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Offline Podunk

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #255 on: November 27, 2017, 05:28:58 PM »
In over 30 Speedweeks I never met Ray. My loss. But I'll take a teeshirt.
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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #256 on: November 30, 2017, 11:31:40 AM »
I'm for one.

I'm only getting one because

I want it to "wear" and show age.

If I had more than one they would

look new all the time.

Ray gets to age normally, as in life.

I LOVED that man.

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #257 on: April 28, 2018, 02:16:20 PM »
Aw, jeez . . . .stumbled on this thread after a long time away.  Left the salt for one mile pavement fun, but think of it often.

I remember Seldom, his bride and Chinese buffet in Price. and Sparky helping me get dumb one night in Durango.  Mostly though, Ray comes to mind.  We were having an email conversation one morning when I typed "Dear Rat," because the t is close to the y. His email came back "Hey, I like that!" and I apologized profusely.  "No, can I use it?" and he became Ray the Rat.  But let me tell you, out of all the photographers I ever met (myself being a photographer since Viet Nam) Ray was the kindest of all. We miss him because he was a wonderful person, a great photog, and a hard working son of a gun. Godspeed Ray, may the light always be right!

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #258 on: April 28, 2018, 05:20:42 PM »
 :-D   lol   here's to dumb and dumber   that place had some pretty good local brews if I remember right      :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #259 on: September 22, 2021, 12:09:13 PM »
Today would have been Ray's 74th birthday. I do miss him.
"Problems are almost always a sign of progress."  Harold Bettes
Well, I guess we're making a LOT of progress . . .  :roll:

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #260 on: September 22, 2021, 12:53:07 PM »
I second that emotion.
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« Reply #261 on: September 22, 2021, 04:12:08 PM »
quite a guy with quite a life story!!! that made you think after meeting him the first time---I need to go out of my way if necessary to keep the interaction going over time!!!  her's to you RAY!!!
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #262 on: September 22, 2022, 12:18:33 PM »
Remembering our photographer friend Ray, he would have been 75 today, gone too soon.

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #263 on: September 22, 2022, 12:44:15 PM »
Dad had A LOT of close friends and Ray was certainly on that list. RIP Ray!

 

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #264 on: September 22, 2022, 05:11:53 PM »
I'm sitting at the keyboard right now wearing my "Ray the Rat" Tee shirt.  :-)
Regards, Neil  Tucson, AZ

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #265 on: September 22, 2022, 05:57:23 PM »
 :cheers: to both of you!
Miss LIBERTY,  changing T.K.I.  to noise, dust, rust, BLUE HATS & hopefully not scrap!!

"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing."   Helen Keller

We are going to explore the racing N words NITROUS & NITRO!

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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #266 on: September 22, 2022, 08:00:44 PM »
Ray the Rat.  What a kind and generous person he was.  I got to know him when I had photographer herding duties on #1.  No problems with the pros, with Ray being the pro's pro.  Boy, I'd love to see once more the his shots of ORB chasing his truck!
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« Reply #267 on: September 23, 2023, 07:24:00 PM »
Where're those shots!

Damn, that was fun!
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Re: Ray the Rat
« Reply #268 on: September 23, 2023, 08:59:13 PM »
Bob has a nice ride, just needs more than one run at a time. But we all know that.  :evil:
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