about the Docu and the fact that the site here has exploded and lots more of our era are here now. I have pm'd him from here aswell but alas none of the messages are collected and the myspace one's delete my side within 14 days..
So Gavan, if yer reading - I did try and contact ya and come back here and post yer memories! We are all doing it..
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Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 08-October-2006 at 18:40
Nice topic Sister1 I went to the Grove firstl time in July 1972. I went because a friend went before me and said the music was great and the place was real hip, that was the Old Grove. First song I remember was "Take it Easy" by the Eagles. This was being played as I pulled up outside on my motorbike for the first time there. Was blown away but nervous when I went inside first time. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Sister1 wrote:Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 08-October-2006 at 23:41
My first experience of the grove.....was very short.... we had to get
two buses to the grove so we only arrived in St Paul's around 10pm and
my friends dad was collecting us at 12 ....so like cinderella we had to
go home just as it was getting warmed up in the hall.....but in those
two short hours we had found our paradise....and never looked back  ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 09-October-2006 at 19:07
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[QUOTE=aurnia]
The Cult were great - a real tonic ! Back to the Wild Tour well named - Ian & Billy were in fine form. Great stuff.
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Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 10:38
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My First Grove Experience..... Can't go there now. Just lets say it was a learning experience. Lets just say I was lead astray by an older girl Oh and the music was great.
P ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 12:55
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First experience was being asked up by this big tall guy - Bow and all his friends laughing as I was only 4' nothing!!! I was up to his hip!!! Got my membership the first night we went. They knew quality when they seen it!!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 14:26
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I dont quite remember the first time but quaility or not I had to wait a couple of weeks before I got my membership ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 18:12
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I'm definitely old....all I can recall is we went very early to make sure we got in and found it a bit intimidating at first as the hall just had one ring of guys headbanging in the middle. Almost felt we had to hang around in corridor or we'd be intruding....no idea what was playing. Damn those fading braincells...I feel I only have about 3 left.....headbanging at the reunion should kill them right off! p.s. we need a headbanging emoticon!!!! Anyone? ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 19:43
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Esthalon, Well, there's this one Bruns. PS. Pity he doesnt have hair though! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
in page 3 of the "loads more emoticons" section down on the left 
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 20:56
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Like a few I could mention ! |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 20:57
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To be honest Mel..everytime I see that smiley..I always wonder where his other hand is...cos...he might not actually be headbanging at all.... ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 21:07
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Hayseed,
Brave man with the new avatar 
See the link I've posted to interesting links thread just now !! -Ian ------------- Ian - Grover '81-'84 Exiled to Mayo since 2005 |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 21:12
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Ah but the righteous are always persecuted Ian... But come the day of divine judgement..when Gabriel shall sound his horn and the strains of A Spaceman Came Travelling shall echo across the world and only the believers shall be saved...then I shall have my reward......(Book of Chris...Chapter 3 verse 5) ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 21:50
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Mein gott - I hope this exaltation of the unnamed
post modern Gaelic Anglo Norman bard one is a one night only preoccupation. What will it be tomorrow ? "Meatloaf night" ? A weeklong tribue to the "Knights of the dubious Grove artistes"  ------------- Ian - Grover '81-'84 Exiled to Mayo since 2005 |
Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 22:00
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First Grove experience.
Actually the bits I remember most vividly was the anxious queue outside along the red bricked walls and various jibes by mates as to whether as a newbie I'd get Barry (el stricto bouncero) or not. When I got to the head of the queue the first line of defence was a very soft spoken bouncer who tried to direct me and birth cert to the new member card application desk. I misheard him and made a bee-line to the section of corridor where all the music was echoing down. I remember being swiftly yanked from my errant path and shown towards the correct desk. I think there was a sheepskin involved in that skirmish but it was a tame encounter and I got my membership stuff done quickly. When I reached the hall there were a small handful of headbangers in the centre of the hall none of whom I recognised. There was a heady smell of incence perfume (probably the patchouli stuff Brendan Burke mentioned in the doc). Lovely flowery dresses, girls in pixie boots. Some pretty - some curious looking.. One photo in the "Old Grove photos" thread brought it back vividly for me though. It was the one of the couple french kissing on the thoroughly uncomfortable plastic chair while on either side there were guys with pretty vacant expressions trying to look like they were oblivious to the racy behaviour happening in the neighbouring seat !!! Hehe  ------------- Ian - Grover '81-'84 Exiled to Mayo since 2005 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 22:32
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Oh dear Maybe we can use it as a CdB Emoticon then?? PS, yer right though... ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Now I feel all dirty for having drawn everyone's attention to it. 
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 22:42
Oops, dont go there Rolo! Have a bit of a complex with my "helicopter pad" atop my head ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 23:02
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Iano, just reading that brought a memory back to me all right. Does anyone remember a girl with really long fair hair who used to dance on her own in the early part of the evenings to whatever album Cecil would play. Think her name was Stephanie, maybe one of the Stephanies on here ..............I wonder ? Years later I think I saw her driving a bus for CIE.............Anyone remember her ? |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 10-October-2006 at 23:05
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i remeber her all right ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 11-October-2006 at 00:08
Thanks for the emoticon Mel, but I fear I have to side with Hayseed (not re CDB!!!!)... but that emoticon does seem a bit suspicious and a bit frantic in his ....er ....activities..... (not to mention the bald factor) So I shall continue my quest. But emoticons aside how can a Grover proclaim to be a CDB fan???? Cecil only played CDB to keep the firedrill inspectors happy!!! ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 11-October-2006 at 12:23
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Found one, and it's even got a little hair! http://www.freewebtown.com/esthalon/PhotoAlbum/18664/t_191561.gif - http://www.freewebtown.com/esthalon/PhotoAlbum/18664/t_19156 1.gif ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 11-October-2006 at 12:24
 D'oh meant to add image not link.------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 11-October-2006 at 23:07
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Cool! Bit of Sigue Sigue Sputnik going on there!? fair play to ya Esthalon, it is better than the other pervy one! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 12-October-2006 at 11:45
I remember her too Rolo... and yeah..she was a bus driver..saw her on the buses once or twice at that time..don't remember her name tho. There was a guy who used to dance down near the back too..real John Lennon looking dude..with long hair and a beard I think..used to dress in white and and do this crazy dance as well...would have been older than me... Wonder what happened to him? ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 12-September-2016 at 13:14
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the only thing I remember about my first time at the Grove(or Easons) was my father's cousin was on the committee and as I was being refused for being too young shouted to him and got in . Admittedly that was 49 years ago so things are very hazy . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 12-September-2016 at 21:03
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Arriving up to The Grove on my motorbike for the first time, taking off my helmet and hearing "Take It Easy" by the Eagles. Knew immediately I had arrived at a place I was going to enjoy. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 13-September-2016 at 12:17
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First experience was probably getting turned away by the bouncers. No particular reason but they had a bit of a reputation for turning down newbies from time to time in St. Pauls. Very embarrassing to be told "you're not getting in" when members strolled by you. Then the thrill of getting in the following week and then the thrill of getting your membership card. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |