Xmas Reunion
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Forum Name: Grove Reunions
Forum Description: Details of forthcoming Grove Reunions
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Topic: Xmas Reunion
Posted By: Sister1
Subject: Xmas Reunion
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 09:36
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Well Everyone, What was the verdict on last night ? Have to admit to being a little disappointed myself. I only caught the end of the 'poor boys' and they seemed really good. They didn't appear to get a great reception which was a pity. As Cecil said, he thought the response was lukewarm. On the main event, I should also say that I had to leave around 12, so missed the last hour or so. This was my second reunion. The first was brilliant - great songs and good moshing. Last night (at least until 12 anyway) didn't seem to get going on the moshing front. Not complaining you understand - I realise there are 30 years of songs to get through. I guess for Halloween the choice just suited my taste. I also think its an advantage to have gone to the Grove in the later years as theres a good chance you will know most of the songs. At one point I was thinking, its a pity the 'Poor boys' didn't play from say 11-12 ! They would have gone down a storm. Well I guess thats how it goes. The original Grove had mostly great nights with a few not so good ones. But the great ones made it worthwhile. I look forward to next year, possibly the 40th anniversary for hopefully another great night.
------------- Keep it Local, Keep it Near! |
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Posted By: star
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 11:45
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Well SIster 1, You missed the best cos it literally got going big style after 12.. Lots of moshing and dancing! ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 14:45
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Have to say thought it was a great night all my favourites were played and even tried a small bit of moshing myself !!!!!!!!!! Have a twisted ankle to prove it ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 16:19
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Hey All, yes a great night indeed. As Rolo says in Chat, it was great meeting so many people; both the bar and the hall were full of Grovers! The band were excellent and yes Sister, they would've gone down really well playing 11-12! A lot of the Grove music that I heard was a bit after my time, but all great music though. You injured too Blondie? hope its not too bad- I feel bad about poking Mel in the eye! (total accident by the way) CP |
Posted By: muller
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 17:40
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I have to say it was a great night and everyone looked like they enjoyed it. The organisation and venue were first class. Have to agree with RT about the music but enjoyed Lynnard Skinnard by the W Boys and my little rince with my partner when we had the floor almost to ourselves. She didn't really get the whole thing but I appreciate her support which enhanced my enjoyment. The band was brillliant but they had finished by the time most people arrived. Is that what moshing is? Those guys looked like they really had a good time but it should carry a health warning. I could never imagine myself doing that even in the good old long-haired days. ------------- Life is for living |
Posted By: Venetian Girl
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 19:08
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Last night defo seemed a bit slow to get going - although the moon-walking leather clad buachaill provided some entertainment early on! |
Posted By: BlackMagicWoman
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 23:12
| What an abs brilliant night.The Poor Boys were amazing and the moshing and headbanging,haven't done that in a very long time.I am paying the price today though.Yeah that bloke who was dancing on his own showing us his bedroom hips was so funny. |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 28-December-2006 at 23:44
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I did enjoy last night. But the music I thought was a bit boring not enough "Heavy Metal" but I did enjoy the moshes. 'Twas a good night. Hay RoundaboutToo! keep your fingers to your self  Will be posting photos up on flickr.com soon Tonto ------------- Grover 84-88...ish... I think.. I dunno! I was all dazed and confused...(with Floyd).. http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo - http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 12:15
Oh please dont the eye one Tonto Pleeease...------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 19:12
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Ha Ha! The eye...of all the places to stick a finger... OUCH! ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 21:51
Well Star - glad it picked up after 12. Will know next time to stick it out until the bitter end !
------------- Keep it Local, Keep it Near! |
star wrote:Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 23:25
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This is our gang (most of us looking very different these days) Front L to R...Colin,Tonto,me (getting a chin massage ) Back L to R...Noleen, Lynn's legs!!! (just spotted her belt now),Rachel.Anita,Barbara and Karen. (let me know if this doesn't post) ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
" /OK I'll start the ball rolling...Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 23:33
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I was going to call this 'Circle of Friends' but didn't get the desired shot.(nobody stayed still...well,it was Zep's Rock and Roll...)
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Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 23:36
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2nd attempt...(probably CdeB playing...)
