The Grove 50th Anniversary Reunion
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Topic: The Grove 50th Anniversary Reunion
Posted By: crusty
Subject: The Grove 50th Anniversary Reunion
Date Posted: 24-May-2017 at 06:15
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UPDATE: A huge thanks to everyone for your support and we're pleased to announce a second date - for those who missed the chance to get tickets for the Saturday. We're holding it on the Friday, August 25th, the preceding day. Tickets are now on sale from http://https://secure.tickets.ie/Listing/EventInformation/35263/" rel="nofollow - www.tickets.ie Tickets for The Grove 50th Anniversary Reunion, happening at St. Paul's College, Raheny on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 at 21:30, go on sale Thursday May 25th at 9:00, 3 months in advance of the event itself. Tickets will be available from http://www.tickets.ie" rel="nofollow - www.tickets.ie and are limited to 460 tickets. To put it in perspective, we sold twice that many tickets for the 40th reunions in The Sheiling Hotel 10 years ago. This reunion is the "big 50" and it's happening in St. Paul's, so I'm guessing that it will sell out pretty quickly. Once it's sold out, there's nothing Cecil or myself or anyone else can do. Don't expect any guestlist from Cecil, he's specifically asked not to get involved with that, he doesn't want the headache. Tickets will be €25. The price is more expensive than we'd hoped, but so were the expenses of running this one-off event. Remember, 9am (tomorrow) Thursday, May 25th. ------------- I'm not even supposed to be here today! |
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 24-May-2017 at 11:35
Cheers Andy! You're a star! Looking forward to it.  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 25-May-2017 at 10:25
sorted ,cheers  ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 26-May-2017 at 20:57
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counting down the days ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 30-May-2017 at 11:30
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Ticket arrived in post today. Went out and bought some plectrums for my air guitar  ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 30-May-2017 at 13:03
I can,t see mine anywhere  ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 05-July-2017 at 00:08
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 05-July-2017 at 11:27
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Nice poster! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 05-July-2017 at 12:49
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Great poster, love the "Sold Out" notice ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Tara
Date Posted: 20-July-2017 at 17:57
I only saw the sign the other day for the Grove reunion and am so disappointed  the tickets are sold out for Saturday. I'm nervous about going on the Friday night in case the numbers there are so low it will ruin the memories I have of the Grove!!Do you think that there will be a good crowd on Friday?  ------------- Tara |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 21-July-2017 at 15:57
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Tara going by previous reunions and it been such a big event I think you be safe with the Friday night too for a great night too ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 31-July-2017 at 18:38
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Looking at those going on Saturday night, it's going to be some reunion. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 31-July-2017 at 20:04
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------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 02-August-2017 at 16:10
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------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 04-August-2017 at 19:30
The only thing lacking in the Grove over the 50 years was a decent dance. Can you imagine how exciting it would have been to ask a girl up and getting moving like this...I blame CECIL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFmddzu8cto&list=RDaFmddzu8cto" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFmddzu8cto&list=RDaFmddzu8cto |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 04-August-2017 at 19:44
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Pogue, love it. Am posting this on my FB page. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: jonkytonk
Date Posted: 21-August-2017 at 17:04
| I've got four tickets for Friday's reunion, which I'm selling at cost. Please reply if interested! |
Posted By: Unbearable
Date Posted: 21-August-2017 at 18:59
| Hi all.I have 2 tickets for the Saturday night available. Any takers? |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 24-August-2017 at 12:54
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KEWL! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjWVodhkg2M" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjWVodhkg2M
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Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 24-August-2017 at 13:51
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Another for you to watch Sean . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKjYbf2ik8I" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKjYbf2ik8I ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 24-August-2017 at 17:06
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I wish I had someone to roll me around like that. Would work great for leaving the pub
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Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 25-August-2017 at 01:05
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For all Grovers. I dedicate this song to US all. Rock on in the reunions this weekend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iio8Djf4O8o" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iio8Djf4O8o ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 25-August-2017 at 15:23
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Happy 50th Grove anniversary weekend everyone. See a few of ye Saturday night! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: RonnieM
Date Posted: 25-August-2017 at 20:37
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Do you still have them? |
Posted By: RonnieM
Date Posted: 25-August-2017 at 21:01
| Do you still have those tickets or are they sold |
Posted By: RonnieM
Date Posted: 25-August-2017 at 21:03
Finally found how to reply to you. Have you still got those tickets?
