Remember the late 70s/early 80s?

Morlar · 31-07-2009 3:31am

dSTAR wrote: »

The Old Chinaman (which was a mad house)

Now that was a rough spot

Bartley Dunnes - crikey had forgotten about that.

DublinWriter · 31-07-2009 10:39pm

mike65 wrote: »

God life was crap back then

LOL...me too Mike. I was reading the previous posts thinking to myself "Jaysus...all that was happening back then?".

I was a little too young to get into the Dandelion scene. I remember the 80's as being particularly grim growing up in working-class Northside Dublin.

There was only one chip to be had and Christy Dignam got it and has being wearing it on his shoulder ever since.

alice carroll · 26-01-2018 9:14pm

Lots of groups of lads just playing music in the pubs. McDaids full of Ballyfermot lads playing traditional music.

Lorelli! · 28-01-2018 3:53pm

I was only born in the 80s but what was the story with the Rocky Horror Picture Show mentioned in the OP? Anyone any stories about that?

alice carroll · 29-01-2018 7:15pm

Never went to the Rocky Horror Show. My memories are mostly from around the pub/traditional music scene around Grafton Street. I do remember McGonigles and walking home, never gave it a thought back in the day.

Zaph · 29-01-2018 8:08pm

Never went to it myself, but the Rocky Horror Picture Show ran as a late show for many years in the Stella. People dressed up as characters from the film and joined in with the songs and stuff. From what I've heard it was a pretty raucous night out. My personal favourite late show was Stop Making Sense at the Ambassador. That ran for a good while too, although nothing like as long as the Rocky Horror. Those late shows in the cinema have long been a thing of the past, which is a bit of a pity really.

Lorelli! · 29-01-2018 8:22pm

Ye it sounds like fun. Something different and interactive. My dad was saying that people use to go regularly. Found this small bit of footage on it from the Classic Cinema in Harolds Cross.

http://www.rte.ie/archives/2016/0208/766296-rocky-horror-show/