[meteorite-list] Tucson 05 Retrospective

From: David Freeman <dfreeman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Feb 16 00:41:05 2005
Message-ID: <4212DCF4.3000204_at_fascination.com>

Dear S.Ray;

I think that your credability here is much more in question than that
of Dr. Ehlmann.

Dave Freeman


S. Ray DeRusse wrote:

> Greetings List;
>
> Well, imagine our surprise when we read the thread below. I had a
> personal conversation with the Dean of the TCU geology department in
> which he informed me that among other things, Dr. Ehlmann was "barely
> a geologist and not a very good one at that". He also called him, "an
> old man just waiting to retire," just a menial curator of a meteorite
> collection doing no real research". He said more but I don't
> necessarily agree with everything he Dean said. But it matters not
> much since in my view this award has very little meaning attached to
> it because of the group handing it out. Was there some sort of
> election or nomination procedure involved or posted somewhere? How
> does this little favoritism scheme and showering of affection work for
> a group who even his colleague has bad mouthed him this way. Did you
> include the Dean's viewpoint ? Or did you gather together willy nilly
> to keep misconduct and racism a fertile nesting ground in planetary
> science?
>
> Cordially,
> S. Ray DeRusse and Bill Cutler
> www.bccmeteorites.com
> ____________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> Notkin wrote:
>
>> Dear Friends and Listees:
>>
>> I've come up for air after a long and sometimes exhausting Tucson
>> show. This was my first show as a legal resident of the great state
>> of Arizona and it was a very different experience for me. I had a
>> house full of overnight guests, hosted the big birthday bash, met
>> with clients, acted as Allan Lang's auctioneer, bought and traded for
>> a few collection pieces, and generally ran around like a lunatic
>> taking care of a million things for nearly three weeks. I think it
>> was more fun when I used come out here for a vacation each February .
>> . . but then I had to go back to New York afterwards, and that part
>> wasn't so fun : )
>>
>> I'd like to sincerely thank all of you who joined Steve Arnold IMB
>> and myself for the Sixth Annual Meteor Mayhem party and Harvey
>> Awards. The consensus was that the new venue (The Copper Club, inside
>> the Arizona Plaza) was a HUGE improvement over previous venues, and I
>> agree. Our many guests were able to move around and socialize,
>> instead of being pinned behind a crowded restaurant table, while
>> experiencing lousy waiter service . . . and Steve and I certainly
>> enjoyed having a stage from which to present the Harvey Awards. We
>> will return to the Copper Club next year if the hotel remains open.
>>
>> Congrats to the 2005 Harvey Award winners:
>>
>> Dr. Art Ehlmann -- Lifetime achievement
>> Michael Blood -- Ambassador award
>> Mike Miller -- Best new meteorite find
>> Ruben Garcia -- Best new meteorite find
>> Sonny Clary -- Rookie of the year!
>> Jose Guggiari -- Best new meteorite find
>> Edwin "E.T." Thompson -- Lifetime achievement
>>
>> And remember, you don't have to be "old" to receive a lifetime
>> achievement award : ) There are many other deserving people in our
>> community, so stay tuned for next year's awards!
>>
>> Low point of the show this year was when somebody stole one of our
>> Harvey Awards, while they were on display prior to the awards
>> ceremony. It was somewhat embarrassing that -- thanks to our thief --
>> we did not have an award to give to our final recipient (E.T.), but I
>> was able to make another one, and deliver it to E.T.'s room before he
>> left for Oregon. I know that Harveys are something of a hot item, but
>> COME ON that's pretty low. We're going to make a special "Jackass of
>> the Year" certificate for the person who stole the award, and we'll
>> leave it out on the table next year, so be sure to steal that too.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> On a more positive note, I'd like to thank Twink & Larry Monrad and
>> Jim Kriegh for the stunning Gold Basin panorama birthday cake, which
>> they very kindly brought to the party. This year's cake was the best
>> ever. Also, thanks to my co-host Steve Arnold IMB, and my great
>> friend Geoff Cintron who did everything from act as chauffeur to
>> buying us drinks during the awards; and Lisa Marie Morrison of
>> Sirocco Design, a very talented jewelry designer, who served as our
>> glamorous hostess *and* absentee bid agent during the R.A.
>> Langheinrich auction.
>>
>> As always, Michael Blood's auction was a great event (I came home
>> with the one piece I really wanted) and bigger than ever this year.
>> Allan Lang's auction on the Sunday was a success too, and I shocked
>> everyone by showing up in a suit and tie. Well, once a year with the
>> tie isn't so bad.
>>
>> It was a pleasure to finally meet fellow collector Martin Horejsi,
>> after many years of friendly correspondence. Monnig Gallery Director
>> Teresa Moss and her husband Lane made their first visit to the show,
>> and it was particularly nice to see them here, as Teresa, Dr.
>> Ehlmann, and I have worked closely together on the Monnig Gallery
>> website.
>>
>> Another highlight for me was spending time with genius inventor Bill
>> Mason. My girlfriend and I joined him for dinner just last night, and
>> Bill gave me a personal class in working with his meteorite rust
>> prevention kit. You shoulda seen what it did to my rusty old Brahin!
>> This product is truly amazing, and if you haven't tried it, you
>> should. I must also mention that Bill was the recipient of this
>> year's Charles H. Sternberg Medal from the paleontology community and
>> the good people at AAPS (www.aaps.net). This is an extremely high
>> honor, very well deserved, and I'm sure Bill's many friends in the
>> meteorite community will join me in congratulating him on this fine
>> achievement.
>>
>> Finally, we owe a big vote of thanks to Allan Lang, Bob Haag, and the
>> other exhibitors at the Westward Look Resort who financed a special
>> event which made it possible for many of us to listen to, and meet,
>> famed astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt on Sunday, Feb. 6. What a
>> superb afternoon that was!
>>
>> It was great to see so many of you out here, and I apologize to those
>> friends whom I saw only briefly or not at all. You'll just have to
>> come out for a longer visit next year. Oh yes . . . and Dr. Joel
>> Schiff, I expect see you here for Tucson 2006. There is no Harvey
>> Award for "Meteorite" magazine until you come out here to receive it
>> in person (that's because we all want to see you again) : )
>>
>>
>> Regards to all,
>>
>> Geoff N.
>> (trying to catch up with "real" work in Tucson)
>>
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