Keepsakes
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Topic: Keepsakes
Posted By: Blondie
Subject: Keepsakes
Date Posted: 03-March-2007 at 23:32
Ok spurred on by lesley keeping her " stitches " !!!!!!!!!!!!! Jus wondering wot are your weirid strange funny or othertwise keepsakes ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
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Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 03-March-2007 at 23:34
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I've an old autograph book from when I was a kid. Loadsa famous signatures in it. The lads love looking at it from time to time and asking who everyone is. |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 03-March-2007 at 23:46
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No autographs me lots of rocks and no girls not the diamond ones !!!! picked up from beaches that I cant bear to be parted from ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 00:00
I've kept a diary since I was 12yrs old.........I keep them all together in a special little box and whenever I feel sad I take one out and read it....and end up in knots laughing at what a depressing little teenager I was. I even have the one of the night I met HD down the grove....but I'll never tell what it says 
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 03:45
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anybody willing to break into bluebells house to retrieve that diary???? I've kept so many silly things over the years. There all in my mams house, in my room. Receipts etc, ticket stubs......... old handbags... ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 15:00
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My wife and kids...
No-seriously-I think the oldest thing I have is my school journal-kept it cos everyine wrote something in it on the last day-we all swapped the journals around during Miss Nolans Irish class.
Have loads of concert tickets from early 80's... ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 17:09
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You'd never get away with it. HD would be sure to get a photo of you with one of his seventy three cameras |
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.Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 19:22
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I have a box with old letters cards diaries concert tickets etc love getting it out and having a good old rummage through it brings back so many memories ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Mins
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 20:41
| The only keepsakes that I have here are both our school ties..one from Manor and one from Paulīs..I have them knotted around one another..glad I kept them. |
Posted By: Grovegirl
Date Posted: 04-March-2007 at 21:30
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I kept ticket some ticket stubs too...the 1st Slane concert when U2 supported Thin Lizzy! Also old school reports,notebooks and the like...great for bringing back memories! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 11:00
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God I have so much Crap..... All concert tickets, all diaries, school shirt signed by all class on last day. All cards sent to me by hubby for whatever occasion (eventually threw out all the ones from old boyfriends). Never recorded over a recording....some of my tape collection is Quite embarrassing! God knows what else I have stuffed in boxes...always too afraid to look! ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: whippersnapper
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 11:45
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I have stuff from very early as a kid, nothing kept from later years. I don't think I actively threw anything out specifically - more just could never be bothered keeping anything. I have far too many signed photos of/from Frank Stapleton, who was my hero at the time. I also have a signed photo of the Irish team the day Pierse O Leary played for them for some reason and a Christmas card from the Arsenal team of 1979. Frank's da worked with my da - seemed incerdibly exotic to have a link to such a famous guy. I also have about four hundred pairs of football socks that I am definitely throwing out. Promise. ------------- I'm searching for that cash I should have saved for the crash |
Posted By: Tonto
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 12:52
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I still have the t-shirt I was wearing when I met my wife..17.5 years ago.. It's in bits.. ------------- 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: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 13:44
Thats a great way to do it - keep all the crap from your youth but in someone else's house!!! Fair bit of that around from what I read on here - eh Rolo? I'll be copying my mother on this when TLF moves out - here's your backpack and here's your sixty boxes of crap. When you move it all moves with ya!!!! funnily enough because of that I've very little memorabilia left - do have the Grovepass though. I chucked the diaries years ago - wish I'd kept them now, wasn't a space issue just couldn't read them without getting morto!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 20:16
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Used to collect T-Shirts - you know, Slane 85 and all that. We moved house last year and most went in the skip. Pity really, could never see myself wearing them again. Other than that, nothing really, unless you can say old 45s and 33s. Oh, and my Grove pass.... ------------- Keep it Local, Keep it Near! |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 20:43
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Why's that bro-did she reef it off you??? ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 20:59
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I still have my wedding knickers!!! LOL just to remind me of the size of my arse back then!!!! There's still hope. I have all kinds of things from my past. Had a great little diary at home but my wicked sis in law fecked it out! It was full of St. Annes stories and past pupils!!! I even had a pressed flower from one of the debs I went to in it. I have all my old ticket stubs and school photo's. I have all my valentine cards from way back. Very sweet I must say. I even have my very first love note from a little lad I went out with from Kilkenny. I have the first necklace I ever got off a guy. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 22:58
Yer a gas woman T! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 23:31
 Ah sure we all need to laugh to keep us young! That is my goal in life.------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 23:47
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Absolutely T, cheers me up no end chatting with you and all the gang on here...... As regards Keepsakes, I used to keep a bundle of notebooks in the mid 80s with poems, doodles and stories in them but a friend 'borrowed' them and they never came back to me...