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Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 29-December-2006 at 23:38
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Whacker (Sorry Whack-couldn't resist)
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 30-December-2006 at 00:26
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My eyes are falling out of my head looking at these ya mad shower! ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: star
Date Posted: 30-December-2006 at 01:32
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Brill photo's!! ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 30-December-2006 at 01:35
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One or two more in 'Memory lane' ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 30-December-2006 at 23:15
Martin.....great photos from a great night 
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 30-December-2006 at 23:22
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Great photo's Martin..Haven't had a chance to look at mine till this evening. So all edited and cropped etc...but now I'm trying to remember all the people who said not to post till they saw them... jaysus!! ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 00:25
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Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 00:58
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not just you this time Rolo..hehehe!! a few others were worried what they might have done under the influence...but there's nothing incriminating in any of my pics anyway..can't speak for others... ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 13:19
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Think the overall verdict on the night was that yes,it still was a great re-union but anybody I spoke to seemd to say they spent most of the night catching up with others instead of bopping on the floor. People probably were 'liquored out' from drinking on the past three days,work partys etc. Despite this,I still thought it was a great re-union even if it wasn't as mad as Halloween.Was glad to meet some other forum members as well as catch up with our own gang. Don't think people are tiring of them just yet-already looking forward to the next one.
------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 13:31
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Glad to hear the gig went well. Was thinking of you all rockin and rollin down in the Sheiling. See you all in New Year. Pat and Puy
------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 16:20
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Yes it was a good night but felt the music mix was more after my time than Halloween was but still enjoyed the night. And got to dance at the grove to Judie Tzuke with my wife at last! ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: crusty
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 17:09
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Definitely a better night for me than Halloween. It was a little more subdued, but in a good way. Halloween melted my head. I'm sorry we didn't get to play a wider selection of music as other nights. But I think that was because it was a little slower getting going than previous reunions, so in an attempt to get things fired up, the more obvious "floor fillers" were selected. So, the next one being the 40 year anniversary, we'll have to not only get a bigger venue, but also one that will serve til 2:30am, giving us that extra hour and a half to fit in more "Metal", "Gothic" and earlier music. So, I'll put up a new topic under this section and see if anybody out there has a better suggestion than our current venue. Happy New Year to one and all! ------------- I'm not even supposed to be here today! |
Posted By: aurnia
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 18:22
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Thanks Crusty and Cecil. Music was definitely more to my era. Finno I understand where you are coming from but the Halloween wasn't my era compared to the Easter one that I had been to. I enjoyed the latter non the less but the friends didn't as much as the others they had been to before. It's a hard one for Crusty to do to keep all generations happy. I know and feel his pain on it on a different and dj level and believe me it's not easy to keep everyone happy with all the different genre's and ages out there. Both Cecil and Crusty deserve a clap non the less. Btw nice one on some Japan. Haven't heard them in ages. One friend that was thrilled - she was a newbie - and actually a Southsider or Westy if you want (Lucan) and she enjoyed the night throughly. She unlike myself had been to the Tribute nights in Radio City but completely felt the difference of the two. The two of us were bopping - herself even rocking out to some of the heavier stuff which is a new departure for me 'cause in the 14 yrs that I know her, I've never seen her dance to Led Zep and Lynard Skinner et al. She did miss the mosh for Black Betty - smoke break. Typical but she got the mosh for Alternative Ulster, so she now knows how we all mosh over this side of the liffey! And she was screaming at Cecil for more. We er ended up partnering up for the last song and gave each other a er twirl, which might have looked strange except we weren't the only girlies to do so! For those that didn't know who the gang that I was with are or where we were - we were the bunch of er goths in black - 6 in all - 3 girls, 3 blokes that set up near the bar at the top of the stage - 5 of us are ex Grovers. Band were excellent and got us in the mood! Well done. Wouldn't mind seeing them again at some stage. Nice to meet you Russell eventually! Met Star, HD, Bluebell, Roundy, Finno and Rolo - it was yourself that waved and nodded at me - wasn't it? and Brunswick again! Mr Snakehips will also go down in memory! Oh and Flumphert - nice to meet you outside on the walk home! It was myself that the GF and yourself were talking to. Looking forward to that piccie! I read somewhere that you are from Whitehall. Jaysus that's only down the road from me. Different era mind but still howdy! Looking forward to the next reunion. St.Paul's perhaps? Please!!
