[meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:24:56 -0700
Message-ID: <SNT117-W191BA40D47D5FE3950B841D21E0_at_phx.gbl>

Now that'S CLASSIC stuff

Greg S

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> Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:12:23 -0400
> From: meteoritemike at gmail.com
> To: almitt at kconline.com
> CC: CMoore at asu.edu; meteoritefinder at yahoo.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson
>
> No offense to Skip Wilson, but he was merely following in the
> footsteps of another famous Meteorite-Hunting Wilson with a nickname -
>
> http://dailymotion.virgilio.it/video/x9dsng_the-flip-wilson-show-geraldine-bill_shortfilms?from=rss
>
> :)
>
>
>
>
> On 7/17/09, al mitt wrote:
>> Greetings Dr. Moore and all,
>>
>> I've heard of C.U. Shepard after having visited the ASU Collection. Good
>> candidates for sure.
>>
>> --AL Mitterling
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Carleton Moore"
>> To: "Robert Woolard" ;
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 12:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson
>>
>>
>>> All these comments are very interesting. What about C U shepard and Hugh
>>> Howard? Anyone heard of them??
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com on behalf of Robert
>>> Woolard
>>> Sent: Thu 7/16/2009 9:44 PM
>>> To: mikewren at gilanet.com
>>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ivan "Skip" Wilson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Michael and List,
>>>
>>> Michael, you wrote in part, :
>>>
>>> " Some of you know him, some of you have heard of him and
>>> many of the newer members of this list should know about
>>> him."
>>>
>>> "Ivan Skip Wilson is one of the most successful meteorite
>>> hunters in the world."
>>>
>>> " He is a kind man and he shared his wealth of information with me. A
>>> remarkable human being who is always sharing stories,
>>> generous with his meteorite knowledge and gifted at finding
>>> lots of meteorites."
>>>
>>>
>>> I just want to add that I couldn't agree more! I first read of Skip in
>>> a small newsletter I used to get called "METEOR NEWS". Obviously, it
>>> dealt mostly with meteors, but occasionally had meteorite and tektite
>>> related articles. The April 1990 issue (Number 89) was almost entirely
>>> devoted to an article entitled " An Interview With Skip Wilson ". I was
>>> absolutely enthralled at reading his adventures. And two particular
>>> sentences were etched into my memory:
>>>
>>> "I have hunted mostly alone but have hunted some with local people and
>>> am always interested in hunting with anyone who is interested. If any of
>>> the readers ever get in this area, look me up and I will go hunting."
>>>
>>> I never forgot about his standing invitation, and a little over 8 years
>>> later, I was lucky enough to meet with him as a part of one of the best
>>> hunting trips I've ever been on for sure! ;-) He was every bit as kind
>>> and helpful as you wrote. Although it didn't work out for us to actually
>>> HUNT together then, I consider myself very lucky in having the chance to
>>> visit and spend some very enjoyable time with Skip.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Robert Woolard
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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