CEM240 - Blog 3

In hindsight I would have started the project earlier than I did, I knew the case study would take a long time to write but it’s taking a lot longer than I thought to actually write all the necessary sections.

I am finding that I keep referring back to first person in my study when I am meant to be writing in the past tense for most of it. I just have to keep re-reading everything I do while going along

Reading reviews from the Eden Sessions has been very helpful to get an understand what the event is like for the average attendees, the website gigatude.co.uk has a good review of the Brandon Flowers Session in 2011 and seems to like Eden as a venue, although some blog reviews had criticism about certain aspects (the queuing for drinks, and poorly light car parks just to name a few) but all could not fault the spectacular location and perfect natural amphitheatre.

Another good blog review I found was Amelia’s Magazine review the performers in 2010, she says ‘Given the setting, it is only natural (in all senses of the word) that there would be an active and encouraged link between the performances and the environmental ethos that Eden is built on.’ (http://www.ameliasmagazine.com/music/festival-preview-the-eden-sessions/2010/06/22/#.T8UuB3lYv0U)

The more I research and read out the Eden Project and Tim Smit the more I admire everything about them, I find Tim Smit such an inspiration and would love to work at Eden even just on a voluntary level. I partially like it when Smit say things like “The people most out of touch with us ordinary folk are politicians, who don't realise a lot of us have moved on from viewing the world as left or right wing. In fact, many people are very frustrated because they have socialist dreams, but realise some of what they would perceive to be 'right-wing' solutions would be necessary to deliver those socialist dreams.” He has bit hopes for this country (even though he’s Dutchman) I just hope that he puts what he says about politics in practice, because personally I think Tim Smit would be an brilliant Prime Minister.

- Tim Smit: 'I don't want things to be too easy' - Profiles - People - The Independent . 2012. Tim Smit: 'I don't want things to be too easy' - Profiles - People - The Independent . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/tim-smit-i-dont-want-things-to-be-too-easy-6275533.html. [Accessed 29 May 2012].

Brandon Flowers at Eden Sessions 2011 - Gig Review and Pictures | Gigatude Concert Review and Photos. [ONLINE] Available at: http://gigatude.co.uk/?portfolio=brandon-flowers-eden-project-review-and-pictures. [Accessed 29 May 2012].