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Unbearable wrote:Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 27-August-2017 at 04:21
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Thanks to Cecil and Andy for a super Grove 50th anniversary reunion. Great to also meet all my Grove community friends last night. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 27-August-2017 at 12:55
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A taster of the night . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_gTmnwuHTU" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_gTmnwuHTU ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 28-August-2017 at 17:00
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Frank–Were you on LSD when you took those videos? I think I'm going blind
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Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 28-August-2017 at 19:13
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memorable night at Saturdays reunion in so many ways...so many flash backs...great to see everyone,friends old and new...roll on Novembers reunion ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 29-August-2017 at 00:40
 ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 30-August-2017 at 07:58
The Trouble I had trying to get this " Bad Mother !"£$%^ " off my wrist . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 30-August-2017 at 10:05
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An ould scissors did the job for me, Frank. Also, as Sean (SHH) says, roll on November reunion. Loved the Abbey Tavern as a venue last year! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:09
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:10
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:10
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:11
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:12
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:12
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:14
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 14:37
Great Photos Pat .  ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 02-September-2017 at 19:07
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[QUOTE=monarch]Great Photos Pat . Thanks Frank. Just a small sample for this website. Gotta keep here alive. Pat ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 04-September-2017 at 01:50
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Images of The Grove 50th Reunion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahgW0P4uh4" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahgW0P4uh4 ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 04-September-2017 at 16:15
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Good stuff lads. I thought there'd be a deluge of new members coming on to this site but I guess they're all Facebooking nowadays. Terrible shame - as there used to be a fantastic buzz on here. We're still here anyway! I reckon one thing the St. Pauls reunion will do (and I said this to Cecil last week when I bumped into him on the Dart) is that there'll be a high demand for tickets to future reunions (particularly the one in November) - there were a good few at St. Pauls, who had never been to a reunion before, and I think they caught the buzz and can't wait for the next one. We shall see! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 06-September-2017 at 15:09
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The Facebook group keeping me busy with new members over the last few months. I think between 200-400 new members when we were struggling to get to 3000 ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 07-September-2017 at 00:51
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it's a pity this page has died a death...it used to be great craic... ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 18-September-2017 at 12:25
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Just saw this now...you are all lovely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahgW0P4uh4" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fahgW0P4uh4
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Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 29-September-2017 at 12:40
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First time here in a Loooong time.....had to go through a few passwords to finally get in ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 29-September-2017 at 13:07
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Yo Gary, great to see you back on the site. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 29-September-2017 at 13:09
Good to see your face in the place Gary . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 29-September-2017 at 13:27
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welcome back Gary ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: Aries
Date Posted: 29-September-2017 at 15:05
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Thanks guys......its like meeting an old friend ------------- THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE BUT IT'LL PISS YOU OFF FIRST |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 29-September-2017 at 16:35
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Welcome back Gary! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: ShortHairHippie
Date Posted: 19-February-2019 at 16:14
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happy 52nd birthday to the Grove,the first Grove took place in the clubhouse of Belgrove football club,19/02/1967 ------------- upon us all,a little rain must fall |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 19-February-2019 at 18:40
| Cecil was only ten when he did his first DJ gig at The Grove. All the songs were like "How much is that doggie in the window" and "Big Rock Candy Mountain" and "Paddy me boy, is that the Cat that Chewed your New Shoes" and stuff ...I'm not joking |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 19-February-2019 at 19:02
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Poguey... ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 00:44
 ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 06:07
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Ah the original Grove venue. Seeing this photo brings back so many happy memories. The Pychaedilic Shack ❤❤❤ ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 09:14
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Its like something you would see in the outback of Oz ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 09:48
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Lol Joey. For some reason my memory of the place is that it was painted blue on the outside, or there was a lot of blue involved... ...but my memory not very reliable much of the time, so maybe its playing tricks on me. Must ask the bro in England, he'll remember ... ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 10:15
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Gerry it got a makeover in 1970 and the entrance was moved to the front of the building and got a lick of paint as well . ------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 10:23
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Ah fair enough Frank, thanks. I got involved the latter end of 1971 and I never remembered it being as dilapidated-looking as in the pics on here! But that would explain it ... ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 20-February-2019 at 23:09
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When I first attended The Grove you entered through a small door at the front (opposite to side shown in the photo). At the cloakroom, near the boys jax. Then later the entrance was moved to the near corner on the driveway side where you entered through the snack bar. It was kinda annoying because all of these Hells Angels characters in leather jackets used to park their bikes near the door and then they robbed all the good looking girls that needed a ride home. There was one in biker in particular that I remember well...his name was Pat Mc something or other.
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Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 00:02
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------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 01:34
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Lol Pogue 😂😂😂 ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 09:01
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I heard all about him Pogue ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 11:26
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When the Grove started, I was 5 years old. It was 11/12 years later, before I started going down to St. Pauls. I do remember when I started going to St. Pauls as a student (the school, not the Grove itself)from around 13 years of age, everyone would be talking about the Grove and could not wait to be let go/get in. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: monarch
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 15:10
------------- There is a crack in everything ...... that's how the light gets in |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 20:58
Everyone in the Old Grove had a spot and rarely ventured far from it. The guys up at Cecil's end probably never laid eyes on the girls at the other end. If you ever ventured out of your area people looked at you funny and thought you were up to something. Kids at the back of the Grove were allowed come up to our end at the stage if they wanted to ask Cecil for a special request or something but it wasn't encouraged  At the end of the night we let them get their coats from the cloakroom but that was about it.
