Your favourite Grove Song
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Topic: Your favourite Grove Song
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Subject: Your favourite Grove Song
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 00:42
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Well, if you had to pick ONE song that you most like from the Grove, what would it be? I was trying to find a thread that already covered this but I couldnt see one. (I also think its no harm to re-ignite some old Grove threads/topics). My favourite song, as some of you already know, is La Grange by ZZ Top. How about you?
------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
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Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 01:12
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Tough one Mel to narrow it down to even 20 songs but the Carpet Crawlers sprang to mind first mainly because a few of us were mad into Genesis (pre '77), had never heard any airplay apart from our own LPs. We were amazed to hear it at the Grove. then there's Ripples too! and...... |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 09:46
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Since You Been Gone Not a favourite song exactly Mel, but it's always been "My Grove Song" ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 11:58
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Brown Sugar the stones. First time I heard this was in the Grove. it was brill to hear it played SO LOUD ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 13:14
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Light my fire --The Doors ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 13:15
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Roadhouse Blues.
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Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 13:21
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Very Hard to Choose, but I will go with She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult. Very close runners up were Paranoid (Sabbath), Black Betty (Ram Jam, More than a Feeling (Boston) & Rock & Roll (Zeppelin). ------------- Keep it Local, Keep it Near! |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 14:49
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Mine is Home Thoughts from Abroad by Clifford T Ward. I still have a little cry when I hear it.
------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 15:08
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ah feck off Mel hw are we meant to pick one song... Jeeez I could name a 100
------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 16:52
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Whole Lotta Rosie
see easy Peter ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Evangeline
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 16:52
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This is too hard. I can't choose just one! Ok....well, I guess if I was forced to... Jen
------------- "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!" |
Temple of Love by the Sisters of Mercy.
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 16:53
...or maybe some of you'se have Alzheimer's kicking in and can't remember any other songs  ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Blondie wrote:Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 17:04
Just shut up and pick a bleedin' song will ya ??? 
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Posted By: Taylor
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 17:44
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Heart of Gold - NEIL YOUNG ------------- The Universe is a void full of infinite possibilities |
Posted By: Robbie63
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 17:57
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La Grange - ZZ Top. Great headbanging song. ------------- Robbie 
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Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 18:58
eh no dont think so though impressed u can spell it Peter !!!!!!!!!!! ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 19:45
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There are any number of songs I could pick (including slow) but I still cant think of a better start to a song than the intro to "Smoke on the Water" - bliss! ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: whippersnapper
Date Posted: 13-October-2008 at 21:04
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Well one or two favourites mentioned by Sister1, June and Joan already so I'll go for Alternative Ulster - good song, but a great mosh ------------- I'm searching for that cash I should have saved for the crash |
Posted By: Tara
Date Posted: 14-October-2008 at 18:10
I used to love 'Will You' by Hazel O'Connor. Even when I hear it now it brings a smile to my face. ------------- Tara |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 14-October-2008 at 22:37
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Hi Ya Tara. I must have missed your first few posts You're very welcome to the site
Enjoy ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: Uncle Arthur
Date Posted: 14-October-2008 at 23:29
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Black Dog Still raises hairs on the back of my neck (not my head where there is no hair before Pete jumps in with a smart ars comment) Hey Hey Mama ......... ------------- UA "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity but an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 15-October-2008 at 01:51
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Ah Feck off the lot of ya... Us old timers were there when we had The Beatles, Animals, Rolling Stones, The Troggs etc. to pick from. We did eventually get new stuff like Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond...LOL Jeez, some of these songs mentioned I still never heard of. By the time Led Zep came up w Whole lotta love I was already getting too old for the Grove. Seems later on you all went until ye's were older. So we were listening to Purple Haze and Mony Mony.. ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 15-October-2008 at 10:26
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Your singing my song Brendan. " I want to spend my life with a girl like you Du de dam dam dam do be dam dam dam " ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 15-October-2008 at 22:01
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You sound like crap....LOL I think it went more like.....Da de da da da....de da da da ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 08:11
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Please yourself You're no Boy George yourself ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: Tara
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 11:08
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Thanks for the welcome. I'm afraid I'm not a veteran of the site but have posted a couple of posts. My Grove years were 88-90. I remember making a Grove tape back then of all the songs that I loved and would hear every Saturday night. It got lost over the years but moving house this year I found the tape again. It really took me back to some of the best times growing up. I've actually kept the very first outfit that I wore to the Grove for nostalgia purposes only!!! A black top, long purple tassel skirt and my black biker jacket. Oh to be 17 again!!!!!!! Tara ------------- Tara |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 12:15
Tara.....Black Russian made us all CD's last year of all the grove songs from '67 to 97, I'm sure if your nice to him he'll send you a copy. 
