Trio Reality

In another giant step down the road to the unknown glories of psychedelism, a group of Soopa members and friends took part in a musical parade in the streets of Porto only because the country’s leading newspaper wrongly claimed that Soopa would be taking part in the event (an invitation adressed to Soopa had been declined). A crisis meeting was convened, and after discussing the lack of necessity of real action once that action has already been described by the media (history is what is written…), the Trio Reality decided, à la Jorge Luis Borges, that the reality created by a written page would have to be put to practice. Two versions of John Cage’s Silent Piece (a.k.a. 4’33’’) were performed in Café Piolho, followed by a short improvisation on sax and percussion. This was then followed by a noisy march down the chilly streets, to the annoyance of the other parade members. Truth is stranger than fiction.