Saw someone famous but don't know who

Yer Da sells Avon · 13-10-2019 09:36PM

jojofizzio wrote: »

Has Pat done anything of note since kids roared their names into a big tuba on tv in the 1980s??....haven’t seen him about since?
Is he even still alive??

Poetry. He hasn't been on television much since he recited a poem called 'Vagina in the Vatican' on Kenny Live in the early '90s. He's still going strong. Until earlier this year, he was selling his books on Westmoreland Street every day.

One of his collections of poems is called "I thought you died years ago" - because people have been saying that to him every day for the last 30 years.

Montage of Feck · 13-10-2019 09:41PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Was it Karl Marx?

Nah, he was eating mushrooms in the public park.

jojofizzio · 13-10-2019 09:42PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Poetry. He hasn't been on television much since he recited a poem called 'Vagina in the Vatican' on Kenny Live in the early '90s. He's still going strong. Until earlier this year, he was selling his books on Westmoreland Street every day.

One of his collections of poems is called "I thought you died years ago" - because people have been saying that to him every day for the last 30 years.

:D:D:D

Yamanoto · 13-10-2019 10:04PM

PrettyBoy wrote: »

He's an older guy with long grey/white hair and beard

Nell McCafferty?

messrs · 13-10-2019 10:10PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Pat Ingoldsby?

(probably not him, but any excuse to post a picture of a genuine living legend)

This was who I first though of when I read the post.

13-10-2019 10:14PM

prof john fitzgerald
liam cunningham

theyd be two that spring to mind that you see a bit around d2

13-10-2019 10:23PM

Just since the poster above suggested John Fitzgerald, what about Moore McDowell?

Can't link on my phone (well, can't be arsed actually) but if you don't know what he looks like, Michael. McDowell with a beard but more self-satisfied.

Or a very mean Santa.

RMAOK · 13-10-2019 10:27PM

Yamanoto wrote: »

Nell McCafferty?

Is she on boards? I thought I read somewhere that she was.

Edgware · 13-10-2019 11:00PM

Marian Finucane

Yamanoto · 14-10-2019 12:21AM

RMAOK wrote: »

Is she on boards? I thought I read somewhere that she was.

Hope so.

Always liked her

r93kaey5p2izun · 14-10-2019 02:18AM

Sean McGinley? Patrick Bergin? Emmet Bergin?

Arghus · 14-10-2019 02:30AM

tonycascarino wrote: »

John Sheahan from the Dubliners

Godlike, just look at that glow.

Edgware · 14-10-2019 09:22AM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Just since the poster above suggested John Fitzgerald, what about Moore McDowell?

Can't link on my phone (well, can't be arsed actually) but if you don't know what he looks like, Michael. McDowell with a beard but more self-satisfied.

Or a very mean Santa.

Self satisfied? Do you mean pompous?

sideshowbob321 · 14-10-2019 09:29AM

Twink ???

topper75 · 14-10-2019 09:36AM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

Pat Ingoldsby?

(probably not him, but any excuse to post a picture of a genuine living legend)

One of the most interesting Irish intellects ever IMO. Doesn't get much recognition, but for me that makes him even greater.

They made us study some nonsense in school to give us an 'appreciation' of poetry. But oddly the only poetry books I ever bought after leaving school were Ingoldsby's. Extra buzz too buying it direct from the creator and having the craic with him on the street.

14-10-2019 12:20PM

Edgware wrote: »

Self satisfied? Do you mean pompous?

Hmm, no; wouldn't go that far.

OP, Here's a other possible candidate, John Honohan.

Saw someone famous but don't know who

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