+THE BIRD THAT WONT DIE+ >it is truly amazing to compare notes with my two former l.s.u. students +LUIS ACOSTA+ +RAYMOND BURROUGHS+ >now respected architects< >successful, vital, and honored< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"GOD SMILES FOR ME"+ (amazon, about $10) ^^^^^^^^^^^ >the mesmerising story of a unique architect, raymond lee borroughs +NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >was my heart rending read last night, approprpriatly with the +BIG BAND 50s MUSIC+ >of the local education channel< (it was pledge night special) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE BOOK IS A "READ IN ONE GO+ >clint eastwood material< +NO PUT DOWN PAGE TURNER"+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >it possesses the perfect ingredients of first class cinema including raymond's +PROFOUND HUMAN DRAMA+ >wonderful wife and 2 small children< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +LIFE'S SYNCHRONISMS+ >the forty-five year time-gap of a young freshman professor and a dedicated +BOTH PUBLISHED IN "DOMUS"+ +ITALY'S PREMIER JOURNAL+ (a logistical miracle) >students lives in the interim are >blind elements of this drama<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +RAYMOND'S NATIONAL DESIGN+ >alcoa aluminum< +COMPETITION AWARD WAS+ >residential kit-of-parts< +A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR L.S.U.+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >his win in aluminum and luis acosta in +LUIS ACOSTA : PORTLAND+ +CEMENT NATL. AWARD+ >concrete were firsts for l.s.u. and joys +4TH YEAR DESIGN+ >of my initial year of teaching< +ARCHITECTURE-1965-67+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >it was a reward for those who had faith in me to teach that class w/o +PROFS HECK & STAUB+ >a university degree & having been a student in that same class +only five years before+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +AS HUGE AS THAT WIN WAS IT IS A+ +SMALL ITEM COMPARED TO+ >breathtaking suspense< +RAYMOND'S ASTOUNDING & HEROIC+ +VICTORY OVER BRAIN SURGERY+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >a detailed discription of the operation leaves one limp from the tensions +THE SURGEON EXHAUSTED+ >of the 16 hour marathon with his >heart stopping several times< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ANOTHER SYNCHRONICITY+ (univesity of southern california) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >synchronistically the surgery setting was pasadena, california where i +U.S.C. ARCHITECTURE+ >would b.e honored with my last +GAMBLE HOUSE+ >california university lecture >and exhibition in 1995< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +EXACTLY 20 YEARS AFTER RAYMOND'S+ >amazingly raymond's surgeon< >was a u.s.c. professor< +EPIC BATTLE THERE CHEATING DEATH+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE LOST BIRD'S RETURN+ >the detailed carefully focused account of raymond's monumental success story is lightened with his deep love of >nature and i offer this report< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER+ >i have written previously about the loss of that great louisiana bird thought to be extinct but having surprise sightings deep in our swamps. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ONE OF THE PROJECTS I WROTE AT+ +L.S.U. WAS AN ORNITHOLOGY+ >1965 research field trip< +MUSEUM FOR AVERY ISLAND+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(ivory bills were thought to be lost +LOUISIANA BIRDS+ >dr. lowery, l.s.u.s great bird man) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE BIRD THAT WONT DIE+ >be sure to invest in this month's issue of the smithsonian magazine where +1938 PHOTOGRAPHS+ >there are several exellent photos of the bird who won't go away. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +AS RECENT AS THIS YEAR THERE ARE+ >like raymond they keep< >returning from death< +REPORTS OF FLORIDA IVORY BILLS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(magnificent/precious/spirited)< +A WILL TO LIVE AND PROSPER+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california