[meteorite-list] Park Forest, Wonderland...Final Day

From: Rob Wesel <Nakhladog_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:06 2004
Message-ID: <02f201c2fe10$b9f29590$4e9fe70c_at_GOLIATH>

Monday

The thought of leaving all this behind weighed heavily and Monday came all
too soon. But, perhaps to offer consolation, Gaya draped the Chicago
landscape with a blanket of snow, making the hunt impossible.

A quick call to Steve Witt to deliver Roman's calendars and we met at the
Holiday Inn. We were invited to breakfast with Steve, Rob Elliot, and
Gregory. It came to light there that Gregory paid for last night's meal and
Rob wanted to cover this one. He would not accept refusal. We had a quiet
meal and said our goodbyes yet again. As Dave and I made our way to the
highway, we spotted Steve's car, he was taking Rob to Ohare so we followed
them in, thankful that we didn't need to fumble with the map.

Home at last, 1800 miles away from Wonderland, I get back to the daily grind
again.

What did I get out of this? Far more than I put in. I have always put off
Tucson saying to myself that for the cost of that trip I could add a nice
meteorite to the collection and that's what I did every February. I didn't
know what I was missing. This community, this list, we are all equals. We
are hunting for the same answers, sharing the same passion. There are those
that make money by it and those that spend money by it but we are all
equals. The warm welcome we received was beyond anything I expected to
encounter, open arms, genuine comradery. The dealer side is definitely
different from the collector side but when the two meet, there are no
boundaries. This list will bicker, it is the nature of competition, but it
is not, nor will it ever be, broken. We realize our commonality as different
as we all are. We look up by night, down by day, and eye to eye in between.

A final congratulations to Steve Witt. The keys to the kingdom are yours my
friend, your strewnfield is free of competition. Enjoy your lucky stars.

A final word of thanks to Rob Elliot. You are a gentlemen in every sense of
the word. Your generosity as both a dealer and a man are unequalled.

A final word to the list. Get to Tucson, there are riches beyond the
cabinets, the collection. Riches to satiate desires both subtle and gross.

I will post pictures after I catch up with the 268 emails waiting to be
read. I have two very micro micros of the Garza stone that will hit eBay
tonight starting at $1. I believe Rob Elliot will have some for sale as well
in the very near future.

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Rob Wesel
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We are the music makers...and we are the dreamers of the dreams.
Willy Wonka, 1971

Received on Tue 08 Apr 2003 04:52:10 PM PDT