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Hifi I

I know a little about hifi. I have a modest system that makes sounds that are pleasing to my ear.

I have a reasonable collection of vinyl LPs, some number of hundreds. Nearly all are original, that is, I bought them when they first came out in the 1960s onwards. Having very little money meant I could not buy everything I wanted.

I still have them and still play them. With a good clean and a decent turntable, they mostly sound pretty great. Especially the mono ones.

Some discs, especially from the 1980s, are made with such thin plastic that you can see through them. Not great for sound quality. And some have a strange mould that you have to clean off.

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Eurovision

I love the Eurovison Song Contest. For a few hours every year, the countries of the EBU gather and entertain us with songs good and bad.

I would love to go to a final. The chances of th UK winning are virtually zero these days, and travel to foreign countries is expensive and not fun on your own. But who knows…

The interval can be a highlight. No-one who saw it will ever forget Riverdance. However, this is one of my favourites.

It is something that makes me well up every time I watch it. I know the UK contribution is rubbish, but the one from Hamburg is great, as is the man on the rock.

Best is Dublin. It’s great when the camera lifts up and there are all those people, even in the windows.

And it’s a real party spirit at the end, with all the audience joining it. Brilliant.