- The Berlin Wall fell.
- 9/11 happened.
- There were two wars in Iraq.
- Duran Duran were no longer the biggest band in the world.
- Ant and Dec weren't even doing Byker Grove.
- Tony Blair entered stage right and left stage left.
- Northern Ireland was solved (nearly and hopefully)
WHAM! split up
And Seaman was still dribbling out of the Bell End. At Maine Road obviously.