Theo Green's "Europa 84" (2021)

Providence, Rhode Island, US: Inkblot Publications (book, memoir), 2021.
9" x 6" x 0.25", 89 pages, softcover, no ISBN.

Europa 84, a compiled book of journal entries, recollections, and photographs of travel to Europe by Theo Green, as published by his imprint Inkblot Publications (Providence, Rhode Island, US) in 2021. The first printing was released in an edition of 100 copies.

This contains recollections of Brion Gysin, visiting together and working on the mid-80s Inkblot editions of Brion's work. Brion is mentioned on pages 3–4, 8, 12–13, 14, 19, 20, 23–26, 28–38, 41, 43, 57, 61, 62–64, 74, and 78. A photograph of Brion Gysin by Udo Breger is on page 46.

As a side note, there are recollections of Roger Knoebber in this book, the author of Hysteresis: A Profile of Brion Gysin, which Theo and I released under the Inkblot imprint in 2024. These can be found on pages 13 and 33–34.

There are also a few minor mentions of William S. Burroughs, mostly in the context of time spent with James Grauerholz, Mel Clay, and Richard Aaron. 

This copy is signed by Theo Green, and was received from him. 

Contents: 

• "1. EUROPA 84"
• "One: Oakland":
• "The Euro '84 trip began the autumn of 1982..."
• "I was hanging out with Susan Helmcke..."
• "The bank job was easy for me..."
• "The 1st issue of Inkblot magazine came out Spring of '83..."
• "One day in Autumn, at the bank..."
• "A plan came together to hit Europe late spring of '84..."
• "Two: Europa '84":
• "It may not have been the best time for me to leave Oakland..."
• "I sublet Apt 11 at the building..."
• "June '84"
• "I phone Brion Gysin in Paris..."
• "I arrived in Paris at 11:30 and promptly went to Hotel de Nevers...."
• "14 juin 84"
• "15 juin 84"
• "17 juin 84. amsterdam"
• "In retrospect, I dug Hamburg from the get go..."
• "There must have been fun days with Neal & Susan..."
• "I had phone numbers for writers in Hamburg including Ango Laina..."
• "A side trip to Bonn was arranged..."
• "From Bonn I went to Darmstadt..."
• "20 July '84. Mannheim"
• "20 July 1984. Heidelberg, Germany"
• "Weissner read my rough transcription of the interview..."
• "As mentioned, I was working on the book of Brion Gysin's STORIES..."
• "I needed someone to help me with the Gysin book..."
• "My notes from early Sept in Basel..."
• "13 Sept '84"
• "14 Sept '84"
• "I think I met with Brion 4–5 times that week..."
• "15 Sept '84 evening"
• "16 Sept '84 Dimanche"
• "16 Sept '84"
• "Spent 4 or 5 hours with Brion..."
• "18 Sept '84"
• "19 Sept '84"
• "I realise I haven't mentioned the Frankfurt Book Fair..."
• "Doris is still pleased to have me living with her at Hebelstr..."
• "09 Oct. 1984"
• "I had been corresponding with several folks in London..."
• "I went off to the West End..."
• "I must have helped Bob Cobbing out..."
• "While in London I also saw Leon..."
• "I was able to get in touch with Diane..."
• "A Selection of Photographs"
• "2. Scenes Along the Road":
• "Paul Bowles, Tangier & Villefranche-sur-Mer, 1977."
• "Brion Gysin."
• "Henry Miller, Pacific Palisades, 1977."
• "Nico. San Francisco. 1 June 1979."
• "Cybill Shepherd. Los Angeles. 1991."
• "Jim Harrison."
• "Mel Clay."
• "1988 TRIP TO OREGON"
• "3. Further Travels":
• "Berlin: 15/07/90"
• "A New Hat in Belgrade 2007"
• "blink & its wednesday, or the aftermath of sandy. providence 31 octobre 2012"
• "suddenly choking carrot soup or standpipe siamese. greenpoint, brooklyn june 2013"
• "STEAMY ***"
• "Paris: June 2019 (an excerpt from 'parisian fragments')":
• "Jugurtha 14.06.19"