Eurovision

I mentioned in an earlier post that my female 'partner in crime' in the duo I sometimes gig with is also a member of a 'happening band'. Well, I don't see why I cannot at least divulge that she is a member of one of the two girl bands who are competing tonight to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest! It's been a time of real excitement for her and all of her friends and colleagues. I have just been watching the 'Eurovision Your Decision' program and I have to say that it's a strange experience watching someone you know on the box. It's happened a couple of times for me lately: a few weeks ago, my old mate Katy Setterfield who sang on some of my demos a few years ago, won the 'One and Only' TV competition (a competition whereby tribute acts competed for a place in a Las Vegas show) as Dusty Springfield. That was an odd experience. Odder still tonight was seeing my duo partner storming through a great performance of their song and bringing the house down on live TV. In an hour's time, we will find out whether the great British Public have voted them through to appear in Belgrade at the main event in May . If her band gets through, I suspect life will never be the same for her. In addition, I also suspect that she won't be doing many more duo gigs, knocking out old songs for social club members and Bingo fanatics! Good luck to her and her band - fingers crossed.