Sin, Sin And Sin Again

I remember sitting in a pub about 300m from where I’m sitting now two decades ago telling my girlfriend of the time that I thought the Pet Shop Boy were really innovative, in an embarrassingly earnest way.

The certainty of youth. The fact that I think the Pet Shop Boy are still bloody good is kind of irrelevant as I feel acutely embarrassed about the statement. It’s the sort of think you say when you’re a kid and feel a prat about later. Certainty is something that exists in youth, as you get older it’s more difficult to be certain despite the experience you gather …