AMBUSH REWATCH: Riga 2003 (Sat 23 Oct, 20:00 BST)

[Kratz]

The home of Eurovision my EYE

 

[Penelope]

What was so crazy about Austria giving points to Croatia and Romania?

If it's not neighbourly, it's crazy!!!!!!

 

[Saltwater]

Poland 10 votes

 

[Penelope]

3 FOR MALTA! HOW?!

 

[Madíson]

(Ireland had a televoting problem that night - these are jury votes)

 

[Madíson]

Wogan fails to spot no points for the UK from Ireland.

 

[Madíson]

I love spokespeople when they say "of course".

 

[Kratz]

Wogan fails to spot no points for the UK from Ireland.

Yes. Surely that was the early sign it was going to be a very bad night.

He was too busy being agog at the very good Croatian song getting votes.

 

[Penelope]

!!!! at ELVIRA for Malta

 

[Penelope]

Malta keeping up the tradition of voting for the MUSIC with that 12 for Iceland

 

[Madíson]

YES - THIS QOL

 

[Penelope]

"It's getting very LONELY there for [lists a quarter of the nations]"

 

[Madíson]

Amazed that they didn't pre-load the scoreboards those days.

 

[Kratz]

The shade from Sarajevo! Love it

 

[Penelope]

at the HOWLS from the audience

 

[Madíson]

I love her so much.

 

[Saltwater]

Why did the have a jury in Bosnia?

 

[Penelope]

A hundred times more presence than Lena and Carola

 

[Penelope]

Why did the have a jury in Bosnia?

Either didn't have a well established enough phone network in place, or didn't reach the televote threshold

 

[Penelope]

PORCH GAL

 

[Madíson]

Why did the have a jury in Bosnia?

2004 was the first year they used televote.

 

[Kratz]

That right there is where all the Iraq War nonsense comes from, isn’t it? As though it was even remotely true.

 

[Saltwater]

Rtp woman has Jane Fonda's hair

 

[Madíson]

I'd have thought France would be more unpopular in May 2003 re Iraq.

 

[Penelope]

! at him FORGETTING AUSTRIA

 

[Madíson]

Hello fiercely hetrosexual Loukas

 

[Madíson]

Loukas came last in the 1990 Cypriot national final.

 

[Penelope]

Not a BROWN LEATHER JACKET!

 

[Madíson]

Please vote @Suomi

 

[Penelope]

Please vote @Suomi

He's dead love

 

[Madíson]

I'll post the Moopy results after Slovenia votes.

 

[Saltwater]

Loukas came last in the 1990 Cypriot national final.

Couldn't have been much different to what actually won

 

[Kratz]

Lol at that Russian jury vote

 

[Penelope]

TASTE!

 

[Saltwater]

Ay que linda

 

[Madíson]

What a bizarre looping background for Israel.

 

[Madíson]

The same van goes past every five seconds.

 

[Saltwater]

Did Austria finish this high?

 

[ButterTart]

I can’t remember what the UK sent in 2003 but I’ve a feeling it was Love Generation’s ‘Dance Alone’. I wish them every success.

 

[Penelope]

! at how much of a DOOFUS Sertab is