Take care all, and have a good new yr's eve. Orla |
Posted By: star
Date Posted: 31-December-2006 at 20:16
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yeah crusty St Paul's, so what if we can't drink.. we can drink in the park beforehand!! ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 12:08
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Im not knocking the music more an observation. I understand completely trying to mix it up. Had a great time anyway. Keep up the good work.
------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 14:01
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Well I'm afraid I was one of the people who chatted more than danced..hehehe!! But that didn't matter..I've danced my legs off at previous re-unions..but this time I wanted to catch up and chat..and take photos..and that's what I did. I still enjoyed the night every bit as others. It was great fun to people watch..especially since I wasn't drinking. The thing is...that is exactly what many nights in the Grove were like..it wasn't always about coming home with twisted neck syndrome..heheh!! I loved the music as always...and I like that it varies...plus I actually like Goth and Punk and Mod and all the other styles that were played at the Grove. Hats ..and wigs..off to Crusty and Cecil..another great night..onwards and upwards  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 14:35
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I think last Wednesdays reunion was one of the best yet.....like HD I spent most of the night talking and people watching and had such a laugh watching what people were getting up to. I still sang to the music and loved the choice of songs and it was wonderful to wake up the next morning with no neck ache As for what Aurnia said....wouldn't it be great to have the 40th anniversary of the grove in St Paul's....we wouldn't need to drink, we'd just be on a high to be back in that hall again. ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 15:03
Ahem!! Speak for yourself...one sober re-union a year is enough for me... I'll be grabbing me bottle of JD and reliving the old days down the Annes (with quite a bit of company I'd imagine!!)...  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 17:24
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Yay, nacker drinking was always the biz! A midsummers Grove reunion with park drinking beforehand would be absolutely awesome!! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 18:27
Except some kid would complain about a bunchof "oldies" hangin around in St Annes"! ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 21:26
Could just imagine the story actually doing the rounds on the Joe Duffy show!  30-50 year olds spotted drinking down the park. ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Mins
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 22:02
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Hi,
Back home just about...I am totally knackered. I need to go on a serious detox and also a diet looking at my pudge in some of those shots. HD...should have known better and avoided you when I saw the camera slung around your shoulders. Blinkinī hell. I enjoyed the evening. My expectations were probably way off the radar though...what I was looking or searching for I guess I will never find (Deep moment time ). I spotted immediately many of the regular posters...Finno, Roundie, Mel, HD and Floyd...it was funny to think of you lot as familiar even though I have never met yiz in person. Tonto....you do look like a " dancing with wolves" type so were DEAD easy to spot. Met Rolo briefly, had a chinwag with Stevie and Bluebell...yep was good alright. Music was ok. Appreciate Crusties position ( can you believe when I went to say Hello to you I called you Croftie..help)...anyhow of course it is hard to cover all the tracks and generations and wishes, wants, needs and desires...defo...the pace picked up after 12 midnight so yes rocking til 02:30 would be good in my book. Where was my " owner of a lonely heart?"..waaaah. 
Can u just imagine a massive session in front of the mound in the Annes before a 40th Reunion ????!!!! How fab would that be....actually a massive open air Grove Concert, like a Lark in the Park thing would be great. Wishful thinking..would be ruined by the scangers...there were even some eejits at the Sheiling...who else spotted them. Anyhow just a post to say I am alive and well. Happy New Year to everyone. I had an eventful day gettin home yesterday to say the least. Plane delayed ex Dublin due to a tech error and then the woeful weather. Arrived mega late..bump, bang, crash all the way. Hassled at passport control ( first time ever !! ).." are these YOUR kids " type of questions..maybe it had to do with me wearing me PLO scarf and military coat..Tee Hee... the bags came out last.. late being picked up...jumped into my clothes for an annoying Black Tie do and it went on and on....climaxed with a Spanish Band doing woeful covers of Cool and the Gang and Abba in very bad English...how much does one have to take.....pero bueno..... Home now to my own bed and my gorgeous hubby who is NOT scoffing popcorn for once !!!!. Will drag him to the 40th do..I want to ssssssssssllllllllllow it down and not feel like a tool...... HAPPY NEW YEAR AGAIN.....GREAT to meet everyone...I enjoyed that very much....you lot are all NICE as hell. All the best, ME 
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 22:14
A Grove lark in the park!! How cool would that be!!  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 22:43
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Glad you enjoyed it Mins...and we certainly enjoyed meeting you. Also, for what it's worth, I think you looked really good..a real Grove Babe..and what's this about losing weight...? Don't even go there...that's my New Years problem...certainly not yours... ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 23:03
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Btw...thought I'd post this one here cos the guy in between Mins and Bluebell is apparently the guy who used to collect the money in The Grove once you got by the Gestapo..er..I mean the bouncers... We were speaking to him for a few minutes and he seemed a really nice bloke and loved the whole idea of the Reunions... Just thought it might be interesting to some of ya.. Do any of you actually remember him taking the money?  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 01-January-2007 at 23:23
