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1968 - what was it like at the Grove?

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".but i'm not going to any lighthouses or rowing over to any islands .....   Ok"


ah thats a pity Sunstorm, we could do with a few extra copies as there are Four of us Grovers over here in Perth

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ah thats a pity Sunstorm, we could do with a few extra copies as there are Four of us Grovers over here in Perth [/QUOTE]

      OK,OK ......... But i'll need  a bigger boat.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Sharon Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05-September-2008 at 01:05

Sunstorm welcome onboard good to see more oldies (no offence )but that Gary fella was claiming the oldie title for far too long, time he was taken down a rung or 3...lol..only kidding Gary u know we loves you like our grandads...hehe
Sunstorm I am kidding you will get use to my strange SOH around here the others have...I think...lol

You heading over to Swords for the gig tomorrow night??
Will be a great night I'm sure like all the other nites out cant personally comment about all of them mind, my passport wasnt in date for a while so i wasnt allowed outside the NCD line//hehe

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Sharon, when you said...

(not the oldest or the youngest on the block)...you forgot to add...

Not The Brightest...LOL 

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Brendan you are lined up for a good walloping..LOL  or a whipping..which would you enjoy???
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Actually, They both sound pretty good to me.

I haven't tried that bondage thing yet but HECK I'll try anything ONCE.

The question is ..which DO you enjoy?...LOL...Jeezus, U Irish women have changed since my younger days..Bloody BRILLIANT

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Brendan if i told you what i liked ild only upset you so i wont

Then again you know your Karate so i best put me Hurl away and leave the walloping to some1 else as for the whip well its always oiled up..just incase...lol

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Jaysus Sharon,the things you come out with at 0456am , ha ha,your a gas woman,was great to meet you and the gang,see you again,might even bump into you in Dunnes   
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Sean i hope i wont be in me PJ's when u bump into me ild be scarla...lmao

Sean once i wasnt coming out with them on the ride home in the taxi...ok i know i brought up waxing but i just had to ask him...LMAO

Was great meeting you aswell next time ill offer you that lift from Balbriggan..lol

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Welcome Sunstorm - another oldie but goodie.    Gary - they are after your crown.

Hope you enjoy the site and get to know old and new aquaintances.

Enjoy

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Big Welcome Sunstorm You're a mine of information on all things
Musical and Grovey! I'm sure you could rustle up a music question or two
that would have us stumped?

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I still think that Monarch may hold the oldy title.

I'm up there but not quite the man.

With these two new imposters we might have to fight our corner all right

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Originally posted by Sharon Sharon wrote:

Sean i hope i wont be in me PJ's when u bump into me ild be scarla...lmao


Sean once i wasnt coming out with them on the ride home in the taxi...ok i know i brought up waxing but i just had to ask him...LMAO


Was great meeting you aswell next time ill offer you that lift from Balbriggan..lol


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Originally posted by RoundaboutToo! RoundaboutToo! wrote:

You're right Rahenyman - I asked my mum again, and the Donnelly's sign was indeed on the corner of Batchelor's Walk & O' Connell St.
Does anyone remember the neon lights on the Flowing Tide?

I watched Z Cars last night on BBC4 - I remember seeing it as a kid. There were only 3 channels - or 2 if the weather was bad!

There seemed to be so many places with flashing neon signs. I used to go to town with my mother (RIP) and I would watch her bag like a guard dog. She had a habit of leaving it wide open, an ideal target for robbers. I loved Dublin city with all it's colours and it was a change from Raheny which in those days was very quite.

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Hi my  name is Clare i was a regular at the grove then known to many as Easons

 from 1965-1968 i knew Cecil Nolan well would love to hear from people that  danced to the oldies from the 60st in was a great time

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Welcome Claire - hope you also enjoy the site - just one question: why was the Grove known as 'Eason's' back at the very beginning??

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Hiya Clare. You are very very welcome on board

As one of the real oldies it's great to hear from someone who even remembers the word "Easons".

There are a few of us on the site that went in the late 60's and believe it or not I was talking to Cecil Nolan yesterday at lunch time so I'll be only too happy to pass on any message you may have for him.

It's a great site with wonderful people who have great memories in common, even though some of them never were in the "Real Grove "he he he    ( I'll be killed for saying that )

So don't be shy and have a good look aroundthe site. I suggest you have a look at some of the re-union photos's in The gallery and see are there any faces you recognise.

Tell us where you were from and what " crowd " you hung out with and we may be able to link you with someone you remember or more importantly someone who knew you.

 

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Originally posted by RoundaboutToo! RoundaboutToo! wrote:

I remember around '68, a huge animated neon advertising sign of 2 kids - 1 frying a sausage and flipping it to the other. It was an ad for Donnelly's sausages. Don't know where it was - my mother thinks it was D'Olier St, and the kids were nicknamed Don and Nelly! . Anyone remember it?


Ah! after a lot of searching, here it is! although a little lo-res..

Aries & Rahenyman, you're both correct - this is a piccy from 1960, probably from Nelson's Pillar ?, looking at D'olier St.
With a little imagination you can make out the words 'Donnelly's Sausages'

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Ciaran

 

Thanks. I remember that sign sooo well.

I had cousins in Churchtown and when we went to visit on the bus the 14A stop was facing that sign. We would stand and watch in wonder as the sausage went from one fork to the other.

Very High tec for those days.

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I remember the sign as well. I noticed last week that Mc Dowells Happy Ring House still has their neon sign. My folks when they got engaged bought the ring there. They went into the GPO (in those days the gurriers were on the outside!) and pooled their resources to see what they could afford.  
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