posted 06-11-2004 08:56 AM         

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Current mods: Mopar dual exhaust & front mudflaps; MacMotorsports Air Intake;
Real Rod Air Patrol; Graphics by Balistek Designs; ($8) Chrome grille; Chrome
tire valve-stem covers; Painted rear bumper lettering; Prowler Pro Gears; Synthetic
Oil; Raybestos Ceramic Brake Pads; TGF Door Panel Inserts & Headrest Covers;
SheepskinExpress Sheepskin Seatcovers; Grille Light; Pinstriping by Bo Boring;
Painted Valve Cover; Window Tinting; Windshield Visor Banner; Front Bumper
Removal / Relocation of Front Turn Signal Lights; Real Rod Transmission Cooler
Cover, Sill and Carper Covers, Aero Front Covers and Roadster Rear Pan, rear
bumpers removed; rear mudflaps; painted calipers; Prowler Products by Gary
Drilled Rotors, front and rear; Painted tach; Jay's Aluminum Billet Center Caps
w/shimmers, Chrome Lugnuts and Chrome Radio Bezel Shimmer; Dash Rings;
Windshield Wiper Arm Removal; Fender Trim; Speaker Replacement; Painted
Plenum; Painted Radiator Crossmember; Painted Rear Mudflaps; Air Patrol
graphics.

More 'Pumpkin' photos . . . . . More cars and other stuff

New pictures in Personal Scrapbook (02/23/03)

"I may have to grow older, but I do not have to grow up!"

posted 06-18-2004 09:43 PM         

Hoagy Carmichael may have written "Georgia" back in the late thirties, but it was Brother Ray's version that brought it to the social conscienceness in 1960. Seventeen years later, it became the ONLY song from the Rock era to have ever become a State song by proclimation of a State legislature.

For a taste of Ray at his best, buy the 1962 landmark album
"Modern Sounds of Country & Western Music". Ray ignored the advise of all his advisors, incl. manager, business agent, & his record label (ABC Paramount). "If I lose some fans, I just might gain more than I lose." The album ended up spending two years on the Pop album chart & 14 weeks in that coveted #1 position. For a 31 year old artist to break that kind of ground in a music stream so populated by teen idols was unheard of. Those of us who grew up listening to his genius found a peace & contentment just by closing our eyes & taking it all in. This human race was truly blessed by his existance. He saw more than we (collectivly) EVER will.
God Bless you Brother Ray as he has blessed us with you.