After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
The Boys perform ‘Love Comes Quickly’ on Top of the Pops.
Their Miami Performance show, postponed from the previous evening, takes place without a hitch.
A brief interview with the Pet Shop Boys airs on the U.K. evening news show Newsnight. After the interview, onscreen commentators spend several minutes reviewing the new album Yes and assessing the Boys’ current status in the world of pop.
Their extended stay in Los Angeles is nearly over. Today Neil and Chris take part in a photo shoot at their temporary home in the L.A. hills and at various other sites nearby. Later they meet with producer Andrew Dawson at his studio to put the finishing touches on ‘Memory of the Future,’ a track on their upcoming album Elysium.