------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 05-March-2007 at 23:54
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I know I was so upset when the wicked one got rid of all my stuff - grove card and all..... she should have been burned at the stake for that...... (and a few other things I don't care to mention) ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: xgrovehead
Date Posted: 06-March-2007 at 13:46
thats a shame Bruns - I'd put the inverted commas around the 'friend' too in that case!!!! |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 06-March-2007 at 23:36
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I still have my Beatles badges that I used to wear on my waistcoat down in the grove. Keep them in my jewellery box with all my other special things.
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Stevie
Date Posted: 12-March-2007 at 22:28
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Eeejit you're Hillarious! .....stitches & knickers what kinda lot have we got here, hope you washed them since??
Stevie |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 13-March-2007 at 00:16
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Have two favourite keepsakes one is a drawing of cover of bkack Rose album other is a poem based on u2 song written for me both very precious ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 13-March-2007 at 20:21
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Did you draw the Black Rose album cover yourself? That was one of Jim Fitzpatricks covers...love his work-I have a couple of his books... The poem sounds intriguing...was it from your teens or when??? ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 13-March-2007 at 20:55
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Nah martin was mad into lizzy in my teens that was my favourite album guy i was going out with at time drew it for me as pressie . Poem was written for me by Liams dad when i was pregnant to personnel to post. just feel its always things people do for you that takes time and effort that are most precious ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 13-March-2007 at 21:19
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Actually thinking about keepsakes hav loads to do with Liam notes to santa cards he made for my birthday christmas etc toys clothes copy books etc treasure then all specially since at 16 now that gorgeous boy of mine seems to have vanished for awhile. ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 14-March-2007 at 09:20
Ahhhh.....don't worry Blondie, boys always come back to their mammys in the end 
------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 14-March-2007 at 23:20
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Yeah, mammies and their sons. They can do no wrong.
------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 16-March-2007 at 17:31
All my concert stubs going back 30 years. My Grove membership card. Old photos going back to 70's. All my vinyl albums and singles. A "loon" jacket from 1972. A denim jacket from 1977 with Status Quo and Randolph embroidered on it. Randolf were a great local rock band then. The lead guitarist was Sean O'Connor, an old school pal, who later went on to the Lookalikes. Man U colour photo from Manchester Evening News dated March 1957 of the then Man U team, most of whom died a year later. My mothers horseshoe which she had at her wedding in 1948 and a photo of my Da and Ma taken the same day. A poem my Ma wrote on Christmas 1962 about the grand opening of our extended kitchen which my Da so proudly built. A glass vase I got to celibrate 25 years in Aer Lingus. A lovely glass lamp my Da got when he retired from Aer Lingus in 1979. A load of Man U programmes going back to 1974. But most of all my Da's ring that he always wore and I always wear now...thanks Chris.  ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 16-March-2007 at 17:59
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Pat, I guess you're just a sentimental kinda Guy! It's nice to know us girlies aren't the only ones that have keepsakes. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 19-March-2007 at 09:54
Yeah, maybe I'm the only one admitting to it ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 19-March-2007 at 10:27
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Yes, you're the only one admitting to it. The others won't mention their CdeB and Barry Manilow albums they treasure!!!! ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 19-March-2007 at 21:24
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Speaking of... Have my Shakin Stevens album I bought from 1982!!! (Only cos I still won't part with any of my vinyl) ------------- 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: 19-March-2007 at 21:51
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You have some neck!!!! Shakin Stevens... Me and a fire can help you part with it... ------------- 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: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 20-March-2007 at 05:36
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Tonto.....you know what you have to do. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 20-March-2007 at 20:31
I'm sure we could forgive ya losing that one Martin....ritual frisbee throw out into the harbour beside O'Shea's on a future Grove session springs to mind... ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: coline
Date Posted: 15-April-2007 at 21:27
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where did i leave those old gig titcket stubbs? ------------- ------------------------- i like stuff.... |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 16-April-2007 at 16:45
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When I rang my mam and told her I'd booked my flights she admitted she'd "emptied" my room - "how dare ya," sez I, "you haven't lived here for years" sez she. Don't you just hate it when you're mammy is right. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Stoner
Date Posted: 05-May-2007 at 07:45
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Oh Lesley I hear your pain. I left home when I was 18-19 and my ma kept my room the same for years and then all of a sudden, she cleared everything out along with all my albums (sale of work was the lucky recipient of them), ticket stubs etc. I had also kept a toy electric train set, still in its box in perfect condition to give to my son, who is nearly 8 now and would just love it, which also went to a sale of work. I was mad at her for a long time but she is me ma so ......... ------------- Impotence; nature's way of saying no hard feelings! 
