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Monday, November 16, 2015

ANTICIPATING ENGLAND / i have installed a backup safety plan

+TRAGIC EVENTS IN PARIS+
>are causing marianne and i< to >reconsider<
>our long planned >french pilgrimage< and< 
>yesterday we >activated a backup plan that<
+(MARIANNE'S WELL BEING+
+IS MY #1 CONSIDERATION)+
>causes us to >spend a week in england and<
>flying to paris only for a return home flight<
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+A WEEK IN ENGLAND+
>is an opportunity< for >considerable research<
>in many areas that i have had for a  very long<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / BRITISH MUSEUMS)+
>time / >art, architecture, history are very strong<
>interests & marianne is a great fan of "harrods"<
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+TONIGHT'S BLOG+
>touches on several points of our  life history<
>that relates to the harvest of my professional<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>oeuvre both in >architecture & metaphysical<
>graphics that england has been a vital source<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >there is much >synergy in this lead illustration<
>/the english jaguar roadster in 1955 los angeles<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY+
+ / WESTWOOD VILLAGE)+
>relates strongly w/ >marianne & the fox theatre<
>of her westwood childhood fascinated me, 70s<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >although the >english "vale" sports roadster<
>of the 1930s is little known in the u.s. it was<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>>> / SPORTS HOUSES)+
>the progenitor of my >triumph tr3 and other<
>sports cars that inspired my prototype design<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >in the 1980s i sent this illustrated fax (sdsu<
>first) to my friend >prof dennis crompton at<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+ARCHITECTURE ASSOC)+
>the architecture association in london / >the<
>photos  >document my sdsu e.d. exhibition<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >english country houses, like french chateau<
>have been a long interest of mine and ruins<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / COUNTRY HOUSES)+
>also have a fascination, perhaps originating<
>with our >childhood search for plantations<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the >"circle" book< right refers to an early<
>english modern architecture group that has<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / REYNER BANHAM)+
>a link w/ reyner banham's emergence as a<
>leading authority< in architectural history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >our brother, >ranny, established a very high<
>bar for >artistic & intellectual research in our<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RANDOLPH J. RAY JR)+
>family which causes me to think of >genetic<
>linkage to the 17 century genius of john ray<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the >magical synergy of the colonial jungle<
+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>& extraterrestrials found in my late graphics<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >perhaps my  >fascination w/ the plant world<
>found in these metaphysical graphics reflects<
+(GOOGLE : JOHN RAY /+
+SIR ISAAC NEWTON)+
>the intense biological & zoological research<
>of >john ray who was rival to isaac newton<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the remote >tropical colony of british guiana<
+AURA OF THE JUNGLE+
>was the source of the most fascinating stamps<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >this jungle colony was so remote the crude<
+FOUND IN THE STAMPS+
>quality of the stamps became highly sought<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 >the >british guiana >"cotton reel"< postage<
>stamps in the early days of the 20th century<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+BRITISH GUIANA STAMPS)+
>became the >most valuable scraps of paper<
>in the history of collectables on planet earth<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>watkins bookshop in london< near the british<
>museum shall provide me the >best resource<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+>> / UFO-ET RESEARCH)+
>for >transcendental esoteric english research<
>in the tradition of sir isaac newton's alchemy<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS+
>has been an interest of  >english researchers<
>for a very long time reflected in the work of<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+ / RADIANT CONCEPTS)+
>isaac newton & john ray / marianne & i may<
>visit oxford university in pursuit of this link<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

+MY >DEEP GRATITUDE TO+
+TO ALL THE GOOD SOULS+
>(we lived through the 2nd<
>world war & thought the<
>horrors< had ended there)<
+RESPONDING TO THE SAD+
+EVENTS IN PARIS ON SAT+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu

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