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Iceland; 20/1…very tempted to have a bet on them finishing in the first 4; they will either do badly or surprisingly well.
Iceland; 20/1…very tempted to have a bet on them finishing in the first 4; they will either do badly or surprisingly well.
Good luck in you do, I haven’t. After my original bet (hoping for third) I have had short odds bets on Iceland top Nordic without Norway, top 10 and to beat Estonia.
It would be very pleased if she won. Bosnia is the only other entry I like in a poor year. I doubt if either will get many votes off the UK. Our voting is usually a reflection of the way we view the competition – one big joke.
I didn’t do my Eurovision radio show this morning as usual, but the radio station did contact me as to who I thought would win as I’ve (more by luck than judgment!) actually given the winner each year since 2004, but because of the change in voting, I’m totally unsure how the contest will go tonight. I’ve had a little each way nibble on Denmark at 100-1 (the Ronan Keating factor) and Iceland at 28-1 (it’s the kind of song that juries will vote for). However, having spoken to a good friend of mine who had just seen the dress rehearsal live in Moscow, it seems that (in this order) the top 3 among the journalists in Russia is UK, Norway and Greece. Also, the last 4 winners of Eurovision have all been drawn in the later half of the draw, so if that precedent stays, then that rules out Iceland, Greece, Bosnia, Azerbaijan and France among others. Norway are perfectly drawn at 20, but the UK is drawn 23 in the middle of a load of Europop, and if Jade gives a cracking performance, she could do quite well under the new voting system.
Darren – AngloGerman
________________________________________‘The Hungarian’s going hell for leather’ – Jim McGrath
Listening to Chinese Way – Level 42 over and over again as I’m trying to master the irresistible and hypnotic bassline on my Squier Precision Japanese bass guitar
5 minutes to go before the Eurovision starts – and Ladbrokes have slashed their price of the UK from 8-1 to 5-1 literally in the last half hour!!
The Magic Sign?????
Darren – AngloGerman
________________________________________‘The Hungarian’s going hell for leather’ – Jim McGrath
See what you mean about Iceland being in the first half of the show; I still think it was wonderful [actually made me cry a bit!], but fear it will get swamped by later numbers. Loved Estonia[?]..the girl with the violin and long dark hair; hadn’t heard them before, but still like Turkey, Bosnia and Norway. U.K. song was performed really well, but still found it tedious and I hate seeing people wearing shoes so high that they seem preoccupied with where they are putting their feet [and did she nearly get punched in the face by the violinist, or did I imagine it?]….oh well, now for the voting; have even had a glass of wine to get in the mood…..oh, and loved the Portugese overweight Lilly Allen lookalike witht he psychadelic [sp]background…..
But in my three year tenure on these hallowed boards I have never, ever, EVER been the victim of such a vicious personal slight as the one so-called Mr Cormack of 15 posted above.
You are an egregious, wicked, godless individual, sir, and I send you to Heck forthwith. :wink:
gc
You can add "myopic" to the list as well, J.
:mrgreen:
:lol: I kept looking for a Corm post…
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At least he hasn’t called you a BOF as one of my former work colleagues in Northampton used to call me when talking about my taste in music. BOF in case you don’t know is Boring Old Fart.
How about this for a favourites list
Symphony No 1 The Titan by Gustav Mahler
Crown Imperial by Sir William Walton
Cello Concerto No 1 bySir Edward Elgar
Venni Venni Emanuel by Morrison and played by Evelyn Glennie has to be seen live to really appreciate it, brilliant.
Anything by Beethoven, Mozart, Handel and Rachmaninov. Will also listen to Debussy, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Mendelsohn, Bach, Brahms, all of the Straus’s, Hayden, Purcell, Holst and some of the obscure stuff that David Mellor plays on his Classic FM show – he introduced me to Mahler’s First. Anything Scottish and also the Christian composer of modern songs, Graham KendrickThe new Manic Street Preachers album using Richie’s lyrics has a freshness about it that I haven’t heard for a long time with them; The new Yusuf [please, just call yourself Cat Stevens again!] is absolutely beautiful, and I’m throughly enjoying Lady Gaga, which I only bought as part of a 2 for £15 deal at Tescos, as I couldn’t think of anyhthing else. Also got the new Madness becuae we may be going to see them at Wollaton Park in July; not sure about that yet, but haven’t listened to it properly.
Hi, I’ve had a wireless broadband connection for the past month, so I’m now in a position to start downloading music.
Are there any free sites that people can recommend, where I won’t get bogged down in things such as q’aires or having my toolbar altered?
Gerald
Hi, I’ve had a wireless broadband connection for the past month, so I’m now in a position to start downloading music.
Are there any free sites that people can recommend, where I won’t get bogged down in things such as q’aires or having my toolbar altered?
Gerald
I haven’t tried it myself yet but some friends say it’s all you need in life and swear by it….for absolutely anything!
Venni Venni Emanuel by Morrison and played by Evelyn Glennie has to be seen live to really appreciate it, brilliant.
Agreed, and saw Ms Glennie performing it some 15 years or so ago in Manchester. Never seen so much percussion on one stage before. It’s a James MacMillan piece rather than Morrison, though, isn’t it?
also the Christian composer of modern songs, Graham Kendrick
For all that the sentiments espoused in them don’t register with this heathen, I can appreciate the literacy and musical composition of the contents of
Hymns Ancient & Modern
(http://www.oremus.org/hymnal/amns.html). I know I sang plenty of the hits at a wedding I went to last year.
Kendrick’s output, however, I find possessive of all the depth of a petri dish and the soul of a pocket calculator, so doesn’t achieve what it sets out to do.
The likes of "Meekness and Majesty" and "Shine Jesus Shine" are doubtless well-meant, but on aesthetic grounds these largely artless, hamfisted songs absolutely set hell in me. Ironically enough.
gc
Adoptive father of two. The patron saint of lower-grade fare. A gently critical friend of point-to-pointing. Kindness is a political act.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-BitTorrent
Copy and paste the link or try how to use BitTorrent in Google.
My son is expert at it, I’ve got no idea!
Blur’s entire back catalogue in preparation for their upcoming gigs. One of the best British bands over the last couple of decades for my money.
First gig by the original four since 2000 is tonight. I’m seeing them later at Wolves and Newcastle and I can’t wait
Not even sure that you’d call Blur a band any more; they seem to represent everything that is new and innovative in this country
. Sadly have to admit to listening to the new Kasabian at the moment, which I love!
I like that description of them. There’s an in-depth piece on Blur in today’s Guardian supplement with a lot of interesting stuff in it incidentally.
It’ll be a real treat for a diehard like me to see them play live again – they’re great live. Last time I saw them was minus Coxon and it just wasn’t the same. I also hope they make another album later (they’re currently undecided). They’re not the sort who’d do it just for the sake of it I doubt and I don’t think they’re in the ‘dinosaur reunion’ category quite yet. Albarn, Coxon and even Rowntree have continued to be working musicians and Alex is just there to look cool anyway.
I hardly know anything about Kasabian as I’ve pretty much stopped bothering with ‘indie’ over the last few years. Partly because there seem to be so many duff bands about and partly, probably, because I’m getting old.
The perfect combination of melody and noise…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH84yTCO … re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KO2HP8msjC0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUqSMzmBA14
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