PICKING UP PIECES / after the death of our beloved nephew

+A MOST PROFOUND EMAIL+

>came from our brother ranny's son joel<

>who was one of the pall bearers at the<

+(SAD,  POIGNANT+

+AND PROFOUND)+

>small countru church where michael's<

>funeral took place on yesterday morn<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

+THE CHURCH WAS PACKED+

+EXTRA CHAIRS SET UP >and+

+PEOPLE STANDING in BACK+

>(reflect michael's >kind<

>&  >generous persona)<

+MESSAGES POURING in from+

+ALL OVER THE >COUNTRY+

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>marianne and i who >both have been<

>ill this winter feel devastated w/ grief<

+(PNEUMONIA /  FLU+

+& BROKEN HEART)+

>as we especially feel the sadness seen<

>in my brother's eyes in a >email photo<

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 >at what point do we pick up the pieces<
>life is a blur as the days rush by / our uk<
+(PICKNETT AND GOUGH+
+PROFOUND RESEARCH)+
>friend picknett >suffering medical issues<
>problem / gough deep in french bee lore<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^      

 >our last blog before london focused<
>on frida kahlo who >lived a vital life<
+(NATURE OUR+
+BEST >GUIDE)+
>strong in organic plant fascination w/<
>powerful< tropic syndrome >fertility<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >an architectural fascination shared by<
>michael and myself was castles & this<
+(KING ARTHUR'S CASTLE+
+ / SIR EDWARD LUTYENS)+
>king arthur castle rebuilt by the great<
>lutyens is a profound study in quality<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >one of my >favorite reliefs at the british<
>museum in london< was this giant blue<
+(BLUE  AVIANS ARE+
+ALWAYS >WITH US)+
>avian of sumeria / >recent research has<
>new information on current avian craft<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was fitting that bucky fuller's dome<
>was over our head when marianne & i<
+(DENNIS CROMPTON /+
+ARCHIGRAM FRIEND)+
>had tea w/ dennis crompton our famed<
>archigram< from >his 1970 visit w/ us<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >one of the >mysterious crystal skulls on<
>exhibition at the british museum, london<
+(NIGHT STAFF DON'T+
+LIKE ITS>PRESENCE)+
>is a hot research item for curators with a<
>very controversial perspective on each 1<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >two purchases at the akoob bookshop<
>london are very helpful / >the chartres<
+(ST. BERNARD / >GENIUS+
+OF THE ORIENT FOREST)+
>book emphasizes the >importance that<
>st. bernard had in>orient forest history<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it was rewarding that >tonight i discovered<
>a friendship between >lynn picknett talented<
+(UFO-ET EXPERTS ARE+
+PROFOUND >FRIENDS)+
>uk >cosmic conscious writer & vital whitley<
>streiber expert ufo extraterrestrial researcher<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my meeting w/ dennis crompton reminds<
>of empathy we share regarding design w/<
+(DESERT MUSEUM FOR+
+UFO-ET TECHNOLOGY)+
>my concept for a >design museum in palm<
>desert  >(should interest archigram friends)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>during the visit that marianne and i had<
>in >palm springs i saw this burned out<
+(MY >VISION FOR+
+MR RYAN WOOD)+
>church site< which i can envision as a<
>research center< for >ufo-et crash sites<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+> / DESERT INCIDENTS)+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>note : it is rewarding to see nephew<
>michael ray's Facebook page & see<
+(POIGNANT >EMAILS+
+SENT FOR MICHAEL)+
>the outpouring of  >profound emails<
>from all over the country for michael<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+MY BROTHER WALKER+
+MUST BE >GRATEFUL<+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu