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[skins]

Logical1,
If you do a Google image search you'll find several pics of Silver Strand; here's one:-
http://www.irelandscape.com/display_loc ... ion_id=349

One day back in the 50s a group of us lads from the Noggin got the train from D/L to Wicklow and walked to the Strand. It was the first time I'd ever been south of Bray, and little did I think that one day I'd be married and living on that same Coast Road.

Skins

[Enviro500]

Strum,
I went all through the Eblana with Desi Vella in my class and his cousin Tommy Vella lived up Tivoli area, A great guitar played, maybe played with a 1960s band DEEPSET, ask Harjoe.. I spoke with Tommy only last Sept in Ballybrack,

Enviro

[Harjoe]

hi Enviro
I drove Tommy Vella's group Freewheel who were called Cable before , Tommy was great guitar player lives near Grammer
I also so played football with Desi Vella came down to play with Shels when I was down there I knew their father Jackie who was on the football committe with my father in the 1950s

[grammer]

Hey Harjoe
Tommy Vellas is still around all right and one class guitar player he is too
he is still gigging ---

[Enviro500]

Harjoe,

Tommy lives opposite my oldest pal still in Dun LLaoghaire, George O'Rorke the bike man ,thus my meet in Sept.

Enviro

[keeper]

Tommy Vella was my best mate at school, I was with him when he bought his first guitar, we came home to his house on Mulgrave Street and in a very short time he could play Apache as good as Hank Marvin !!! just by listening to the record.
We went on to form a band, which we called "Vikings Incorporated" I played bass, Tommy Moran from the Kill on drums, Tommy was lead guitar, Jimmy Ennis was the singer and I can't remember the other guitarist, maybe a chap called Byrne from Pottery Road, our first big "gig" was the Top Hat for Mountown Residents annual dance, we were on before The Derek Joy's Showband who were all pxxsed over in the Purty and didn't go on till all hours !!
The Vellas moved up to Tivoli Tce and thats where we used to rehearse or in my house. Another chap joined us, his name was Davy Brannigan from Holles St. a very good player also. Good to Tommy is doing good still.

[spudseamus]

Tommy Vella was my best mate at school, I was with him when he bought his first guitar, we came home to his house on Mulgrave Street and in a very short time he could play Apache as good as Hank Marvin !!! just by listening to the record.
We went on to form a band, which we called "Vikings Incorporated" I played bass, Tommy Moran from the Kill on drums, Tommy was lead guitar, Jimmy Ennis was the singer and I can't remember the other guitarist, maybe a chap called Byrne from Pottery Road, our first big "gig" was the Top Hat for Mountown Residents annual dance, we were on before The Derek Joy's Showband who were all pxxsed over in the Purty and didn't go on till all hours !!
The Vellas moved up to Tivoli Tce and thats where we used to rehearse or in my house. Another chap joined us, his name was Davy Brannigan from Holles St. a very good player also. Good to Tommy is doing good still.

I do know these names and it is wonderful that this little piece of history is written down !! great times!!

[Logical1]

Logical1,
If you do a Google image search you'll find several pics of Silver Strand; here's one:-
http://www.irelandscape.com/display_loc ... ion_id=349

One day back in the 50s a group of us lads from the Noggin got the train from D/L to Wicklow and walked to the Strand. It was the first time I'd ever been south of Bray, and little did I think that one day I'd be married and living on that same Coast Road.

Skins

Wow!! There it is! Thanks, skins. I do remember it being rather small and secluded and so it is. Wonderful! You're fortunate to be living there.