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Eurovision Horror Contest

Once again the mega over the top Freak Show that is Eurovision Song Contest rolled around. This year the venue was that not quite European city of Baku. We were in for a treat. My own compatriots, true to form, presented an embarrassing episode that didn't make it to the final. In fact, the Dutch entry was plain silly, with a girl singing and playing the guitar whilst on her head we spotted a huge Native American tribal head dress. Why?

Engelbert Humperdinck, bless him, gathered very few votes but perhaps should have known that not one country in Europe ever gives any votes to the UK, except sometimes for Ireland. And they didn't on this occasion. They were lots of beefy blokes dancing in skirts, crazy outfits every where. The usual bombastic and dramatic Eastern European power ballads all blended into one after a while.

I couldn't really get into the favourite, and ultimate winner, Sweden. I liked Denmark's entry but typically no one else seem to. And so we had fun at home, laughing at mad, naff and camp Europe, happy to have escaped to the Asia-Pacific region.

In the eye of the beholder

Beauty. What can you say about a notion such as beauty? So much, really. It has been the central theme of a million works of art, philosophical treatises, books, songs, operas, musicals and more besides. It is the stuff of legends, hard to grasp, and inevitably mysterious and utterly subjective to a large degree. But, you may have also heard the well known phrase ‘beauty is skin deep.’ 

Be that as it may, the reality remains that one can do an awful lot to present one’s self to the best possible result. After all, every one enjoys looking and feeling good. And if you look good, chances are you are feeling good. Somewhere where they know all about these things is for instance Regency Cosmetology Schools where you can do a variety of great courses in the field of beauty and cosmetology. 

Their campuses are excellent, and are spread out across the United States. Graduates from this outstanding institution are highly regarded and are sure to have rewarding careers in this fascinating field. 

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Scary..

..watching Eurovision..the horror, the horror..

Funkadelic

Went along to see Prince right here in Sydney the other day. What a night! What a consummate performer. Some may have wanted The Symbol to play more of his long catalogue of mega-hits. Personally, I was just happy to see the Funkmeister General strut his stuff with such style and musical acumen. He was on top form and the band really got into the cool, infectious vibe. 

Inspiration

Went along to an author's talk at my local library the other day. The writer performing was one Peter Coriss, who had penned many crime fiction novels. The talk was okay, not overwhelming and I have to admit that I have little interest in crime novels. Also, he seemed a bit too proud of his anti-Christian prejudices but I was heartened to note the audience responding in lukewarm fashion to a few of his jibes. But, it was a free event, organised by the library and the Sydney Writers Festival so I was happy enough to partake.

What made it inspirational was the fact here we had a seventy-year old writer, successfully enjoying the attention of his readership in a rather laid-back manner, taking questions with a measure of grace. It was fun to see him in action. He'd obviously done this many times but it made me think. It made me realise it may not be too late for me to gain some literary success before I'm put out to pasture. It was, all things considered, food for thought..

Flaming hide

The Gillard seeks to revive some desperate old-style Labour class war shenanigans by claiming Opposition leader Abbott doesn't understand the pressures 'working families' are under due to the fact that he resides in affluent North Sydney. Gasp.

Who was it that inflicted a carbon tax on Aussie families? Who doesn't even have a family of her own?

It's one thing to say something controversial or even offensive but one should make sure it's not as stupid as this. Prime Minister Julia 'The Dunce' Gillard. 

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Well, I suppose we can more or less all agree that to a large extent money is tight these days. I don’t think I am alone in making that particular assertion. Wherever you look, prices seem to be on the increase, whether it happens to be the price of petrol, energy, food and groceries. You know what I mean, I am fairly sure that you have been there, as have I. 

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Diminutive Genius

Seeing Prince tomorrow night at the All Phones Arena. Really looking forward to it. Party like it's 1999? You bet!

Gillardism

She can't help it, the opposition leader is too negative. She couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery but she's not accountable. It's because she is a woman and the populace just isn't giving her a fair go. The carbon tax is a good thing, apparently, and not really a problem because the cost of living is incredibly high anyway. It's nice to know that Labour think that ruining the Australian economy will result in decreasing the Earth's temperature. Sounds like a fail-safe plan, how could it not be a roaring success?

Sun

Ra, the Sun God is high in the firmament, and all is well..

Labour self-destructing..

..sometimes watching the news is quite uplifting.

Whinge Fest

The other day I was listening to the ABC radio feed of their discussion programme Q&A, for my sins. I suppose I get a perverse pleasure out of getting frustrated with the politically correct left-wing bias as perennially portrayed by our publicly funded national broadcaster.

In amongst the usual anti-big business paranoia and general down-with-us shouting some Sudanese audience member starting whining about the lack of a fair go in the work place for him and other people from Africa in Australia. The many problems with crime and gang culture in the Sudanese immigrant community was nothing to worry about. 

The real scandal was that this type had a job but it meant he had to commute for a time period of..brace yourselves..25 minutes each day. I think we white Aussies really need to hang our heads in shame for forcing this poor man to drive for nearly half an hour to work. I mean, honestly..