Grove to Fibbers
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Topic: Grove to Fibbers
Posted By: diver
Subject: Grove to Fibbers
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 18:46
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Anybody out there that used to go to the grove, then after about 3 years of after that start going to Fibbers? Maybe one of the re-unions should be at fibbers if it's still open? I do remember when I went there, I'd always see lots of the same people who had been at the grove. Just a suggestion?? Any thoughts??
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 20:44
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I never really went to "fibbers", once or twice maybe but does anyone remember when there was a dance called "the beat club" up there in the same venue? A lot of the regular neppers used to head up there at 11.30 when our Grove days finished but I cant remember what years the beat club thing ran - the DJ used to have headbanging competitions where he'd pick out the guy/girl he thought headbanged best - wasnt a very big dancefloor! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 20:47
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aye, used to do that allright. the run outta fibbers to get the last bus back to the grove cos me gf was being picked up there. ah, the memories. Fibbers is still there, trendy part upstairs, rock part downstairs now tho.... ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes! 
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: snowflake
Date Posted: 24-September-2006 at 22:09
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Yeah, used to go to Fibbers after the Grove. - always drank pints of Snakebite in there - can't remember why , it was probably the cheapest back then. A lot of the old Grovies used to appear in Fibbers.
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Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 27-September-2006 at 21:06
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snakebite was vile!!! Altho Ger was drinking it at the last reunion we were at :) ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 27-September-2006 at 22:46
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Yeah Lenny, and what were you drinking that night. Care to remind us ? Rolo.
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Posted By: Hugo Chavez
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 11:36
| The Cricket Club in Clontarf was also a natural place to move on to after the grove (it had a bar) .. no memories of the place though except that i went there ... must have been s***e |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 11:41
Remember queing outside a few times then eventually got in one night...and the only thing I can remember was that it had a bar to...so I suspect your are right Hugo.. It was sh*te..!! ------------- 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) |
Hugo Chavez wrote:Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 11:52
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Yeah, after the Grove did the Bruxelles / Mc Gonagles thing for a while. After Mc Gonagles shutdown went to Fibbers from about 93 - 95. Used to love sitting on the stage people watching. It was also great sitting outside during the summer. But the toilet situation there just got ridiculous....anyone who was there around that time will know what I'm on about. After that we pretty much took up residence in the Neptune until Parenthood put a dent in our social life Note to self must organise babysitter. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Now we're recluses who are living for the Grove reunion!!!! Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 12:09
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Feck yes - having trouble organising the babysitter myself......... Did you meet your other half in the Grove then Esthalon? There's a bit of that about - Rolo, Pogue who doesn't log on anymore, Dixie and Bluebell of course! ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 13:05
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No he's not a dub, But if he was from Dublin he would've been there as he loves the same music (ish - He can't understand how I ever liked Rush although he used to suffer in silence and listen to it...not any more though ;) But he is coming to the reunion and he's been to Isaac's a few times too so he knows what's in store. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 13:25
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Can't blame him Esthalon.....................prefer Skerries meself. Sorry. Rolo. |
Posted By: susfinn
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 19:49
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Yeah...Im on the same wavelength there - once you felt you definately had to stop going to the grove as you felt part of the furniture it was the move to Fibbers......the old pint of snakebite in hand and sometimes ended up back at the Grove afterwards....... |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 20:16
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ok lads someone please tell me what is or was fibbers - was that the name or a pet name!!! never heard of it.... I was a cricket club girl and the summit... lost on fibbers ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 21:05
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[QUOTE=eejit91]
ok lads someone please tell me what is or was fibbers - was that the name or a pet name!!! never heard of it.... I was a cricket club girl and the summit... lost on fibbers Fibbers was nickname for Fibber McGees in Parnell Street. Similiar music to the Grove. Natural enough progression from the Grove. Went to the Cricket Club one night and after queing to get in thought it was crap - left at midnight and went to the Grove for the last hour !
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Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 21:17
I'm only a Rush blow in so I can't rightly pretend to be offended by your Skerries comment ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
, However it does mean I get funny looks if I wear my Rush/2112 T-Shirt.Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 21:18
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Rolo, You do know I was talking about Rush the band right??? ;) ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 21:20
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Hey Esthalon, A Rush fan from Rush! Class! I'm just down the road from ya.
Mel. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 21:29
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Hi Mel, Just moved to Rush a few months back.....Love the place, great being so close to a beach. My Doggies love it!!! Are ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 28-September-2006 at 21:30
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D'oh managed to hit post reply before I was done. Are you a Skerries original or a blow in? ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 09:01
Eh...............yeah. But have to say, didn't realise ya hailed from Rush at the time. Priceless coincidence that. D'ya drink in the Harbour Bar ? Rolo. |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 09:30
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Hi Rolo, Been there only once, but then again I've only been to the pub once since we moved here in May. (Babysitters are a bit thin on the ground). But was pleasently surprised by the music....They played Lizzy!!!!! Seemed like a great pub. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 09:48
What am I talking about!!!!! It was the Michael Collins I was in not he harbour bar. Jeez! I'm losing my marbles. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 19:18
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Hi Esthalon, Blow-in to Skerries, been her 6(ish) years. There's a good selection of pubs in Skerries. Stoop ye head and Joe Mays are very popular with bikers. The jukebox in Nealons is class, got a load of old Grovey type albums on CD in it. And Dunnes is almost always empty if ye want a (very) quiet pint...a bit tatty though...there's loads more pubs but havent been in them all. Oh yeah, nice Guinness in the Malting House...
Mel. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 21:04
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Mel, Sounds great ...would dearly love to do a pub crawl of them all....must get that babysitter organised!!!! Anyhow I'm signing off now for a week (going away - Just in case anyone thinks I've deserted to some other forum ;) Catch y'all later. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 21:06
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Enjoy - catch ya later ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |