BATON ROUGE REUNION / gratitude to a scholarly childhood friend

+RONALD C.J.T. EDEN+

>was a rare human in many ways, in that<

>in middle school, >he read< / ron made<

>other students seem ignorant / we could<

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+ RON EDEN / SCHOLAR)+

>discuss topics that other students didn't<

>know existed / am very grateful for that<

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+MAIL ART BECAME+

>my means to share life & work<

>w/ friends after i moved to ca.<

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+SDSU ENVIRON DESIGN)+

>(before teaching @ sdsu i was<

>working on the >PSA terminal)<

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+50 YEAR REUNION+

>in 1998 our >st. anthony school in baton<

>rouge had a >50 year reunion< & marian<

>and i >returned for this / >to my surprise<

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+ST. ANTHONY SCHOOL)+

>ron published a book of my mail art and<

>gave every '48 classmate a copy of that<

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 >it was mind boggling to me to be given<
>a copy of my bound mail art that i sent<
+(GOODLE : EUGENE RAY /+
+>>>>>> / MAIL ART)+
>ron over the yeats to share life and work<
>he was >interested in california lifestyle<
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 +PARIS / TOKYO 1985+
>ron was not an architect >but he had been<
>interested in my work in >louisiana & so<
+(GOOGLE :>>>> EUGENE RAY /+
+EXHIBITIONS-PUBLICATIONS)+
>he was happy with my >publications< in<
>milan (81), paris biennale, tokyo a+u (85)<
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 +LONDON LECTURES 1993+
>before ron died< (much too young) his<
>english heritage< perked up w/ lectures<
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+ / LONDON LECTURES)+
>and exhibitions i had in the uk / first @<
>the arch. assoc & bartlett, later scotland<
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 +TULANE PUBLICATION+
>three pages from >ron.s publication< of my<
>life / work >correspondence art focused on<
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+ / EXHIBITIONS 1985-95)+
>the years  >1985-1995 w/ >exhibitions and<
>lectures invited in several foreign countries<
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+SILVER SHIP VIEW+
>the tulane alumni magazine published<
>my work twice and i was gratified that<
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+TULANIAN MAGAZINE)+
>this photo showed the kitchen / living<
>buffet that i built with my own hands<
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 +NOLA JUNGLE COLLAGE+
>ron's heritage >was in new orleans< via<
>his >mothers lala italian family< & this<
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+ / METAPHYSICAL ART)+
>metaphysical collage< was his favorite<
>(his grandfather knew louis armstrong)<
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 +BATON ROUGE COLLAGE+
>this >main street intersection w/ 3rd st<
>in >baton rouge< was the >crux of our<
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+>>>> / BATON ROUGE)+
>shared youth in middle school / >ron's<
>christian heritage met his tabasco love<
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+JUNGLE RADIANCE 1960+
>my >louisiana architecture< was designed<
>in this sansouci forest jungle studio house<
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+ / SANSOUCI FOREST)+
>& my young family thrived here / derek &<
>bron both loved this house as marian and i<
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 +DESERT RADIANCE 1975+
>california was >via my brother & uncle<
>paradisal in my perception< & in 1969 i<
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+BIOMORPHIC STRUCTURE)+
>relocated w/ this >biomorphic structure<
>becoming a celebration of desert energy<
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+ANCIENT EGYPT RADIANCE+
>our >love of the >california desert< morphed<
>into a >love of the ancient Egyptian< culture<
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+>>> / ANCIENT EGYPT)+
>art & architectural< >ability there can be seen<
>reflecting ET tech. / read "the gods machines"<
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 +HABSBURG SION MASTER+
>100 yr old >otto von habsgurg (married<
>into our gruy-vergy family) was the last<
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+>> / HABSBURG SION)+
>secret grand master of priory de sion &<
>linked our degruy family to sion secrets<
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 +DEBUSSY SION MASTER+
>the great french >composer de bussy was<
>part of >our history via the priory de sion<
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+>>> / PRIORY de SION)+
>in the >orient forest< w/ st bernard & also<
>love of his music w/ our friend bruce goff<
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+ETERNAL COSMIC VISION+
>my legacy< >when i leave this planet shall<
>i hope focus >cosmic consciousness< as a<
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+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>primary fuel for >research & design< / the<
>UFO-ET disclosure would be very helpful<
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+"REMEMBER"+
>is an >excellent film< starring christopher<
>plummer who we >consider the best actor<
>in the english language / >marianne and i<
+(PLAYING AT "THE LOT"+
+NEW LAJOLLA CINEMA)+
>agree / >i saw him on stage in los angeles<
>years ago as john barrimore, a great play<
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>i want to thank >ellen salk for posting<
>a poetic collection of photos of family<
>activity in france / >these touched our<
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+> / GENETIC MEMORY)+
>"genetic memory" >of our own family<
>versailles, orient forest & villefranche<
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+I WAS  HONORED TO MEET+
>(every year i led students<
>on a >salk institute< tour)<
+HER >FATHER YEARS AGO+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu