New Year’s Eve
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Topic: New Year’s Eve
Posted By: Rolo
Subject: New Year’s Eve
Date Posted: 29-July-2005 at 08:58
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Does anyone have any memories from New Year's Eve at the Grove. Remember all the ridiculous songs like Lily the Pink,All Around my Hat etc.that Cecil used to play for that night only.
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Posted By: wowo mama
Date Posted: 30-July-2005 at 14:20
| Yea. I remember being outside, all in the gear, trying to get in on New Years, there were more people outside than there were inside. We gave up. What a DRAG!!! |
Posted By: Eclectic:87-90
Date Posted: 30-July-2005 at 19:22
| One New Year, I think it was 1988 or 1989, I arrived a little later than expected. (Had lost my cache of bottles to a group of lads with tennis ball haircuts and an Aslatian). By the time I got there I had to take a long detour via the trench in front of the Vincentians' house, behind the prefabs, and from there on to the new extension where the new sports extension and toilets had been added. I was probably seen by the bouncers, who were firemen or Gardaí, but they must've recognised my trenchcoat and turned a blind eye. (Despite fire, health and safety concerns they knew that I didn't take up much space). I climbed into one of the cubicle windows, head first into a guy on his knees throwing up, and had to be "helped" in the whole way, getting smeared with the contents of his stomach whilst catching and ripping my coat in the window and being banged off every sharp corner imaginable. Of the people who I met they thought that someone had started on me. And yes, at the slow set I was in no mood for Tarzan-type hunt, had no self-respect and tried the "wounded puppy" thing but the smell of someone else's peuk was too overpowering for me to even face close proximity to myself let alone showing my war wounds to anyone else. Still though, there was always something memorable about the New Year Groves (which, unlike Hallowe'en Groves, didn't entail large numbers of Cureheads all reaching the same conclusion that a piece of white cardboard would transform them into Dermot Morgan's Father Trendy from the Live Mike show). |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 29-October-2005 at 13:05
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Yeah I do, gosh there was a group of us Manor House girls that hung around together! we would sport our uniforms and go as St Trinians Girls!!!! dirty girls... [}:] ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 02-November-2005 at 09:23
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only new years eve i remember was the one time i was ever unfaithful was at the grove, when my gf at the time wasnt allowed go, so i just had to grab someone for a new years snog! didnt we sued to sing ould angsine (spelling?) ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes! 
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 02-November-2005 at 12:17
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Lenny, You're right,that was the hold hands carry on at twelve o'clock wasn't it. We were at it in 79 - 85 , glad to see the tradition was carried on. Was Cecil still playing Lily the Pink and All Around my Hat in 1990 -1995. |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 03-November-2005 at 04:32
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I don't remember it if he did, but I could be mish(hic) taken!!! ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Breda
Date Posted: 03-November-2005 at 13:16
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New Years Eve was the night for snogging all the guys possible. Think I managed 16 in one night those were the days... |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 04-November-2005 at 16:15
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Jaysus Breda, lock up your sons!! ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 07-November-2005 at 05:32
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lol breda - 16!! i dont ever remember Lily the Pink and All Around my Hat - what do they go like? ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 16-November-2005 at 17:50
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Lenny I keep meaning to reply to this - now are ya kidding about not knowing Lily the Pink - ya know: We'll drink a drink a drink To Lily the Pink the Pink the Pink The saviour of the human race For she invented medicinal compound Most efficacious in every case........ and so on
All around my hat! All around my hat I will wear the green willow Ring any bells! How young are you anyway! feckin whipper snapper ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 16-November-2005 at 18:08
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Well done you, See I knew I wasn't imagining it,Eejit. Didn't Cecil definitely play those songs.I'm going to request them for 27th. Can you remember any of the others.Lenny's remembered Auld Lang Syne but I'm sure there were more. Rolo.( One Hundred and Eighty) |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 03:17
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it sounds vaugely familiar eejit. Im 12 btw - lol. do i get an award for being the youngest forum member? (im really 30 - sounds wierd saying that cos up until about 4 weeks ago i was in my 20s) ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 10:50
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Lenny I remember 30! not that long ago either.. Giddy up there.. hey do you know the Goo Goo Dolls since your sooooooo young!! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 10:53
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ive heard of them. they sang that song "well i dont want the world to see me, cos i dont think that theyd understand" cant remember the name of it ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 10:56
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didn't they sing Iris a few years back? I think I'm the second youngest at 32? ------------- We have not inherited the earth from our ancestors, we have only borrowed it from our children. -Ancient Proverb. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 11:00
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I am proud of you both - that's them and Irish is the song! Rolo get with the times. Feeling pretty good for a fourty year old now! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 11:02
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Sorry Iris - it's hard to write that without putting the H at the end isn't it.... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 11:09
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Look you lot, Said I liked Franz Ferdinand didn't I. Rolo.( One Hundred and Eighty ...........years old)
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 11:13
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Rolo just posted a bunch of Christmas songs for you in the chat room. You have a nice few days away and talk to you next week. Be good - LOL yeah right... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 17-November-2005 at 11:14
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Thanks Eejit, Might just check in later,though. Rolo.( One Hundred and Eighty) |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 21-April-2008 at 23:53
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Just resurrecting an old thread or two... Wasnt New Years Eve one of the nights you just made sure you got there early for...everyone (absolutely everyone) used to try and get in on New Years Eve. I dont think I ever missed one when I went down (but I did miss out one Halloween, in fancy dress). Lily The Pink and All around my hat were classics from the night alright Rolo! Did he still play the other Christmas classics on that night as well (Wizzard, Slade, that Mike Oldfield thingy)? ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 22-April-2008 at 19:56
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Remember it being a great place to be on New Years Eve.
------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 12:45
I only got to one New Year's eve grove  cos it was impossible to get a taxi home on that night and no-one would give us a lift.....you lot didn't know just how lucky you were living within walking distance ( or should I say staggering distance  ) from the grove.
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 13:07
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Agree Bluebell, but look at it this way, weren't you also extremely fortunate too. Wouldn't reckon that there were too many other regular Grovers from your part of the country |
.Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 13:30
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Only other person I knew from the Navan Road that went to the Grove was a guy called Manus Bray, I think GG is related to him through marriage.
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Grovegirl
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 18:44
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Hi BB! Not through marriage....just through a friend....actually meeting her tomorrow! GG
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Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 21:12
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Who would have thunk it??? Coincidence or wha??? New Year's Eve Groves were F.A.B.-as I metnioned in the Best memories thread,I loved them.ALWAYS seemed to be a good vibe-everyone in good mood and a REAL sense of ringing in the new year together. AND if you were single,there was always a new years kiss not far away... ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 23-April-2008 at 21:38
Indeed, New Years kisses of course, a nice way to start a chat with someone you fancied, wasnt it?  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |