Stuntman Ray J McCrae

## Before Los Santos...

Stuntman Ray has over 40 years worth of television and movie stunt credits to his name including hits like "Flaming Hills" and "The Future is Chrome." He's jumped, crashed, and exploded pretty much every mass produced vehicle in the country. Pump Buddy Magazine and Weazel News called Ray the "--biggest thing in the stunt world since seatbelts!" back in '83.

A certified "adrena-line" junkie, Ray is always looking for the next thrill!

Separate from the stunt world, Ray J the musician rode a brief wave of 1 hit wonder stardom back in the mid 80's with his country music hit, "The Sun Sets A Little Slower (In Los Santos)". In typical fashion, the record label left Ray high and dry after a follow up single, "Don't Stunt My Heart" failed to gain traction.

All those years and all those stunts left Ray with a heavy case of the arthritis and incapable of performing stunts. Like all down and out bums in Las Venturas, Ray found himself living day to day at the Last Dime Motel on a steady diet of bourbon whiskey, speedballs, and stale exotic dancers. The motel attracted the seediest, dirtiest people from the strip--Ray's kind of people. But after a while, that lifestyle gets old for a man of excitement.

## 🔥Let's Roll, Tumbleweed

Fed up and feeling like life had brought him to a dead end, Ray had a moment of clarity one day. He summoned the motivation to develop a solid routine of stretching his muscles to combat the arthritis plaguing him day and night. With vitality restored, Ray got the hell out of dodge with his last bit of cash! The allure of the Vinewood movie industry was all Ray needed. Hoping to jump-start his stunt career, Ray pointed his car westward, looking forward to what adventures Los Santos might bring him...

## 🚉Fresh Off The Train

For most people, the first few days/weeks in Los Santos can be rocky. Ray was no exception. Never really one for a traditional day job, Ray fell into the criminal life for a bit. It was nice, consistent work but the stress of evading the "blue birds" would get old after a while.

"You gotta diversify your revenue stream" is a motto that Ray has come to live by. After most of his eary days crew moved out Ray was left to his own devices. Around this time, a chance phone call from Aspen and Jimmy Long would put into motion the events that would change Ray's life FOREVER!

Ray was called up to the Vinewood sign to sing his old #1 country song "The Sun Sets A Little Slower (In Los Santos)" for Aspen and Jimmy's anniversary. After performing, Jimmy mentioned that he would be opening the roadhouse pub, The Yellow Jack Inn. He also offered to have Ray perform there on a semi-regular basis. Things were looking up for Ray![[

## 🎵Songman Ray/☠️PIRATE RADIO

With the opportunity to get back into music on the table, Ray hit the ground running! Some good friends of his had taken over ownership of TRIAD RECORDS and were in the process of scouting for artists. At the end of the day, TR signed Ray, Miss Luna White, and Willie McCoy.

After several meetings in the studio and working with Mr Tony Wednesday something occured to Ray...

If the record label doesn't have any way of pressing CD's or tapes we're going to be sitting on a lot of music and no way to physically distribute it.

THEN INSPIRATION STRUCK! While the label worked towards the equiptment for physical music there could be a subscription based playlist that people could access to bump these tunes whenever they want. That idea would become ☠️PIRATE RADIO, still the ONLY way to access music from citizens of Los Santos.

It seemed like a modest, simple idea at the time. Little did Ray know, Pirate Radio was primed to explode! After just a day or two of selling subscriptions, word of mouth had spread about Pirate Radio. Ray had people buying months of subs at a time. People were really playing the hell out of these tunes too! It was a dream come true and more for old Ray J!

Currently, Pirate Radio has over 2 hrs of original music, 100+ happy subscribers, and ~3000 plays!

## 💔Love Sick in Los Santos

"Success" can look different to a lot of people. For one person, helping spawn an entire music industry might be enough. For Ray, something was still missing. Decades back, Ray had a flame named Vallerie Soledad. Together, they stunted and railed meth til the cows came home. It was perfect, until Vallerie walked out. That hard lifestyle had left her burnt out. She had opted to join the Peace Corps and moved to Africa to help grow sustainable Tilapia farms! Ray couldn't stand in the way of his partner's growth, and watched helplessly as she went out the door. So there it was...Love walked out on Ray. In turn, Ray walked out on love for a long while.

There's something about this city though.....

Ray found himself surrounded by so many beautiful and inspiring people every day that it reignited something inside him. Maybe Ray could find love in this crazy town. Like most things in Los Santos though, there were rocky moments.

Along his travels, Ray had met a nice young lady from Ireland named Enya Murphy. She was one of the first subscribers to Pirate Radio and immediately caught Ray's attention with her tendencies to keep her work extra spicy. For a spell, Ray had wished for a bit more, but ultimately moved on and is happy to call Enya one of his best friends.

## ❤️FATE❤️

Thinking he would spend his golden years alone in a music studio, Ray put aside the idea of romance for a while and set his mind to new music projects. The holidays were coming up and Shea Warmwind had commissioned Ray and Company to produce a holiday album. One of these songs happend to be with Triad Records artist Luna White. Ray had been entranced with her vocal skills since Mr Tony Wednesday showed him Luna's audition but this was their first time really working together on a track. "Everyday's a Holiday" went on to become one of the most successful singles on Pirate Radio!

Through working on the holiday album together, a bond grew between Ray and Miss Luna that was more than just professional. This crazy stuntman found himself thinking about Luna all the time. The old, hopeless romantic Ray was waking up!

Ray and Luna grow closer each day as they both continue to work on music for Pirate Radio. Ray was also elated to be able to help his sweetheart save up for a house of her own.

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