Boban Jankovic

It was 13 years ago, during a game between Panionios and Panathinaikos in Nea Smirni (Panionios' home court) on the 28 of April 1993. 8 minutes before the end, Boban Jankovic, Panionios' player, drove to the basket guarded by PAO's Fragkiskos Alvertis. The referee charged Boban with an offensive foul after scoring. It was Jankovic's 5th foul and at this point he had to leave the court. Angry with the referee's call, Boban banged his head against the basket's pole! The fans and the TV-viewers were shocked of his reaction, more when they realised that Boban couldn't stand up and was safering from the pain. The hit was strong but what caused the damage was allegedly a screw that was behind the pole's protective cushion. He damaged his spinal cord and as a result he remained paralysed. What a bad luck! Bobans' life was not easy after this accident although his fans and Panions supported him.

On the 30th of November 2005 Panionios awarded him and his shirt with number 8 is hanging is Bobans second home, the Panionios' basketball court.

Boban died yesterday the 29th of June 2006 at the age of 43 from a heart attack on a cruise to Rhodes. Thank you for all the great moments you gave us on the court Boban, a Panathinaikos fan.

Vote for Anna

The 37 songs and singers of this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Athens
will be given a second chance.

Now is your change to vote for your:
"Best Song"
"Best Female"
"Best Male"
"Best Group"

From the 26th to the 4th of July
you can cast your votes for Anna Vissi
once a day following this

http://www.escradio.com/awards
and give everything for Anna!

I did wish you Merry Christmas

No, it is not so cold in the UK at the moment that I would now wish you Merry Christmas, either is the case that I now remembered such an important celebration. I would only like to inform you that I did write to you!

To the most of my friends and family I sent a Christmas email and to some others I did posted a Seasons Card in the middle of December 2005 with aaall my love! Who could imagine that the Royal Mail would reach its destination half a year later?

The best example: Dimitra! She called me today to wish me back Merry Christmas; she does have a lot of stress because of her thesis at the moment, but so crazy is she not! She just got my card! Today! Although it was dated the 17th of December the Royal Post stamped it on the 23rd of June 2006 and of course sent it to its destination: Thessalonica - Greece.
Merry Christmas dear friends! Better late than never!

The only two mexicans in the village

Have you ever been the "only one" Mexican in the town?* that is the way I felt on Saturday evening in Bishop’s Stortford. Jorge and I decided to watch the football-match between Mexico-Argentina in one of the must "in" bars in the town. Dressed with our Mexican tricots of course we cruse into the bar and take a sit in front of the mega-screen-wall.

First reactions: "Mexico, Mexico" shouted a few guys and the manager of the pub came closer with his digital camera: "may I please take a picture of you two? You are the first Mexicans in the town"!
After the 1st half we were allowed to go upstairs, on the 1st floor of the bar and watch the game feeling like VIPs; large sofa, perfect sound and less people than downstairs. We defenately enjoyed the match! Mexico didn’t manage to score a second time, but they certainly played a fabulous football! Mexico! Mexico! Mexico!

*to a few British or the ones of you that have spent time in the UK, this phrase might remind you "the only gay in the village", from Daffyd in the most famous english comedy show "Little Britain".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/littlebritain/characters/daffyd.shtml

Engleland or better Becks?

Being in Germany during the World-cup must be certainly amazing, but watching the English games in the UK is a unique experience!

The best place to be is a pub of course, but do not go unprepared! At least put an England T-shirt on and learn the most popular song of the year: "Englelaaand, englelaaand, engleland, engleland, englelaaand!" Do not tell me that you don’t understand what it is meant by that?!
It may sound ridiculous, but this is the hit!

For those how know Stephan Raab, this German media-multi-phenomenon, TV, radio, music-producer, singer, musician and show-man, and have watched his program four years ago, you may remember this excell ent song he published named: "Ich liebe Deutsche Land!" performed in 2002 by Verna Mae Bentley Krause. As a clever man, Stefan has now prodused a new version of this song as the German National World-Cup 2006 Hymn: www.plattenladen.tv/de/ich_liebe_deutsche_land_1.htm

Did I now find the reason of all these fights between Germans and English during these last days in Stuttgart? Dear German friends, so what if they sing Engleland? Don’t be jealous, you only need to remember the lyrics of your song and sing them loud: "Ich liebe Deutsche Land!" Or is “God save the Queen” even better?

On my opinion, Germany is still beating England! England does not only copy the stile of the German music, but even the only one of its kind: Becks!

How do you think do the English football-fans call Beckham? Becks! Yes, Becks! Do not tell me now that the English Becks is better than the German one!? No-way! Even they support the German original version in every pub and with continuous spots in the TV. Are you curious on the final score? After all this it is certainly: Deutscheland – Engleland: 2 – 0.