1948

Zelda Fitzgerald dies in a fire in an Asheville, North Carolina mental hospital. She’s important in PSB history for having written the lines that inspired the song ‘Being Boring.’

1990

The issue with today’s date of the U.K. magazine Record Mirror has a cover story on Liza Minnelli, referring to her as ‘Pet Shop Girl,’ which harkens back to the previous year’s album Results, produced and largely composed by the Pet Shop Boys.

2005

Continuing work on ‘Indefinite Leave to Remain,’ Neil finishes the lyrics and records vocals.

2018

Although this afternoon’s scheduled matinee performance of The Most Incredible Thing by the Charlotte Ballet had, just as the previous evening’s show, been canceled on account of technical problems, this evening’s performance goes off without a hitch, becoming, in effect, the work’s ‘opening night’ in America.

I remember wondering…

Who am I?
and what will I turn out to be?
I know where I have to go
to unlock the secret of me
Won’t be long
till I have to get out of here
and live my invented life
Well already that’s pretty queer

A new London boy
like so many others
hanging around
with my glam rock brothers

A new London boy
with the screamers who dress for excess
seeking attention and freedom
and the right people you can impress

Are they girls or boys?
Is everyone gay?
Am I just kidding myself
I’ll go all the way?
I’ll go all the way?

I remember wondering…

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