Eurovision party

One of these days I will book out a hall for the weekend, put in a big screen and watch eurovision in a party party atmosphere. until then I beg for venues.

lets face it, i am uber unorganised.

rodcub appears to be working the entire weekend of Eurovision, so I am liasing with binky and steve (well binky and we will surprise steve...) for a venue for Eurovision at Werribee.

this is the list of Eurovision Delights SBS are providing:

With the 54th Eurovision Song Contest about to air next month, fans in Australia and New Zealand are in for a Eurovision feast in the run up to the final on May 16th.

 (Australia - local times):

• Wednesday 06th May: 13:00 - 15:30 Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
• Wednesday 13th May: 13:00 - 15:30 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
• Wednesday 13th May: 17:30 - 17:55 Eurovision: Countdown (1/3) 
• Thursday 14th May: 17:30 - 17:55 Eurovision: Countdown (2/3) 
• Friday 15th May: 17:30 - 17:55 Eurovision: Countdown (3/3) 
• Friday 15th May: 19:30 - 21:30 Eurovision Song Contest 2009: Semi Final 1 (delayed broadcast)
• Saturday 16th May: 19:30 - 21:30 Eurovision Song Contest 2009: Semi Final 2 (delayed broadcast)
• Sunday 17th May: 19:30 til late - Eurovision Song Contest 2009: Final (delayed broadcast)

this is not from SBS, it is from ESCToday, who appear more uptodate than SBS when it comes to promotion of these things

with the retirment of Sir Terry Wogan, SBS has also seen fit not to take the UK telecast and take the EBU telecast with our own commentators. atleast it wont be mangy mangan or Effie, it will be Julia Zumerio and someone else

I have indicated it is possibly best to do all of this over two nights because more than that could be more Eurovision/Alcohol than anyone can handle. I will try to get recordings of everything prior to a viewing night. 

so at the moment the warning is to keep the weekend of the 15th-17th free for Eurovision. 


 

Eurovision Review: Denmark

Denmark

Wins: 1963 and 2000 (fly on the wing of love... god I hated that song)

Expected place: borderline qualifier.

Highlights

when the scarf attacked... stupid accessory for a guy anyways

Lowlights

his belt line... I thought pointless belts were a girls accessory...

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Denmark: Niels Brinck 'Believe Again'

lets start from the start. the vocals werent bad. if pearl jam performed country music, I am sure this is very close to what it would sound like. he is wearing too much foundation, but that doesnt interfere too much with the song, but then theres that wind machine - when wind machines attack.

Nordic acts, as well as Greek acts, but certainly Nordic acts, they love their wind machines. I think that should be a drink in the Eurovision song contest drinking game.
1) if a Nordic act uses a wind machine, drink 2 fingers
2) if a Nordic act doesnt use a wind machine, stop taking the drugs... seriously dude, you're hallucinating. there was a wind machine, there had to have been, you just didnt see it.

this song apparently has a bit of a following, but with how seriously the Nordic countries take Eurovision, that often appears to be the case and the appearance is deceptive. If this is to go far he needs to improve everything from the start of the second chorus onwards and he needs to perform the song.

Ghost of Eurovision Past: Mabel 'Boom Boom' - 1978, after a 12 year break from Eurovision, denmark returned with this. they possibly should have had another year out of Eurovision. 

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