Visitando steve y juan en sevilla
Saturday 28 March 2009
Thursday 19 March 2009
Ottowa Senators 4 - Buffalo Sabres 2
Giving the best of British Luck to the Sen(ator)s on Saint "Patty"s Day.
Monday 16 March 2009
Saturday 7 March 2009
Eurovision is coming
Eurovision 2009 is coming and so clearly I'm started to get a little too excited. This year, the contest is taking place in Moscow, Russia, and there will be 42 countries taking part in 2 semi-finals, with the best 20 joining Frace, Spain, Germany, the UK and hosts Russia in the Final.
The wonder of YouTube means freaks like me can preview the songs in advance, and so here are some of my "favourites"... I'm using that term loosely to describe both songs I actually like as well as ones that are just plain awful.
So here they are... The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and... well just the plain Gay...
Finland/Suomi
Waldo's People: Lose Control
Official video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYAPyBAo9U
Live:
I really like this song and love how Finland always enter a song that that would be popular in Finland.
VERDICT: Good
Bulgaria/България
Krassimir Avramov: Illusion
Here is a prime example of a singer who completely and utterly goes for it just that little bit too much.
VERDICT: Ugly
Norway/Norge
Alexander Ryback: Fairytale
I don't want to like this but it's a bit of a grower and he's a little bit cute.
VERDICT: Good
Slovenia/Slovenija
Quartissimo feat. Martina: Love Symphony
I'm loving all this OTT singing going on, but she keeps you waiting doesn't she? They guys playing violins also really need to either be fitter or do something vaguely interesting, given that instruments aren't actually live at Eurovision. I was waiting for them to rip their suits off revealing sequins or do some acrobatics, but no. They just jig about. A bit. Needs work boys!
VERDICT: Ugly.
Spain/España
Soraya: La noche es para mi
This is my favourite song, and it's one of the favourites to win. I like how she keeps doing Tyra Banks style poses in all her close ups, as well as how much grease seems to be in the hair of her backing dancers.
VERDICT: Good
Albania/Shqipërisë
Kejsi Tola: Carry me in your dreams
This is the most unbeliveably crap video you have ever seen, look out for her jogging-style dancing in front of the bluescreen! Plus her entirely bored face throughout. I think she really wants to win.
VERDICT: Bad Bad Bad
Greece/Ελλάδα
Sakis Rouva: This is our night
Sakis is a Greek heartthrob, and has both sang at and presented Eurovision in the last 5 years so might do pretty well. But there's something a little odd about a 30-something year old belting out disco numbers... hence...
VERDICT: Gay
Montenegro/Crna Gora
Andrea Demirovic: Just get out of my life
This song is the musical version of a gay break-up, all mock drama with ridiculous lyrics to a dance beat. It's also my clear winner for best (i.e. most sexually suggestive lyrics) with:
"Just get out of my, out of my, out of my head;
Just get out of my, out of my, out of my bed"
VERDICT: (most definitely) Gay
Cyprus/Κύπρος
Christina Metaxa: Firefly
Nice song, let's see if she can work on those tuning issues (i.e. a lot)
VERDICT: Ugly
Sweden/Sverige
Marlena Ernman: La Voix
What is it with the blinking violins this year? Russia had one in their winning entry last year so Slovenia, Norway, Estonia and now Sweden are following suit in glorious disbelief that Europe loves violins. Let's see shall we. Anyway, Sweden, who normally churn out some fabulous Europop have left me a little confused this year. It's opera with a disco beat. WTF?
VERDICT: Good? Bad? I'm undecided.
Azerbaijan/Azərbaycan
AySel & Arash: Always
All things considered, Azerbaijan aren't that bad and this song does get in your head. There's a little too much wailing at the end and the guy could lay of the sleaze but I bet this will make the final.
VERDICT: Good. Ish.
Malta
Chiara: What if we
This is Chiara's zillionth attempt at Eurovision and she still hasn't lost any weight, you'd think the stress might have some effect. Perhaps she just needs some better make-up. In any case, I like the particularly imaginative video concept: Just. Standing. In. Front. Of. A. Microphone.
VERDICT: U.G.L.Y.
Netherlands/Nederland
The Toppers: Shine
Sounds a bit like Katrina in the Waves, so maybe this will do well, given that it's all about "loving the one we hate" and "letting the darkness fade away". Loving the return of the hand-torch though, as debuted by Slovenia a year back. Great lyrics include "...love will make us glow in the dark".
VERDICT: Gay
Hungary/Magyarország
Zoli Ádok: Dance With Me
This came third in the Hungarian national selection, but the first and second place withdrew for some spurious reason, leading to this hidden gem of camp-ness featuring the lyrics "disco fantasy" and sailor costumes. F. A. B.
VERDICT: Gay = Good
And lastly, but not least, our own, home-grown entry. It's certainly no Scooch (I'll leave it up to you to decide if that's a good thing or not)
United Kingdom
Jade Ewen: My Time
This is very Andrew Lloyd Webber (funny that... given he wrote it) and you can't deny that she belts it out pretty well. Whether I actually love it is another question, but I think I like it. Maybe a Top 10 finish this year after all?
VERDICT: Good (surprisingly)
Well, that is all for now. I may well add in some more gems as they come through. And for those of you in the know, keep May 16th free, I might well be doing something...!
The wonder of YouTube means freaks like me can preview the songs in advance, and so here are some of my "favourites"... I'm using that term loosely to describe both songs I actually like as well as ones that are just plain awful.
So here they are... The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and... well just the plain Gay...
Finland/Suomi
Waldo's People: Lose Control
Official video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoYAPyBAo9U
Live:
I really like this song and love how Finland always enter a song that that would be popular in Finland.
