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Ahh the lovely girls!
Aug. 25th, 2009 09:18 pmoops, internet problems for a bit there but it came back!
So it is Lovely Girls night, or, The Rose of Tralee, which is... not quite a beauty contest. According to the official line it is 'a celebration of Irishness'. What it is mostly is a lot of cheesy fun in big frocks that nobody really seems to take very seriously. All the girls have some irish connection and come out in their Posh Frock and LOVELY Newbridge Silver Jewellery (so shiny), have a chat with the host, Ray, and then do a wee turn - sing, say a pome, or (best of all) kick of their shoes and do jig. The winner gets some lovely shiny things and goes off travelling the world for a year being some sort of Tourist Ambassador for Ireland.
They do a live webcast of it here if anyone wants to join in the fun!
Missed the start (woes! hopefully didn't miss any dances), tho came in at Rose 5 (dubai) who was having a great chat with Ray about how to pronounce 'donkey'. Then she sang a song, not badly given she's up on a stage in front of several thousand people, most of her family and half the country.
Rose 6 is Toronto and her mother was also once Toronto rose! and met her da while over for the festival. Awww. Fairly typical so far. But then, for her 'party piece', she brings out a SNAKE. A Boa Constrictor. Chats away while it wraps itself round her posh frock, then drapes it over a *very* nervous looking Ray. You don't get that on Miss World!
News is on now, so have stocked up on popcorn and juice and am all settled to watch the second half of tonight's show, which should be starting soon! Hurrah!
Was trying to find a clip from last year of Ray doing a cartwheel across the stage, but alas, can't track one down. Maybe he'll do it again this year ;p
( and we're back )
Ad break! So far, rooting for Rose 6 and 10. But there are PLENTY more to go...
( 8 more to go )
Another ad break, 4 more roses to go tonight. Am v. disappointed with the lack of party pieces tonight, and the TOTAL lack of dancing. V. Poor Show. Enough WTF to be entertaining still ;)
( last 4 tonight )
So there we go. 18 down, FOURTEEN more to go. Jesus. There'd better be more bloody dancers. Favourties so far - Snakes on a Rose, German rose (who was v. funny), Luxemborg for actually stripping off the skirt and dancing, and finally Cork.
Ah the escorts. As fine a bunch of culchies as you'd meet at any Young Farmers Disco ;p Aww they even get their own wee video montage. They're doing Escort of the Year tonight? Bonus!
Hah they've all lost their voices ;p Obviously taking their Duties very seriously! Aww the bald speccy one won it! he came 2nd last year ;p
Back tomorrow at 8 for the rest...
So it is Lovely Girls night, or, The Rose of Tralee, which is... not quite a beauty contest. According to the official line it is 'a celebration of Irishness'. What it is mostly is a lot of cheesy fun in big frocks that nobody really seems to take very seriously. All the girls have some irish connection and come out in their Posh Frock and LOVELY Newbridge Silver Jewellery (so shiny), have a chat with the host, Ray, and then do a wee turn - sing, say a pome, or (best of all) kick of their shoes and do jig. The winner gets some lovely shiny things and goes off travelling the world for a year being some sort of Tourist Ambassador for Ireland.
They do a live webcast of it here if anyone wants to join in the fun!
Missed the start (woes! hopefully didn't miss any dances), tho came in at Rose 5 (dubai) who was having a great chat with Ray about how to pronounce 'donkey'. Then she sang a song, not badly given she's up on a stage in front of several thousand people, most of her family and half the country.
Rose 6 is Toronto and her mother was also once Toronto rose! and met her da while over for the festival. Awww. Fairly typical so far. But then, for her 'party piece', she brings out a SNAKE. A Boa Constrictor. Chats away while it wraps itself round her posh frock, then drapes it over a *very* nervous looking Ray. You don't get that on Miss World!
News is on now, so have stocked up on popcorn and juice and am all settled to watch the second half of tonight's show, which should be starting soon! Hurrah!
Was trying to find a clip from last year of Ray doing a cartwheel across the stage, but alas, can't track one down. Maybe he'll do it again this year ;p
( and we're back )
Ad break! So far, rooting for Rose 6 and 10. But there are PLENTY more to go...
( 8 more to go )
Another ad break, 4 more roses to go tonight. Am v. disappointed with the lack of party pieces tonight, and the TOTAL lack of dancing. V. Poor Show. Enough WTF to be entertaining still ;)
( last 4 tonight )
So there we go. 18 down, FOURTEEN more to go. Jesus. There'd better be more bloody dancers. Favourties so far - Snakes on a Rose, German rose (who was v. funny), Luxemborg for actually stripping off the skirt and dancing, and finally Cork.
Ah the escorts. As fine a bunch of culchies as you'd meet at any Young Farmers Disco ;p Aww they even get their own wee video montage. They're doing Escort of the Year tonight? Bonus!
Hah they've all lost their voices ;p Obviously taking their Duties very seriously! Aww the bald speccy one won it! he came 2nd last year ;p
Back tomorrow at 8 for the rest...
