ART, ALCHEMY, ARCHITECTURE / paris, new orleans, lajolla

+PARIS & NEW ORLEANS+

>are magical cities where every moment there<

>is very precious and for a special evening go<

>to "la closerie des lilas" (pleasure garden of<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

>(see my Facebook pg)<

+ / "CLOSERIE des LILAS")+

>the lilacs) historical restaurant monument in<

>the st. germain / st. sulpice area of old paris<

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+CLAUDE deBUSSY+

>the >great composer< was an habitue there<

>as was picasso and all the >modern artists< 

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+ / JEAN PAUL SARTRE)+

>marianne and i enjoyed having the table of<
+(METAL PLATE)+

>jean paul sartre in the area near the pianist<

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+APPOLLINAIRE+

>"the brains" of the group was a >favorite<

>of mine and i once located his penthouse<

+PICASSO'S HEAD OF HIM+

>(in the church garden)<

+IS REALLY OF >G. STEIN+

>from the boulevard st. germain , high up<

>overlooking the >world of visionaries<

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+ARTISTRY LIVES & BREEDS+

>(google : eugene ray<

> / st germain, paris)<

+IN THIS SECTION OF PARIS+

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 >marianne and i >loved the "hotel de l'abbaye"<
>in this arrondissement near >st. sulpice church<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ HOTEL de L'ABBAYE)+
>and we asked for the room where >catherine<
>denuve & >marcello mostrianni >made love<
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 >claude de bussy, some >researchers believe<
>was the secret grand master of the priory de<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>/ PRIORY de SION)+
>sion before >jean cocteau / it is well known<
>he frequented >bookshop of the marvelous<
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 >in new orleans, my old friend clarence john<
>laughlin, could easily have been the not so<
>secret sion grand master / when he >passed<
+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+CLARENCE JOHN LAUGHLIN)+
>away he >selected paris< to be buried in by<
>his >wonderful wife< who >built his library<
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 >my friends, >john & tania messina & i used<
>to share mayan research w/ clarence / i was<
+(GOOGLE :>> EUGENE RAY /+
+AUGUSTUS LE PLONGEON)+
>very impressed that the >maya painted their<
>great yucatan temples a flaming >red< color<
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 >my work constructed in louisiana & california<
>was in the tradition of the paris alchemists and<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+/ ELECTROMAGNETICS)+
>it was fitting my >first french publication and<
>exhibition was in the >park la viellette in paris<
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 >my guest lecturer at sdsu, >paolo soleri (poster<
>at left) great organic architect of megastructural<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>>> / PAOLO SOLERI)+
>cities had old europe spiritual traits, which was<
>fitting as he grew up near the >shroud of turin<
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 >this domed tower at >famed chateau latour<
>vinyard reminds me of >degruy & cavaroc<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ DOME SUGAR MILL)+
>ancestors / degruy as >templar building the<
>dome mill / cavaroc, heritage of bordeaux<
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 >the famed french artist "balthus", here w/ his<
>wife, setsuco, lived in a >magnificent chalet<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>/ BALTHUS CHALET)+
>near gruyere and >possessed a devotion to<
>french castle ruins and the knights templer<
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 >professor robert heck the >famed architectural<
>historian at lsu thought this new orleans house<
>my best louisiana design / perhaps the "jungle"<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / WILTY RESIDENCE)+
>concept of plants in the living room was best<
>i liked >sliding panels separating vital rooms<
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 >a "gene" is a blueprint to make a protein<
>(i just heard this on coast to coast radio)<
+(HARMONY IS IMPORTANT+
+EVERYTHING VIBRATING)+
>to infuse our body with a >magnificent<
>technology that >communicates deeply<
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 >it was in >paris where marianne and i had<
>the most >magical moments (she also has<
+GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ PARIS W/ MARIANNE+
>some french dna) / >paris to me is a place<
>that i feel a sensation of always belonging<
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+NOTE : GOOGLE HAS COLLECTED AN+
+AMAZING COLLECTION OF MY BLOG+
>(i never cease to be >amazed<
>by the collection technology<
>reflecting "wholistic vision"<
>it far exceeds just paris view)<
+IMAGES REF.  >PARIS W/ MARIANNE<+
+IT IS A VERY COMPREHENSIVE VIEW+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu