1968 - what was it like at the Grove?

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I remember the smell of the liffy in the summer - Ugh.   Unfortunately 1968 was not a good year for me.   I had an accident in Bettystown and spent 2 months in Hospital.   I do remember there was a huge debate in the Dail on Thalidomite and it was the first time that figures were given on birth defects ( don't know why I know that - must be because my mom was a nurse )    I remember being brought to Howth to go horse riding - fell off but loved it.   Could not understand why we could not get a horse and keep it in the back garden !!!! 

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maryi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Die Hard Grover! 74-80 Joined: 23-November-2007 Location: Tralee Status: Offline Points: 2143	Post Options Post Reply Quote maryi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-August-2008 at 14:58
	TP I remember the smell of the liffy in the summer - Ugh. Unfortunately 1968 was not a good year for me. I had an accident in Bettystown and spent 2 months in Hospital. I do remember there was a huge debate in the Dail on Thalidomite and it was the first time that figures were given on birth defects ( don't know why I know that - must be because my mom was a nurse ) I remember being brought to Howth to go horse riding - fell off but loved it. Could not understand why we could not get a horse and keep it in the back garden !!!!
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RoundaboutToo! Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Die Hard Grover! �75-�79 and �06 - present Joined: 17-August-2006 Location: Artane Status: Offline Points: 2034	Post Options Post Reply Quote RoundaboutToo! Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-August-2008 at 13:18
	that's why 1968 was so good Only messin' P good subject Taylor - I heard Summer in Dublin earlier on the radio and one thing that stands out about Dublin in the '60s was the smell of the Liffey. everyone must remember that! I remember going into Woolworths cafe with my mum and getting chips then a milkshake. will revisit this later as have to go.....

Black Russian Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List I spend too much time here!!! 86-92 and Still going Joined: 25-February-2006 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 8444	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black Russian Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-August-2008 at 09:28
	I don't have any memories from 1968...... I wasn't born ... Ooh the joys of been young Edited by Black Russian
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Bluebell Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List I have no life! 1981 to 1984 Joined: 07-February-2006 Location: In my kitchen Status: Offline Points: 5054	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bluebell Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15-August-2008 at 09:10
	Great memories there Monarch
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monarch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List I spend too much time here!!! Oldest Grover 67-72? Joined: 24-December-2006 Status: Offline Points: 7725	Post Options Post Reply Quote monarch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14-August-2008 at 22:12
	I Remember 1968 Well As It Was The Year I Did My Inter Cert. Coming Into Summer Was A Time Of Particular Strife. The Prague Spring Had Just Been Put Down, Martin Luther King Was Assassinated And Later On Coming To End Of The Summer Holidays Bobby Kennedy Was Also Gunned Down,Remember Thinking There Was Great Hope For The World With Him Although In Retrospect He Probably Would Have Been The Same As The Rest Of Them.The Grove At That Time Was The Same As Any Other Disco As Music Had Not As Of That Time Broken Down Into The Categories Such As Credible And Rubbish.Though The One Difference Between The Grove And Other Disco's Was Cecil's Willingness To Play Albums And Singles Brought In By The Clientele.It Was A Two-Way Street He Kept Us On The Right Musical Track In Separating The Wheat From The Chaff And We Brought All The Latest "Sounds".For Me The Music Revolution Took Place In 1970 When All The"Head" Bands - Deep Purple,Black Sabbath,Free And Led Zeppelin Came To The Fore. Edited by monarch
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Taylor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Die Hard Grover! 77-80ish Joined: 29-November-2006 Status: Offline Points: 2315	Post Options Post Reply Quote Taylor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14-August-2008 at 09:41
	There has been a lot of coverage over here in Germany and in France about the Summer of 1968 - student revolts, Vietnam, flower power, hippies, civil rights protests in the USA and Derry etc. What was it like back then in Dublin and at the Grove in those early years - were those events reflected in the music Cecil played and in the clothes Grovers wore? Was the Grove a precursor of 1968 on the Northside of Dublin? I vaguely remember my mother pulling me away sometime in the summer of 68 from looking at the fascinating sight of dancing, chanting and symbal ringing Hare Krishnas in Westmoreland Street; I remember men 'in town' with long hairy beards and pretty teenage girls in long flowing dresses literally with flowers in their hair ... I then remember at my first Grove early in 1977 being shown one of the 'Last Grove Hippies' and there was a distinct sweet smell wafting in the air down the back of St. Paul's Hall and it wasn'r cigarette smoke. I got to know that hippie later on at college - a remarkable gentleman who unfortunately became quite ill, recovered as best he could and is today a computer and IT wizzard. Would be interesting to hear pioneer Grovers' memories of and thoughts on that Summer of '68 ...
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