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Great to meet you the other night. It makes a great difference to be ablew to put a face to the name. Bummer of a journey home for you. Anyway keep in touch Regards PS HD dont remember him but then I cant really remember any of them ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 00:06
I'm with ya on that one bro...usually I kept my head down and made for the dancefloor whenever I went. ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 15:35
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Help! Where are all the photos from the Christmas Grove???? I found a few from Floydman but none from Finno or HD? (Mind you I prob missed them as my eyes are killing me from trying to read all the posts I missed!) Pointers anyone? Ta, J. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 15:45
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Just found HD's! Love the Apres Eye incident Shot. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 18:19
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Well dodge that one - fair play HD for capturing the moment! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 19:56
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Well I'm developing the photographers outlook Mel...hehehe!!..thought about offering a hand then thought..nahhh..I'll just get the pic instead... Anyways...thought CP had already given you enough of a hand...hehehe!! ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 20:24
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Must remember to keep an eye out for him next time! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 02-January-2007 at 22:04
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No,Mel-keep your eyes well away from him next time! ------------- 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: 02-January-2007 at 22:48
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Aye, aye! Will do! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Polaris
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 11:08
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Hey Floydman,
Just noticed myself lurking in the background of one of the photos you posted! Can't believe we were beside you in the "alcove" and didn't get talking! Roll on a Midsummer's Re-Union! |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 20:21
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I'm gonna get Cecil/Crusty to play "Dont stand so close to me" for Roundy at the next reunion!! PS Hello Polaris! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 03-January-2007 at 21:39
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Bummer! Where are you in the pic? So close but so far... ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 22:45
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Here's some photos for yas: http://www.flickr.com/groups/59663136@N00/ T ------------- Grover 84-88...ish... I think.. I dunno! I was all dazed and confused...(with Floyd).. http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo - http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 22:53
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Ooops... Did that wrong! Duh Try this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leo-mirolo/sets/721575944740176 20/ T ------------- Grover 84-88...ish... I think.. I dunno! I was all dazed and confused...(with Floyd).. http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo - http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 23:28
This is what I get for holding me baby boy and trying to type while he's bashing the keyboard  http://www.flickr.com/photos/leo-mirolo/sets/721575944740176 20/ 3rd time lucky!!!!! (note no space between the 3rd & 2nd last numbers) Thanks Leo... T ------------- Grover 84-88...ish... I think.. I dunno! I was all dazed and confused...(with Floyd).. http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo - http://www.facebook.com/tmirolo |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 23:28
| http://www.flickr.com/photos/leo-mirolo/sets/721575944740176 20/ |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 23:29
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Why is it putting the space between the 6 & the 2 AAAAAAAhhhhhhhhrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!  |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 23:33
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Someone LMK if it this link works: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leo-mirolo/sets/72157594474017620/ - Grove Dec 06 T |
Posted By: star
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 23:39
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It's working great Tonto... ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 11-January-2007 at 23:45
| Hey Tonto, is your brother the tiler ? |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 12-January-2007 at 00:30
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Yep. Both of them. Dave & Peter.. And they both went to the grove and the feckers got about 2 seconds of fame on the Grove Documertary... BTW I'm not a tiler T |
Posted By: Taylor
Date Posted: 12-January-2007 at 09:56
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Nice pics Tonto ------------- The Universe is a void full of infinite possibilities |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 12-January-2007 at 10:36
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Either am I, just that Peter did some work for us when we moved in here and see him around a bit. |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 12-January-2007 at 13:46
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Nice pics there Tony! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 12-January-2007 at 23:55
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Nice pics,brother... Where's that 'incriminating' one??? ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 28-January-2007 at 22:58
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Have a piece of footage Wacker took from this re-union.He said to put it up so will do on Grove pictures... ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Irish widow
Date Posted: 28-February-2007 at 17:44
| Nice pics Tonto!! |