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My mates l'l E3L";ltl{lilllti hands loved the Musicians Guide you put out last year. Mayhe this year you could put together something siin'Iar tor young ‘.‘/l‘lt(3l'8 with lists ot agents and puhlishing companies with the genres they specialise in and spoken word open mic nights? Mayhe it (:()‘\I'\'i ii‘c‘ude .'.'rit.ng groups or courses as '.'.iel.. Brook
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I DON’T WANT TO RIDE MY BICYCLE
I recently hought a hike and had no idea he's." ha/ardous a pastime cycling is. L". t'ie past month I hate almost heen knocked ott’ my hike six times. One two driying eeiit had the nerwe to yell at me hecause l had dared to cycle in the cycle lane. To make matters '.'.'orse the roads Il‘ (Siasgo'.'.' are full of pothoies. I thought the Gouernment wanted to encourage us to get on our hikes. Providing cycie lanes is a good start hut how ahotit tixn‘g the roads?
Scott (a petrified cyclist) Glasgowi
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A VISION FOR EUROPE It's that time of year. My favourite camptest TV event has heen and gone. That's right. I'm talking ahout Eurovision. I'm not going to spout on ahout political voting or Britain's dire entry hecause. well. that's a hit ohvious. I'm going to take the indie approach. I'm constantly hearing songs from my music collection that seem made for Eurovision. In particular I'm thinking ahout Bis' ‘Eurodisco' and Helen Love's ‘Does Your Heart Go Boom'. Mostly hecause seeing someone on stage shouting ‘Atari Teenage Riot' over and over again to a techno twee soundtrack x'xould he sheer hrilliance.
There's a huge credihility factor that puts ott a lot of hands. Ihere's nothing I'd like to see more than Oasis tailing miserath to gain points then hurning themselves in a ditch in humiliation. What ahout The Pipettes? It's ahout time we had a twee tastic indie pop entry and they're not too had on the eye either. ‘.'.’|Lil the-ir polka dot dresses and coordinated dance moves. It would he a nice hreak from the droning hallads and slea/y Mediterranean guys.
I'm off to listen to the tin toil clad drag gueen who came in second place tor the Ukraine. ‘Fins. /'.'.'ei. dreif Dancingf'
Gemma Hamilton Ldinhurgh
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What did you think?
This is England Cameo. Edinburgh, Thu 10 May
Lou Cineaste
It was very moving indeed. The people you thought were going to be the bad guys weren't. It wasn't too black and white.
Peter
Works at Edinburgh Unrversrtv
I really liked the last scene. The ending was really powerful.
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Jesse
Student
I expected more. I thought it was going to be more about
the 803. It was good but a bit
disjointed and not much happened. It is still worth seeing. though.
John Rutherford Property manager
I really enjoyed it. It was both
funny as well as being a bit sad.
Sally
Sweden
Clearly there's been a mistake. Spandex and Abba rule.
Ice/and
I loved it! I love Eurovision because it brings people together.
THE LIST FOR LOVE I posted an ‘I Saw You" last year tor a girl I met in a cluh whose numher I lost. and I never expected to hear from
her again. But she answered it.
and now we're dating. I never thought these things could work outside the movies. thanks for playing cupid. Geoffrey
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PATRIOTIC
Re: Theatre (575)
I take issue with the hammering you gave The Patriot in the last issue. Far trom heing ‘schematic' and ‘heavy-handed'. I found this gripping play to he an astutely ohserved commentary on our times,
Rachel
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SUBS CLUB
l was excited to discover this week that subscriptions for students are only 5‘ I 0. I've bought my tlatmate his own suhscription so he'll stop running off with my copy! Mike
Tollcross. Edinhurgh
Erin
Switzerland
I'm actually from Canada and it's the first time I’ve seen it. I'm not sure I get it. A great opportunity to dress up and have fun though.
Fiona
France
It's wrong. France should have won — they had a cat and everything!
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