Bloozguy
- Thread starter hikarateboy
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Today is Ray's birthday. I didn't normally celebrate birthdays with him, but I was reminded today by FB. It's been almost 2 years since the last official 4-3-2-1 Club HFC gathering. It's almost time, don't you think? Frozen Jam 2022, perhaps.
This is pic is from 2013, of Ray, myself and Ted. Sure would be good to see Ray again. I wish.
This is pic is from 2013, of Ray, myself and Ted. Sure would be good to see Ray again. I wish.
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Ray called me one day and asked me if I was anywhere near Providence, RI and if I could make a run for him. He had paid for the guitar, and I checked it out on his behalf and brought it home when he determined he was cool with it. I took the guitar out to the factory and apparently Jol was blasting it and terrorizing everyone (there was a photo of Jol with it). I eventually boxed it up and shipped it him, but asked him if he ever wanted to sell I was interested because "that bridge pickup sounded like bacon frying" to me. Some years later he called me and gave me a chance, and it still resides here and I can't pick it up without thinking how good a guy he was. There are a more than a few good folks I've met through this board, and he was certainly one of them.
Took Ray on A tour of Dean when he was in Tampa Bay area. Ended up dropping a huge chunk of money on the V/SG looking block of Korina. Ray was no help in stopping me when we walked in the custom shop with no parts on it. 
Ray also talked me in to doing a body swap on a pair of T-51s. I wanted a Natural finish with a black guard and maple neck. I had the neck and guard. Ray had the body. He wanted a Creamy White body with a Rosewood neck and Tortoise guard. He had the neck and the guard. I had the body. 
We miss ya Ray. 
Ray also talked me in to doing a body swap on a pair of T-51s. I wanted a Natural finish with a black guard and maple neck. I had the neck and guard. Ray had the body. He wanted a Creamy White body with a Rosewood neck and Tortoise guard. He had the neck and the guard. I had the body. We miss ya Ray.