+MANIFESTATIONS+
^^^^^^^^^^
>jazz/graves/templars/degruys<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+NOURISHING GUMBO+
>(alchemy of the soul)<
^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to georgia chadwick head of the<
>louisiana law library who was<
>so kind to as to drive me to<
>see several vital places<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
a) +TOMB OF JOHN RAY+
>(great grandfather)<
^^^^^^^^^^^
b) +BOUDOUSQUIE TOMB+
>(lobdell ancestors)<
^^^^^^^^^^
c) +"R ETOILE POLA RE No 1 F&AM"+
>(templar/freemason hall)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THE "ETOILE" (CIRCLE) WAS A+
+FABULOUS DISCOVERY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the freemason hall in new orleans<
>organised about the time french<
+FRENCH REVOLUTION+
>king louis philippe (head of<
>french templar/masons)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+VISITED J.B. DEGRUY WHILE HE+
>seventeen nineties<
+BUILT HIS DOME SUGAR MILL+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(he also visited thomas jefferson<
+LAFAYETTE-LATROBE+
>building the montecello dome)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to neal & lorraine pendelton who<
+DEGRUY COUSIN+
>kindly hosted marianne and i<
>to lunch and the wonderful<
+"C A B A R E T"+
^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>to tommy & chris macintosh who<
>drove us to hear phil degruy<
+GUITAR GENIUS+
>cousin & nola star musician<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>(plus driving us to and from<
>nola moisant airport)< !
^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHTS PHOTOS+
>gumbo alchemy/new orleans<
>HEAT-SEEDS-SOIL-RAIN<
>(fertile/sentient)<
+RADIANT IN THE LIGHT+
^^^^^^^^^
>( canteen w.w. 2 museum )<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+JAZZ-SWING-BOP+
>i couldn't help thinking of david and<
>clark fobes both talented musicians<
>(clark plays for s.f. symphony)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>our great grandfather<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+FRIEND OF ABE LINCOLN+
>(voted against slavery)<
^^^^^^^^^^^
>john ray, state legislator/lawyer had<
>a life that reads like fiction with<
>daniel boone/james bowie<
+"THE ALAMO"+
>davie crockett etc all<
>playing star roles<
^^^^^^^^^
#3) +BOUDOUSQUIE+
>french pioneer family<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>tomb links friend robin lobdell to<
>the family of new orleans early<
>king's printer and friend of<
+J. B. DEGRUY+
>who bought boudousquie land<
>to build the dome sugar mill<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#4) +"THE ETOILE"+
>(radiant circle)<
^^^^^^^
+NOLA FREEMASON HALL+
>(star find of the trip)<
^^^^^^^^^^
>daniel hammer/georgia chadwick<
>we thank for this fabulous find<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+NOLA FREEMASON LINK+
(>saint bernard<
>geomancy<)
+TO FRENCH TEMPLARS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>degruy ancestors in france<
+ORIENT FOREST+
>lous philippe in versallles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>musician extraordinary<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PHILIP VERLOIN DEGRUY+
>new orleans nightclub star<
+"CHICKIE WAH WAH"+
>(mondays on canal street)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SYNCHRONICITY+
>amazing encounter here w/ phil's<
>friend anne fleming who had<
+CAREFULLY+
>read many of my e-mails<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+KNEW SUBTLE DETAILS OF+
(>magny fouchard<
>orient forest)<
+DEGRUY FRENCH HISTORY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i will confess this made me very
>happy that my early emails<
+AMAZMENT+
>were read in new orleans<
>by non-degruy people<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+GRATITUDE+
>fills my ancient heart to all<
+THESE GOOD PEOPLE+
^^^^^^^^^^^
gene ray, lajolla, california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
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