[meteorite-list] Denver Show - Part I

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:57 2004
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Denver 2003 Report
By Mark Bostick
I usually choose to fly and then have one of my brothers meet me in Denve=
r with a car to get around and get things home with. This year I chose ju=
st to drive in. Armed with the help of my brother, Johnny Bostick. I left=
 Thursday evening choosing to stop along the way for the night close to t=
he Colorado border. We made our way to a small motel in Colby, Kansas. De=
nver to Wichita is only a little over 500 miles, but our hotel reservatio=
ns were not to Friday anyway. The bathroom had a sign telling guest not t=
o clean kills in the bathtub. There was a location behind building 9 were=
 kills could be cleaned. West Kansas is completely flat and a popular are=
a for bird and deer hunters, I don=E2=80=99t imagine it took the motel lo=
ng in business before drafting the sign. Colby was also the location of a=
 meteorite find once, a small stone of only 2.4 kg. But it was enough to =
make me toss around the ideal of hunting in the morning. =20
Instead we chose to get an early start Friday morning on Denver and getti=
ng to our hotel, the Radisson Greystone Castle. The Castle is located abo=
ut 10 miles from the Holiday Inn - Best Western hotels were all the meteo=
rite events are centered. It is also one of the better hotels in the area=
. But I think next year I will follow the lead of my fellow meteorite sel=
lers and stay at the Holiday Inn. It will make getting back to the hotel =
after a night of possible drinking easier. Just use the elevator.
Usually when I go to the mineral shows I don't make too many major purcha=
ses the first day. So other then a couple dozen mineral flats, I didn't b=
uy much and non-meteorites don't really count. That made most of Friday a=
 hello, hi, how are you doing, nice seeing you again day. My brother and =
me walked around the Holiday Inn and the Best Western rooms and tents loo=
king for things to catch my eye while pricing minerals and fossils.
Mostly, I just hung around Blaine Reed's room. Everyone can usually be se=
en at one time or another coming in or going out of Blaine's. He is the c=
enter point of the meteorite world at shows and to make it easy on us, al=
ways has the same room every year. Besides keeping us entertained and wit=
h a beer in hand if wanted, Blaine also does a good job at keeping his ta=
bles full of stuff to amuse us and tempt our pocketbooks. I walked away w=
ith a few meteorites and meteorite books including, Nininger first book, =
Our Stone Pelted Planet, and a platter size slice of Northbranch.
This room was also temporary home of the Garza stone with all its glory. =
You really have to see the stone appreciate it. To me, it kind of looked =
like a giant Bensour, only kicked around a couple hundred times. Surround=
ing the stone were pieces of the house torn apart by the meteorite impact=
. The Garza stone was presented by Adam and Greg Hupe who also had a coll=
ection of riker mounted meteorites and Garza Impact Kits for sale. =20
Adam and Greg gave out "Lunar Rock Team" badges to a number of people inc=
luding myself. Complete with a Marvin the Martian photo and job titles. M=
ine noted me as a "Meteoritics Explorer", that I was a "VIP" and that the=
 pass was for "All Access". Complete with a cord to put around my neck. B=
efore the show was over, most of my fellow sellers were temporary members=
 of the Lunar Rock Team and some of us would find out this was a good thi=
ng.
AL Mitterling (of Mitterling Meteorites) is usually at the Denver show, a=
nd this year was no exception. Al and me had gone in together on a large =
end cut of SAH97095, a few months before the show. This is a nice H5 with=
 shock veins and one of the first classified African desert meteorites. I=
 picked up my slices at the show and they are just stunning. Several slic=
es show on both sides a metal vein, up to 2 inches long and wide enough t=
o be seen on of 5 slices. Thanks again Al for the nice work. I will have =
some photos of these metal veined slices soon. Until then, I have several=
 very nice slices, some with lots of shock veins on my Website right now.=
 (Sorry, had to squeeze a little Spam in here).
Late Friday was the Comets/Michael Blood auction. Michael was the auction=
eer and brought with him, his usual entertaining comments and auctioneer =
style. In the auction were a few things that caught my eye, including a h=
andcrafted necklace. Sterling silver with a large wrapped moldavite as a =
pendent, and moon stone beads. This necklace was one of several that were=
 entered by a cute young blond in her twenties. While only two of the nec=
klaces sold in the auction, she did sell all but one while people were wa=
iting to check out. These necklace sells had her obviously excited and ma=
de me smile a little. For my purchase I also got a hug. Lets hope she ret=
urns to our fold, our hobby could use more of a female presence...:-) =20
Like the previous years the Comets provided a keg of local beer, along wi=
th wine, chips, and other snacks. Anne Black was kind enough to hang arou=
nd the auction room (Dave Bunks Mineral Showroom...or something close to =
that), so that people could enter items earlier then in previous years an=
d have the items on display before the auction.
