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Sunday, August 16, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIANNE ! / we shall see "phantom of the opera"

+MARIANNE,  >MY LOVE'S<+
>(a radiant evening in<
>orange coumty, costa<
>mesa, newport beach)<
+BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>august 16th we shall celebrate marianne's<
>birthday by spending the night in orange<
+(PHANTOM OF THE OPERA+
+/ ANDREW LLOYD WEBER)+
>county, (los ángeles south) to attend our<
+(WE NEVER TIRE OF THIS+
+RADIANT PRODUCTION!)+
>fifth version of "phantom of the opera"a<
>fabulous >andrew lloyd webber musical<  
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+A HAPPY MEMORY FOR US+
+WAS TO SEE PHANTOM ON+
>(the purser on the queen<
>mary acquired tickets on<
>the >seventh row foe us)<
+ORIGINAL LONDON STAGE+
>(fabulous original 19th c<
>under stage< mechanism<
>for the opera house lake)<
+TICKETS ORDERED BY SEA+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >artistry, aesthetics & education >means much<
>to ne and marianne fits this matrix beautifully<
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+/ ARTISTRY-AESTHETICS)+
>my first wife marian (of 48 years) and i knew<
>marianne for 10 years< before marian passed<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >marianne and her brother frank >who died<
>before marianne and i met but >i feel like i<
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+MARIANNE CONWAY RAY)+
>knew frank because i have heard marianne<
>tell so many interesting stories of their lives<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >marianne's first husband, william laub, was a<
>brillient physicist who was a part of the moon<
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+>>>> / CHINA LAKE)+
>rocket campaign / bill  built an early computer<
>in their garage and >sold it to hewlett packard<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >marianne has four wonderful children w/<
>bill laub (who is now deceased) this is her<
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+/ MARIANNE'S FAMILY)+
>youngest, judy / >bill laub became expert<
>in ufo research / aided famed allen hyneck<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>leonardo >knew that a ladies smile could<
>light a room & draw thousands of people<
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+>/ LEONARDO da VINCI)+
>from all over the world to >crowd around<
>i am very happy to be a devoted husband<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >marianne and i have traveled to >europe on<
>several important journeys to >study french,<
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+ / LA VALENCIA HOTEL)+
>and italian culture which >explains why we<
>met at the la valencia hotel listening to music<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>marianne's father, on the left of >president kannedy<
>and mother on his right reflect her childhood as the<
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+ / MARIANNE'S PARENTS)+
>daughter of a federal judge / to this day marianne is<
>a keen follower of >world news in print / television<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>"la colombe d'or" is the >greatest hotel stay<
>for artistry we ever had / located in st. paul<
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+> / LA COLOMBE D'OR)+
>de vence in the south of france, picasso &<
>many other >french artists loved this place<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >because of my >inherited interest in france<
>it has been my >honor & pleasure to share<
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+ / CHATEAU de LA CAZE)+
>the best of french culture w/ marianne and<
>these 3 places >gave us much shared< joy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >my >ray, degruy, cavaroc and staigg great<
>grandparents would have >loved marianne<
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+/ NEW ORLEANS TRAVEL)+
>(cavaroc here) / marianne does have french<
>dna &  >loves french & new orleans travel<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >marianne >startled me one day by taking<
>my hand and "reading" the creases in my<
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+MARIANNE'S TEACHING)+
>palm / i was very pleased w/ her talent &<
>must mention her >vast teaching abilities<
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 >when marianne and i moved into our >townhouse<
>(i sold the silver ship after marian died)  >a plaque<
+(MARIANNE AND I JUST+
+CELEBRATED 11 YRS. w/+
+>LOVING GRATITUDE<)+
>was left on the patio "grow old along with me, the<
>best is yet to be" / we hung it in a prominent place<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+NEW ORLEANS, ATLANTA+
>(early october w/ dear<
>relatives and friends)<
+, LITTLE ROCK  AWAIT US+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>thanks to >dave fobes, andrea wagman<
>& david beck brown / recent messages<
>& more fabulous swiss / french photos<
>from >nancie greenfield's "grand tour"<
+ALL FACEBOOK / PLUS+
>clark fobes vinyard-music "grand tour"<
>i do miss the summer european touring<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PLANT KINGDOM @ FULL+
>(my happiest time of<
>the entire annual yr)<
+GROWTH / MAGNIFICENT+ !
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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