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.
‘Jealousy’ (re-recorded with a full orchestra) is released as a single.
Neil records new vocals for ‘Happiness Is an Option.’
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Chicago.
They perform in Manchester—the fifth consecutive sold-out date on their current tour.
While Chris continues work on ‘A New Bohemia,’ Neil begins writing a new song, ‘Why Can’t I?’
They bring their Dreamworld Tour to Resorts World Arena in Solihull, just outside of Birmingham.
Chris attends Barry Manilow’s show at the London Palladium this evening and gets a chance to meet him. He posts a photo of the two of them the next day.