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Day 102: Fire Saga

Today was the first day that we haven't had extensive smoke in the air outside. It has been bad lately due to smoke from fires in southwest Colorado and Arizona. A few days ago the smoke was so thick that the mountains completely disappeared.

What I'm watching today

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020, Netflix streaming) - You have already seen this Will Ferrell movie. But you haven't already seen this Rachel McAdams movie. And you definitely haven't seen this Demi Lovato cameo--one of the best movie cameos since Bill Murray in Zombieland. This film is basically an introduction to the Eurovision song contest that consumes Europe every year. In it Ferrell and McAdams play the members of the Icelandic band Fire Saga, a group known around Iceland for its penchant for spectacular failure, but one that somehow qualifies to represent Iceland in this year's Eurovision. Along the way there are some really great musical performances, in spite of the terrible song choices. (Cher's "Do You Believe in Life After Love" is such a cliche.) Several previous Eurovision contestants have cameos in the movie, and there are plenty of nods to ABBA for being Fire Saga's inspiration. The story culminates with Fire Saga performing a really moving song that I would totally download. In fact I celebrate Fire Saga's entire fictional catalog.

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