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……upon leaving a restaurant in the back of said bar…a woman asked me if I wished to be photographed.  That got my attention and I stopped to speak with her and the man that she was sitting with.  She told me that he was a photographer and they wanted to take my photo for a fashion spread or something like that.  They said I would be wearing clothing designed by a Japanese designer and somewhere in the conversation they mentioned that I would be paid.  So they came out to the house this am…but not to photograph me…they were looking for locations.  I showed them around and we had a nice time and they loved what they saw…so possibly next week…after the designer arrives from Japan, they are going to do a photo shoot out here.  The photographer told me that the designer likes to use non-models for his photos,,,,,,so here I am in the waning months of my 64th year and I am going to be a fashion model…or something like that.  The Mystery provides all sorts of surprises…and this is one of them…I will keep you posted…….oh……..The Chapel opens in almost 2 weeks…………UNBELIEVABLE BUT TRUE>>>>>>>>I love life!

…..I wish to embrace the undoing of the the doing and bring non doing to my doing in an attempt to dissolve into the doing where nothing is everything and what is……..is…….and what ain't……ain't and hopefully remembering nothing and revealing all…..25 more working days till the inauguration of the Chapel…..so much to do….Richard is in the States….all kinds of people want to see the Chapel before it opens….and I need to work…Carlos was working under lights in the dark last night…I am having difficulty sleeping because I am so revved…it goes with the territory…..and so does an angry Lesbian who sent me an email response to the Gallery invitation…she was offended by the nude women in Spencer's photo near the large candle holder crotch of the mosaic Jimmy Ray…..I know that sounds confusing…but it is true…I removed her from my mailing list…..so….we embrace the day….."we" meaning all of us who breath……this is the day…on this day in January……..take the chance……Bear Hugs to all!

……..2012 and there are 31 more days till the Opening of the Chapel of Jimmy Ray…this is one big miracle…so forgive me for so few postings lately.  I am full on in the studio and of course the work is happening on the Chapel site…….paint, feathers, Buddhas, bottles, beads, chairs, photos, rhinestones, cement, plants, wire, sylicon, bricks, stone, electrics, ventilation, laughter, happiness, worry……and hard work…that is the picture we are painting these days…..yesterday I looked at the site and saw it from a new perspecive……this construction has actually happened and will continue to flourish…I am humbled and amazed…..Gracias por todo……so….February 4, 2012….1pm…..Be There!

……..in a little bit over a month from now we will inaugurate the Chapel of Jimmy Ray with a Grand Opening.  It is a wild ride……I feel content and an immense amount of gratitude percolates from the gumbo of my soul.  Richard and I are so lucky and I am particularly lucky to have Richard as a magical touchstone in this life.  Carlos Ramirez Galvan has been my right hand through all of this and will continue to be.  Yesterday we were all out there with Carlos' crew and his five sons were cleaning the trees and sorting broken bottles for future mosaic work.  It was a lovely day in the sun.  I type today in wonder at the amount of work that has happened over the years.  When people come out on tours they marvel at the depth of output…..but they don't see it all….it is impossible……however, we are bearing our souls and raising a toast to joy….I send Holiday Wishes of Prosperity and Awareness……May we all know our True Nature

………if the planet stays on its axis…the Opening at the Gallery at the Chapel of Jimmy Ray will have happened.  It is a very intense time as we wind up to the Opening.  Having not been a man of lists my entire life…it is now happening….Lists are being made.  Casa de Caca is 99.5% finished…the Chapel Building is 95% ready…we need to landscape and make another arch and add some pillars on the roof…not to mention…sealing the roof….so it is going to happen…I promise to make a further update real soon…..like tonight…..so onward we go….

…..we are workin' it here at full tilt.  The Work Groove is finding its rythmn…..and I am very excited.  I wake up in the middle of the night with ideas…what to do?  I have hired a graffitti artist by the name of Roberto and he is going to be doing a paint/stencil homage to Guadalupe on one of the walls…he was working last night in the dark and his friend was illuminating the wall with the flashlight from his cell phone (very Mexico)….we are working on the opposite wall of the chapel…making a cut bottle border for the mural that is percolating in my lil' brain right now…..the doors and the railings have arrived for Casa de Caca…..totally cool…oh…..and beyond the beyond….Plus let us not forget the work in the studio and my tendency to procrastinate…I will post pictures in the next post…so stay tuned…we are so grateful to all of you who made the kickstarter thing happen…..miracle of miracles!  We are up to here in the groove….and yes…..This is Life!