Old Pre-Grove Rituals

Hi all,

Just remembered that myself and a few guys (Colin Eyre, Andrew Hackett, John Corcoran, Pete Noonan and others) used to get together in my old front room in Brookwood Avenue on a Saturday night to headbang before the Grove.  I call it "my" front room as I more or less took it over from my parents when I reached 16 or so years of age.  The most popular choice for a headbang was, I think, the Song Remains The Same by Zeppelin but there were many others that people liked.  Cant believe that we used to headbang in the house and my Dad used to pop his head around the door on occasion to get me to turn the music down!!  Admittedly, we usually had plenty of booze inside us before we went down the road but Dad never really complained about the alcohol   At some stage the venue (and some of the regulars) changed and we started to meet up on the Howth Road in Aidan/Conor Flynns house but I always remember that, in the house-headbang days, my hair would be all over the place before getting to the Grove.

 

Mel.

PS if any of the above-mentioned lads are reading this (or anyone else was involved that I've ommitted), please comment or send me a PM.

Hello Kay..

Just realised that there is only a month between us in age too! you're the oldest!!

 

Regards

Stevie(Me & You celebrating our birthdays???)

Are you talking about Andrew Hackett from Abbeyfield?  If so, not sure if you heard that he passed away about 2 months ago

Anyone remember "Hijaks" - I think thats how it was spelt. Basement under Pizzaland in O'Connell Street.
Drinking crap wine or jugs of sangria breathing in the fragrent air....
Then heading to the Grove 

Hey Kay,

I dont think I met Ronan's wife.  Well, to be honest, I cant recall.

I hung around with Ronan, Emmet and some of the other lads on Brookwood Avenue in the years before, and just as, we were starting to go down to the Grove.

 

Mel.

Ah, jeez, yeah Ian, from Brookwood Grove.  We must definitely have met back then Kay

Breda wrote: Are you talking about Andrew Hackett from Abbeyfield?  If so, not sure if you heard that he passed away about 2 months ago

 

I just read this thread coz mel opened it again, I can't believe Andy is dead???  sh*t no way!!  Mel, Jim Punch lived in their house for a while did he not.  James Hackett was his mate!  Andy was a nice guy and another real Hawkwind fan.  I'm pretty shocked.

Do you know what happened to him Mel?

hi, talking about the purcells, emmet-my brother in law, ronan and wife fidelma move to meath end last year, tried to get emmet to go to reunion, maybe this time!!!!!!!! emmet says hi to mel!!!!