tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post651435766019083292..comments2024-03-29T08:31:38.748+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: May 14th, 1980 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-57842472988695082502020-05-17T02:20:57.194+01:002020-05-17T02:20:57.194+01:00Judging from this comment thread, there's a wh...Judging from this comment thread, there's a whole world of weirdness out there that I'm completely unaware of.<br />Perhaps it's for the best...<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-45057493164261432972020-05-16T20:43:16.648+01:002020-05-16T20:43:16.648+01:00In fact, the closest any americans will get to &qu...<br />In fact, the closest any americans will get to "Poupee" is in the movie "The Longest Day."<br /><br />Check out the link below. <br /><br />I ROTF LMAO when that German General is saying "Gummi Puppen" <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm2oewPDwpw<br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19205151543714260732020-05-16T20:35:51.869+01:002020-05-16T20:35:51.869+01:00Sean - Sit back! Relax! Count your blessing!
...Sean - Sit back! Relax! Count your blessing! <br /><br />There are 330,000,000 Americans who will never, ever see those! A true tragedy! (I am going to comfort Charlie when done typing here!)Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-26066422126159443902020-05-16T18:59:15.232+01:002020-05-16T18:59:15.232+01:00I just put the tv on and theres footage of France ...I just put the tv on and theres footage of France Gall doing "Poupee on a String" right now Charlie. <br />OMG - its a "best of Eurovision"... and they're showing this years contest afterward! Thats a pretty pisspoor way to cancel something imo.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-23213208380468099822020-05-16T18:46:53.276+01:002020-05-16T18:46:53.276+01:00You UK guys are so "UK Centric" when it ...You UK guys are so "UK Centric" when it comes to Eurovision! (Charlie is so butt hurt that I had to type this!!!)<br /><br />Let's be serious... <br /><br />France Gall singing Gainsbourg "Puppet du Cire" in 1966 was the epitome of Eurovision! It's been downhill ever since. But because her performance was so compelling and magical, it was a very, very tall hill, even a mountain. Thus there is a really long distance one can slide downhill.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-21033667820349446732020-05-16T18:21:21.762+01:002020-05-16T18:21:21.762+01:00And Riverdance didn't even enter a song in the...And Riverdance didn't even enter a song in the contest Colin! Thats how ignominious Eurovision is for us. More so than Enya, even.<br /><br />-sean<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-64319521439331444532020-05-16T15:27:04.650+01:002020-05-16T15:27:04.650+01:00I must admit I always look forward to the UK comin...I must admit I always look forward to the UK coming last :D<br /><br />Abba, Celine Dion and Riverdance - the three biggest things to come out of Eurovision. Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-67372142401863581772020-05-16T13:54:14.536+01:002020-05-16T13:54:14.536+01:00You think thats humiliating Colin, try being from ...You think thats humiliating Colin, try being from somewhere that holds the record for most Eurovision wins.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90433150743225316532020-05-16T13:32:41.668+01:002020-05-16T13:32:41.668+01:00A-ha were Norwegian and 1985 was the year that Nor...A-ha were Norwegian and 1985 was the year that Norwegian female duo Bobbysocks won Eurovision, ending Norway's reputation for coming last (nowadays it's the UK that comes last - Covid-19 has spared us our annual humiliation). Could Charlie be confusing A-ha with Bobbysocks? Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84978800696472068402020-05-16T07:49:24.510+01:002020-05-16T07:49:24.510+01:00Charlie, I can shed no light on A-Ha ever having w...Charlie, I can shed no light on A-Ha ever having won a song contest and neither can Wikipedia.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-22790149526236770652020-05-16T03:09:12.562+01:002020-05-16T03:09:12.562+01:00Charlie, when I was in the army my brilliant wit w...Charlie, when I was in the army my brilliant wit was generally wasted on my superiors. <br />I even caught K.P. duty for it once, out in the field. Anybody else here ever wash a broiler pan while standing in a snowbank?<br />That's how hilarious I was. <br /><br />M.P.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-57207906424708909322020-05-16T02:05:02.807+01:002020-05-16T02:05:02.807+01:00M.P. - you sure you were in the Army and not a poe...M.P. - you sure you were in the Army and not a poet in a coffee house somewhere?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52920089108344474702020-05-16T01:49:36.303+01:002020-05-16T01:49:36.303+01:00I'm gonna hafta check out these musicians. I&#...I'm gonna hafta check out these musicians. I've never heard of any of 'em, but they must have something going on if you cats are raving about them. Time to hit the U-Tubes, I guess.<br />Charlie, this is indeed a great time of the year to sit out in a lawn chair with a drink, a radio, and some old back issues. The temperature here has been an even 70 degrees F with a cool breeze.<br />A month from now it'll be hotter than an ass-crack.