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gfloyd · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 7:29 pm Post subject: Eurovision - Andy Abrahams

Must say that I have always liked the guy. He perfomed pretty well tonight. Not sure it will win though Wink

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Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Not sure he'll win either, but , of course I'd be more than happy to be wrong on that! Even if he doesn't triumph I hope he won't languish near the bottom. Either way, it won't be through lack of talent. He did put on a good show.
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SantaFefan · Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

About time we pulled out of this farce.. if only for the money it would save the beeb!
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19333 Location: Cheshire

Well I may be wrong but I think Terry Wogan has just given the commentary of his last Eurovision Song Contest.

If his remarks after the voting of 'I've got to decide if I'm going to do it again' are anything to go by I'd say it was his last. He also he said pretty much the same for Western European Countries.

I wonder if the Beeb are seeing sense and pulling the money out? It's about time that they did.

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Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Perhaps it needs to go back to a jury based voting system rather than the phone vote we have at present.
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gfloyd · Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

I think Andy being black probably didnt help, given that much of Eastern Europe is still highly racist.

The whole contest just seems to highligh how backward a lot of Europe still is . Crying or Very sad

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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

I think Ernie you could have hit the nail on the head.

Well it does show Wogan is slowly stop doing things. First it was POV and now maybe Eurovision. His contract is up I think next year? Maybe he feels it's time to put his feet up and relax? Even Radio 2 could see the end of him? Has MRS WOGAN helped him decide?

One person who would sound good on Eurovison is " Gary King " He's a radio broadcaster and seen on QVC electonics and heard on Supermarket sweep.

NickSheffield · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 508

If Eurovision does continue post-Wogan on primetime BBC (though I do wonder whether it will be regulated to BBC3), I'd put money on them giving the gig to Wossy. The show is only watched by most for the sole reason of Wogan - they'd need the big guns to keep the audience.

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To be perfectly honest I didn't like our entry. I also thought Andy's performance was dire. Saying that, I am not surprised that western Europe didn't score any high points.

Something has got to be done about the biased voting from the Eastern European and Baltic States. It's got beyond the joke now.

Perhaps the votes should be cast by a series of judges, one per country? Hopefully, this will stop the politically and biased voting. They ought to rename the event "Eastern European Vision".

As for Terry Wogan, he sounded merry to begin with, but as soon as the voting started I could sense he was getting more and more hacked off. If he does throw in the towel then it won't be the end of Eurovision, but it will be the end of his comical commentry.

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"One person who would sound good on Eurovison is " Gary King " He's a radio broadcaster and seen on QVC electonics and heard on Supermarket sweep."

Why not Dale ? Very Happy

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I thought the UK entry was pretty poor in my opinion.

The sooner we bail out of this whole farce the better.

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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

I think Andy put on a brilliant performance. It's not what Eurovision is all about now standing up singing like your on Top Of The Pops. It's about dressing up in weired clothes and look like your from something out of space Laughing

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Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:46 pm Post subject:

Whether or not this was Terry's last Eurovision, it was certainly the last in the Geddon Household.

We have watched it for the last few years mainly for Terry's commentry. However, the awarded points was a joke.

Maybe it is time to restrict the contestants to those west of the old iron curtain. Turkey, Azerbajan(?) and Isreal are not in Europe!

The Baltic States, the Balkans and Scandanavia could each have their own competitions. Austria and Italy had the right idea.
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gfloyd · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject:

Cherskiy · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

I think Helen and Mark have it totally spot on.

Let's leave the rest of Europe to go potty about this waste of money, space and TV coverage. Resurrect "Jeux Sans Frontieres" if you want a truly Euro-competition - now there was "tat" worth watching! Very Happy

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Only managed to see a small portion - my wife gave me earache after three or four of the songs (eg Azerbaijan, France, Spain) had done the same to her.

The UK entry was nothing - it had a "groove" but no discernable melody.

I know we won the thing twice afterwards, but we should have bowed out after Lynsey de Paul failed with Rock Bottom in 1977 - it would have been a fitting end.
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