Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross For what little it counts, Sam's video in a maker secret santa where he made a multiselector-based LED sign for ThisOldTony wound up being the accidental gateway to my (very middling) entry into modular synths.
He's a very capable musician, whatever else might be said abouy Eurovision.
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross And suddenly, I have a horse in the race…
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross I hope he brings Kosmo with him. Always fun to watch live.
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross whoa! That one!?????
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross oh my.
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@cstross I am now interested in Eurovision for the first time ever.
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross positive!
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross love that guy, and at least he'll bring some much needed originality into the compo
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@aadeacon He could go down in a blaze of glory but I feel he also has the potential to go the Full Lordi:
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross The same Sam Battle who now has an old Rolls Royce tank engine and ideas about transplanting it into a Mini!
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@gsuberland @cstross @aadeacon wait, what? When was that? Missed that completely!
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@gsuberland @cstross @aadeacon wait, what? When was that? Missed that completely!
@FlohEinstein @cstross @aadeacon yeah, the lead singer said some really gross stuff a few years back. I was supremely disappointed.
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross wait seriously? He's a amazing we need to support this mission!
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@dubiousblur @cstross what are they disappointed by?
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@gsuberland tbh hatari is an excellent first place to replace them
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@gsuberland tbh hatari is an excellent first place to replace them
@jaseg they're great. I had tickets to go see them a while back, but unfortunately the gig got cancelled 'cos of the pandemic.
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@cstross I am now interested in Eurovision for the first time ever.
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Oh boy, this year the UK is—surreally—entering Sam Battle, aka Look Mum No Computer, as their contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Yes, it's *that* Sam, who built the Furby Organ.
@cstross Pffffffft. "Surreal". Come back to me when you enter a puppet turkey with a Dublin city accent.
https://eurosong-contest.fandom.com/wiki/Dustin_the_Turkey
https://www.eurovision.com/eurovision-song-contest/belgrade-2008/all-participants/dustin-the-turkey/
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@dubiousblur @cstross ah thats fair, yeah I guess that would be the other option. Tho they are still trying to be a celebrity or something so I could see the the opportunity being hard to turn down
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