#124: Nymphs wafting around a stage
Jan is on hiatus this week, so it’s a welcome return to Mr Stuart Lawler, a man who puts the “Hot” into Tango. It’s 30 years since Stuart was on the Irish Eurovision Song Contest jury and boy are we happy they never asked him back. Secret Garden were the winners for Norway that year with a song that can only be described as: mostly violin! But what happened this year in Basel, Switzerland? Did Celine Dion turn up singing a medley of her hit? Did the Swedish businessmen get hot and sweaty in the sauna? Is Lithuania’s guitar player just a U2 wanna-be? And did the UK get any votes at all? Let’s find out as we join Kevin Sherwin live from his jacuzzi (he really just farts in the bath)! To find out how the Eurovision final went last Saturday, May 17th.
Óran and Stuart are standing on their respective soapboxes as Sky TV don’t seem to be doing a whole lot when it comes to providing AD services on Sky Stream or on their ‘On Demand’ service. Is it time to throw Dave Nason under the bus (again) on this one!? (We love you Dave – a voice note would be very welcome - Clo)
In TV corner, have you seen ‘Mad Men’ with AD on Netflix? or Cassandra? or how about the new season of Black Mirror? Give us your views on the quality of the AD on these programmes, or on whatever you’re watching, by emailing blindguyschat@gmail.com.
At long last the Meta AI ‘look and describe’ feature has come to Ireland! Woohoo!! Óran can’t stop asking the glasses to describe his guide dog Larry. Apparently, he defecates on the grass. Larry that is, not Óran! Have you tried the look and tell feature? Let us know what you think: blindguyschat@gmail.com
Stuart is heading off to Sight City in Frankfurt; are you going? Stuart talks to us about booking a sighted guide at the event, and the new remote assistance option for those attending.
Finally, we have news on the Glide from Glidence. There will be a demo day at the Wayfinding Centre in Dublin on June 7, early booking is recommended, before Larry and his friends break it!
So, strip off your sweat-drenched sauna suit; stop straddling that microphone - you could do yourself an injury; pour yourself a macchiato and settle in for a podcast full of enjoyment, with no jokes, sarcasm or any kind of wit at all!
Yeah right!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Blind Guys Chat, 15 out of 20 Eurovision song contestants prefer it to endless rehearsals!
Links for this episode of BGC:
· In 1995, Secret Garden win for Norway with this banger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-gA0aU-d88
· Sweaty Swedish sauna businessmen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSh7U3m9KgA&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest
· Lithuania’s wanna-be-U2-ish entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F6bwWGhm_s&t=18s&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest
· What the hell just happened, UK? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur5qRh0BaHk&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest
· Sight City, Frankfurt: https://sightcity.net/en/home/
· Sight City “Rent-a-guide service”: https://sightcity.net/en/trade-fair-guides/
· Sight City remot
