Otherwise known as an Olly Alexander neck appreciation post.
First letâs all have a look at this neck.Â
This VERY PRETTY NECK đđđđđÂ
Who could possibly resist lavishing attention on such a long and graceful neck? I think we all know the one person who canât đđ
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I realized pretty quickly that a sure way to search for evidence of The Hickey is to cross-reference the dates when Neil and Olly were in the same country.Â
The earliest I could date The Hickey was back in March 2015 for SXSW. Bonus points to Neil for the obvious whisker burn on his cheek as well.
In late May - early June, there was a particularly vivid one. (Coincidentally, it occurred not long after the Common People Festival when CleanYears performed on the same stage đ)
In fact, you can actually see the healing process with this one several days later on June 3rd. (Again, bonus points to Neil for the love bite and having Olly wear his jumper at the same time đ)
Even Ollyâs attempts to âhideâ it with a high collar arenât very effective.
Everyone knows at this point that The Hickey was most famously on display on the New York Times in July to mark the release of đ Shineđ and their album Communion.
I think we can all congratulate Neil on his excellent marking skills on this oneâŠ
Because it lasted for several public appearancesâŠ
And one adorable Smule karaoke vid.
Bless Olly for not even attempting to hide it AT ALL.
After a busy summer of festivals and headlining gigs across the pond, The Hickey went on a temporary hiatus as well. That was until Nolly reunited in LA after nearly 3 weeks apart and Olly showed up in Dallas with the marks to show for it. And surprise, surprise, itâs in the same place đ
It lasted until their gig at ACL 2015.
After a much needed break for Clean Bandit and a busy UK tour for Years & Years (and a harrowing few days thinking they were on a âbreakâ for us RIP), Neil and Olly spent some of their anniversary month apart but, on the eve of the anniversary of the iconic âHeart on Fireâ interview, Olly showed up to Brighton with this sucker.Â
That brings us mostly to date, although Iâm fairly certain there are loads more pictures out there. Let me know if Iâve missed any. Once again, congrats to Neil for his efforts đđđ
Iâd like to thank my very lovely Twitter friends, particularly Dea, for inspiring this post. Letâs end this off with more pictures of his lovely neck.
Thank you for your time đđđ
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