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Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 22:39
That actually rings a bell Poguey! There were safe zones, mixed zones, no mans' lands, and areas where it was best not be found in by the regular denizens - the dirty underbelly of the Grove !!!  ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 22:43
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Us bikers hung out at the womens jacks ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 21-February-2019 at 22:47
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The prime spot, Pat ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: joey the lips
Date Posted: 22-February-2019 at 09:04
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I think that it carried on a bit the same in Pauls (not bikers hanging around womens toilets ) but everybody had there little spot and you knew where to look for people ------------- You can checkout anytime u like but u can never leave |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 22-February-2019 at 09:40
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Yeah, we'd start kinda in the middle then quickly gravitate to the back of the hall, just the odd foray up the front to check out the action (this in Belgrove) ... ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 27-February-2019 at 16:55
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Yep, in St. Pauls - we hung out down the back and/or in the alcove. Rarely, if ever, ventured up towards the stage - would head to the stage via the corridor (less crowded for starters). Once I ventured up near the stage and asked a girl to dance, and we stayed together for the slow-set and I thought I was in, even though she was into disco apparently. She said she was heading to the jacks at the end of the slow set and fecked off with some other bloke. I reckon I wasn't, erm, "experienced" enough for the girl. Lucky escape I suspect - I can't remember the girls name but my mates, for some reason, called her Daisy - I have no idea why to this day. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 27-February-2019 at 19:12
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That's cos you were her little petal Poguey ... Or maybe something to do with your stem !!! Lol, only joking lol, I had as many rejections, dumpings etc, in and through the Grove as any lad could reasonably expect in a lifetime!!! But I also met some fabulous girls that I will remember when I'm a very old man ... Great memories all the same ...  ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 28-February-2019 at 19:14
HAY! that was not me who was rejected, it was the V Junkie. I have enough rejection of my own to take credit for. My best rejection ever was asking a girl up to dance and she looked out the window and said " eh...has hell frozen over again?" Not really --I was never rejected...ever...cross my heart. I probably posted this on here before; The best rejection I ever heard was when my friend Bubbles White asked a girl to dance in the old Flamingo Club (Cecil's Wednesday night establishment in O'Connelll Street) and her reply was " NO -I'm sweating like a pig". She kinda looked like one too, in my humble opinion, but Bubbles wasn't fast enough to get that out.
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 28-February-2019 at 22:19
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Yep - was me with the "Daisy" rejection alright. Speaking of rejections - Chris Rooney, from on here, used to have some good ones - "Are ya dancing?". "Yeah". "Great, can I have your seat". ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Pogue Mahoney
Date Posted: 01-March-2019 at 01:36
| Whatever happened to Chris Rooney VJ? I miss his jokes. At least I think they were supposed to be jokes."Did you hear about the bike with no wheels ?---it was broke" |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 05-March-2019 at 20:56
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I still chat with him from time to time on "Messenger" on Facebook but he seems to have gone almost totally Radio Silent on the FB public forums, including the Grove main page and Grove radio page (and on here). In fairness, a lot of the old crew have stopped posting here unfortunately. Next time, I chat to him, I'll encourage him to get back on here and share some "jokes"...Lovely bloke, but he hasn't been at the last 2 reunions. Last one he attended was, I think, the 50th bash in St. Pauls. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 05-March-2019 at 21:45
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Lads - is that not the Chris R who regularly post pics of his new album purchases on FB - and the occasional "joke"? No? I always tried to avoid dance rejections by: a) asking girls who were standing up, ergo verifiably smaller in height that me; and b) girls who were (as well as above) less good-looking than me! I still got a few rejections mind you  ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 05-March-2019 at 21:59
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Oh yeah, just reviewing previous posts there - my humble apologies Poguey, of course it was Mel who was the subject of the "daisy" incident ... Girls those days had no class, is all I can say ... ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 05-March-2019 at 22:26
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Yep, Gerry, it is the Chris Rooney who puts up the vinyl pics on FB alright but he has stopped of late. He says that he will reset his password and come back on here. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 05-March-2019 at 22:37
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Ah fair enough Mel. He put up a joke a while ago on FB and got flamed a bit for it, maybe that put him off ... ------------- One of its legs is both the same |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 06-March-2019 at 03:13
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I hope Chris returns here. Great guy. Loves his heavy metal and has a great sense of humour. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 06-March-2019 at 20:14
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I think the reaction to, and the removal of, his joke, Gerry, is what annoyed him, especially when others (women) sometimes post semi-naked pics of hunky lads on FB on that page and nobody gets offended. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Rahenyrhythm
Date Posted: 06-March-2019 at 21:33
Couldn't agree more Mel - a lot of pious hypocritical bullsh*t on FB - one of the reasons I really don't like it, or any social medium (although I do check into the Grove FB site, but I'm very careful what I say - most of the time!). Anyway, hopefully Chris pitches up here, he will be an asset to our little gang I have no doubt ... C'mon Chris  ------------- One of its legs is both the same |