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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:21 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Displays and people.
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Jim converses with Bob Cook about minerals in our cabinet. |
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Brandy Naugle, the Vug, and Frank De Wit. |
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Gamini Art. Really beautiful paintings of minerals. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:26 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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more photos.
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Frank De Wit talking to someone who will really listen to how to show a mineral dealer when you don't like what they are showing you. |
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Steve Behling, Collector's Edge. |
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Huge petrified wood slab from China, Collector's Edge. |
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John White and Bob Cook join in. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:30 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Visiting others...
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Jim Spann and Jeff Post walking along. Jim has his hands full with the grandkids. |
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Tom Spann and Frank De Wit doing show and tell. |
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Marshall Sussman chats with Scott Rudolph. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:36 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Linda and Leonard Himes keeping busy! |
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Frank, Melissa, and Jeff Post from the Smithsonian. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:46 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Main show.
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A nice wave from Scott at Miner's Lunchbox. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 22:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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People and things..
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Bruce Carter and Friend looking at a display. |
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It's the nice fellow, JIm Robison again, met him through Mindat. |
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Dudley Blauwet. We tried to say hi but every time he was busy. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 22:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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More.
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Mark Pospisil, MAD member, on the go. |
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Keith Williams boxing a prize for a child. Keith builds all our mineral cabinets. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 22:14 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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End of a long day, Friday.
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The Ladies from the SMMP group. |
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Nick Caruth being rather descriptive. |
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The long walk back from the Men's room! |
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Diana Weinrich with James and his Mom, Melissa. |
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Sally Bergmann with our grandkids. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:18 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday of the Main show.
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Moon over Tucson on an early morning. |
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Another beautiful day in Tucson! |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:27 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday...
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Actually, Bruce IS an oddity! ha ha. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:30 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Greenbank collection pieces.
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more of the Greenbank specimens. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:38 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday continues...
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A woman I had met who asked me questions about minerals and who was just so much fun! |
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Me and Rob Thacker, he started collecting around the same time we did. He has bitten hard by the bug! |
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Quiet time to converse. Jim and Wally Mann. |
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Dr. Ed David, a wonderful man with a great ability to put up with me. Here with Jim, who also puts up with me! |
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Outside the Main show are eaterys. You can get all the junk food you want. |
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A piece shown to us by a good friend, a prized Tucson memory. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:45 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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As the day goes on...
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Sophia Schultz's jacket. she made this. |
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Display put in by the Youngs. They won the Desautel award with this cabinet. |
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interesting. Love the colour! |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:53 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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On into the afternoon...
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This is so hard to photograph. The vivid and wild colours are incredible. Greenbank collection. |
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A place to sit, always appreciated. |
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Rob Lavinsky showing his cabinet of Greenbank minerals. I love that the fellow on the right is wearing smart shoes! |
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Pat Haynes in Collector's Edge. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday continues.
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These two fellows were in the way of the minerals, how dare they? ha ha!!! |
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Justin, Alfredo and Jim at our cabinet. |
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The beautiful ladies of Kristalle and Crystal Classics. |
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A couple of smiling fellows. Oh yeah, one is my husband. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:06 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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And still it is Saturday...
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George from the AMNH, he is having fun at the awards dinner. |
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Scott Rudolph's mineral cabinet. Fabulous! |
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Jolyon manning the Mindat booth. I think that is Van King with him. |
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Justin of the Vug as he has a good laugh. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:14 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Sunday...the day begins.
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Scott from Miner's Lunchbox. as he talks to a friend. |
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A better view of Herb Obodda's new book cover. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:19 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Sunday at the Main Show.
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Van King and Jolyon Ralph. I think they are having a good time! |
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Paul Pohwat of the Smithsonian |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:29 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Shots taken with my OTHER camera.
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Taking a walk. Gloria and her son. |
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Gail
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Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:33 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Various shots.
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An Auction item on Saturday night's award's dinner. |
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