2011

Yearly Archives: 2011

Austria 2011

Oh yes, the songs …

What are we here for again? Oh yes a festival of popular songing and tunes. I wasn't here for the first few, but my local...
Belgium

Roster schmoster

Apparently it's my turn to do some rehearsal blogging, on pain of being banned from the cake counter of the Cafe Bonnen. It's all...

Holiday on the buses

Oh it's a great life on the bus trip! Just got back from a smashing tour about the town courtesy of the generous organisers. We...

The Netherlands – They aren’t U2

Though they think they are from the video that I have seen. Their main problem is that the song is boring and the staging...
Austria 2011

Don’t tell everyone but

Austria is Qualifying, by a street. (Possibly Joan Street, or Finger Street). From the vids that I have seen it is a high quality...
Bosnia

Morning – and Bosnia

Yes reports of COCKTAILS are very very true, which explains why it is - 10.50am local time and I am just getting up. I...

Day three, sir

Last night was a whole heap of fun. Catching up with the good people of Oneurope for a two-for-one Enchillada deal on Beer...
Elli and Nicki

Well I think …

This has seemed like a long day. Songs you tip fall by the wayside, and those you never gave a prayer to suddenly...
Lithuania

C’est ma vie, c’est à prendre ou à laisser…

It's been acres of pain today of various flavours, which is probably why we just watched Lithuania's rehearsal and the first thing I said...
Hungary

Hungary like the Wolf?!

just a quickee before I get to work for my employer. The murmurings here are that Hungary may not qualify. Far from...