[meteorite-list] Tucson Gem/Mineral Show Relocating to Vegas?

From: Jay & Annette <AJSnyder_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:22:44 -0700
Message-ID: <66644013-3454-4FC0-AAD5-4714C422342E_at_cox.net>

All, Living in Las Vegas for the past 16 years, I would welcome with
open arms the possibility of having the show here. There are many
things to do on and off the strip, the local area, and close enough to
AZ, UT, and CA for those that might want to sight-see. Tucson might
have the "down home feeling" and "where it all started", but we should
all keep an open mind to the endless possibilities other venues
offer. Just my one cent, since the gov't has my other one...

Mark, I plan to view the LCROSS impact here in Vegas and have the
scope warming up as I type. One of the local guys here is going to
broadcast his view from his Mallincam on Zaplive.tv also in Las
Vegas. Let's hope for a good show... Jason


On Oct 8, 2009, at 8:08 PM, Mark Bowling wrote:

> Just amazing Greg! I believe I got to hold the coin in Tucson!
>
> Though I haven't done Munich, Ensisheim or Denver (yet), I think I'd
> definitely be up for the Hupe show in FL (especially being that
> close to the treasure coast...). Got my beeper all warmed up and
> ready to fly...
>
> Anybody getting up to watch the LCROSS impact on the moon?
>
> Clear skies,
> Mark
> Vail, AZ
>
> P.S. don't forget to vote (for Maria)! I just got my purple finger
> - no rude comments please ;-)
>
> --- On Thu, 10/8/09, Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Gem/Mineral Show Relocating to
>> Vegas?
>> To: "Mark Bowling" <minador at yahoo.com>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 7:57 PM
>> Hi Mark and List,
>>
>> Mark asked, "How far away from the treasure coast?"
>>
>> This far (or close...): http://www.atochatreasures.com/GregHupe.htm
>> This was
>> my welcoming to Florida five years ago!
>>
>> Enjoy!
>> 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: "Mark Bowling" <minador at yahoo.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 10:07 PM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Gem/Mineral Show
>> Relocating to Vegas?
>>
>>
>> And that's how the Hupe show got started! The
>> greatest little show on
>> earth... How far away from the treasure coast?
>>
>> --- On Thu, 10/8/09, Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Gem/Mineral Show
>> Relocating to Vegas?
>>> To: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>> Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 4:24 PM
>>> Hi MikeG,
>>>
>>> Since you just moved to Florida and want to cruise the
>> RV
>>> around on different adventures, "driving" to Tucson
>> (or
>>> Vegas) in the RV would be great. You could map out
>> different
>>> meteorite strewnfields and areas to hunt/collect
>> minerals on
>>> the way there and back. Now, that would be cool! It
>> could be
>>> your own "Cash & Treasures" episode (Hopefully not
>> like
>>> "National Lampoon's Wally World" mis-adventure).
>>>
>>> That, or just head NE from Tampa and come over for a
>> visit
>>> to my place in Florida. I could set up some [more]
>> tables
>>> and have a mini-Tucson Show right here! Hotels are
>> cheap
>>> (guest room even cheaper!), no traffic and I am only 2
>> 1/2
>>> hours from Tampa.
>>>
>>> Meteorites, Minerals, Fossils, Artifacts... One-Stop
>> shop,
>>> and I'll even throw in the FREE beer and sodas, even
>> grill
>>> up some lunch!!! :-) Heck, while I am at it, I could
>> even
>>> bust out the big guns from the safe deposit boxes of
>> some of
>>> The Hupe Collection planetary main masses for
>> Show-n-Tell.
>>>
>>> Forget Morocco and their "meteorite"/stone traders, I
>> have
>>> all types of meteorites and you know what you will
>> get, all
>>> classified and NO Gambling or False-Representation!!
>>>
>>> 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: "Galactic Stone
>> &
>>> Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>>> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 5:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson Gem/Mineral Show
>>> Relocating to Vegas?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Adam, Eric and List,
>>>>
>>>> It's the same thing with sports facilities. If
>>> it doesn't have enough
