Eurovision 2008

I know I’m not the only one. Come on. Admit it. Who else it watching?

I’ll be catching bits and pieces of it in the background (getting some work caught up with) via Spanish TV on San Juan Cable.

maybe…if only too check if this is the year Wogan will drink himself to death in his booth…or end it with a profanity laden rant

Saitou, well Wogan opened the show with something like “If I have to suffer through this, the least you can do it watch”

So it may happen. I’m quite tempted to drink along with him…

OK, so Romania begins it with a perfectly normal, boring duet. Obviously no hope. Dreaded UK entry coming up.

I see that, to their credit, they have taken some steps to mitigate the effects of bloc voting, by having two semi-finals this year. It can’t be long before they introduce World Cup style group stages.

Romania there, with two singers apparently singing different songs. Next up, tonight’s bottom finishing song…

Well at least this year the UK wasn’t completely out of tune

Well that wasn’t as bad as I was expecting. Go UK!

Albiania: Meh
Germany: Two Drag Queens and Ronald McDonald

OK, this is a disturbingly long stretch of relative normality (what was that song from? The Disney Germany Channel?)…

I am. Of course.

Armenia: I swear that this exact song has featured in the last ten Eurovisions.

I think the germans performed their song false

Ah finally the cheese has arrived. Go Bosnia

And the strangeness begins!

It’s Jarvis Cockerovic

The postcards between the songs are the worst in years.

Finland: Lordi have a lot to answer for

I’m quite liking Finland!

The wrong lesson was learned? But hey, at least poseur metal is a change from the usual…

Croatia: I think the old man is lost. He’s just yelling at everybody to get off his lawn.