Don Ray
My blogs
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Producer/Editor/Writer/Journalist/Trainer/Consultant |
| Location | Media Capitol of the World, California, United States |
| Introduction | Not an easy person to describe or categorize. Take a wannabee "nice guy" and mix in some ADHD, some PTSD, dyslexia, reading problems and a severe learning disorder and you end up with a sort-of talented mess that wishes he could change the world. Then again, ask others about Don Ray and you'll hear everything from a worthless loser to a brilliant dreamer -- and a lot of other good and nasty stuff in between. |
| Interests | Discovering stuff, learning from folks, Latin music (KLVE Radio Amor, 107.5 FM in L.A.), all animals, local history, photography, writing about people and places, traveling where others don’t go, giving all-night tours of L.A. to folks who think they know L.A. or think they hate it, movies that don't portray violence, finding people for people who have lost touch, public speaking, exploring old roads, doing oral history interviews with old folks, video production, making documentaries, sharing my passion with people who are interested |
| Favorite movies | El Norte, Casablanca, In a Lonely Place, Soldier in the Rain, The Bad Seed, All About Eve, Fried Green Tomatoes, Punch Line, Can Hieronymous Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humpe and Find True Happiness?, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Shower (Chinese), It's a Wonderful Life |
| Favorite music | Contemporary Latin romantic music, Rocio Durcal, Ana Gabriel, Juan Gabriel, Marco Antonio Solis, Maricela, Dyango, Miami Sound Machine (in Spanish), the Mills Brothers, Joe and Eddie, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Billy Eckstein, Nat King Cole, Buffalo Springfield |
| Favorite books | The Quartzsite Trip, The Little Prince, The Profit, Catch 22, Men to Match My Mountains, A Fine and Private Place |