ERIC JORIS ARRIVES IN TOWN
After a very long absence, Eric arrived back in Japan and there to greet him were some of the usual suspects - Anthony, David, Dermot, Eberhard & Jean Barthelemy.
You may recall that Eric used to be associated with a family business building pleasure boats, but these days Eric is moving in a very unique and creative direction.
According to Eric's website he "operates on the border between art and science, between performance art and new technology". Eric did try to explain to us what exactly it is that he does and it all sounded very 'futuristic', (but I don't think we actually got it!) as apparently it uses multiple cameras and needs special head-up displays to appreciate this new immersive media.
Unfortunately none of this equipment was available - so for now Eric's special brand of performing art will continue to remain a bit of a mystery - at least that is until it becomes available as a downloadable app for your iPhone.
While we were enthralled to listen to Eric's enthusiastic explanations, we were fortunate that we were in a location that could sustain us all with copious amounts of chilled beers (and other adult beverages!) to fortify us against the very humid (..and possibly heavily contaminated! ) air of a Tokyo hot summer's night. Once again the 'Failte Pub' in Shibuya was our chosen location and it has now become the established meet-up place for ETP IV survivor get-togethers.
The attached photos are witness to the great fun and the exchange of amusing (and sometimes unbelievable!) 'Berlitz' war stories from our collective distant pasts and paths.
( mmmmnne!...did we really live through all that? ;-)
