>one of the greatest pleasures of<
>writing "midnight musings" is<
+R E U N I O N+
>yesterday i had the pleasure of<
>a fabulous email reunion w<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+KEVIN & BEATRIX BREKKE+
>(beatrix hochburger)<
^^^^^^^^^^
>both had been star<
+1980S+
>sdsu/ed students<
^^^^^^^^^
+WRITER-EDITOR+
>officially kevin is an editor that the<
>internet makes very independent<
>(he is part of an organization<
>but can live in switzerland<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RADIANT CONCEPT+
+perhaps kevin could help dave and<
>i get my work published in good<
+GRUYERE BLOOD+
>old switzerland w/ its great<
+ALBERT SKIRA+
>history of art publishing<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
(>skira published lecorbusier's<
>wonderful series of books<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
>of the silver ship from the original<
+1981 DOMUS 620+
>domus publication celebrate the<
>reunion w/ kevin & beatrix<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>editor marianne lorenz of domus<
>honored my original design by<
>placing it in a prominent<
+CENTRAL POSITION+
^^^^^^^^^^
(>domus, gio ponti's magnificent<
>architecture journal is still the<
(+MANY $$$$$+)
>best european design journal<)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>on its steep lajolla hillside toward<
>the end of house construction<
>but before the construction<
>of the parking deck<
^^^^^^^^^^
(>all photos made w/ my<
>leica m-3 camera<)
^^^^^^^^
>in those days i was out taking<
>photos in the dawn light<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+RADIANT LIGHT+
>this is before the yellow awnings<
>were installed that created a<
>wonderful glow in the<
>living/dining area<
^^^^^^^^^^
>we had just moved in and the<
>yellow awnings which raised<
+SUN CONTROL+
>and lowered via cables<
>on the floor above<
^^^^^^^^^^
>had not yet been installed<
>but notice our miniscule<
>television reciever< !
^^^^^^^^^
+ALSO THE CHAIN HUNG PLANT+
>windows hinge up<
+SHELVES UNDER WINDOWS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>prismacolor rendering on blueline<
>print indicates original concept<
>of central entrance without<
>greater first floor glazing<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CONSTRUCTED VERSION+
+WAS MUCH BETTER+
^^^^^^^^^^^
>i made over 100 silvership studies<
>all have been given to sdsu<
+SPECIAL COLLECTIONS+
^^^^^^^^^^^^
>my beloved wife marian died<
>in 2003 and i sold the<
>silvership in 2005<
^^^^^^^^^
+KEVIN & BEATRIX PLEASE DO+
(>i have such good<
>sdsu memories<)
+VISIT ME WHEN YOU CAN+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>the blog carefully studied shall<
>remind and reveal many old<
+BUT MANY NEW ASPECTS+
+OF MY BEING ON THIS+
+PLANET EARTH+
^^^^^^^^
gene ray, lajolla, california
>eugene ray, mfa, architect<
>professor emeritus, sdsu<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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