Robin Cook - City til he dies
I ran a 10K in London City centre at the weekend in my Peoples Republic T-shirt, before donning the white away jersey at the finish line (didn't want to pin a number on the jersey). Was ****ed when I finished, so like any self respecting athlete, I headed for the nearest shop to buy fags. As I queued in the shop, I noticed a folder on the counter of the shop that read "For The Attention of The Secretary of State". Thinking this was just another fine example of crazy Britsh humour, I didn't pay much notice to it until an old man scurried over and picked it up, his purchase of newspapers safely tucked under his arm. Then, as if drawn by the smell of sweat, the old mans head turned abruptly, and stared at my City jersey for a few seconds, before looking up at me, with a look that said to me "I'm Robin Cook, Secretary of State for the British Government, and I'm City til I die." I can't really explain how I thought he said this to me, it was just the look. I apologised as I brushed past him to get 10 B&H, and he left the shop. Then as I left the shop, three kids from Waterford walked passed me and abused me. Fairly typical Sunday morning in Trafalger Square, really.