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AND THE BEEP GOES ON continued...

And the following week at Death Disco New York the young mistress of mystery Kristeen Young was to be seen blowing minds with her oh-so-eccentric-it-makes-sense vocal stylings, her producer and our dear friend Tony Visconti beaming in attendance. Tony, you understand, he  produced T.Rex and David Bowie and Thin Lizzy and knows the vibe - witness the aforementioned DB himself warbling on one of the tracks Tony has produced on Kristeen. We can be heroes.

Nipping across the Atlantic Ocean, BP jetted to Ireland to DJ at the helm of the good ship Death Disco in the mystical West Cork township of Clonakilty, the rockin' climax to the 2005 International Clonakilty Guitar Festival - which Mr Fallon in his opening speech dedicated to his friend Noel Redding who'd first drawn him to this magic place and now which saw BP reunited with his former PR client and sparring partner Roy Harper, the man immortalised by Led Zeppelin in their song Hats Off To Harper who lives nearby and was giving a guitar workshop. "What is this Death Disco?" people asked from one end of Clon to the other and BP showed them - Hybasil and Clon band Chucklehead and Cork town's biggies The Frank And Walters and then Ol' Eyebrows himself DJing the dancers till they won't let him stop. Electric madness in the mists. Mighty.

And then to BP's home town of Dublin for our maestro's Special Guest DJ appearance at The Dun Laoghaire IADT College Fresher's Ball, young arts students and fresh intelligentsia a go go. Supported by lauded new trio The Marshall Stars, BP's relentless three-hour mega-set drives the capacity audience into such a frenzy that these eighteen-year-olds, they invade the stage and would still be joyously dancing there today if they hadn't been gently prised away by security. "You're a lej" says a new fan as the legend signs autographs at the end and someone runs off with the Death Disco candle. What a night.

BPF thanx New York: the DDNY crew VJ Joly on DVDs, DJ Mojo on vinyl and band bookings, Marc Alan & April on sound & illumination plus Robert & Sam & all the staff at The Delancey 

BPF thanx Clonakilty: The Committee Bobby Blackwell, Gavin Moore, Anto Noonan, Ray Blackwell, Dermot O'Sullivan and Dennis Noonan... Patsy & Danny Dennehy... O'Donovan's Hotel... Clonakilty Black Pudding... And at The Imperial Hotel for DDClon John Fitz on sound and lights

BPF thanx Dublin: Jade O'Callaghan & at The Temple Bar Music Centre Helena on hospitality and Dave Best & Snoopy on sound and good vibes

Photos: BPF & Bob No Direction Home NYC Sept 2005 by Absolutely Sweet Marie
Kristeen Young at Death Disco New York | Roy Harper in Clonakilty | Fiona & the DDC poster - all by BPF using Fuji Finepix S 7000

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