VERDICT: Good
Bulgaria/България
Krassimir Avramov: Illusion
Here is a prime example of a singer who completely and utterly goes for it just that little bit too much.
VERDICT: Ugly
Norway/Norge
Alexander Ryback: Fairytale
I don't want to like this but it's a bit of a grower and he's a little bit cute.
VERDICT: Good
Slovenia/Slovenija
Quartissimo feat. Martina: Love Symphony
I'm loving all this OTT singing going on, but she keeps you waiting doesn't she? They guys playing violins also really need to either be fitter or do something vaguely interesting, given that instruments aren't actually live at Eurovision. I was waiting for them to rip their suits off revealing sequins or do some acrobatics, but no. They just jig about. A bit. Needs work boys!
VERDICT: Ugly.
Spain/España
Soraya: La noche es para mi
This is my favourite song, and it's one of the favourites to win. I like how she keeps doing Tyra Banks style poses in all her close ups, as well as how much grease seems to be in the hair of her backing dancers.
VERDICT: Good
Albania/Shqipërisë
Kejsi Tola: Carry me in your dreams
This is the most unbeliveably crap video you have ever seen, look out for her jogging-style dancing in front of the bluescreen! Plus her entirely bored face throughout. I think she really wants to win.
VERDICT: Bad Bad Bad
Greece/Ελλάδα
Sakis Rouva: This is our night
Sakis is a Greek heartthrob, and has both sang at and presented Eurovision in the last 5 years so might do pretty well. But there's something a little odd about a 30-something year old belting out disco numbers... hence...
VERDICT: Gay
Montenegro/Crna Gora
Andrea Demirovic: Just get out of my life
This song is the musical version of a gay break-up, all mock drama with ridiculous lyrics to a dance beat. It's also my clear winner for best (i.e. most sexually suggestive lyrics) with:
"Just get out of my, out of my, out of my head;
Just get out of my, out of my, out of my bed"
VERDICT: (most definitely) Gay
Cyprus/Κύπρος
Christina Metaxa: Firefly
Nice song, let's see if she can work on those tuning issues (i.e. a lot)
VERDICT: Ugly
Sweden/Sverige
Marlena Ernman: La Voix
What is it with the blinking violins this year? Russia had one in their winning entry last year so Slovenia, Norway, Estonia and now Sweden are following suit in glorious disbelief that Europe loves violins. Let's see shall we. Anyway, Sweden, who normally churn out some fabulous Europop have left me a little confused this year. It's opera with a disco beat. WTF?
VERDICT: Good? Bad? I'm undecided.
Azerbaijan/Azərbaycan
AySel & Arash: Always
All things considered, Azerbaijan aren't that bad and this song does get in your head. There's a little too much wailing at the end and the guy could lay of the sleaze but I bet this will make the final.
VERDICT: Good. Ish.
Malta
Chiara: What if we
This is Chiara's zillionth attempt at Eurovision and she still hasn't lost any weight, you'd think the stress might have some effect. Perhaps she just needs some better make-up. In any case, I like the particularly imaginative video concept: Just. Standing. In. Front. Of. A. Microphone.
VERDICT: U.G.L.Y.
Netherlands/Nederland
The Toppers: Shine
Sounds a bit like Katrina in the Waves, so maybe this will do well, given that it's all about "loving the one we hate" and "letting the darkness fade away". Loving the return of the hand-torch though, as debuted by Slovenia a year back. Great lyrics include "...love will make us glow in the dark".
VERDICT: Gay
Hungary/Magyarország
Zoli Ádok: Dance With Me
This came third in the Hungarian national selection, but the first and second place withdrew for some spurious reason, leading to this hidden gem of camp-ness featuring the lyrics "disco fantasy" and sailor costumes. F. A. B.
VERDICT: Gay = Good
And lastly, but not least, our own, home-grown entry. It's certainly no Scooch (I'll leave it up to you to decide if that's a good thing or not)
United Kingdom
Jade Ewen: My Time
This is very Andrew Lloyd Webber (funny that... given he wrote it) and you can't deny that she belts it out pretty well. Whether I actually love it is another question, but I think I like it. Maybe a Top 10 finish this year after all?
VERDICT: Good (surprisingly)
Well, that is all for now. I may well add in some more gems as they come through. And for those of you in the know, keep May 16th free, I might well be doing something...!
This weekend, i will be mostly...
My season one of 30 Rock arrived this morning so my bad mood from a shitty week now seems long gone!
Wednesday 4 March 2009
Resisting the Twitterers
As much as I love Philip Schofield, I'm not sure I want my life reduced to one sentence soundbites, like one big continual Facebook update.
I like to think I'm more interesting than that... or is it more that I just talk too much and wouldn't be able to say all I want to say in one little sentence... I won't let you answer that one.
But given that I've had my Sony Ericcson phone for nearly 9 months, I think it's time to make beter use of it and its multiciplous features, so I've now linked my "mobile blog" (no, me neither) to this one, which essentially means I'm now going to upload photos direct from my phone.
They say a picture says a thousand words, so this is my way of showing you what I'm doing, rather than trying to say it.
Ta.
I like to think I'm more interesting than that... or is it more that I just talk too much and wouldn't be able to say all I want to say in one little sentence... I won't let you answer that one.
But given that I've had my Sony Ericcson phone for nearly 9 months, I think it's time to make beter use of it and its multiciplous features, so I've now linked my "mobile blog" (no, me neither) to this one, which essentially means I'm now going to upload photos direct from my phone.
They say a picture says a thousand words, so this is my way of showing you what I'm doing, rather than trying to say it.
Ta.
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