The Grove

[jolishan]

My God there's a name I haven't heard in many a moon..The Grove!..what a spot that was:)

[Gav Hayes]

Good old Cecil eh ? He was jocking there long before Jesus was a baby!

b52s - Rock Lobster and Ram Jam - Black Betty stand out for me!

[Pimp Juice]

A circle of lads headbanging and moshing stuck in my brain!

[jolishan]

Sad to say I go back further with Cecil. Ten Years After- Love Like A Man, Free- All Right Now, Taste -Morning Sun and Canned Heat-Lets Work Together we part of the staple diet when I first went there.

[DeargDoom]

there was (or is) another Grove re-union night planned recently. They even had Cecils name on the poster as the main jock!

(not being a Northsider it was Wes for me as a young cider drinker)

[Hood_Rich]

There was a reunion night a few weeks ago alright. I noticed a few posters up and around the old school on Sybil Hill. I believe Marty Whelan made an appearance at it too..

[jolishan]

The first "discos" I went to as a lad were The Grove and The College Scene in St Joseph's School in Drumcondra, the DJ there was Sean McGuire and it was a toss up as to who was the better him or Cecil.Cecil was a litte more predictable while Sean was more varied in his music choices. Where else could you get Jimmy Cliff -Wonderful World Beautiful People followed by McKenna Mendelson Mainline-She's Alright straight into The Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Woman. Not sure if Sean is still with us-hope so..a legend.:)

[Gav Hayes]

I suppose the other for me in my era was The Oasis on Griffith Avenue (hey I even inherited the whole record collection). A radio station that wasnt a million miles away (up in annadale) ran some nights there to. I think you may have come accroos that jock in Easi, jolishan!

[Loosetalk]

I never liked the Grove. Cecil never played Showwaddywaddy or Gary Glitter. I was afraid of the San Sabena Slappers, Holy Faith Flashers and The Manor House Maulers . The nice girls from Virgo Clemens never came. A clean living guy like me needed to say the rosary after a night of sin in the Grove.

[andyclarke]

Andy Colbert used to do Grove reunion nights in Issac Butts, not 100% sure if he still does, been a while since talking to him. maybe someone knows

[darraghjm]

did anyone catch the grove documentry last night on rte1, the disco its self was a good bit before my time but it i thought it was a good show, had interviews with lots of people who went there over the years and lots of stuff with cecil

[Gav Hayes]

They have a reunion on the 29th October in the Sheiling (and they have a website I kidd you not!!! - its called thegrovesocialclub dot com)

I know John doesnt like linking to other websites so if you really really want to go to that site you will have to cut and paste)

feckin amazing amount of threads out there by just googling "the Grove"

[Voyeur]

I only remember it as Club G. :D