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   The Eurovision Song Contest is probably the worst and most boring show ever. What did you do to avoid it?

My wife and I were lucky enough to be invited in a birthday party. Our friend Konstantina (Constance/Connie) turned 60 and invited some 30-35 friends to a place just outside the centre of Rhodes town.

We arrived around 20:30. We were the first ones. The waiters served us nice Greek food and as much wine as we wanted (all paid).

Then the music started: bouzouki, keyboards and two female singers, performing traditional Greek music.

Greek parties started to arrive. Ten o’clock the place was packed full — I guess 200 people or more. Drinking and dancing, and I swear I saw somebody eating. 

Suddenly, a quarter past nine, they ushered everybody off the dance floor. Then a lyra player http://www.last.fm/music/Psarantonis/+videos/+1-Ufk6ANyUASo (start the video; the lyra is the primitive fiddle) entered the stage. He started to play, and the staff cleaned the floor while they danced. It was quite a show, but the best had yet to come:

Three handsome boys and three beautiful girls dressed in tradititional Greek clothings entered the stage. I won’t go into details, but their dancing was fantastic, the music was wonderful and the athmosphere was magic.

Thus we escaped ESC this year. I couldn’t care less about the show, but congrats to Germany.

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refugee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: November 20 2006 Location: Greece Status: Offline Points: 7026	Topic: Escaping ESC Posted: May 30 2010 at 12:42
	The Eurovision Song Contest is probably the worst and most boring show ever. What did you do to avoid it? My wife and I were lucky enough to be invited in a birthday party. Our friend Konstantina (Constance/Connie) turned 60 and invited some 30-35 friends to a place just outside the centre of Rhodes town. We arrived around 20:30. We were the first ones. The waiters served us nice Greek food and as much wine as we wanted (all paid). Then the music started: bouzouki, keyboards and two female singers, performing traditional Greek music. Greek parties started to arrive. Ten o’clock the place was packed full — I guess 200 people or more. Drinking and dancing, and I swear I saw somebody eating. Suddenly, a quarter past nine, they ushered everybody off the dance floor. Then a lyra player http://www.last.fm/music/Psarantonis/+videos/+1-Ufk6ANyUASo (start the video; the lyra is the primitive fiddle) entered the stage. He started to play, and the staff cleaned the floor while they danced. It was quite a show, but the best had yet to come: Three handsome boys and three beautiful girls dressed in tradititional Greek clothings entered the stage. I won’t go into details, but their dancing was fantastic, the music was wonderful and the athmosphere was magic. Thus we escaped ESC this year. I couldn’t care less about the show, but congrats to Germany.
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AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14258	Posted: May 31 2010 at 09:55
	I watched it - it was bad but amusing. Germany blitzed cos the girl was quirky... hmmmmmmmmmm. OK.


Vompatti Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: October 22 2005 Location: elsewhere Status: Offline Points: 67407	Posted: May 31 2010 at 10:05
	I actually really liked Russia's song.

someone_else Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24340	Posted: May 31 2010 at 10:40
	Being less lucky than Ref, I spent the evening watching the ESC, for the first time in a number of years. Nearly all of these songs belonged to the range between thoroughly bad and mediocre. Only Belgium's entry was a floating a bit above these levels. As usual, I found the presentation of the voting results the most interesting part of the entire ESC. although some results are always predictible, such as the 12 points, and sometimes the 10, being given away as a relation present rather than as an objective voting: Greece always gets the dozen from Cyprus, and some other Balkan states that once might be at war with each other in another context give each other a helping dozen here. Note: Fortunately, the Dutch contribution was railed off in the semi-final. One of the few positive things I can say about this one is that the Dutch language was used for the first time since 1998.


npjnpj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 05 2007 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 2720	Posted: June 01 2010 at 03:01
	Been a bit busy and this thread just made me realise that it most have been on recently.

Dean Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575	Posted: June 01 2010 at 05:13
	I tried to avoid it but Mrs Darq switched channels in time to see the final votes and the sinking of the UK entry into last place (Yay! - I take that as a compliment - the UK can't write dreadful europop songs - makes ya feel proud to be British) I'm a bit surprised no one has organised an Alternative Eurovision Song Contest - something I'd have though Channel 4 would have jumped at the chance of doing. An Eurovision Prog Contest (modern bands only) could be interesting (UK will still come last).
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