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.
‘Rent’ is released as a single.
Neil serves as one of the onscreen commetators on this evening’s edition of the BBC One television arts documentary series Omnibus. Tonight’s episode focuses on the life and legacy of Oscar Wilde.
The Pet Shop Boys depart from Canada and enter the United States on their Fundamental Tour. Along the way, Neil gets his picture taken with Niagara Falls as a backdrop.
For their second Spanish show in as many days, the Boys perform at Barcelona’s Asics Festival.
They appear on the Brazilian TV show Programa do Jo—although, since it starts at midnight, it’s technically the following day, October 13.
Neil records vocals for the revised lyrics of ‘Hell.’ Pete Gleadall begins mixing its demo after completing work on ‘Winner.’
‘Leaving’ is released as a single.
Neil and Chris spend most of the day traveling through the Mojave Desert from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, stopping about halfway—in the vicinity of Barstow, California—for lunch. This evening they present their final U.S. date of the Electric Tour at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A.
A third consecutive day of working on ‘On Social Media.’
The Unity Tour comes to San Francisco’s Chase Center.