LORDI's Masks Not Welcome At Finnish President's Independence Day Reception
November 22, 2006, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Oikotimes.com:
The debate of LORDI's masks and the president's (Tarja Halonen) annual Independence Day reception (on December 6th) goes on wild in the media. Lordi themselves have made it clear already after the victory that id they are invited they will go only in full masks. Last week the invitations came and the president's staff commented yesterday "the invitation gives the dresscode which is frack or dark suit and honorable medals if one has them. Masks are not part of it". In Iltalehti's online poll Lordi has divided the nation in half again, just like when they won Euroviisut.
Half of the people want them to drop the masks and go unmasked, 30% want them to keep the secrecy and masks while 20% think it is the president's mistake: she knew all along they wouldn't go unmasked so why bother asking them? One solution that has been offered is that Lordi would perform in the castle and therefor be able to wear the masks... But at the moment it looks like we won't be seeing Lordi in this reception that gathers every year nearly 2 million Finns in front of their TVs following it live.