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Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 09:07
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I'm raiding the attic when I get back. I'll bet there's some stuff still there. Our attic is like the bermuda triangle. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 13:52
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Ah lads at least your Mammy's did it! My wicked sis in law who moved into my Mam's house after she died fecked all my stuff out.... everything! I was and still am pissed at the fact. Mam had it all stored away in a press for me!!!! Grove card the lots - gone - whoshhhhhhhh ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 10:57
T. Thats a real bummer. What the f**k she do that for? Anyway you still got the memories ------------- 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: 07-May-2007 at 14:02
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I agree with Pat, what a bummer. At least, in a moment of weakness I threw out a load of stuff (as part of a move) so I have only myself to blame ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 14:25
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I know it is a bummer! I had so many little things even a diary from all my way through school! It was gas to read it. Ah well sure such is life. It's gone now so no use crying over it anymore. T ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 20:28
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Ah t thats terrible have to say took a box of keepsakes over to london with me and then back again to dublin 12 years later still have my diaries from grove years hilarious to read so young then mind u somethings never change ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Caroloz
Date Posted: 25-May-2007 at 04:29
| I kept a diary religiously when I was 16 - 17 and anything that had significance to anything at all - even an old leather glove that smelled like a boy I fancied (God love the boy!)...until my parents read my diary and I was grounded for a year!! I managed to sneak out to the Grove by saying I was babysitting. So I learned then, NEVER to put my thoughts in writing - I was in trouble even for thinking about boys! |
Posted By: finno
Date Posted: 25-May-2007 at 10:06
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Caroloz, Welcome to the asylum that is the Grove website. I notice that you are in Perth. At this rate we will have to inaugerate a Perth Branch. ------------- A man must have a code |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 25-May-2007 at 18:27
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What have I kept over the years...... Well I kept my Action man toys and vechicles which I gave to my son and he never played with them Lego city:- Also gave them to my son and he did and sometimes still plays with Books:- Fantasy.... Na not that kind fo Fantasy you dirty minded feckers. I hate giving my books out to lend and hate getting lend of books cause I like to keep them after I read them Still have my Grove cards Birthday cards from Age 1 had them up to 2 years ago I need teh box they were stored in so I dumped them I keep pictures that my son draw and pictures I have drawn too My Vinyl collection and my tapes collection which I am transferring some on to CD Photographs from most of the concerts I have been at Concert Tickets stubs Old Video recording which I am trying to put on to DVD My recent collection or hoarding has been the Lord of the Ring figurines collection got 70 at an average of 10 euro a pop.. Currently collecting teh Marvel superheroes figurine strictly for my son  Thats all for the moment P ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Caroloz
Date Posted: 25-May-2007 at 19:14
I moved too many times to have any trace of my youth left, everything is gone  . I wish I had kept my Grove uniform! I had a great army jacket that I spent weeks embroidering a girl with massive hair on the back of, and a pair of jeans (practically spray on) that had an embroidered snake that wrapped from the top of my leg to my ankle. Thought it was very cool at the time hahahaha..now I think it was just a bloody work of art!! wonder what my kids would make of them? Wonder how much too small they would be for me now too!! AHHHHH
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Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 25-May-2007 at 19:33
That "uniform" sounds cool Caroloz!!  ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 27-May-2007 at 12:44
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Should have kept them,Carol-would still make heads turn. Sorry to say I don't have anything from my childhood but from my teens still have all the records *not so much the tapes) and like BR all the concert tickets and books. Moved to many times to keep what didn't seem to matter during the packing. Until recently I had a brick from Grafton St. Remember during the early-mid eighties Grafton St. was tiled? One Saturday trekking up to the green while it was being surfaced with whats there now I picked one up as a keepsake! Drew pictures on it and wrote all over it and it looked quite goofy.Came accross it while clearing out dad's house before selling it and thought 'what was I thinking' and threw it out. Sorry now-should have kept it. ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Caroloz
Date Posted: 27-May-2007 at 13:37
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Hi Brunswick We all had "the uniform" back then, remember? Duffle coats that had to be swinging open regardless of the weather? Desert boots, clogs (which are back in over here AND I have another pair!), tight tight jeans that had to be taken in each time there was a hint of movement in the fabric, grandfather shirts, indian hippy shirts, Chinese jackets from the markets at the green!. I remember once seeing a girl wearing a full chinese dress with footless tights and thinking it was THE most exotic gear I had ever seen in my life. Since then have been through Asia and picked them up for the equivelant of 3 euro! We all thought we were so cool and "original", anti fashion heros...but really we were just victims of a different fashion hahaha. The joys of being a teenager and trying to "find yourself" |
Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: 27-May-2007 at 13:44
you havent bought a pair of clogs from 'Colorado' as well Carol |
Posted By: Caroloz
Date Posted: 27-May-2007 at 13:46
| Hahahaha Freebird, no, from BStore! Have you bought some too? |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 27-May-2007 at 21:59
Hey Carol, I still find all that ole Grove gear so comfy, dessie boots, grandfather shirt and jeans. You get funny looks from time to time from people on the street but who gives a monkeys!! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Caroloz
Date Posted: 28-May-2007 at 04:16
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Brunswick - I haven't moved to the "twin set" brigade yet but tend to have to dress up for work, suits etc. I'd look like an alien at the Grove now! |