Just wondering how you first heard of the Grove?

I heard about it from my older bother. EVERY Sat, Sun (and Wed????) he disappeared in his duffle coat to the mysterious "Grove". I always wanted to go to see what it was all about, but at age 7 I was a bit young ;o).

However my musical "education" was no doubt indirectly down to Cecil, my brother introduced me to Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Skynard, Rush, Lizzy etc I was never sure if he really was interested in my musical education or was just fed up listening to MJ, Thriller over and over

p.s Was the Grove on Weds too or was he fibbing to get out late on a "school" night?

Hi Esthalon,

Heard about the Grove through school.  There was a bunch of lads in my class who went down before anyone else 'came of age' and everyone thought they were cool for being able to go.  Maybe we were just late starters...

There were Wednesday Groves but I think they were only on during the summer months - thats what I remember anyway...

I heard about the Grove in July 1972.

Myself and a few friends hung around together on motorbikes.

One of the guys went to the Grove and reported back to the rest of us that we gotta go there. The music he said was brill.

So on a summer's evening in July 1972 myself and my pal Joe headed down Mount Prospect, turned left into the entrance for the Grove, rode up to the Grove itself and presented ourselves to the bouncers.

After passing the test we both got in and got our membership cards some time later.

Still remember "Take It Easy" by The Eagles was playing when we were being quizzed on that first night.

We went regularly for 3 years after that. Great memories and some sad ones as well.   

Wow Pat.

That's some memory, knowing what was playing when you first arrived....That deserves a whole new thread

(if it hasn't been done before that's the problem with being a newbie - you never know if you're just covering old ground).

Esthalon wrote: Wow Pat. That's some memory, knowing what was playing when you first arrived....That deserves a whole new thread (if it hasn't been done before that's the problem with being a newbie - you never know if you're just covering old ground).

Don't know about a new thread as most people may not remember their first song.

Funny how things stick with you.

Besides the Eagles memory.

If you saw the documentary you'll have seen me play a 45" single called "Good Time Coming" by "Bitch".

I heard that song back in '72/'73 and it stuck in my head and as stated in the documentray it took me 30 years to actually get the 45" single. But I have it now and I thought it right to play that one when making the doc.

I guess with age you remember the things furthest back and not the current things.

Now what was I saying

I first heard of the grove through a boy that i fancied he asked me was i going on sat night and i said yes spent 2 days finding out all about and then dragged my pal along as security. My dad awaiting to chauffer us home so was i gald the compound existed... all the business done and dusted and daddy didnt see you. Now not to say I spent allot of time out there but you know if he was worth kissing then I was there.

My first night there we arrived early and the only people in the place were a ring of rockers in the middle of the floor head bangin away happy in their exchanges of bangingness totally unawares of anybody else.

Never arrived early after that went and checked out the flashers instead.oh yeah and a little of that