tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post7027426359536491121..comments2024-03-27T11:18:59.924+00:00Comments on Sun Dried Sparrows: Such guilty pleasures...Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-39657966393921906402013-06-11T22:16:51.992+01:002013-06-11T22:16:51.992+01:00I can't think of anything more appropriate tha...I can't think of anything more appropriate than watching Eurovision on Italian TV... brilliant!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-40543876773711242332013-06-11T15:57:33.843+01:002013-06-11T15:57:33.843+01:00I watched it in Italy, on Italian TV. The commenta...I watched it in Italy, on Italian TV. The commentators roared helplessly with laughter all the way through it. As did I. No idea whether I was laughing ironically or not, though...Kolley Kibberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055145770836351738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-16080619989870052412013-05-22T21:25:07.366+01:002013-05-22T21:25:07.366+01:00I have to admit it's roused my curiosity too! ...I have to admit it's roused my curiosity too! I bet there was some jaw-droppingly odd material on it. I wonder too if your ex-colleague is still as into it as he ever was and still a completist? Maybe it's time for a BBC Four documentary!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-225457217608189312013-05-22T20:33:21.703+01:002013-05-22T20:33:21.703+01:00Given half a chance he would talk for hours about ...Given half a chance he would talk for hours about the minutiae of the contest, particularly when it was Eurovision season, and I really had zero interest. He owned every song ever to have made it to transmission (and also many that didn't) and told me that I'd be surprised at some of the odd stuff that had cropped up over the years, so (in an effort to draw some kind of line under the conversation) I asked him to compile a few of the weirder moments - and some of them were very weird indeed! Your post reminded me about my old colleague. I haven't seen the CD for years, so I imagine it got lost along the way somewhere, although all this reminiscing has made me wish it hadn't.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-60353935217556685042013-05-22T18:06:37.593+01:002013-05-22T18:06:37.593+01:00:-)
But imagine what might have happened to her if...:-)<br />But imagine what might have happened to her if it had been held in France...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-16290955801346830762013-05-22T18:05:14.850+01:002013-05-22T18:05:14.850+01:00Amazing. But the bit that gets me most about this...Amazing. But the bit that gets me most about this, The Swede, is where you say "At my request...." !! :-)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-75284490863493393482013-05-22T18:03:16.465+01:002013-05-22T18:03:16.465+01:00Oh, I would LOVE to see Morrissey do it! (There...Oh, I would LOVE to see Morrissey do it! (There's another reason to live in hope!)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-63492421023342111672013-05-22T11:41:59.103+01:002013-05-22T11:41:59.103+01:00But why on earth did we choose Bonnie Tyler to rep...But why on earth did we choose Bonnie Tyler to represent us ? We all know that every now and then she falls apart.tindersticksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-23293783781409119632013-05-22T09:09:02.978+01:002013-05-22T09:09:02.978+01:00I used to work with a guy who took Eurovision week...I used to work with a guy who took Eurovision weekend off and threw parties to celebrate the contest. He knew his stuff too - I would quiz him about the bass player on the Danish entry in 1963 or the writers of Belgian entry in 1971 and he could pull this information out of his brain at the drop of a hat. His knowledge was encyclopedic. At my request, he made me a compilation once of the weirdest songs ever to feature in Eurovision. There were some rum old tunes on that CD.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-51390545400976822502013-05-22T08:48:48.705+01:002013-05-22T08:48:48.705+01:00I used to love the programme in the 50s to about 6...I used to love the programme in the 50s to about 65 (remember the Alisons and Pearl and Teddy Johnson...before your time)...but I am afraid I just can'not watch it now or choose not to watch it. Saying that Morrissey wanted to do it a few years back..that would have been fun.Old Pa's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367815328789444775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-37321265808288916282013-05-21T21:37:18.333+01:002013-05-21T21:37:18.333+01:00Fair enough! You missed some laughs, though - the...Fair enough! You missed some laughs, though - the 'Swedish Smorgasbord' was worth the entry ticket alone.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-54978082990632061562013-05-21T21:35:56.172+01:002013-05-21T21:35:56.172+01:00Sounds very exotic to me, e.f....Sounds very exotic to me, e.f....Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-2785313518576580792013-05-21T21:35:10.482+01:002013-05-21T21:35:10.482+01:00:-)
But I'd quite miss it... (I think?):-)<br />But I'd quite miss it... (I think?)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-63103478642479878172013-05-21T21:34:13.782+01:002013-05-21T21:34:13.782+01:00Yes there were one or two visual surprises, weren&...Yes there were one or two visual surprises, weren't there? Absolutely agree about UK entry. Norton and the lovely Swedish hostess kept me smiling though!<br /><br />Indeed, spangly dress or no, I'm not so keen on Burly Chassis...Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423624920558505937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-87147995835955604122013-05-21T13:50:51.193+01:002013-05-21T13:50:51.193+01:00Fortunately a friend had a 60th birthday party on ...Fortunately a friend had a 60th birthday party on Sat evening so I managed to not see 1 second of it... and I'm hoping to keep it that way! ;-)Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-15141459935858081212013-05-21T13:13:37.495+01:002013-05-21T13:13:37.495+01:00Somehow now...I'm feeling very self-conscience...Somehow now...I'm feeling very self-conscience about the Vineyard Vines collegiate pants and white buck saddle shoes I'm wearing.<br /><br />e.f. bartlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940814285264472785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075393268513251879.post-91869515267142438612013-05-21T07:53:03.923+01:002013-05-21T07:53:03.923+01:00What about that mad dress that rose up about twent...What about that mad dress that rose up about twenty feet into the air? Yes, I watched it. Amongst all the terrible drivel I thought the UK's entry was particularly awful. My favourite? Estonia for it's 'classic' Eurovision sound. I think they came last. Norton was pretty funny this year.<br /><br />As Shirley Bassey, her dress may have been fine but keep her away from me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com