Eurovision

Living in London, I have had the happy opportunity to interact with many Eastern European males, usually in the context of kitschy and seedy bars. Without exception--actually, that's not true, there was one exception, a lovely Albanian lad at the bus stop in Trafalger Square--they all wore really strange clothes. I'm not sure how to describe the fashion style of the Eastern European male. How can I put it? Pointy white shoes, bleached hair and very small acid-washed jeans, should really be adequate. I never understood why they all dress like that until I started watching Eurovision. Holy shit, they all dress like that--even the rock stars. On a scale of Midwestern to Japanese, I'd say that Eastern Europeans drift toward the Japanese pole.

I'd also like to point out that Romania and Moldova come out with the most awesome Eurotrash tracks. They are fucking geniuses. When I first heard O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei" (you know the song - "numa numa iei, numa numa numa iei") I was blown away. The whole DiscO-Zone album is top stuff. So how excited was I when I found out that Arsenium, former songwriter for O-Zone, was to represent the Kingdom of Moldova in the Eurovision song contest? Really excited. Too bad I missed the performance. I'm glad, though, because I think it was, um, pretty shit and would have ruined my view of O-Zone forever.

Man, I hope either Lordi or the Romanian dude win. The former is a death metal band representing Finland (of course). They perform in full costume, latex masks, giant hooves, axes and the biggest pair of floaty black wings I have ever seen in my life. And pyrotechnics. As I write this, Finland is in the lead. How amazing will it be if they win? Anyway, the Romanian dude was Mihai Tristariu who has something like a five octave range and the most hilarious dancers. Actually, fourth most hilarious dancers after Daz Sampson, Las Ketchup and Severina. Anyway, seriously awesome song.

FINLAND IS IN THE LEAD!

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