[meteorite-list] Re: Civilized Strewnfields
From: robert szep <zeprox_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:08:19 2004 Message-ID: <004001c2523a$ef54fb60$ac1633ce_at_zeprox> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C25200.423D81C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message -----=20 From: robert szep=20 To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral=20 Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 9:35 PM Subject: Civilized Strewnfields Hello again Norbert and list.=20 =20 On a more serious note, I DO recommend the Gold Basin area as a = genuine possibility for a meteorite hunting documentary. As you and most = other list members likely know, the Gold Basin Strewnfield is somewhat = overlapped by other meteorite falls which provides the opportunity of = finding more than one type of meteorite at a single filming location. = That's the good news.=20 =20 The bad news is that ''directors'' are not the patient types. Most = would prefer the hunter to find a meteorite on demand and that's a lot = easier said than done, unless you bring a few with you. =20 =20 IF you could get permission from the ''owners'' of METEOR CRATER, = which is a long shot at best, the film makers would get the desired = footage in no time flat. The problem with that scenario, however, is the = viewer would be left with the impression that finding meteorites is as = easy as shooting fish in a barrel.=20 =20 The Odessa Strewnfield might be worth a shot but chances are slim of = finding anything weighing more than a few grams. Directors will want BIG = specimens. Gold Basin is still your best civilized bet! =20 =20 If anyone wants to do a segment on IMPACTITE HUNTERS let me know... I = can be your hunter/guide, I can line up a chopper for panoramic shots = and I can assure the segment producers of finds that will make impactite = buffs drool without resorting to planting a single boulder. Northern = Ontario Canada is quite civilized and it's an impactite hunters dream = come true.=20 =20 By the way, we also have some of the best film crews in the world up = here and they don't demand a 15 minute break every half hour. If you = don't believe me just ask Normie Jewison. He'd back me up on that = statement...=20 =20 Wishing everyone involved with the meteorite hunter documentary = successful results regardless of choice of location.=20 =20 =20 Robert A. Szep=20 ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C25200.423D81C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:zeprox_at_albedo.net" title=3Dzeprox@albedo.net>robert = szep</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral"=20 = title=3Dmeteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral>meteorite-list@meteoritecentral</= A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, September 01, = 2002 9:35=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Civilized = Strewnfields</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello again Norbert and list. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On a more serious note, I DO = recommend the Gold=20 Basin area as a genuine possibility for a meteorite hunting = documentary. As=20 you and most other list members likely know, the Gold Basin = Strewnfield is=20 somewhat overlapped by other meteorite falls which provides the = opportunity of=20 finding more than one type of meteorite at a single filming location. = That's=20 the good news. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The bad news is that ''directors'' = are not the=20 patient types. Most would prefer the hunter to find a meteorite on = demand and=20 that's a lot easier said than done, unless you bring a few with = you. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IF you could get permission from the = ''owners''=20 of METEOR CRATER, which is a long shot at best, the film makers would = get the=20 desired footage in no time flat. The problem with that scenario, = however, is=20 the viewer would be left with the impression that finding meteorites = is as=20 easy as shooting fish in a barrel. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The Odessa Strewnfield might be worth = a shot but=20 chances are slim of finding anything weighing more than a few grams. = Directors=20 will want BIG specimens. Gold Basin is still your best civilized = bet! =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If anyone wants to do a segment on = IMPACTITE=20 HUNTERS let me know... I can be your hunter/guide, I can line up a = chopper for=20 panoramic shots and I can assure the segment producers of finds = that will=20 make impactite buffs drool without resorting to planting a single = boulder.=20 Northern Ontario Canada is quite civilized and it's an impactite = hunters dream=20 come true. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By the way, we also have some of the = best film=20 crews in the world up here and they don't demand a 15 minute break = every half=20 hour. If you don't believe me just ask Normie Jewison. He'd back me up = on that=20 statement... </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wishing everyone involved with = the meteorite=20 hunter documentary successful results regardless of choice of = location.=20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Robert A. Szep=20 </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01C25200.423D81C0-- Received on Mon 02 Sep 2002 12:40:58 AM PDT |
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