[meteorite-list] Tucson Show, featured on "The Desert Speaks" a repeat tonight from 2006, on one of my local PBS stations with Bob Haag

From: Brian Cox <searchingforfun_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:19:59 -0500
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I Just watched the Desert Speaks on PBS, it was a show from 2006, with the
host David Yetman and they were in Tucson. They did different sections of
the 30 minute show. They showed meteorites and were at the home of Bob
Haag, and David said he was the most well known person in the meteorite
collecting world, "The King of Meteorites" I do believe they called him. He
was showing the host how to use his metal detector to hunt for meteorites
and the different kinds of meteorites, some from Argentina, Kansas, