[meteorite-list] "Meteorite" Magazine

From: Notkin <geoking_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Nov 8 00:50:04 2005
Message-ID: <f3d67c1b14104cc9f34040fcf7f8eeca_at_notkin.net>

Dear Friends and Listees:

I have been in frequent contact with Joel's wife, Christine Schiff, and
she tells me that Joel's condition is "serious" but that "he will get
better."

I began writing for "Meteorite" in 1998 and had the great good fortune
to become closely involved with it over the succeeding years. As many
of you know, I wrote regular feature articles, news stories, book
reviews, designed ads for a number of you good people, and worked with
Joel on re-designing the magazine's logo and cover back in 2000 (the
first issue with the new look was Feburary, 2001). As I said in an
interview with Paul and Jim of "Meteorite Times," "my professional
relationship with the magazine remains one of the most satisfying
aspects of my life."

Having worked in some form of publishing pretty much non-stop since I
was a teenager, I know what a Herculean effort it is to produce, at
home, with a limited budget, a magazine of such quality. Just getting
the thing out on time every three months was a massive accomplishment,
but Joel, Christine, Aaron, and their associate editors and supporters
also maintained an extremely high level of accuracy and integrity --
not to mention the translations, subscriptions, mailings, etc. It's a
mammoth task and I salute the Schiff family and friends for making that
magazine so well and for so long. That kind of sustained effort really
takes a lot out of you, and now that publication has ceased, it's time
for Joel and family to enjoy lots of free time with the knowledge of a
job well done.

I should point out that neither Joel nor Christine are on the Meteorite
List, so they may not yet have seen your kind posts of support. I will
personally forward every one of those posts to Christine, as well as
any others that may be forthcoming. I gather Joel is not up to
answering email at the moment, so it might be best to post your thought
to the List, rather than send them to him personally.

I'm sure you will all join me in sending Joel our most sincere wishes
for a rapid recovery.


Sincerely,

Geoff N.
Received on Tue 08 Nov 2005 12:49:59 AM PST