BP Fallon - what is he famous for??

runningbuddy

This is bugging me...what is he? a journalist, musician, what?? Heard him spouting about his "friendship" with Bowie during the week...sounds like a bit of a tool to be honest...:mad:

snubbleste

He's a human being

runningbuddy

Is that it?? seriously I have googled him and nowt much coming up:o

ohnonotgmail

runningbuddy wrote: »

This is bugging me...what is he? a journalist, musician, what?? Heard him spouting about his "friendship" with Bowie during the week...sounds like a bit of a tool to be honest...:mad:

a little from column and a little from column b. Mostly column a. He has quite a varied CV.

ohnonotgmail

runningbuddy wrote: »

Is that it?? seriously I have googled him and nowt much coming up:o

in that case your googling skills are seriously lacking. kids these days.

The Beep?

My Dad gave him a lift once when he was at a music festival here in Kerry. Just Dad, the Beep, and 3 of us staring at the Beep, in our car.

He was just one of those guys who hung around the music scene in Dublin in the 70s and 80s, popped up on telly the odd time, mooched around. Chatty enough when you give him a lift.

Armchair Andy

Used to be the fastest petrol attendant on the North side in the 70s by all accounts.

Mesrine65

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP_Fallon

mzungu

Famous for dropping names.

Harry Palmr

He was Led Zeps PR man in the UK for a while and that's it really plus he knew Bowie through Marc Bolan I think.

ohnonotgmail

Harry Palmr wrote: »

He was Led Zeps PR man in the UK for a while and that's it really.

thats a bit harsh. he's done a bit more than just that.

Rubberchikken

who?? never heard of him

First Up

I think he once (maybe more) played bongos with the Plastic Ono band.

padd b1975

A more upmarket version of Smiley Bulger.

The_Valeyard

Not sure,

I I know the Fallon store outside of Boston near Diamond city is full of super mutants.

StewartGriffin

He had a show on RTE radio years ago, if I remember correctly he walked out over some matter but not before delivering a long tearful farewell speech. Wasn't missed much.

runningbuddy wrote: »

sounds like a bit of a tool to be honest...:mad:

Yes. Yes he does.

kneemos

He was on the wireless for a while,back in the day.
Haven't heard of him for yonks.

Ally Dick

I was waiting for a bus on Bray main street several years ago, when I was approached by a very thin man with dyed black hair and bald on top. He was wearing a green teddy boy outfit and black and pink loafers. He said "Would you have the right time, darling?". I recognised him as BP Fallon on the telly a few weeks later

Crazyteacher

He wrote a book about Boyzone once upon a time. I remember useless facts such as this.

elperello

StewartGriffin wrote: »

He had a show on RTE radio years ago, if I remember correctly he walked out over some matter but not before delivering a long tearful farewell speech. Wasn't missed much.



Yes. Yes he does.

His life has been a kind of work of art. If you don't appreciate that ok but he's definitely not your average ligger type.

Also, for a while he breathed the same air as John Lennon and Yoko. Pretty cool as he might say himself.

Gandhi

He was always on the Late Late back in the Gay Byrne days. I could never figure out why he was an "absolute legend who needed no introduction" but just accepted that he was because Gay Byrne said so. That was how Ireland worked back then.

Eugene Norman

Rubberchikken wrote: »

who?? never heard of him

This time I actually believe someone who says this.

Samaris

I could have sworn he was a jockey. Is there an Irish jockey with a similar name?

cml387

He was a guy who just hung around with the band.

Like the drummer.

I think he is visible on the Top Of The Pops recording of Instant Kharma by the aforementioned Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon's band for you youngsters. John Lennon? The Beatles?...Never mind).

kneemos

Samaris wrote: »

I could have sworn he was a jockey. Is there an Irish jockey with a similar name?

There's a trainer or something called Fallon alright I think.

Arghus

Seems that he's had a varied and exciting life being a scenester here there and everywhere. I don't think he himself would deny that his greatest claim to fame is just generally being around in the vicinty of people and events from the golden age of rock

He's one of those who is famous, in a sense, but if someone was to ask you what it is exactly that he's done, you'd be at a bit of a disadvantage..... "Ah ya know, a bit of this and a bit of that... Some of his anecdotal accounts of things are good!"

He also deserves some kind of respect for remaining sorta cool well into his - judging by appearances - third or fouth century.

thebaz

he creates vibes - and seriously great DJ who produced a great radio show called the BP Fallon ochestra - where I first heard the Pogues.

Also toured and friends with Led Zepp, Mark Bolan and U2.

ToddyDoody

Without reading the thread at all I would've said he's in the horse racing cartel

Edit: having now read his biog, entertainer.. but not of me personally.

Galwayguy35

Wonder has he still got the pony tail?

As a fellow baldy I can't understand how he ever thought a pony tail and a bald head were a good mix.

Agricola

Always thought he was the unofficial organizer of coke and hookers for the band.

NIMAN

I didn't know him at all until I saw him for the first time ever on the Imelda May Show recently.

