Fare thee well, Tony!
10 years ago, I was living and working in London, trying to pursue my dream of working in marketing for a record label. I sat at home at my flat in Tottenham, desperately ringing Independiente Records (who had just launched) every day looking for a job but failed, and somehow ended up on the trading floor of Abbey National bank. It was a good summer, though. I went to my first V Festival and saw Gene, Ash and The Divine Comedy, among others. I went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park. Red Bull was introduced. Sarah and I went to Jersey, Isle of, and got to ride around in a Rolls Royce.One of the memories, though, that will stay with me forever is being here in England for the general election that year. Labour overturned 18 years of Conservative rule. Gone were the Maggie Thatcher years...welcome Tony Blair. He was young, liberal and overwhelmingly popular. He hung out with the guys from Oasis and appeared to be way more 'with-it' than his predecessor John Major.
So much has happened since then. I've worked for Enron, gone back to school at UCLA, finally found my way into entertainment marketing. And just to show life always goes full circle, I am back in London. Tony Blair has done a lot for the country - one only has to look at how strong the £ is to see that. Unfortunately, he got tangled a bit too much with Dubya and suffered quite a bit for it.
This afternoon, as I am typing this, Gordon Brown will be 'invited' by the Queen to form a new government and will become the next Prime Minister, and a new legacy will begin. So long, Tony. Its been a fun few years...
posted by Eleanor @ 12:34 pm
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