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Walk on the Wild Side

Mike Press, Jackie Hopfinger

Exploring the people, places and popular music of London's Soho. A project by Mike Press and Jackie Hopfinger. Mike writes. Jackie takes photos. They both run guided walks.

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    Edinburgh based. Writing about music and social history in Soho. Walk on the Wild Side is a joint project with Jackie Hopfinger. He writes. She takes photographs. They run guided walks together.

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