THE TRIO

THE TRIO. Gabriel, Josh and Leila are introduced to the reader at age 5-7 In some ways the children seem to be a composite character, many things happen to the three together.

1980 (winter) the first or second winter for Ray High in his Glass House at Cleeve. At BBZee, the Trio watch a videotape of Ray's 1971 presentation at the Art College.
RAY
‘I believe we will all be connected by a global grid of computers.. '
‘I believe entertainment on this grid will be just like life. I believe that on this grid we will experience more lives than one in this lifetime. I believe this could be a fucking nightmare.'

‘I believe music is our only hope. I believe music can reflect who we really are – like a mirror. I believe that each of us has our own unique music.'

‘I believe that that music can help us open a door in the mirror. I believe we will all eventually pass through this door. I believe that on the other side all our music will make a perfect symphony. I believe that that perfect music, that Perfect Music, will reflect God.’

After some discussion, Josh concludes (for the Trio):
‘It was a premature vision. We can complete this work. But we need a method. A method with a capital ‘M’. We need a Method.’

1983 (from chapter two) the boys were 20 and Leila 18
‘We grew up.’Gabriel switches pictures again, this time the three of them are together as teenagers in 1983, posing, art students pretending to be rock stars. And formed a rock band. We became famous and powerful.’This last word Gabriel speaks with affection and irony as he enunciates every word slowly, like a spoiled gourmand enjoying the first choice from a box of very expensive chocolates.‘We married, tortured and fought each other. In the process we showed the world the real truth behind what was called (among other things) rock ‘n’ roll. Together, we worked a miracle’.

2025 or 2035
Ray notes a calander in his room shows the year 2035 but he can't quit figure out if he is 80 or 90... but he describes the couple in the next room as around 60. Leila and Josh would have been 60 and 62 in 2025... so this is a little fuzzy. 10 years fuzzy.

Near the end of the story (2035) they all appear to Ray High in his Ether. (In the asylum, or in the VOX BOX)