"CUENTOS del NORTE" / gratitude to john and tania messina

+"CUENTOS del NORTE"+

>("issue one : hwy. 90 & the trans-pecos)"

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+"JOHN MESSINA: IMAGES AND TEXT+

>tania messina;editing"<

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+GRATITUDE+
>the book above arrived in our mailbox<
>yesterday afternoon & by bedtime i had<
+(GOOGLE :> EUGENE RAY /+
+JOHN & TANIA MESSINA)+
>memorized every page  w/ much joy for<
>it >nourished<>my love for organic life<
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+JOHN MESSINA+
>architect, photographer, writer, professor<
>as i have >written about many times was<
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+ / LSU ARCHITECTURE)+
>my >radiant student at LSU and my friend<
>w/ his wife tania in new orleans & deserts<
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+GOOGLE :>>> JOHN MESSINA /+
+ARCHITECT-PHOTOGRAPHER+
>john photographed my work at tulane<
>and new orleans >w/ much sensitivity<
+(JOHN & TANIA ARE+
+NATIVES OF NOLA)+
>and i am very grateful for that / >also<
>john photographed my early ca. work<
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 >this as one of my  >favorite kahlo paintings<
>celebrates the >radiant plant-human synergy<
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 >mexico : >its art, architecture and people<
>are a great love that john, tania & i share<
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+AUGUSTUS le PLONGEON)+
>frida kalho's paintings and mayan crystal<
>skulls as examples / >they w/ books vital<
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 >the transcendental talents of leonardo<
>da vinci striks a strong note w/ john &<
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+LEONARDO DA VINCI)+
>tania (italy culture vital) / leonardo as<
>all know is extremely important to me<
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 >many of my blogs like this one have<
>data that john & tania will appreciate<
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+ / BIOTRONIC ENERGY)+
>feng shui, flower energy & plant study<
>of top row will strike their fancy a lot<
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 >john messina photographed much of my<
>work in new orleans / the jazz workshop<
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+>> / JAZZ WORKSHOP)+
>photo like this was by others / >but john<
>may have >taken his own set< of photos<
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 >after i went to california, john & tania<
>kept in touch by mail & relished many<
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>positive experiences including >reyner<
>banham's lecture & "the god machines"<
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 >one magical discovery i shared w/ my<
>friends was melrose plantation w/ the<
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+>>  / AFRICAN HOUSE)+
>african house, francois mignon & the<
>paintings of clementine hunter so vital
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>as a boy my >stamp collection< told me<
>that mexico, france & italy were special<
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>the >color and culture of mexico was<

>probably our greatest sharing interest<

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+>>> / BAJA MEXICO)+

>baja mexico provided me well / >j&t<

>settled in tuscon & built wonderfully<

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 >the tourist office at yucca valley (next<
>to thousand palma) >has valuable info<
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 >my current >focus is UFO history in<
>california and mexican >desert crash<
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+CONTACT IN THE DESERT)+
>sites / >the thousand palms california<
>conference >"contact in the desert"#1<
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 >biomorphic structure w/ contigual shell<
>skin provides best earthquake resistance<
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 >i am very grateful for john & tania's<
>interest in my >designs for california<
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+ / "JACUMBA SOL" DESIGN)+
>deserts and it gives me great pleasure<
>to reunite w/ them & their spirit now<
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+GOOGLE :>>> JOHN MESSINA /+
+ARCHITECT-PHOTOGRAPHER+
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>in recent years >john won an award<
>for >remodeling a nola vieux carre<
+(JOHN'S >WORK IS OF+
+A VERY HIGH ORDER)+
>town house & >his tuscon addition<
>to his house >is a stunning project<
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+JOHN & TANIA MESSINA ALSO+
+HAVE HAD A DRAMATIC LIFE+
>(their >professional synergy<
>is a long & fascinating one<
>war photography & reports<
>were a >dangerous chapter)<
+ABROAD IN DANGER ZONES+
+INVOLVING DESERTS & WAR+
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>the adventures we share the best<
>are >yucatan mayan exploration<
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+> / MAYAN YUCATAN)+
>(study my >1980s field trip to the<
>yucatan w/ a busload of students)<
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+READ JOHNS RADIANT BOOKS+
>(tania messina also has<
>great >organic writing)<
+CELEBRATING >ORGANIC LIFE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu