We do know that Mr. Ray videos exist, because a fellow Mr. Ray fan told me she owned one back in the 80s (sadly, she no longer does.) I just came across this fan-made "Cut, Blow & Go" in four parts! I can't believe someone took the time to make this, but I thank my can of Ellnet that they did. Mr. Ray fans unite!
The saint who posted this video wrote to my dear friend Gene with the following important Mr. Ray info. We thank him for his diligence!
".....Mr. Ray started out in Warrior, Alabama in the mid to late 1950sas best as I can piece together. This is north of Birmingham. I think that he later went on to work out of Birmingham. He had at least one child, a daughter. She is prominently displayed in many of his publications and is likely to be in her early to mid-fifties now. One of my on-line friends told me that Mr. Ray later moved to Oklahoma City and set up a beauty supply distributorship in that region. I was able to find a website, but was not able to determine if this business was owned by the legendary Mr. Ray. I do not know if his first or last name was Ray and I do not know if he is still on this side of the grass. "
Saturday, May 16, 2009
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Omigawd, that is ARCHITECTURAL hair! The sculptural talent it took to create those dos, and the industrial-strength hairspray it took to maintain them for a week between beauty salon appointments!
Needs some music, but the concept is fabulous! Mr. Ray is the Howard Roark of hairdressing!
Our man Gene emailed the youtube poster for details on Mr. Ray (of course asking "Are YOU him?!") - details to follow!
Looks like he used his own customers in these shots. Possibly the biggest thrill these women ever had was when Mr. Ray asked each of them to be one of his models. I know I'd just DIE!
Yay!
My new favorite quote: "This side of the grass..."
I'm holding out hopes for a video of Mr. Ray in a man-bikini doing spit curls.
Would this Mr.Ray be the same Mr. Ray that is referenced in Female Trouble? The line being something like, "May I suggest Mr. Ray's Wig World"?
No, that is the much more famous and anti-fab Mr. Ray of Baltimore and hair-weave fame.
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