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 13:20
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Tara
There is a link somewhere on the site to these CD's and they are well worth downloading. I'm sure Pete will resurect it for you ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 13:27
I think Pete is great ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 22:48
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I'd be very interested in finding this link too. I probably forget half the songs I used to listen to....OLD AGE????? For me it was '67-early '71 How much ass-kissing will it take though??.....LOL ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 23:28
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Tara/Brendanfella, The CDs that Peter compiled are great but, in fairness, they only contain a compilation of 'some' great Grove songs from the different decades of the Grove. I reckon it would be a practically impossible* task to collate all of the Grove songs played over the years (unless your name is Cecil! * I say impossible, because I collected the 7" singles/songs of the Grove from just 1980-1986, based on my memories and other Grovers memories and I reckon that the collection, though extensive, is not definitive... Edit: Welcome to the site Tara, please stick around and give us your Grove memories! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 23:35
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Yeh Mel I agree but the eight vols that Peter did for us are great up in my top cds definately ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 16-October-2008 at 23:48
They are brill, no question! Have 'em in my drawer in work and stick a CD on the computer when I need to just get a 'fix' of some Grove music... ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 22-February-2009 at 20:05
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So, to any of the newer arrivals to the site - what are you favourite Grove songs??
------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Uncle Arthur
Date Posted: 23-February-2009 at 00:15
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Mel, what about your favourite Uriah Heep number? By the way, what was the name of that UH album I bought for you in the Uk in 82/83 ?
------------- UA "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity but an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 23-February-2009 at 20:37
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Hmmm..interesting question Tom, possibly "July Morning".... The album you got for me was "Look at Yourself". ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 24-February-2009 at 01:18
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The only Uriah Heep I ever bought was "The Best of" in 1976 (US) But it had enough hits on it for me...Easy Livin, The Wizard, Sweet Lorraine, Gypsy.....Still love those songs but never bought another album????...still have the vinyl somewhere (with all the other Vinyl....LOL) July Morning is from 1971. ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 24-February-2009 at 12:25
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Home thoughts from abroad - still makes me cry today!!!
------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: maryi
Date Posted: 24-February-2009 at 16:46
Les it makes me cry as well, and I only went down the road ------------- mary |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 24-February-2009 at 23:30
As soon as I hear the opening words I am transported back to the Grove ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 25-February-2009 at 21:58
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Its a great song (the album its taken from isnt half bad either) - I think from the amount of times people refer to it on this site, it must be one of our Grove all time fave slowies!?
------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 08:05
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Every slow song seems to have been a Grove favorite, I wonder why he he he ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 08:35
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Because over time we all have memories associated with the songs ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Tara
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 09:23
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Just heard 'Owner of a lonely heart' on the radio this morning. I don't know who sang it but that takes me back to 1989!!!!
