[meteorite-list] paint-fused stone, and...."Live from P.F. It's Sat Night!"

From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:04 2004
Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20030406090425.009ada10_at_mail.theriver.com>

Gregory,
Thanks for sending a picture of your newest acquisition, it is really
something. Is it my imagination, or do I see at least 4 different layers
of paint attached to your stone? What a specimen!

Congrats,

JQ

At 10:42 AM 4/6/03 -0400, Sharkkb8_at_aol.com wrote:

>For those who might have some skepticism about all the Park Forest
>excitement, check out this pic! At 11:53p the night of March 26, a stone
>crashed through the roof of Noe Garza's home, split into (at least) two
>pieces, broke the ceiling joists, came through the ceiling of his son's
>bedroom, careened off the windowsill (about 18-24 inches from the sleeping
>boy's head!), and ricocheted off a mirrored (not any more) closet. Rob
>Elliott obtained several pieces (some 400 grams-worth) of this material,
>which is quickly becoming known as the "Garza Stone". I was able to
>obtain a 33 gram fragment, please take a look, I beg of you! The boy's
>windowsill was metal, painted a white-silvery color, and this paint has
>become literally fused to the surface of this fragment.
>
>http://members.aol.com/sharkkb8/garzapainted2.jpg
>
>Last night, if the Applebee's in Matteson, Illinois had blown up, the
>meteorite business would have have been as decimated as the Iraqi
>Republican Guard. Bob Haag, Rob Elliott, Steve Witt, Al Lang, Greg Hupe,
>Mike Farmer, Steve Arnold (IMB) Geoff Notkin, Marvin Killgore, Roman
>Jirasek and wife, Jim Schwade and I (I'm sure I'm leaving someone out, and
>I apologize!) all held court until the wee hours, eventually closing the
>place. Even the waitresses were learning about meteorites, as everyone
>took pictures and shared their finds, buys and stories. It was a
>hoot! Some of the Park Forest hype may seem like overkill, and some of
>it probably is, but it's quite an experience to actually be here and see
>it unfold!
>
> Gregory
Received on Sun 06 Apr 2003 12:06:40 PM PDT