+HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE+ !
>"thirty" year old dynamo<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>left to right<
+DENNIS WOODARD+
+DAVE FOBES+
+EUGENE RAY+
+CHRIS JUNG+
^^^^^^
+MARIO LARA & JACK HOUSTON+
>(not present for photograph)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>photographed at dave's 30th<
+BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>i have often told the story of my<
>building a house w/ 2 different<
>breed of carpenter/craftsmen<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ONE AN OPTIMIST THE OTHER+
+A DEDICATED PESIMIST+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the former believed nothing<
>could work/the latter made<
+EVERYTHING WORK+
^^^^^^^^^^^
>alumnus, friend, artist, designer<
>scholar, musician & craftsman<
+"EXTRAODINAIRE"+
>dave is the king of optimists<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+I N V E S T M E N T+
>yesterday i gave a modest check to<
>the san diego state university<
+CAMPANILE FOUNDATION+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>so that the slides of my work<
>shown all over the world<
>can be quality scanned<
^^^^^^^^^^
+DAVE SUGGESTED THE SCANS+
+TO AID FUTURE PUBLISHING+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>you can understand my faith<
>in leaving my oeuvre in<
+DAVIDS CHARGE+
>i am very grateful for his deep<
>interest in this life's work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+ROCIO, DAVE'S RADIANT BRIDE+
>and talented partner in life<
>has also earned my deep<
+G R A T I T U D E+
^^^^^^^^^
>california futures<
^^^^^^^^^^
+SDSU SPECIAL COLLECTIONS+
>mr robert ray (no direct relation)<
+IN CHARGE+
>is and shall ultimatly be the<
>final custodian of my work<
>made in california<
^^^^^^^^^
+DAVE FOBES IN CHARGE OF+
+FUTURE PUBLICATIONS+
+AND EXHIBITIONS+
^^^^^^^^^
>lets take a look at this special<
>alumnus on his birthday
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>happy birthday misterfobes<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>ralph bowman (left) my student asst<
>during the difficult 1975 historic<
>preservation battle and dave<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+"RUBIOS" TERRACE+
>was our venue as they advised me<
>to publish and give sdsu my work<
>expanding the emails to blogs<
>reaching more people<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+DAVE MADE THE EFFORT TO+
>daily activity<
+BRING IT TO FRUITION+
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>bright corner of our environ design<
>exhibition with dave's graphics<
+MID 1970s+
>lighting up the wall with<
>audacious visions<
^^^^^^^^^
>even after graduation dave's graphic<
>wit offered a lightened touch to<
+EARLY 1980s+
>otherwise profound visions<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+NOTICE THE HAIRDOO+
>flying saucer< ?
+LADY IN UPPER RIGHT+
^^^^^^^^^^^
(>dave is very impressed w/ wun
>chok bong's "god's machines")
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>that is my smiling student assisstant<
>jim bourke on right (dynamo also)<
+MID 1990s+
>the environ design logo sign<
>was made by dave fobes<
>a decade earlier<
^^^^^^^^
+JIM & DAVE COLLABORATED TO+
>shall give to sdsu<
+BUILD MY LIBRARY SHELVES+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>notice radiant synergetics plates<
>in the foreground w/ tensile<
+TABLE TOP+
>structure by mfa alumnus<
>arathy rangswamy<)
^^^^^^^^^^
+P O R T R A I T+
^^^^^^^
>of dave was made by jack houston<
>during the days of construction<
>and expresses the spiritual<
>poetic side of our very<
^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CONCERTED DEDICATION+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>thanks much dave/mario/<
>chris/jack and dennis<)
^^^^^^^^^^^
+FLASH OF LIGHT+
>in the<
+EVENING SKY+
^^^^^^^
gene ray, lajolla, california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
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