Unfortunately video clip in alcessa’s post is gone.

     by Sunshine on February 23, 2007 at 9:13 am

Oh no, It’s back, I put it up again.
(It disappeared yesterday)

So Michael, you don’t think there is any chance of passing the semi-finals?

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 9:17 am

Great. I’m glad.

     by Sunshine on February 23, 2007 at 9:23 am

Pingo rules :-D

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 9:26 am

No. I think she’ll be somewhere near the borderline, though. Part of the problem is that there’s a lot of competition this year. There are 28 countries competing to qualify this year and only ten will go on. They have to let Georgia and Czechia go on, because it would be too brutal not to let them make a first appearance, so only 8 spots will actually be available. And I don’t think Alenka will make it.

On the plus side, at least Don Corleone didn’t make it. That schtick got old fast.

     by Michael M. on February 23, 2007 at 9:34 am

Good job on the penguin translation. That video is bound to be a major stepping stone in bridging the gap between Slovene and Penguin culture

     by Cornelius on February 23, 2007 at 9:46 am

Right. The German media tend to claim it is not about music at all, but about giving points to your neighbours and for political reasons… Don’t know if it’s true since I don’t watch Eurovision, but last year I thought the time was ripe for something unusual, after Lordi had won. And Alenka’s song is unusual enough (not the lyrics, of course, it’s borderline stupid in my opinion) to attract attention, so at least it’s fun. We’ll see.
(THX for linking me: I am quite surprised that the word Eurovision appears on my blog at all, since it is a bit of a snob slob )

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 9:50 am

I don’t think Alenka will make it, because pop-opera has already been done. All she needs is a pair of tentacles and she can appear in a sequel to the 5th Element

     by pengovsky on February 23, 2007 at 10:42 am

Good call, peng. I was wondering what it reminded me of!

Here’s the clip, in case any of you out there are sinners that haven’t seen The Fifth Element yet.

     by Michael M. on February 23, 2007 at 10:51 am

Well, isn’t Eurovision basically about what has already been done before but now appears in its worse interpretation? I mean, it’s no use pretending this has got anything to do with quality, is it.

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 11:14 am

Well, no, actually… While Eurosong winners usually just follow the “what-is-hip-righ-now” mentality, Slovenia tends to be a couple of years behind the trend. Either that or we miss the target completely - like we did with Duo Platin. Yuck!

     by pengovsky on February 23, 2007 at 11:24 am

Well, Heavy (or was it Death?) Metal’s dead, too.
Anyway, it’s like Sunshine said on my blog: if we win, we have to host it. And we don’t want that, do we.

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 11:31 am

Oh, but we do!!!! Special guest stars will include both Hubert von Goisern and Fanfare Ciocarlia

     by pengovsky on February 23, 2007 at 11:51 am

Oh yes: I’d love to see Fanfare Ciocarlia.

But who da eff is Hubert? (living next door to him, all of us, how come I never heard of him before?)

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 11:56 am

I love Hubert… He sports “Alpine rock”, which is hard rock and yodelling combined. Great stuff :thumbs up:

I’m sure Michael can look it up in RSI database

     by pengovsky on February 23, 2007 at 12:05 pm

The question is if Michael wants to.

     by Michael M. on February 23, 2007 at 12:08 pm

ROTFL! Actually, I’d advise against it… It might have grave consequences

     by pengovsky on February 23, 2007 at 12:14 pm

Well, he IS better than it sounds. But he wouldn’t win the contest,either.

     by alcessa on February 23, 2007 at 12:41 pm

Told you so… But I agree, he wouldn’t win. That’s why he would be a special guest star

     by pengovsky on February 23, 2007 at 1:13 pm

you mean Laibach isn’t running this year? damn it.

     by karlos on February 26, 2007 at 1:56 am