ideas for cheap stuff

Well its Eurovision time again this Saturday 12th May. Gone are the days when Ireland ruled the glittered stage. With the neon lighting now shining down on Dervish “They Can’t Stop the Spring”, we haven’t a hope in hell with the way the show has been going the last few years. Though, if the UK win with their awful innuendo on a plane piece, there’s no saving Europe at all! I love Eurovision parties, where you rank all the acts, see who’s right, and enjoy the over-blown madness of it all. Since the show is now a double header though its a bit overlong. But sure, with company, you’ll enjoy anything!

We were on a roll winning for 3 years, and then, as the country was somewhat strapped for cash, we couldn’t afford to win again, cos you have to front the cash for it. They had a wonderful piss take of this need to loose on the show “Father Ted”. For anyone not familiar with the show, here’s a clip from the Eurovision episode with the wonderful song entitled “My Lovely Horse”, it was on RTE2 last night. Class. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8linZiGYSeE

Here’s You Tube links to some old Irish winners:
Johnny Logan, Hold Me Now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP8h9DzT4eU
Linda Martin, Why Me: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88tIsB263U
Niamh Kavanagh, In Your Eyes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3W-YeyFyPA
Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan, Rock’n'Roll Kids:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfFf4EVvoaI
Eimear Quinn, The Voice:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqq9K6MlyU

My favourite was “Why Me”, just cos I’ve great memories of my childhood with everyone out on the street celebrating the win, and singing that song for days on end. I still kinda know all the words.

Ideas for a Eurovision party:
*Decorate your house for the party with European flags and posters of famous Eurovision stars of the past such as Cliff Richard – at least your Mum will be pleased!
*Get your Eurovision party started with a glass of Bucks Fizz for your guests filling glasses for each Bucks Fizz song they remember.
*Tell your friends to dress up as a country - traditional dress or flag colours, make sure your all get creative.
*If a guest doesn’t turn up in fancy dress make them perform a Eurovision song at the party!
*Ask each guest to bring a traditional tipple and a snack for the country that they’re representing for the evening.
*Everyone rank each act, and then at the end the nearest to the actual outcome gets a kitschy, trashy, flamboyant prize!

I’m not in the mood of organising one this year, so I think I’ll just wear some tacky gaudy clothes and hit the tiles singing my old Eurovision favourites this Saturday, then watch the finals on Sunday from the comfort of my couch. If anyone’s up to join, just let me know!