[meteorite-list] Arizona, Pictures, & People
From: MexicoDoug_at_aol.com <MexicoDoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:23 2004 Message-ID: <f8.36b56ff2.2d637d54_at_aol.com> --part1_f8.36b56ff2.2d637d54_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, As a new addition to this motley crew of meteorite aficionados, I have a few= =20 comments in general and e-kudos (nice things to say) to pass out. It was really a surprise to meet so many space rock enthusiasts that are all= =20 so down to earth and passionate about this subject, which occupies us. 49 o= ut=20 of 50 of you are great folks! It goes to show what misplaced impressions on= e=20 can get from reading too much into email messages which in many cases are=20 just accidents or blowing off steam. The big La Fuente party was fun and a chance to see all the faces although=20 that was best done sooner than later in some cases, - well planned and deser= ves=20 congratulations. I personally am mentally impaired to remember the names ti= ed=20 to the faces of people without repeating meeting 5 times, so it is a bit=20 embarrassing to selective mention a few people, and be totally ignorant of t= he=20 majority of the pairings which went right over my head. =20 Whether your interest was scientific, social or niche, eccentric or well=20 rounded, or collect mania, the interaction made it an experience to remember= . By=20 plan or chance I ran into some people mentioned here, Of the dealers, all but one unmentionable were great - Al Lang in particular= =20 really deserves thanks for all the effort and enthusiasm he put into his=20 showing, as I understand he was still driving back cross country after bring= ing the=20 magnificent selection of two roomful and a patio of the good stuff. Of=20 course Sergey and Eduardo don't live nearby to Tucson, either so ... all are= held=20 in awe. E.T. was a nice person to hang with (thanks for the cap), and the=20 spirits were also so fine at the Reeds' place, that it was the best etching=20= on my=20 memory of all the slices of the show. Anne and Louis C. add a dimension tha= t=20 is great and I am privileged to have met them in person. Bob Haag was kind=20 enough to let me touch the otherwise untouchable. Speaking of Tucson, Mike=20 Farmer and Eric's room was very well presented, and the unfinished business=20= I had=20 (besides splitting a meteorite with Steve Arnold of Arkansas) was with Mike=20= on=20 that beautiful NWA1942 that I wished and wished I would have done more about= =20 with its accommodating owner. Although the Hup=E9s didn't have a exhibition= =20 showing, both were really encouraging, patient with me and another nice and=20= very=20 curious photographer, and they are appreciated and I guess it was a room ful= l=20 of their stuff that was sorely missed. As for the people, I'll have to save that for future emails, as it's already= =20 time to leave this morning. But I must mention my thanks to a genuinely=20 smiling Richard Norton and his quiet but faithful partner in crime as he kin= dly=20 took interest in my humble material and dedicated my two books they wrote, t= hat I=20 happened to have with me. For those who don't know Steve Arnold of Chicago,= =20 I can say an unplanned chain of events led to us meeting and rooming at the=20 same place, and while Steve and I have become interested in meteorites by=20 diametrically opposite reasons, I can't say that I am genuinely more interes= ted in=20 meteorites than he, and Steve, congratulations on that beautiful collection=20= of=20 meteoritic material in that to die for slice of Howardite that I kept buggin= g=20 you for and I am glad I couldn't convince you to chip off a piece for the=20 aesthetics of it. Did you ever get a nice loupe to begin your 10X studies o= f it=20 like you hoped I wonder. Last, but first on the personal notes, Bob C. Thanks 'mano. I couldn't hav= e=20 attended without your help and the "hotel" was spectacular as Tucson itself,= =20 as were the arrangements. Here's to looking forward to catching up with you= =20 soon. I snapped a few pictures, also, though it will take a bit of time to downloa= d=20 them properly and put them on the Internet for all to see...but they are in=20 the works. Saludos, Doug --part1_f8.36b56ff2.2d637d54_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY= =3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Dear List,<BR> <BR> As a new addition to this motley crew of meteorite aficionados, I have a few= comments in general and e-kudos (nice things to say) to pass out.<BR> <BR> It was really a surprise to meet so many space rock enthusiasts that are all= so down to earth and passionate about this subject, which occupies us. = ; 49 out of 50 of you are great folks! It goes to show what misplaced=20= impressions one can get from reading too much into email messages which in m= any cases are just accidents or blowing off steam.<BR> <BR> The big La Fuente party was fun and a chance to see all the faces although t= hat was best done sooner than later in some cases, - well planned and deserv= es congratulations. I personally am mentally impaired to remember the=20= names tied to the faces of people without repeating meeting 5 times, so it i= s a bit embarrassing to selective mention a few people, and be totally ignor= ant of the majority of the pairings which went right over my head. <BR= > <BR> Whether your interest was scientific, social or niche, eccentric or well rou= nded, or collect mania, the interaction made it an experience to remember.&n= bsp; By plan or chance I ran into some people mentioned here,<BR> <BR> Of the dealers, all but one unmentionable were great - Al Lang in particular= really deserves thanks for all the effort and enthusiasm he put into his sh= owing, as I understand he was still driving back cross country after bringin= g the magnificent selection of two roomful and a patio of the good stuff.&nb= sp; Of course Sergey and Eduardo don't live nearby to Tucson, either so ...=20= all are held in awe. E.T. was a nice person to hang with (thanks for t= he cap), and the spirits were also so fine at the Reeds' place, that it was=20= the best etching on my memory of all the slices of the show. Anne and=20= Louis C. add a dimension that is great and I am privileged to have met them=20= in person. Bob Haag was kind enough to let me touch the otherwise unto= uchable. Speaking of Tucson, Mike Farmer and Eric's room was very well= presented, and the unfinished business I had (besides splitting a meteorite= with Steve Arnold of Arkansas) was with Mike on that beautiful NWA1942 that= I wished and wished I would have done more about with its accommodating own= er. Although the Hup=E9s didn't have a exhibition showing, both were r= eally encouraging, patient with me and another nice and very curious photogr= apher, and they are appreciated and I guess it was a room full of their stuf= f that was sorely missed.<BR> <BR> As for the people, I'll have to save that for future emails, as it's already= time to leave this morning. But I must mention my thanks to a genuine= ly smiling Richard Norton and his quiet but faithful partner in crime as he=20= kindly took interest in my humble material and dedicated my two books they w= rote, that I happened to have with me. For those who don't know Steve=20= Arnold of Chicago, I can say an unplanned chain of events led to us meeting=20= and rooming at the same place, and while Steve and I have become interested=20= in meteorites by diametrically opposite reasons, I can't say that I am genui= nely more interested in meteorites than he, and Steve, congratulations on th= at beautiful collection of meteoritic material in that to die for slice of H= owardite that I kept bugging you for and I am glad I couldn't convince you t= o chip off a piece for the aesthetics of it. Did you ever get a nice l= oupe to begin your 10X studies of it like you hoped I wonder.<BR> <BR> Last, but first on the personal notes, Bob C. Thanks 'mano. I co= uldn't have attended without your help and the "hotel" was spectacular as Tu= cson itself, as were the arrangements. Here's to looking forward to ca= tching up with you soon.<BR> <BR> I snapped a few pictures, also, though it will take a bit of time to downloa= d them properly and put them on the Internet for all to see...but they are i= n the works.<BR> <BR> Saludos, Doug<BR> </FONT></HTML> --part1_f8.36b56ff2.2d637d54_boundary-- Received on Tue 17 Feb 2004 09:21:08 AM PST |
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