Eurovision

I never intended to watch the contest, but couldn't be bothered to switch off. I was doing sudokus and word games to take my mind off it! One good thing was the Swedish presenter who had great presence and wasn't anything like as naff as some of the idiots who have done it in the past.

Katy Boyle! That's going back a bit soop. I'd forgotten about her.

Is she still with us?

Jo8 don't know if katy is still with us, but, last nights Eurovision was the best laugh I have had for ages! You just cannot take it serious x

Jings I believe that Katie is still with us. I'm off to read the Sunday papers. Mr soop has made a pot of tea. I shall rootle out a packet of Tartan shortbread. Will raise a glass of G&T to you at six o'clock sharp. Slainte!

A bit of that shortbread will do me soop. #knowshowtohaveagoodtimethat soop.

titters...

Why do we bother entering? We have nothing to prove we gave the world, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen, Elton John, the list could go on and on to page 4 or 5. Ireland also has it's fair share of major acts. It's all political we know that, most of the Eastern bloc, who vote for each other, have yet to produce anyone of any significance in the world of music, maybe they will at some stage in the future. The only real talent that ever emerged from Eurovison was Abba, but they didn't really open the flood gates of Nordic musical talent, maybe several acts have followed but certainly nobody of their magnitude. What of that desert of modern music France, they still haven't got over the fact that their biggest star,well I assume he is cos he's always on the front of Paris Match when I've been there, even though he must be about 90 now, the leathery faced Johnny 'olliday, really didn't make his mark in the wider world. They might think the only sauce we can make is custard, but hey we'll keep our custard and they can keep their one song of any note "je ne regrette rien!"

Katie Boyle is still alive. She's the same age as the queen and it was rumoured that she had a 'relationship' with The Duke of Edinburgh in the '50s!

Thanks, anno

Really

Coo... I once found myself in a backstage conversation with Katie Boyle, who seemed a real charmer - as did Lady Isobel Barnett and Alan Melville - boy, was I out of my league!

It was a BBC 25 Years of TV Since the War (or something) programme, and I was there with Don Lang, re 6-5 Special.