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Gail
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 Posted: Feb 28, 2009 20:28 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Driving back from Evan's place.
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| Not sure how I feel about being behind this dude, the wind was blowing hard from the side too. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 20:32 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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The Spann's enjoying the outdoors.
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| The grounds are nothing like where we live, this is low maintenance. |
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| Jim posing in the chilly morning. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 20:37 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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so....
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| Thanks Ray Hill...nice tongue! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:15 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Meeting others...and working together.
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| Jeff Starr and Karl Warning putting the MAD case in. |
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| Stuart Wilensky and Irv Brown help us bring our minerals in for set up. |
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| Joe Budd taking photos of cabinets at the Main show. |
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| Meeting in Jordi's room to say hello. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:19 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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and more nice people.
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| Danny Trinchillo setting up the "fish" display with a rod and reel. |
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| Danny Trinchillo and Justin. Having fun. |
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| Nick Caruth trying to avoid my camera. |
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| Karl and Jeff, of MAD, stand back to see their handywork. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:24 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Fun at the Main Show.
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| Dave Bunk roaming the empty pre show aisles. |
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| Marc Countiss putting minerals in, very carefully, to the HAMS case. |
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| Fianlly, a half way decent shot of Nick Caruth...he is always running from the camera. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:29 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Days go by...
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| Alan Hart, Jim Beam at the MINDAT dinner. |
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| Roy Lee, SUPER nice guy ! |
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| Okay, we seem to be getting really goofy here....Irv at the set up of the Main show. Our son, Tom, to the left. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:36 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Sorry about the occasional fuzzy photos, It is hard to tell from the thumbnail sized photo I choose from. The Mindat dinner above is one that I wouldn't have posted given a better view. So..moving on......
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| Carl Acosta coming by to say hello. |
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| Jim Robison as he wanders through the show. |
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| The dashing duo. Justin and Jolyon. |
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| Roy Lee amongst the crowds. He is very visible in red. |
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| A dog awaits his/her master after the show. |
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| Jim and I had side by side computers at our hotel room. Talk about cozy! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:47 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Let's see...
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| Bruce Oreck wandering the Main show. I enjoy chatting with him very much. |
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| Trevor Kitto, Gail Spann, Linda Smith, Ryan Bowling, Joan and Jesse |
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| Jim talking camera settings with some folks. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:52 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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and more yet...
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| My favourite Evan Jones piece. |
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| The Maslanskys next to their Desautels competition entry case of fine minerals. |
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| Dan and Diana Weinrich having fun and they really are still newlyweds! |
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Richard Jackson, Colorado
Collector's Edge |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 28, 2009 23:58 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Around the Main Show.
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| Maria and Jolyon coming to the SMMP meeting. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 00:04 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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and...
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| Part of Alan Harts presentation. |
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| Alan Hart as a youngster, on the left, part of his presentation for the Society of Museum Mineral Professionals. |
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| Me and Jim just before I speak, along with Alan Hart, at the SMMP gathering. I spoke on donating and loaning minerals to museums and institutions. |
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Brooks
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 12:44 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Gail, you have really set a standard for a pictorial show report. This will be a standard by which others will be measured. I also wanted to mention you really are photogenic. Some people have that gift, I think you do. My oldest Daughter Summer is the same way. She never takes a bad picture. It is definitely a gift few people have, including yours truly.
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 13:03 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Brooks, did you see the photo of me with the hair???? ha ha!
As always, you are a true gentleman and I so appreciate your comments. Thank you.
I am an animated person, so my face has to follow suite!
And....expect more photos this evening. Hope Jordi's site can handle them all!
Cheers.
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 20:27 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Sights of the Main show.
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 20:32 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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More sights of the Main Show. This is the Friday when the children arrive from school in droves!
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| Jim Spann and John White looking at cabinets. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 20:42 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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More fun stuff...( I just lost all my uploads, so hope I am not repeating them. I had a few to add when the page expired and asked for my name and password, hate when that happens. ah well. )
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| This great calcite we got from Peter Lyckberg was quite a fun surprise. Even some well seasoned dealers and collectors asked why we had a CHEESE in our case? |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 20:49 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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The day goes on....
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 20:57 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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now...let's see who is visiting with who.
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| Lindsay Greenbank collection fluorite. |
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James Elliott, soon to be EX Texan.
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:15 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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So What's Hot in Tucson? Dave Wilber is...
I love to watch people meet in the aisles and talk.
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| Dave is so fun to talk with. |
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| Dave Wilber and Ian Bruce (of Crystal Classics. ) |
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