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Hi, Rusty!
Oops! Well, I missed the first half hour of BGT because I was reading and forgot to switch on the television!
I watched the remainder though.
Well, I don't know what to say....we certainly got the "unusual".....and some of it quite clever ....... and the audience and the judges seemed to like the acts......
But most of it left me quite cold, apart from the singer at the end.........whom I thought was fantastic!
( I shall now watch the beginning of the show, as I have it recorded......)
It will be interesting to hear your views tomorrow!

Update, Rusty!
I'd only missed three acts...two of which were very good.
So perhaps had I watched the show from the beginning , initially, I might have been in a better frame of mind?
Your man with the rubik cube was absolutely brilliant!
Incredible!
And a nice personality to go with it!
And the following young children were very good, too.

Good morning, Elle!
Another fine day here!
Hope your rain has stopped.
That's encouraging about BGT.
Looking forward to watching it!

Good morning, Rusty!
You were up very early!
A mediocre kind of day here ...fine but cloudy.
Pleasant enough out...mild; supposedly hitting 17C later in the day.
How did you find BGT?
Overall, I found it a disappointing show.......with just a few isolated acts that I thought were very good.
I liked Maddox, the magician with the Rubik cube.
That was an incredible trick he did with Amanda.
And the young children that followed were very good - very slick.
And as I said before, the singer at the very end - Ronan? - was excellent!
I was blown away by his voice.
A few others were accomplished, but boring...... the lady making the bird noises was clever...but a little went a long way......
And I didn't particularly like the soul singer, Lifford, even though Alesha knew him and pressed the Golden Buzzer.
You are going out this morning with Miss L-B, aren't you?
What time is she collecting you?

Hello, Elle!
I have asked to be collected at 11 but all quiet on the La Bamba front!
It is/was raining here.
I thought BGT was better than last week.
Well, I had to like Lifford (Lifford is the county town of Donegal)
Not my kind of music, but he was very good, I thought.
Nino was good on violin, but not as entertaining as Lettice!
Mr Rubik cube was very good indeed.
I liked the wee cartoon girls.
Oleana from Russia was great I thought.
Never saw or heard anything remotely like it.
Bambas on bazouki was very entertaining.
And Ronan from Tesco was excellent.
Another Paul Potts, perhaps?
Still no choir or performing dog act though!

Hi, Rusty!
I didn't know that Lifford is the county town of Donegal!
I thought awarding him the Golden Buzzer was a bit like nepotism, as Alesha already knew him and felt sorry for him?
I would have given Ronan the GB, as I thought he was brilliant,
Are the judges only allowed one press of the Golden Buzzer per show?
Yes, Oleana was clever ...but limited?
Er...who is Paul Potts, please?
I've never heard of him?

Hello, Elle
Yes, it's Lifford.
Many folk think it is Letterkenny or Donegal Town, but the county town is Lifford.
Paul Potts won BGT in the early days.
He now has a professional career singing opera.
I can understand Alesha being criticised.
But it is not her fault she knows folk, surely?
There are often hard luck stories on BGT.
Ronan was very good indeed, too!
He may even win?

Hi, Rusty!
Did you have had a good time at the Pine Cone with your granddaughter?
What did you eat?
Yes, I think Ronan stands a good chance of winning BGT so far.......I like Father Ray, also Dad and Jack, but Ronan outclasses them.
I think Ronan did say that at one time he was a professional singer?
I have had a leisurely morning........
I talked to my daughter and YB for ages - my son-in-law and BB were at the latter's tennis lesson.
And I have finished the Everyman and the ST Cryptic.
Later on we are going out.......but not till about 2ish.
We have watery sunshine now!

Hello, Elle!
The sun has appeared and it has been a lovely afternoon!
We had a nice time at Pine Cone and Miss O came along too.
I had a bacon roll and the girls had omelettes!
I agree that Ronan has a good chance of winning, but I prefer Father Ray, and Jack and Dad.
Here is Paul Potts first audition.
He won that series and is now a full time singer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnp-8GrHOIk

You have done well managing two puzzles today!

Good evening, Rusty!
We were out visiting a lot longer than I had anticipated!
We ended up with a lovely afternoon of sunshine, here, too ......and an even nicer evening!
Thank you for the clip......
Paul Potts was superb!
I am gradually beginning to appreciate the value of BGT!
Some folk have tremendous talent.
Were there only three judges then , originally ?
I think probably the mix works better now?
Well......I had best phone my cousin, before it gets any later!