Ask Boom Bang a Blog: Parte the Second

By Jamie McLoughlin on Dec 30, 09 11:14 AM

As the New Year approaches, time for another daft interlude with your questions to Boom Bang a Blog.

Regular clicker-onnerers of this extremely practical use of webspace have been invited to put questions to yours truly, whether the subject be the Eurovision Song Contest or something completely different.

The latest selection of questions and answers follows - and don't forget to ask something yourself if the mood takes you.

Why do you mention Doctor Who so often in your blogposts?
I love it! I only got into Eurovision in the early '90s because Doctor Who was no longer on telly and I needed something trivia-laden to fill the void. Now that it's back I'm a lucky duck who has both to enjoy and I always try to find connections between the two where I can. There's another one to come in A Bluffer's Guide to 1998.

In your opinion, which year had the best eurovision stage/set and which had the worst?
I like this question. It all depends on how technically progressive something looks for the time it was made. 1963 is very impressive for its time, but that's overshadowed by the 'was it pre-recorded?' controversy. I think 1976 is my absolute favourite, though, with its funky use of geometry. Worst is possibly 1982 as it doesn't have that all important Eurovisiony sense-of-scale, but surprisingly, since doing the Bluffer's Guide to 1993, I couldn't believe how rubbish that one looks. It's so bare, everyone looks lost on it and you get the feeling anyone over 6ft tall is going to bump their head on the ceiling. I think that squeaks 1982 for worst stage.

Can you do the "Let It Swing" dance? And more to the point, have you ever done so in a public place?
I can't do the Let It Swing dance, but that hasn't stopped me doing it in a public place.

Have there ever been any Eurovision acts featuring cats? In the song lyrics, band or videos? I love cats.
There was a Finnish band in 1994 called CatCat. They didn't do anything particularly catlike on stage, however, they wore bodices and danced about in platform shoes. Which is just attention seeking.

Do you have a burning question about Eurovision (or not about Eurovision at all) which you'd like to ask Boom Bang a Blog? To pose your poser, you just have to click right here. Don't forget it's all completely anonymous. Like calling Crimestoppers.