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Caleb Irvin portrait of James Ray is work of art And a tribute to his subject, who contributed 'got a couple' to the Adair County lexicon, always accompanied by his trademark 'double hand slap to the right hip pocket.' About: Faces of Adair County KY James Ray Hammond by Caleb Irvin By Billy Joe Fudge I almost lose myself in this shot of James Ray sitting in a chair. I am no expert in identifying the line that delineates between a photograph and a work of art but I do believe this photo is a work of art.If Life Magazine were ever resurrected this should be the first cover. This photo takes me back to the summer of '67 which was my rookie year at the Dairy Queen. James Ray was one of my most frequent and favorite customers. He liked any kind of sundae but a "cone of cream" was his favorite. I bet he would still chow down on a cone of soft serve. He was and is, as has already noted, a most proficient hitch hiker. However his historic exploits in bumming a ride pale in comparison to his ability to walk. No, he can't cover the ground he could in his youth but one can still observe that most singular gait which carried him from point to point in such a unique fashion. A hybrid gait somewhere between the heel to toe Olympic walker and the long, flowing stride of a Tennessee Walking Horse. James Ray's body rises and falls with the efficiency and effectiveness of the pistons in an internal combustion engine. He was and is "a walking machine" .In addition to his unique physical capability and peripatetic traveling he has contributed the phrase "gotta couple?" to our local lexicon. His combining of the verbal "gotta couple?" with the visual "double hand slap to the right hip pocket" drives home a multi-faceted plea for assistance in the funding of his daily walkabout. And of course it goes without saying that no one can accessorize the flavor of rural American fashion both past and present with modern, metropolitan, hip hop eyewear like James Ray Hammond, a true Adair County treasure. This story was posted on 2009-04-20 08:58:14
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