smdarby, i don't have a problem with what you have mentioned in your post 178. In your post 167, you ended with, It kind of reminds of... What did you mean? It would be polite to say so. Other wise, way say it? Only you will know what you meant by saying that........ Regards, Stu.
The first and last time I watched Eurovision was in the college bar (long enough ago, I assure you). By getting remorselessly hammered on rum while being entertained by the rugby team's merciless (yet uncharacteristically witty) chanting at the various participants, I must say I recall (or half recall) having a pretty good night.
My ‘utter tosh’ reference was in response to you denigrating the UK’S contribution to Eurovision, nothing else. Our contribution is second to none and I provided the facts. You made an inferred parallel between our performance at Eurovision to our Brexit and a personal swipe at me, but to you that is ‘defending my position’. To me that is you being aggressive.
In 1959 Pearl Carr & Teddy Johnson came second with "Sing Little Birdy" to Teddy Scholten from the Netherlands singing: "Een Beetje", and You Tube subtitles renders into English the lyrics to the latter song as: " green trawlers aimed at the president of the fish in the area we are brave people" The Netherlands jury gave five points to the UK but the UK only gave them un point, which was rather mean. The introduction to the conductor of the house orchestra was translated as: "orchestra always watches olinda's good dollar extinction." The orchestra plays for a fair amount of time on the winning song, but that's just sour grapes. I only mention it because I remember "Sing Little Birdy", but I don't watch the show these days.
...there's a bird on a branch and a branch on a tree and a tree in a meadow where you first said........ The good old days when lyrics were relatively innocent and singers sang rather than otherwise trying to out do each other.
Hollywood at its best. Lighting, routine, costumes and performers are top notch.....................and then you see the face on the back of the women's bonnets.
What's more intriguing (or sinister, depending on your point of view) is the uniformity of the sexes: rather black blokes and the much fairer girls. Wonder how that went on the casting call?
Years ago we had an old bloke living near us and he was always running around chasing kids who played near his house, complaining about immigrants or putting signs up in his windows saying 'god' will exact revenge on anyone he thinks slights him. He was not dangerous and more a nuisance than anything else. However I made a mental note to make sure I never turned out like that man. Whenever I start slipping into 'the good old days' shyte I think of him cursing and chasing after the kids. That means I accept 'my' world has passed and a new one is in place that will in turn be replaced by an ever newer one of my grandchildren. I think Dylan said it best: Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled The world of the 1950s has gone and, just Like The Black & White Minstrels It is never coming back.
I guess if you are realistic/desperate enough to work in films that you will wear a bloody awful bonnet with a caricature black-face on the back then you will be doing a Michael Jackson with your skin tone long before you apply for parts. Ah the good old days...........
Still at least it gives most of Europe the ability to bash the British particularly the English without actually saying so. And as ever we just accept it because we have strong chins Still we cant live in such a bad place due to fact we have so many visitors but perhaps our music is not as good as we think Just popping out now to for a re realignment training course for my ancestors past guilt Ah the good old new days regards Clive his/him/her/she/it/what/maybe
It is clear the 1981 Bucks Fizz 'skirt-rip' was thought to have been decisive so in 1982 they decided a more overt display would carry the day -they were wrong. When your music is pants all you do is end up looking like an arse.
Who can forget the time the half-time band stole the occasion. The famous 1994 contest where no one remembers who sang or won because the dancers completely stole the show.
France & Spain both have double our number of Tourists. In Europe France, Spain, Italy & Germany all have higher visitor number and things can only get worse now 'Free Movement' is ended. Nul Points again
Ah my polite way of me saying people who like to move and live in this sceptic isle. During these strange times I have met some good people some senior in their role from all over Europe and they love it here and are doing a great job for the country and will continue to do so. Italy running as favs at the mo