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-85684345501267617492020-05-16T01:31:55.630+01:002020-05-16T01:31:55.630+01:00Charlie be tripping on Bonie M, Plastic Bertrand, ...Charlie be tripping on Bonie M, Plastic Bertrand, and Japanese Boy. Any more and he overdose. When he come down he do the others.<br /><br />Maybe Charlie get out his lawn chair, sip on a PIMMS, and use his laptop - all in the glorious sun to do that???<br /><br />What is weird for Charlie is he has a very distinct recall of A Ha winning some huge contest around October-November 1985 while Charlie was living in Germany. Charlie always figured it was Eurovision but it is clear A Ha didn't win that. Does anyone have any idea what that contest might have been? Maybe it was just some MTV-like contest? But Charlie had always heard that winning that contest got them a record deal which propelled them to fame.<br /><br />Charlie will hang up here and go mix himself a vodka-tizer! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-46806718735610694032020-05-15T22:37:18.246+01:002020-05-15T22:37:18.246+01:00I think this might be more to Charlie's taste....I think this might be more to Charlie's taste. "Fancy dogging? Yes I do!" must be the greatest ever first line of a song. And I'm pretty sure the one on the right isn't wearing anything under that skirt.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/t_YnB6U-sVcdangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-66613384694985871562020-05-15T22:29:28.909+01:002020-05-15T22:29:28.909+01:00Charlie should just be grateful he isn't (I as...Charlie should just be grateful he isn't (I assume) watching the history of Eurovision on BBC 4 at the moment, Steve. <br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-84254737639020801832020-05-15T22:02:38.241+01:002020-05-15T22:02:38.241+01:00Charlie, you still haven't encountered the hor...Charlie, you still haven't encountered the horror of <i>Mr Blobby</i>, the 1993 UK Christmas Number One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNkgDJpcuwUSteve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-82885118631017147622020-05-15T21:56:44.337+01:002020-05-15T21:56:44.337+01:00Tim, I think that Future Tense wasn't launched...Tim, I think that <i>Future Tense</i> wasn't launched until November, along with a whole slew of other books.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-63662497924334608872020-05-15T21:55:22.002+01:002020-05-15T21:55:22.002+01:00I genuinely think that if the whole world was forc...I genuinely think that if the whole world was forced to listen to nothing but Boney M for a month, it would bring an end to all global conflicts. It's impossible to be evil once one has acquired a love for Boney M.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54948406703374112202020-05-15T16:06:59.750+01:002020-05-15T16:06:59.750+01:00Not sure its ever a good time to point out somethi...Not sure its ever a good time to point out something like that dmaTAA, not unless your cool is unusually hard wearing.<br /><br />On Australian Eurovision ringers, Olivia Newton-John lost for the Brits to the Swedish entry in '74. I always assumed that, or rather Abba being huge down under in the 70s accounted for the Australian enthusiasm for Eurovision. <br />But a look online shows they started broadcasting the contest in Oz in '83 so DW is likely right to blame Johnny Logan.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88295430900156139092020-05-15T15:29:59.500+01:002020-05-15T15:29:59.500+01:00Would this be a good time to point out that I'...Would this be a good time to point out that I've enjoyed a glass of Pimms with the late Sir Hans Kornberg, grandfather of SuRie, the U.K. Eurovision singer who managed to keep going despite having her microphone snatched away from her by a stage invader?dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-31325560858181286182020-05-15T15:15:27.799+01:002020-05-15T15:15:27.799+01:00I just remembered that Gina G, the UK's Eurovi...I just remembered that Gina G, the UK's Eurovision entry in 1996, was Australian and the UK's winning entry in 1997, "Love Shine A light", was sung by Katrina & The Waves who were American (well, Katrina was American but I'm not sure about The Waves). Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56616619598237695722020-05-15T14:38:54.300+01:002020-05-15T14:38:54.300+01:00Tizer the Appetizer! That is a nice jingle! Tizer the Appetizer! That is a nice jingle! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-50815391263859893822020-05-15T14:29:05.798+01:002020-05-15T14:29:05.798+01:00UK Gents!
I must say, the next time I get over t...UK Gents! <br /><br />I must say, the next time I get over there, I am going to try a Pimms and a Tizer. I can't believe those boissons have not been sold here in the USA! They sound delightful!<br /><br />I especially want to try the PIMMS to feel like I'm "posh" for a change!<br /><br />Have you guys tried them?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-52398153574462535292020-05-15T14:27:08.089+01:002020-05-15T14:27:08.089+01:00Tell ole Charlie abut those lax Eurovision rules! ...Tell ole Charlie abut those lax Eurovision rules! How does France Gall sing a Gainsbourg song for Luxembourg and win in 1965???<br /><br />Here is that winning Eurovision performance, from Naples, Italy, in March of 1965! Subtitled in English no less! <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5GtWA1owBs<br /><br />I didn't realize Franc Gall had passed... Breaks my heart. Really enjoyed a lot of her music.Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.com