We will be meeting up in Liverpool - the first meeting for a while - to put this years Eurovision world to rights So, if you want to Put In an appearance, its on SATURDAY MARCH 7TH at Dr. Duncan's pub, central Liverpool - if you haven't been before, its very near...

Following on from the Eurovision stars we have seen doing ordinary things.... As we all know, a gentleman never tells, but has anyone ever kissed a Eurovision star? At the OGAE conference in Manchester one year I ended up kissing (a peck - no tongues) the love...

Says Andrew Lloyd Webber on Radio 5 Live .... I'm with him on this, if the terrible twosome romp home to victory tonight, then I'm not going to Moscow either I wasn't going anyway, but you gotta take a stand on these things, haven't you?!

Just in case you need confirmation, these are the six acts shortlisted to represent the UK in 2009. Charlotte, Damien, Emperors of Soul, Jade, Mark The Twins I thought Damien was good - isn't he the one who is also a semi-pro footballer? That must be a schedule...

Following on about what Jamie said in a previous thread about seeing a bloke in a pub in Liverpool, has anyone ever seen a star of Eurovision doing totally ordinary things. I am thinking along the lines of Paul Oscar getting a TV licence in the Post Office or An...

Word on the streets is that they are back in again - and that Eurovision 2009 is back to last years 43 competitors, with San Marino bowing out and being replaced by Slovakia http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=1673

Over in Vodka and Phonic you can catch a glimpse of Dum Tek Tek, the Turkish entry for Eurovision 2009, which was unleashed on the public at just after midnight (Turkey time) on January 1. I think it's OK, and will do well regardless - but does anyone else have an...

The Calendar is back for another year. Here are some sneaky hints on what's ahead. Behind the first door is a taste of doors to come. There will be another video before seven days are out. One of the doors hides an interactive experience. My personal f...

Enjoyed it immensely. What I'd like to know though is, who supplied the burp?

Persevere with tomorrow's truly interactive Advent treat. I think I can guarantee that - if you are successful - you'll never have seen anything like it before. Cryptic Jame

Well it's good to have studio versions of a country's NF songs available to listen to this early in the proceedings. I surprised myself by actually liking a few of this year's efforts, though the Finns promised "no rock" this time. They lied! Standout for me is 'L...

This... www.oikotimes.com/v2/index.php?file=articles&id=4331 is based on... www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/11/11/do1105.xml

Hello, Hope everyone is doing fine! Now, with a bit of luck, we can get Gossip at Dot's back on its feet as the web forum it used to be ebfore we got sort-of invaded by trolls. The national final season is upon us shortly - but there's planety of time for bu...

So old Webby is going to write the UK effort for 2009 after all. Well it will certainly raise the profile of the ESC in the UK viewers’ eyes but why am I not filled with unalloyed pleasure? The sinking feeling that we will inevitably get a host of unknown wan...

I really wish I could excited about the proposals for the UK's entry for 2009. No matter what the contest might be called and getting Andrew Lloyd-Webber involved (I bet he doesn't write the song), we are almost inevitably doomed to get a lengthy contest full of tal...

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I would have thought that at this key time of the year the world and his wife would have been posting their thoughts here. Alas and alack no. The blog at the Southport Messenger is grand and well and good, but come on friends of Doris get your fingers out and start...

I've been looking at some of the rehersal videos from Belgrade and I noticed that the stage doesn't seem to look anything like those photos that were released a few months back. Did the design change at the last moment or am I missing something? In any case, the a...

The details are as follows - we will meet up at Churchills in the Gay Village, 37 Chorlton Street, at about 2.30pm. For those who would like to eat afterwards, as the Armenian entry appears to be favoured by some this year, how about the Armenian Taverna? I think it...

If you have a click on Serbi Goes Bananas, you'll see a preview video (scroll down a touch to find it) for the 19 songs taking part in the first of this year's ESC semi finals. Based on what you're hearing, please choose the 10 songs you think will qualify. Che...