Monday, 28 May 2012
Helloooo Azerbaijan!
....on the downside:
Engelbert didn't do that well either in Europe or in the informal Australian vote
Jedward didn't win! What's wrong with this world?
Our friends cancelled at the last moment, leaving husband and I to drink our mulled wine and cheer the Eurocheese alone
Terry Wogan is a permanent thing of the past
There were a hell of a lot of ballads. And what was with all of the acts dressed in tasteful black?
On the upside:
We had a lot of mulled wine
We got to watch Engelbert Humperdinck. That dude is all class. He was almost channeling and ancient Johnny Cash (almost)
Julia Zemiro and her pal Timmy are splendid commentators, even if they ain't Wogan
The Swedish lass who won was great and we look forward to suddenly inheriting a fortune from a relative we didn't know we had so that we can go to Eurovision in Sweden next year.
I loved Germany and hubby hated him
I love Jedward. They deserve a special award for being what Eurovision is all about.
God bless the Babushkisxxx
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What a fantastisch weekend of Europop! I do see what you mean about Germany - far too indie for Euro. Imagine wearing a beanie! Blindfolds, feathers, capes, & shoulder sculptures - yes. Beanies - no. Quote of the day, Julia describing music with Greek hooks - harder to get out of your head than getting Greece out of the EEU. There were some rather dull moments, eg Benson & Hedges with the piano number, Serbia with the duelling violins, Estonia with the Barry Manilow sound-a-like. But all in all, it was a spectacular event.
ReplyDeleteHighlights were the
- colour-changing venue,
- Albania's evil queen with dreadlocked beehive,
- Cookie-baking Babushki,
- Fronch male gymnasts,
- Hoodied Norway with a Dance Central special,
- Azerbaijan combining both feathers AND sequins,
- Turkey cape tossers forming a boat,
- yellow jeans from the Maltese keyboardist
- Slovakian metal guitarist with waxed pubes
- chainmail vests from Belarus
- the native American indian head dress worn by the Netherlands contestant.
Any of our Swedish blog readers wanting to open their homes to a small, but enthusiastic cahoot of Ozzovisioners?
BETTY!
ReplyDeletejust fired off an email to darthy this arvo, hypothesising as to your continued absence. Was a bit nervy about smsing you again in case it caused kerfuffle.
Glad to read your measured opine...
eurohappiness to the maxiness !
ReplyDeletenot that I lasted the distance or anythink :/
had to ask husbot who won (on account of him being a spoilsport and tuning in to 702 at 8am on sunday morn, and NOT blocking his ears).
why o why are jedward not winning? on that ....