She waxed lyrical about him for ages before he came on, so I was expecting big things.

He proceeded to read out a monologue/poem, and it was far from legendary stuff.

I seriously doubt the guy has any real talent at all, but it appears people are afraid to say this for fear of sounding uncool.

demanufactured

Petrol?

Junkyard Tom

B.P. Fallon when the crowd say 'Bo selecta'.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

runningbuddy wrote: »

Is that it?? seriously I have googled him and nowt much coming up:o

COuld have goggled it anyway

BP Fallon is an Irish DJ, author, photographer, and musician. He currently lives in Austin, Texas.

And that's without even clicking on the link.

Azalea

Why would a man, who interviewed John Lennon more than once and got a job on the back of it at The Beatles' record label and worked with Marc Bolan and set up a series of club nights with Alan McGee, write a book about Boyzone?

Was it during that annoying "irony" phase in popular culture (late last century, early this one) p'haps?

He also did/does radio presenting and was a musician and various other music bits and bobs. He does come across as quite annoying (with the whole glam rock "dahling" thing - Bowie grew out of that before the 70s was finished) but fair play to him for getting as far as he did in the massive 70s rock scene. Most folks like that were already living in London or New York and knew someone who knew someone. He came over from Dublin green.

He also clarified in an interview the other day that he wasn't a friend of David Bowie's, just met him and chatted with him a small bit.

my friend

Crazyteacher wrote: »

He wrote a book about Boyzone once upon a time. I remember useless facts such as this.

Wow, I just googled it, he did.

He is worse than I thought

Ally Dick

He's sort of an Irish version of Rodney Bingenheimer

Daroxtar

IIRC He got in a spot if bother a few years back for showing off a lump of hash on Don't Feed the Gondolas.

kneemos

Daroxtar wrote: »

IIRC He got in a spot if bother a few years back for showing off a lump of hash on Don't Feed the Gondolas.

Cool.

Mesrine65

http://www.bpfallon.com/about/

Harry Palmr

Azalea wrote: »

Why would a man, who interviewed John Lennon more than once and got a job on the back of it at The Beatles' record label and worked with Marc Bolan and set up a series of club nights with Alan McGee, write a book about Boyzone?

Was it during that annoying "irony" phase in popular culture (late last century, early this one) p'haps?

I imagine he needed a handy pay day. Fallon would have a modest income its not like he got a writing credit on Stairway to Heaven or Life on Mars, he was just a waged employee who's fringe benefits were above average.

kfallon

He's famous for being me ould lad......

:P

Fleawuss

Being bald.

K.Flyer

At the time he was the "Cool and With It Irish Hipster" who "knew people" and popped up here, there and everywhere there was a "happening".
Met him a couple of times in the 80s, cool vibes.

Beechwoodspark

Noticed this guy for the last 20 years or so.

Great man to drop names.

Seems to like impressing ppl/boasting about who he knows.

F all to back it up.

Open to correction.

Collie D

Daroxtar wrote: »

IIRC He got in a spot if bother a few years back for showing off a lump of hash on Don't Feed the Gondolas.

He did indeed. Quite funny and well done. The question in the quickfire round was something like "According to a report published by the British Medical Journal this week cannabis is what...?" "Beep" reached into his pocket, took out a quarter and said "This!"

mzungu

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Noticed this guy for the last 20 years or so.

Great man to drop names.

Seems to like impressing ppl/boasting about who he knows.

F all to back it up.

Open to correction.

Aye, he is a prototype of Barry Egan or Gavin Lambe-Murphy etc.

Any interview I have ever seen of him, or any of his articles, always include many blatant name drops. Dunno who he's trying to impress

Azalea

mzungu wrote: »

Aye, he is a prototype of Barry Egan or Gavin Lambe-Murphy etc.

Any interview I have ever seen of him, or any of his articles, always include many blatant name drops. Dunno who he's trying to impress

Name-dropping is part of what interviewers look for from him though. He had a good deal of involvement with major players in 70s British rock - see his wiki. And I guess people want to hear those stories.
I know he can be a bit grating with the whole overblown cool "hep cat" shtick but there is definitely a lot more to him than there is to Barry Egan. And GLM hasn't been heard of in years.

Aidric

I though he was the alter ego of Brush Shields.

mzungu

Azalea wrote: »

Name-dropping is part of what interviewers look for from him though. He had a good deal of involvement with major players in 70s British rock - see his wiki. And I guess people want to hear those stories.
I know he can be a bit grating with the whole overblown cool "hep cat" shtick but there is definitely a lot more to him than there is to Barry Egan. And GLM hasn't been heard of in years.

Aye, he comes across as harmless. But by christ, on Liveline the other day he was at pains to point out he got a text from 'legendary record producer Tony Visconti' about Bowies death.

Regardless, the lad has forged a decent career out of it. So more power to him.

Azalea

padd b1975 wrote: »

A more upmarket version of Smiley Bulger.

Do you mean this lad, Aidric?

(Of course it's very easy to mix them up).