Chris goes to Liverpool University to study architecture. During 1981 ‑1982 he spends a year gaining practical experience in a London architectural practice, designing a staircase in an industrial development in Milton Keynes. “It’s not a remarkable staircase”, he comments when visiting it in 1988, “It’s just a functional staircase”.
Chris and Neil finish their work on ‘E‑mail’ and begin work on ‘The Samurai in Autumn.’ Afterwards they watch a TV special, Top Ten Boy Bands.
After arriving in town on their Pandemonium Tour, the Boys enjoy a ‘day off’ in San Francisco. Among other things, Chris gets a haircut.
The Pet Shop Boys perform at the House of Blues in Boston.
They bring their Super Tour to Curitiba, Brazil.
The Pet Shop Boys perform this evening at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC.