BP Fallon - what is he famous for??

runningbuddy · 15-01-2016 06:15PM #1

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 · 15-01-2016 06:15PM

He's a human being

runningbuddy · 15-01-2016 06:16PM

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

ohnonotgmail · 15-01-2016 06:18PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:20PM

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.

15-01-2016 06:22PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:22PM

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

Mesrine65 · 15-01-2016 06:24PM

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

mzungu · 15-01-2016 06:25PM

Famous for dropping names.

Harry Palmr · 15-01-2016 06:30PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:32PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:34PM

who?? never heard of him

First Up · 15-01-2016 06:34PM

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

padd b1975 · 15-01-2016 06:35PM

A more upmarket version of Smiley Bulger.

The_Valeyard · 15-01-2016 06:35PM

Not sure,

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

StewartGriffin · 15-01-2016 06:40PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:43PM

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

Ally Dick · 15-01-2016 06:46PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:47PM

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

elperello · 15-01-2016 06:47PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:48PM

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 · 15-01-2016 06:50PM

Rubberchikken wrote: »

who?? never heard of him

This time I actually believe someone who says this.

Samaris · 15-01-2016 06:57PM

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

cml387 · 15-01-2016 07:02PM

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 · 15-01-2016 07:10PM

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 · 15-01-2016 07:25PM

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 · 15-01-2016 07:30PM

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 · 15-01-2016 07:35PM

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 · 15-01-2016 07:47PM

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 · 15-01-2016 07:50PM

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

NIMAN · 15-01-2016 07:52PM

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.

BP Fallon - what is he famous for??

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