------------- Tara |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 10:04
YES ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 15:25
that was Yes who sang that,and a good tune it is,and welcome to the site Tara ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 15:55
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Believe it or not , that was the first record to be purely digital. ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 16:19
I dont believe it ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: BrendanFella
Date Posted: 26-February-2009 at 17:36
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I don't believe it either...Didn't somebody else claim Bruce Springstein....LOL ------------- BrendanFella IRISH DIPLOMACY IS....The ability to tell a man to Go To Hell so that He looks forward to making the trip. |
Posted By: Tara
Date Posted: 27-February-2009 at 09:47
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Oh God I have another one they are playing 'Talking Heads' Psycho Killer on the radio now. That reminds me of the Grove so much and before that they played Hazel O'Connor's 'Will You?' I think I'm listening to the radio too much, have to do some work now!! Bye Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
------------- Tara |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 06-March-2009 at 17:58
jaysus missus,u have a great job,listening to songs on the radio,you should try and make Grove reunion on 13th June,then you will get to hear all the songs  ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 01-September-2011 at 02:20
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"Woodstock" - Matthews Southern Comfort http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9hi9fAwUQ" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9hi9fAwUQ ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: fairy queen
Date Posted: 20-September-2011 at 21:46
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Husband just mentioned to me that Alan Parsons was a producer on Dark Side of the Moonwhich of course reminded me of "old and wise"....... Am I dreaming or was that a slow set favourite between 84 and 87? ------------- I wanted to be loved but just got laughed at instead |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 20-September-2011 at 22:04
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Way after my time FQ............The Alan Parsons Project were prominent about that time but I cannot say if they were played in the Grove..........other members going to the Grove at that time will confirm. ------------- 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: 21-September-2011 at 08:28
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You're not dreaming at all Fairy Queen. I definitely remember "Old and Wise" at the Grove. I was in the process of collecting the singles I remember from 80-86 a few years back, and I got an e-mail from an old friend of mine (Ian Little) reminding me of this one. "Eye in the Sky" was another APP song he played. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: fairy queen
Date Posted: 21-September-2011 at 18:24
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Ha so I wasn't going mad. Also the much lamented MTUSA (remember that lads in the days before MTV? ) used to show "Don't answer me"....... Fab video and 2.5m hits cannot be wrong.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALC7kt6iUHY ------------- I wanted to be loved but just got laughed at instead |
Posted By: Secret Agent
Date Posted: 21-September-2011 at 18:58
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Hi Tara...yep I still love listening to Will You..fantastic classic. I have to say that I'd nearly break my neck and would leave mid ANYTHING to get up to More than a Feeling...or any Zeppelin number or Doors ah jaysus this is too difficult! ------------- well you can ride on the crest of a wave if, that's where you want to be |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 23-September-2011 at 13:06
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I wanted to mention REM in some capacity now they have split.
From my Grove days, I remember Cecil playing three REM songs - The One I Love, Orange Crush and Stand. From that, I investigated their back catalogue and became a fan. I saw them live 4 times over the years. Strangely, I felt relief yesterday when they split. I have felt since Bill Berry left in 1997 that the balance was wrong, so wrong at times as to do damage to their reputation and back catalogue. My favourite period is their IRS years, '83 - 87, pre signing to Warners. An example of a band who built up gradually through constant tourning and then were ready when stardom happened. How times have changed in the music world and the world generally. Now people expect the instant success - the first album needs to be a sucess or you get dropped by your lablel. Talent shows don't help and encourage mediocrity, stifling the real organic stuff which by definition will remain underground. REM were an example of art-rock indie would maintain integrity upon signing to a major label. They come accross as decent guys. I should be sad at their split, but am not - the timing is right and we still have the music, 31 years of it. Again, thanks to Cecil I discovered a real gem. ------------- Keep it Local, Keep it Near! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 23-September-2011 at 19:18
Great post, Sister1!  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 24-September-2011 at 00:09
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"Stand" sounded a bit like Bubble Gum Music to me when I first heard it. I'm surprised Cecil would have played it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl_ZEEY&ob=av2e" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl_ZEEY&ob=av2e
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Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 24-September-2011 at 04:16
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Glen Campbell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jeeY80n99Q&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jeeY80n99Q&feature=related
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Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 24-September-2011 at 09:54
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Pogue never heard that version, love a bit of jazz.This is the way I remember that song. "Everybody Talking" - Nilson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzEY6ZqkuE" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AzEY6ZqkuE That was from the Movie "Midnight Cowboy" always loved 'The Theme' from that Movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBpqo4qYvfA&feature=related" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBpqo4qYvfA&feature=related ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Grovegirl
Date Posted: 24-September-2011 at 15:50
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Us & Them...Pink Floyd ------------- GG |
Posted By: Chris Rooney
Date Posted: 29-September-2011 at 20:44
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There are certain songs which immediately bring you back to The Grove, far too many to list but Hazel's O'Connor's Will You is a Grove classic, a great lurch-along-song! ------------- Lovely cushioned header, for Gerrard!!!! Oooooooooooh you beauty! What a hit son, what a hit!!!! |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 25-July-2015 at 20:43
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This was a Cecil classic in my day: Stealers Wheel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q OK I take it back...that song was released in 1972...long after my Grove Days...but I bet it was a Cecil classic.  .
