Random bit of culture,
I stumbled upon this. Estonia has a fucking massive choir recital every year. It has about a thousand singers and about 10 million people at the event (that's what it looks like).
It doesnt sound exciting, but about a minute in, some of you will be a bit impressed. I was. Loads of people singing. Loads of people watching. Big thing.
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Kung_Fu_Russ ran out of amusing signatures on, Sun 5 Jun 2011, 2:17,
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pretty impessive
love to of heard them blast out this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDFFHaz9GsY
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brettvincent hmmmm, Sun 5 Jun 2011, 2:29,
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Ah, Laulupidu! An amazing event; happens every 5 years (next one is 2014).
There's an amazing documentary all about the Soviet occupation of Estonia called 'The Singing Revolution'; they literally regained their independence through the power of song. Almost like a perfect sequel to the Sound of Music!
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Not quite "literally".
I think the political instability in the Soviet Union might have had something to do with it ;-).
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JamTallons, Sun 5 Jun 2011, 11:02,
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True, but I'm looking at it through my Julie Andrews tinted eyes. *runs down a hill tralalala-ing*
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ah, estonia...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU6VBTGjYkk
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Damocles wants no part of your debauchery, Sun 5 Jun 2011, 8:44,
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