Eurovision 2008 Final - In Running Thread

[Beanie]

Ok, 2 hours to go - can squeeze a trip to the shops in there so anyone with any good food suggestions? I'm thinking Chilli Heatwave Doritos and Irn Bru could be the call?

[Beanie]

Reading the reports on the final dress rehearsal from yesterday - the loudest and most sustained audience reactions were for Israel, Iceland and Greece - so expect those to get huge cheers in the arena during and after the songs which always helps the songs come across even better. Hope so anyway.

[MickeyPaul]

Ooooh, I was away to scream 'Nooooo! Not Iceland!' forgetting I'm on them for top of the Nordies. Yep, easy to imagine that one getting people going a bit and they do perform it well. And of course, we've discussed in depth the goose bumpibility factor of Israel. Greece can get to fuck though. Sorry. You know what I mean.

[AnothrSpacecat]

im having a base of roast potatoes, oven cooked in caramalised onion and bacon with a lovely cut of sirloin i bought from waitrose on my way home from work.

should be class. getting a pizza later if im still hungry

[Yen_Sid]

No bets for me, will however be watching, and actually quite looking forward to it .. Hard not too really with DD building the hype all week.

Good luck people with all the bets ..

[kompressaur]

at Sid and DAN.

Ive came out a drupal haze for this. at my work too so no beer. Looking forward to shouting Bosnia and Latvia on. I don't know what to do in the meantime and im just hanging about. No smoke = no fun.

COME ON BOSNIA AND LATVIA!!1

im away to check out the running order

[Yen_Sid]

You got a telly at work komp? ..

[kompressaur]

aye ive a big plasma there Ed but i cant see it from the computer. Ive got the live stream up and running though and im all set. Its sad but i just want to get it all over with so as i can slip off back to sorting the new frontpage/TDP extention. It takes folks months to learn the software we're using but im trying to learn it in 5 days

[Yen_Sid]

Was just oot the back having a rollie, the girl next door assures me Russia have it in the bag, fck the whole street is into this it seems.

[Beanie]

Mini cheddars and smoothie I plumped for in the end - might as well make it as gay a night as possible I thought! Ooo 30 mins and counting...running order for anyone who wants it...

01 Romania Romanian, Italian Nico and Vlad Pe-o Margine de Lume On the edge of the world - -
02 United Kingdom English Andy Abraham Even If - - -
03 Albania Albanian Olta Boka Zemrën E Lamë Peng We put our hearts at stake - -
04 Germany English No Angels Disappear - - -
05 Armenia English, Armenian Sirusho Qele Qele Come on, come on - -
06 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnian Laka Pokušaj Try - -
07 Israel Hebrew, English Boaz The Fire In Your Eyes - - -
08 Finland Finnish Teräsbetoni Missä miehet ratsastaa Where men ride - -
09 Croatia Croatian Kraljevi Ulice and 75 cents Romanca Romance - -
10 Poland English Isis Gee For Life - - -
11 Iceland English Euroband This Is My Life - - -
12 Turkey Turkish Mor ve Ötesi Deli Insane - -
13 Portugal Portuguese Vânia Fernandes Senhora do Mar (Negras Águas) Lady of the sea (dark waters) - -
14 Latvia English Pirates of the Sea Wolves of the Sea - - -
15 Sweden English Charlotte Perrelli Hero - - -
16 Denmark English Simon Mathew All Night Long - - -
17 Georgia English Diana Gurtskaya Peace Will Come - - -
18 Ukraine English Ani Lorak Shady Lady - - -
19 France English, French Sébastien Tellier Divine - - -
20 Azerbaijan English Elnur and Samir Day After Day - - -
21 Greece English Kalomira Secret Combination - - -
22 Spain Spanish, English Rodolfo Chikilicuatre Baila el Chiki Chiki Dance the Chiki Chiki - -
23 Serbia Serbian Jelena Tomašević and Bora Dugić Oro Hora - -
24 Russia English Dima Bilan Believe - - -
25 Norway English Maria Hold On Be Strong - - -

What a miserable start - the Romanians really should have been good but it was just a mess in the semi - the Albanian can be a bit weak and the UK and Germany...bleugh. The Armenian lass can't sing to save her life - leaves the way clear for Bosnia and Israel to grab the early initiative.

[kompressaur]

Tell her 'russia are a short priced piece of shit!' Sid. Tell her that 'she knows nothing and to fcuk off and stop annoying you with her ill informed thoughts'. aye that will tell her Sid. you can then be 'king euro' in your street Sid. Get steaming and then go out and do an impression of the bosnian singer in the front garden later on after they win

[DAN DAN]

Well we settled for fillet of beef in a sweet chilli sauce and fillet of beef in black bean sauce, chips and rice. Washed down with lots of Stella.

Is that at all gay enough for eurovision? Doubt it.

[Yen_Sid]

Originally Posted by kompressaur

Tell her 'russia are a short priced piece of shit!' Sid. Tell her that 'she knows nothing and to fcuk off and stop annoying you with her ill informed thoughts'. aye that will tell her Sid. you can then be 'king euro' in your street Sid. Get steaming and then go out and do an impression of the bosnian singer in the front garden later on after they win

Need to behave with the neighbour komp, one time I was staggering about my decking with the knob out having a piss at 4am, little did I know she was looking out her bedroom window at the time, well until she told me the next day that is .. Aye fck it, later we shall have a song round here ..

[kompressaur]

bah i had a bag of chips. shitty back heat chips. I havent eaten anything really all week wit h this drupal obsession. I havent done much all week. I havent seen anyone nor spoke to anyone, i havent rocked the house in here, nothing. Im starting to bore myself now so i'll shut up. Maybe if i go for a smoke and a ...well just a smoke and then it will kick off. Takes bloody ages to get the first act on too.

who you on DAN?

[Beanie]

A cracking start at Beanie towers on Eurovision night - my pack of mini cheddars had an extra Salt and Vinegar as the mystery 7th bag - it can only get worse from here