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Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 26-July-2015 at 14:01
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Love that Stealers Wheel track. Nice one.
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 02-May-2018 at 23:49
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Well hello there! I am a relatively old "groovy grover", my golden years were c. 1971 to 1974 (age 16 to 19), but really by end-1973 I felt I'd had the best of it. But what a few years "it" represented! Coming of age in so many things - mainly them mysterious things called "girls" ... we were knacker drinking in the park before it was called knacker drinking ... and lots of other stuff! Have been aware of this forum for a while but just decided to jump in now - maybe the arrival of my second adolescence! Or something ... Anyway, my favourite song in the Grove was Starman, David Bowie's classic from the Ziggy years. Will be back... |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 03-May-2018 at 00:36
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I was there around the same time circa 67' - 72 . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 03-May-2018 at 00:41
Cool. I remember seeing a couple of live bands there back in the day - Blueshouse for sure (twice I think), maybe Elmer Fudd or The Urge as well - around 1971 ? Happy days! Few of us from St Anne's, just the other side of the park - long hair ,"hippies" we fancied ourselves as!!! Great fun, thought we knew it all of course, sure we were harmless God help us 
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Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 03-May-2018 at 00:46
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Did you know Dave Cranston or Dayo as his moniker is on this site . He was from your part of the world , ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 03-May-2018 at 00:53
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He lived about 6 houses down from me on All Saints Road, where I lived! He was a bit older than me so didn't hang out with him or anything. I'm Gerry Daly, just on a whim started looking up the site tonight and thought I'd join in. Think I'm going to enjoy it, big nostalgia kick lol!! |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 03-May-2018 at 01:08
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Dave checks in here every now and then . I'll be sure to let him know that you are here . By the way let me be the first to welcome you to the site . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 03-May-2018 at 07:04
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Cheers monarch, thank you very much. I'll be checking in and out on a regular enough basis. |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 31-May-2018 at 19:42
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Mouldy Old Dough http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5GWJJP3FM" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5GWJJP3FM
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Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 31-May-2018 at 20:07
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Ahhh...Remember on Wednesdays when Cecil let us bring our skipping ropes to the Old Grove http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ4jMSCBswY&list=RDaO5GWJJP3FM&index=10" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ4jMSCBswY&list=RDaO5GWJJP3FM&index=10
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Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 31-May-2018 at 20:29
| Are you serious PM?!! I don't remember that (71-74), but then most nights I was skipping away all right - in my head lol!!! |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 31-May-2018 at 22:36
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I exaggerated that a little Raheny just as an excuse to post the skipping video. I was the only one that brought my skipping rope but kept it in my pocket. Cecil knew nothing about it. {:>o# <----- I was a Grovie between '68 and '71 and looked a bit like shaggy back then
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Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 31-May-2018 at 23:15
That is hilarious PM, I hadn't actually looked at the link before posting my last msge. Mind you, Cecil might have let us have a bit of a go early in the night (album time) just to see what happened. But then again, he might not lol ... 
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