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Friday, October 31, 2014

BUMBLE BEE TO COVINGTON / pilgrimage 2014

+FELICIANA JUNGLE RADIANCE+
>entered my metaphysical life as a young boy<
>during summer weeks spent w/ our staigg<
>cavaroc grandmother in the sleepy town<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>of covington where in 1959 i opted to<
>settle, open an office & build my first<
>structures that formed our foundation<
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+OUR MOTHER & FATHER HAD+
+MET AT A DANCE ONE NIGHT+
>(the dance pavilion is still<
>there down in the park)<
+ON THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>tonight's blog is is based on a series of<
>photos taken in the southern hotel at<
+(DEDICATED TO BROTHER+
+WALKER & WIFE DELLA)+
>the end of our pilgrimage this week<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+WE WENT TO CELEBRATE THE+
+82nd BIRTHDAY OF LORRAINE+
>(wife of cousin, friend &<
>architect neal pendleton)<
+PENDLETON, CREOLE BEAUTY+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>this photo was taken last year at anabel's cov.<
>restaurant / (r. to l.) walker & della, marianne<
+(ANABEL'S RESTAURANT+
+ CLAIBORNE HILL, 2013)+
>& i, neal & lorraine / ( friend robin lobdell<
>beeman's childhood home is nearby )<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                     
>the aboriginal people of st tammany jungles<
>possessed great organic & cosmic abilities<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >choctaw indian villages were important in the<
>thick forests (jungle) of st. tammany parish &<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ MAYAN INFLUENCE)+
>it pleased me to see this wooden "chief" at<
>the side entrance of the grt. southern hotel<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the steamer josie w/ captain dudley weaver<
>at the helm was one of our dad's favorite<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / STEAMER JOSIE)+
>early memories of employment and his<
>introduction to nola's new basin canal<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >mature trees are prolific in the ambience of<
>old covington village along the tchefuncte<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ COSMIC VISION)+
>river where i built the first structures of<
>my oeuvre w/ intense cosmic vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>tuggy's bar was a favorite watering hole in the<
>southern hotel & tuggy himself an institution<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ COVINGTON OZONE)+
>who i remember well for his good humor<
>some wives were not enthusiastic at all<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the "bumble bee" interurban train was a very<
>popular sight for my youthful eyes around<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ CAVAROC MEMERE)+
>the time of my summer vacation in 1937<
>it became legendary in my early years<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the new orleans new basin canal was a few<
>steps from storeyville, the red-light district<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ "THE JAZZ WORKSHOP")+
>where louis armstrong and other famed<
>dixieland jazz musicians got their start<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >when i opened my office in covington<
>h.j. smith & sons was still in business<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+>/ COVINGTON DESIGN)+
>& actually furnished some material<
>for constructing my early projects<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >it was heartening to see this sign in a hall<
>of the second floor in honor of one of my<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ WALKER PERCY)+
>favorite covingtonians the great southern<
>writer who developed a cosmic vision<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>saint scholastica academy is where my<
>beloved first wife, marian went for her<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ MARIAN OLSEN RAY)+
>early schooling from new orleans by<
>commuting on greyhound weekends<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this egyptological photo in lorraine pendleton's<
>family collection is my favorite and reminds me<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>/ KING AKEHNATEN)+
>of one in our childhood living room at 430 8th<
>st., baton rouge which inspired a life research<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >after photographing the southern hotel graphics<
>walker, della, marianne & i met neal & lorraine<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ CREOLE GRAPHICS)+
>for lunch after which we visited their home &
>found these two wonderful family graphics<
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+APOLOGY+
>i apologise to our covington friends who<
>i would have liked to have seen during<
+(TEN YEARS DEVOTED TO+
+OUR CREATIVE OEUVRE)+
>this journey but there was a mistake in<
>thinking we would not visit covington<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+COVINGTON IS VERY SPECIAL+
+W/ ITS ARTISTIC STRENGTH+
>(ambience of pine forests<
>and >fine multiple rivers<
>(inspiring organic ideals)<
+(ATTRACTING TALENTED+
+PEOPLE TO ITS JUNGLES)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu




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