Halloween Fancy Dress Reunion

I'm delighted to announce the confirmation of the Hallowe'en Reunion '06. It's the same idea as last year - fancy dress encouraged but not compulsory - "Come As You Were", i.e. dress as you used to back when you went to The Grove or other discos in your teen years (you can dress like teenagers do these days if you please, but I find leaving things to the imagination is more fun...). Or dress up however you please. Last Hallowe'en was one of the best Reunions ever, our aim this year is to make it even better! Check out the photo gallery to see photos from last year's Hallowe'en Reunion -

http://www.thegrovesocialclub.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?alb um=5

The Grove Hallowe'en Reunion, Fancy Dress - "Come As You Were". The Shieling Hotel, Howth Road, Raheny (01) 8314222. Sunday October 29th '06 at 7.30pm.

Tickets will be available from The Shieling Hotel and Austin's News-stand on the corner of O'Connell St. and Abbey St. as soon as I've confirmation of a little treat I may have instore for you all...

Edited by crusty

But Brunwick not allowed to go

Any free flights going!!!

You probably have them on there now 

Ok if I'm going to this one I'll try to stay sober

 

OK maybe I'll have the one

Ok I know I'm only back from Hols but not sure what you are implying here BR.  How do I 'get over some of the sites' at the reunion??

 

probably will need a drink or two to understand it .

cheers

no prob - thought I had completely lost it - given that today is day one back from hols it is very possible -

have to work now -

see yah

I checked at the newsstand on O'Connell Street on Wednesday lunchtime and the guy said that the tickets arent out yet..btw, does anyone know if Cecil stands in for the newsstand guy on occasion?  I've passed close to there on more than one occasion over the past few weeks at lunch and there's a fellow there who, if it isnt Cecil himself, is the spitting image of him.

I'm defo going to try and go to this one and drag out the mates.. going to get one of them to get the tickets this weekend too.
I couldn't make the summer one - had a lot on.

But I've a question for ye. Are people actually going to dress up in clothes they wore back in the day?

Or is yer normal usual fancy dress?

Just wondering on this..

As ok, I've tonned down over the years, despite still into the music.. but... if it was "Come as you were".. then..

I don't want to be the only pleb with

1) Having my hair first crimped and then backcombed with fringe spiked up with gel, hairspray, soap and good knows what else - so my head was a mass of blonde mess that took days to get to rights again.

2) Wearing Pale make up, dark blood red lips, dark blue eyeshadow (don't do the pale make up and dark blue-black eyeshadow anymore as tbh it looks gank on over 21, never mind a 34 yr old!)
3) Wearing either a paisley shirt, a white grandad shirt with belt low on hips, a black shirt, or the shiny purple shirts. Name of type escapes me on the purple but ye know the one's - the one's with the big long tail at the back, that was all the rage back in 89-90!

I'm nearly 100% sure that I've all of them still in the wardrobe dying for another night on the tiles - would have to check to make they still fit but I think they do!
4) Wearing my docs with the key rings on the label part at the back of them. Did anyone else do that?!
5) Wearing a long floaty black skirt. I think I've still got one or two that have the rope trellis at the bottom that I bought in Shree (think on Grafton St)waaaaaayyyyyyy back!
6) covered head to toe in Patchouli and musk
7) wearing numerous crosses.. I've still got them, though I don't wear most of them anymore!

and to top it off
8) My dad's ex work uniform jacket - black with brass buttons on it..
9) and outfit complete with the black shiny gloves with my rings on the outside.

I have to top it all of with a bag these days for all my bits and bobs but back then everything (including the smuggled drink) was stuffed into the inside pockets!

Oh and can't forget the Polo Mints & Stag!


Can't wait as I think around Halloween '90 would have been the last time I was at the Grove (or attempted to go)as I was in college then, so had other blokes (men!) to chase!


I was defo there for Halloween 89 anyhow!