Totallympics Annual International Song Contest 2019

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The Oaths.

 

 Competitor's Oath

Gabriela Melim, Brazil

 

"In the name of all competitors, I promise that we shall take part in

this Contest, respecting and abiding by the rules that govern TISC

- committing ourselves to a competition that values respect and the

true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of music and the honor of our nations!"

 

 

Jury Members' Oath

Griff88, Indonesia

 

 

"In the name of all the jury members, I promise that we shall adjudicate

in our deliberations at this Contest with complete impartiality, respecting and

abiding by the rules which govern TISC in the true spirit of sportsmanship!"

 

 

  

Host's Oath

mrv86, Mexico

 

 

"I promise that we shall organize this Contest, respecting and abiding by the rules

that govern TISC - committing ourselves to overseeing a competition that values

respect and promotes the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of

music and the honor of our nations!"

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Not time to say goodbye.

 

We're reaching the final stage of this Opening Ceremony, but not without sharing with you two of Mexico's most recognizable songs: the nostalgic ode to our motherland "México Lindo y Querido"

 

 

 

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The Final.

 

Every sports themed event reaches the last part; and we could not do it better, than by revealing the Scoreboard for tomorrow's Grand Final:

 

 

 

GRAND FINAL SCOREBOARD AFTER 0/38 JURIES
		SLOVENIA	0		CROATIA	0
		TUNISIA	0		BULGARIA	0
		INDONESIA	0		MEXICO	0
		CHILE	0		FINLAND	0
		SPAIN	0		GREAT BRITAIN	0
		NORWAY	0		LITHUANIA	0
		SERBIA	0		ITALY	0
		P.R. OF CHINA	0		UNITED STATES	0
		POLAND	0		ALGERIA	0
		INDIA	0		TURKEY	0
		ROMANIA	0		NEW ZEALAND	0
		RUSSIA	0		PORTUGAL	0
		SLOVAKIA	0		VENEZUELA	0
		NETHERLANDS	0		BRAZIL	0
		FRANCE	0		DENMARK	0
		GERMANY	0		COLOMBIA	0
		ARGENTINA	0		EGYPT	0
		GREECE	0		IRELAND	0
		MALTA	0		AUSTRALIA	0

 

 

But not everything has to be nostalgic at this point. As every Mexican knows, we can't leave this arena without singing  "Cielito Lindo"

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen, this concludes the Opening Ceremony. We expect tomorrow at 7:00 GMT-5 for the Grand Final!

Thank you and good night!

Edited May 4, 2019 by mrv86

[Olympian1010 7,470]

Great opening Ceremony! Plenty of room in the grandstands at this late hour. Great message, great presentation, and hopefully a great contest.

[Olympian1010 7,470]

@mrv86 I tried to incorporate the last two songs in the intro I sent you, but they were all copyrighted to the heavens.

Edited May 4, 2019 by Olympian1010

[hckošice 13,217]

1 hour ago, mrv86 said:

In rather recent times, immigration to the Northern states from European and U.S. settlers in the late XIXth and XXth centuries influenced music in those regions, with diverse styles such as "corridos" and "polkas", which are still popular today and have given birth to modern "banda", "norteño" and "grupero" music.

 

 

 

[kungshamra71 687]

15 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Last month in our local newspaper I saw a classmate/friend of Anne Frank apparently hid from the Germans in my part of the country, including in my 'gemeente' (surely you know the word and you know it's not exactly synonymous with 'town' or something  ). 

 

Among other places, she stayed in the 'Hidden Village' in the woods here, where quite some Jews were hiding.

https://excitinghistory.com/liberation-route/vierhouten-verscholen-dorp

 

Sadly it was eventually discovered by the Germans when a boy crossed an opening in the woods to get some water and German soldiers followed him. The original huts aren't there anymore, but there are a few they rebuild to give a bit of a sense of how it was. There's not really much of a monument or info or anything except for one sign, but it's relatively deep in the woods and so pretty quiet and an interesting place to visit (and easy to do for me by bike). If you're ever on the Veluwe, let me know  

 

Been in Veluwe to cycle a couple of times but mainly on the Arnhem area, in Hoge veluwe or veluwezoom, really nice places to explore 

[heywoodu 13,540]

Just now, kungshamra71 said:

 

Been in Veluwe to cycle a couple of times but mainly on the Arnhem area, in Hoge veluwe or veluwezoom, really nice places to explore 

Cool! My home area is more in the northwest of the Veluwe (Nunspeet, and surrounding places like Ermelo, Putten, Epe, Elspeet, Vierhouten), which is not exactly the Arnhem area, but you're still welcome to come cycle  

[OlympicIRL 4,769]

By the way @dcro who is on The Committee this year?

 

Chile, Italy, Venezuela are definitely in. What about any others?

[dcro 10,179]

19 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

By the way @dcro who is on The Committee this year?

 

Chile, Italy, Venezuela are definitely in. What about any others?

 

I think that's it.