...and trying not to upset the Russians. Do you think that Vlad Putin sat there with his big checklist ticking off who didn't vote for them?
The UK entry was almost as bad as the Irish. On the UK entry, I guess blatent homosexual references ("do you want something to suck on as you descend?" ) and a general hatred of the English never bode well at voting time so the rest of the UK are dragged down with them.
At Eurovision time, it's good to be a non-european living in Europe as I don't have to cringe as much as the locals. The missus and I got rip-roaringly drunk and laughed our arses off. Terry Wogan....
Apocalyptica were cool. Gotta love circle headbanging while playing a cello but they should have got Santa onstage with them for that bit.