So, Ray made arrangements to fly out of New York, taking along his six dogs. He flew to London, Rome, Athens, and finally to Cairo. Samia met Ray (with his cocker spaniels and two sheepdogs) at the airport in a bright red Rolls Royce. Ray discovered that Duke had already been playing at the club’s cocktail lounge when Symia bought it. Duke wound up there after leaving Hollywood when he had a falling out with Ray. They patched up their differences and enjoyed many of the exotic food and sites Cairo had to offer. In his autobiography, Ray mentions that he had been to Cairo before, but we don’t have any information on his previous work or travels in the city and when they might have occurred.