The Hupes entered the most items and many went for well under retail. A m=
ultiple hundred-dollar bottle of wine was sold with the proceeds going to=
 the Comets. A kind gesture that was much appreciated. And even more so w=
hen the winner opened the bottle and shared with all. The final bids on m=
y items were low, but it did manage to pay for the items I bided on, help=
ed fund the Comets and gave me an extra $50.00 so I won't complain. =20


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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV> <P>Denver 200=
3 Report</P> <P>By Mark Bostick</P> <P>I usually choose to fly and then h=
ave one of my brothers meet me in Denver with a car to get around and get=
 things home with. This year I chose just to drive in. Armed with the hel=
p of my brother, Johnny Bostick. I left Thursday evening choosing to stop=
 along the way for the night close to the Colorado border. We made our wa=
y to a small motel in Colby, Kansas. Denver to Wichita is only a little o=
ver 500 miles, but our hotel reservations were not to Friday anyway. The =
bathroom had a sign telling guest not to clean kills in the bathtub. Ther=
e was a location behind building 9 were kills could be cleaned. West Kans=
as is completely flat and a popular area for bird and deer hunters, I don=
=E2=80=99t imagine it took the motel long in business before drafting the=
 sign. Colby was also the location of a meteorite find once, a small ston=
e of only 2.4 kg. But it was enough to make me toss around the ideal of h=
unting in the morning. </P> <P>Instead we chose to get an early start Fri=
day morning on Denver and getting to our hotel, the Radisson Greystone Ca=
stle. The Castle is located about 10 miles from the Holiday Inn - Best We=
stern hotels were all the meteorite events are centered. It is also one o=
f the better hotels in the area. But I think next year I will follow the =
lead of my fellow meteorite sellers and stay at the Holiday Inn. It will =
make getting back to the hotel after a night of possible drinking easier.=
 Just use the elevator.</P> <P>Usually when I go to the mineral shows I d=
on't make too many major purchases the first day. So other then a couple =
dozen mineral flats, I didn't buy much and non-meteorites don't really co=
unt. That made most of Friday a hello, hi, how are you doing, nice seeing=
 you again day. My brother and me walked around the Holiday Inn and the B=
est Western rooms and tents looking for things to catch my eye while pric=
ing minerals and fossils.</P> <P>Mostly, I just hung around Blaine Reed's=
 room. Everyone can usually be seen at one time or another coming in or g=
oing out of Blaine's. He is the center point of the meteorite world at sh=
ows and to make it easy on us, always has the same room every year. Besid=
es keeping us entertained and with a beer in hand if wanted, Blaine also =
does a good job at keeping his tables full of stuff to amuse us and tempt=
 our pocketbooks. I walked away with a few meteorites and meteorite books=
 including, Nininger first book, Our Stone Pelted Planet, and a platter s=
ize slice of Northbranch.</P> <P>This room was also temporary home of the=
 Garza stone with all its glory. You really have to see the stone appreci=
ate it. To me, it kind of looked like a giant Bensour, only kicked around=
 a couple hundred times. Surrounding the stone were pieces of the house t=
orn apart by the meteorite impact. The Garza stone was presented by Adam =
and Greg Hupe who also had a collection of riker mounted meteorites and G=
arza Impact Kits for sale. </P> <P>Adam and Greg gave out "Lunar Rock Tea=
m" badges to a number of people including myself. Complete with a Marvin =
the Martian photo and job titles. Mine noted me as a "Meteoritics Explore=
r", that I was a "VIP" and that the pass was for "All Access". Complete w=
ith a cord to put around my neck. Before the show was over, most of my fe=
llow sellers were temporary members of the Lunar Rock Team and some of us=
 would find out this was a good thing.</P> <P>AL Mitterling (of Mitterlin=
g Meteorites) is usually at the Denver show, and this year was no excepti=
on. Al and me had gone in together on a large end cut of SAH97095, a few =
months before the show. This is a nice H5 with shock veins and one of the=
 first classified African desert meteorites. I picked up my slices at the=
 show and they are just stunning. Several slices show on both sides a met=
al vein, up to 2 inches long and wide enough to be seen on of 5 slices. T=
hanks again Al for the nice work. I will have some photos of these metal =
veined slices soon. Until then, I have several very nice slices, some wit=
h lots of shock veins on my Website right now. (Sorry, had to squeeze a l=
ittle Spam in here).</P> <P>Late Friday was the Comets/Michael Blood auct=
ion. Michael was the auctioneer and brought with him, his usual entertain=
ing comments and auctioneer style. In the auction were a few things that =
caught my eye, including a handcrafted necklace. Sterling silver with a l=
arge wrapped moldavite as a pendent, and moon stone beads. This necklace =
was one of several that were entered by a cute young blond in her twentie=
s. While only two of the necklaces sold in the auction, she did sell all =
but one while people were waiting to check out. These necklace sells had =
her obviously excited and made me smile a little. For my purchase I also =
got a hug. Lets hope she returns to our fold, our hobby could use more of=
 a female presence...:-) </P> <P>Like the previous years the Comets provi=
ded a keg of local beer, along with wine, chips, and other snacks. Anne B=
lack was kind enough to hang around the auction room (Dave Bunks Mineral =
Showroom...or something close to that), so that people could enter items =
earlier then in previous years and have the items on display before the a=
uction.</P> <P>The Hupes entered the most items and many went for well un=
der retail. A multiple hundred-dollar bottle of wine was sold with the pr=
oceeds going to the Comets. A kind gesture that was much appreciated. And=
 even more so when the winner opened the bottle and shared with all. The =
final bids on my items were low, but it did manage to pay for the items I=
 bided on, helped fund the Comets and gave me an extra $50.00 so I won't =
complain. </P><BR><BR>Please visit, www.MeteoriteArticles.com, a free on-=
line archive of meteor and meteorite articles.</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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