A Dead Television
William Gibson’s seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer opens with the famous lines ” The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel. ” Inspired by a visit to Tokyo it is easy to see how that line could have come about. Tonight certainly the sky is that colour, and none other.
That is the view from our apartment. Very William Gibson. Very Tokyo. The road is the Capital Expressway, and the flow of traffic here never ceases to amaze me.
It has been a busy week. I spent the last couple of days up the coast teaching at a Junior High School, doing a seminar on New Zealand culture. It went well, and was a productive experience. It must be 6 years since I taught kids of that age, so it brought back some pleasant memories of Akita. One of the highlights for me was making poi’s with the kids, and then taking them all outside to poi on the lawn to the succulent sounds of Rhombus.
Rhombus are playing in Roppongi again on the 18th which promises to be a really rocking evening. Choice!
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