>>>> luxury boxes and premium suites, then the team
>> owners
>>> demand a new
>>>> facility or take the team to a new city that
>> will
>>> offer one.
>>>>
>>>> This is little different. I've never been to
>>> Tucson yet and I was
>>>> hoping to attend before it becomes the Vegas
>>> Show. I'm sure the
>>>> situation in Tucson is not perfect and there is
>> room
>>> for improvement,
>>>> given the size and scope of the show. But, is
>>> Vegas really going to
>>>> be better, or is it going to be better for type
>> of
>>> exhibitor - the
>>>> high end dealer who pays super top dollar for a
>> booth
>>> inside the main
>>>> show facility and who generates more sales in a
>>> weekend than a dealer
>>>> outside in a parking lot tent might make during
>> the
>>> entire show run.
>>>> This caters to the type of vendor whose customers
>> stay
>>> in the
>>>> expensive hotel suites and not in their RV's or
>> at the
>>> Motel 8. I'm
>>>> sure the organizers responsible for the move are
>>> seeing dollar signs
>>>> on this one. Not everyone is going to be happy
>>> because it represents
>>>> change. If I lived in Vegas, I'd be thrilled to
>>> have the big gem and
>>>> mineral show closer to home. Heck, I'd love to
>>> see the show come to
>>>> Tampa, so I could easily attend. If I lived in
>>> Tucson (or near
>>>> there), then I would be upset to see the show
>> go.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> MikeG
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 10/8/09, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Adam, List,
>>>>>
>>>>> That's not good... It may be good for Las
>> Vegas,
>>> but for show
>>>>> vendors/exhibitors this will mean increased
>> costs
>>> for spaces/displays.
>>>>> Vegas ain't cheap!
>>>>>
>>>>> Tucson should do something to resolve this,
>> if it
>>> truly is an issue of
>>>>> more accommodation and better facilities for
>> the
>>> show.
>>>>>
>>>>> For the show to be scattered across the city
>>> throughout hotels and large
>>>>> lots is part of the Tucson Show experience,
>> and
>>> makes it unique and
>>>>> something I will never forget. I love the
>> show the
>>> way it is, though it
>>>>> could use a little improvement on
>> infrastructure
>>> and logistics it's all
>>>>> part of the Tucson Show...
>>>>>
>>>>> Expand, build and accommodate! The show will
>>> always continue to expand
>>>>> so plan for it... Tucson is the heart of the
>>> mineral world for a reason,
>>>>> why the hell move it because a show promoter
>> is
>>> inconvenienced? Let them
>>>>> leave if they want... This means more room
>> for
>>> others who couldn't
>>>>> display in previous years. I know dealers
>> and
>>> vendors who would kill for
>>>>> a new spot! The waiting list is long...
>>>>>
>>>>> It would also no longer be the "Tucson Show!"
>> and
>>> what a travesty that
>>>>> would be...
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam Hupe wrote:
>>>>>> Dear List Members,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Wow, I could not believe what I read the
>>> Mohave Valley Daily News and the
>>>>>> local papers today.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It states that the American Gem Trade
>>> Association is likely to accept an
>>>>>> offer from Las Vegas to relocate the
>> entire
>>> Gem and Mineral show here in
>>>>>> Nevada after a run since 1955 in Tucson.
>> The
>>> Chief executive, Doug Hucker
>>>>>> told the Tucson City council, "if we do
>> not
>>> see progress on a hotel and
>>>>>> upgrading of the convention center, we
>> will
>>> leave."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Vendors have been complaining for years
>> about
>>> the lack of infrastructure
>>>>>> to support such a show in Tucson and
>> state, it
>>> is time to move to a venue
>>>>>> that can adequately host such an event
>> such as
>>> Las Vegas which is at the
>>>>>> top of the list. It looks like Las Vegas
>>> will bend over backwards to get
>>>>>> the estimated $100 million this show
>> pumps
>>> into the local economy every
>>>>>> year. Las Vegas could easily accommodate
>>> this event since it is the
>>>>>> number one tourist and convention
>> destination
>>> in the world.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Adam
>>>>>>
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