AUTUMN SYMPHONY 2015 / new orleans / new york / london / paris

+FAMILY & FRIENDS+

>are an >important< part of everything<

>my brothers >ranny & walker< have<

+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+

+>>> / WALKER RAY)+

>been >essential to my life and history<

>(walker's telephone calls are special)<

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+OCTOBER PILGRIMAGE+
>in >early october marianne & i shall<
>be in atlanta (family wedding) little<
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+>>>> / ASHLEY RAY+
>rock (daughter lesley, ashley, brett)<
>nola (visit many family and friends)
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+NOV-DEC PILGRIMAGE+
>in late nov & early dec, marianne &<
>i shall journey to paris & london via<
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+>>> / PARIS, FRANCE)+
>new york & a >transatlantic voyage<
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 >in new orleans, we shall cross lake pont<
>chartrain to once again visit cousins neal<
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+ / NEAL & LORRAINE)+
>and lorraine >pendleton in madisonville<
>searching for degruy-foucher plantation<
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 >new orleans w/ our radiant friends mary lynn<
>hyde and tommy, chris & zac macintosh shall<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / WEST INDIAN HOUSE)+
>travel along the river road to st. charles parish<
>looking for the >very first degruy plantations<
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 >in new orleans w/ brother walker, wife<
>della, sons joel & michael and daughter<
+(JUDGE RAY VOTED+
+TO  >END SLAVERY+
>despite serious<
+ >DEATH THREATS)+
>holly we shall >look for judge john ray<
>traces (this his home on esplanade ave)<
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>in new york, we love the museums, book<
>shops , theatre and >in this case the hotel<
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+ / BEMELMAN MURALS)+
>carlysle bar (across from central park) w/<
>the magnificent ludwig bemelman murals<
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 >then across "the pond", >queen marianne on<
>the queen mary (300 dollars less then before)<
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+>>>> / QUEEN MARY)+
>avoiding icebergs / captain wells loudspeaker<
+(HEAVY FOG MESSAGE+
+OVER THE  >TITANIC<)+
>message >"directly over the titanic wreck" !!!<
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 >we have met >interesting people aboard<
>and >enjoy reading in the pool atrium w/<
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+/ "PHANTOM OF OPERA")+
>its retractable roof / the purser has a way<
>to get london theatre tickets / good price<
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 >we love "rules restaurant" in london which<
>is an >ancient institution near covent garden<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RULES RESTAURANT)+
>theaters. the interior is like a museum / >our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / BRITISH MUSEUM)+
>favorite "thanet" hotel an easy walk distant<
>very close to >all important british museum<
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 >the fabulous eurostar under channel train<
>shall whisk you to paris in under 3 hours<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / EUROSTAR TO PARIS)+
>where the world of art in every form has<
>reached a very high level / >fantabulous< !
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>in our earthly "paris paradise" each street<
>is filled >w/ "genetic memory" w/ ancient<
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+ / MEROVINGIAN DNA)+
>landmarks / much research gives me great<
>insight to our templar & merovingian link<
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+"KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF"+
>life drawings by clark fobes can be seen<
>on my Facebook page along w/ a photo<
>by his twin brother that verify to anyone<
+(THANKS TO DR & MRS+
+FOBES /  >GREAT JOB<)+!!!
>the >transcendental artistic talent< of the<
>"san berdoo boys"< on our >graced land<
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+BOTH ARE GREAT MUSICIANS+
+& CULTURAL WIZARDS EACH+
>(clark's san fran orientation &<
>dave's san diego orientation)<
+w/ DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS+
+but >ARTISTRY the "ESSENCE"<+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu