[meteorite-list] Mike Farmer Eats Moon & Mars Rocks!
From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:03:12 -0400 Message-ID: <09C79013879F4E0797E8B2AE21272FB1_at_Gregor> Hi All, I accidentally wrote "ASU Apollo 40th...", I meant to write, "LPL 'Apollo Moon Landing 40th Anniversary Celebration' at UofA". Sorry about that, much on my mind today... Best regards, Greg ==================== Greg Hupe The Hupe Collection NaturesVault (eBay) gmhupe at htn.net www.LunarRock.com IMCA 3163 ==================== Click here for my current eBay auctions: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leigh Anne DelRay" <leighannedelray at gmail.com> To: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe at htn.net>; <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:56 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mike Farmer Eats Moon & Mars Rocks! Why do you have to ruin all of my fun? O.k. Greg for the record did not let me 'actually' lick the NWA 482, yet only appear as I was licking it. But I shall take you up on the moon dust drink, I would prefer it with some Grey Goose and Sprite though. :>) ~ Leigh Anne On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Greg Hupe<gmhupe at htn.net> wrote: > Hi Leigh Anne and All, > > Just to clear up any misconceptions about Leigh Anne 'licking' my moon > [rock], she didn't actually lick the stone, just pretended to do so at the > ASU Apollo 40th Anniversary Celebration of the first lunar landing. Sorry > Leigh Anne, couldn't let you do that to the NWA 482 Main Mass! :-/ I am > glad you wore the rubber gloves for safe rock handling! ;-) > > Leigh Anne, I do have some lunar cutting dust from many different lunar > meteorites that you can add to a Rum & Coke if you like. It fizzes when > you > add the dust, but it is a little gritty towards the end of the drink! > > Best regards, > Greg > > ==================== > Greg Hupe > The Hupe Collection > NaturesVault (eBay) > gmhupe at htn.net > www.LunarRock.com > IMCA 3163 > ==================== > Click here for my current eBay auctions: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leigh Anne DelRay" > <leighannedelray at gmail.com> > To: "JoshuaTreeMuseum" <joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com>; > <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 5:32 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mike Farmer Eats Moon & Mars Rocks! > > > Leigh Anne DelRay Snorts Mars Rocks!!!!! > > The latest trend: > > http://www.callistodesigns.com/ebay/snortingmars.jpg > > Yes that was a real Mars rock, thanks to Mexico Doug! > > > Oh Yes! And I too, have tasted (although not eaten) a moon Rock > > http://www.callistodesigns.com/ebay/licking-the-moon.jpg > > And yes that was a real Moon rock, thanks to Greg Hupe'. > > > Just a little something to be silly, > Leigh Anne > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 8:14 AM, > JoshuaTreeMuseum<joshuatreemuseum at embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/michael-farmer-meteorite-broker-1278.php >> >> I too often chow down on these tasty morsels. Just this morning I had a >> bowl of crunchy anorthosite cereal, though I hate the way the plagioclase >> feldspar sticks between your teeth! >> >> Phil Whitmer >> >> Meet Michael Farmer, aka Meteorite Guy >> In the exclusive world of meteorite brokers, his rise has been, well ... >> By Jay MacDonald >> >> Twelve years ago, a stock boy at Target purchased a chunk of space debris >> at >> the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show that changed his life forever. >> >> >> >> He has not only held pieces of the moon and Mars in his hands -- he has >> tasted them. >> >> "I've eaten a piece of every moon rock and Mars rock that I have >> purchased >> or found, just to say I did it," he chuckles. "We are all made of space >> rock." >> >> Welcome to the out-of-this-world life of Michael Farmer, aka Meteorite >> Guy, >> one of only about 20 professional meteorite brokers -- on this planet >> anyway. >> >> Building a rock-solid empire >> Farmer was a 25-year-old college student attending the University of >> Arizona >> on the G.I. Bill, stocking shelves part time and vaguely drifting toward >> a >> career with the CIA when he happened to wander into the largest gem and >> mineral show on earth. >> >> "I bought a rock (meteorite) for $70 and got so fascinated with it that >> it >> changed the course of my life," Farmer recalls. "When I saw it, I >> thought, >> 'Wow, I'm holding a piece of outer space!'" >> >> Anxious to find more, he scoured the gem show site until he met an >> old-timer >> who had a box of 40 meteorites hidden under the table. His asking price: >> $4,000 for the box. >> >> "I had no money at the time, so I had to beg and borrow to buy the box," >> Farmer recalls. "When I started researching the meteorites, I found that >> that they were from a very rare collection, and I quadrupled my money on >> those stones in about 48 hours. That's when I realized you could actually >> make money doing this." >> >> Within a year, Farmer had earned enough to make the first of dozens of >> trips >> to Africa, initially focusing on the Sahara Desert. >> >> Why the desert? Prepare to be mentally humbled. >> >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > Received on Thu 13 Aug 2009 06:03:12 PM PDT |
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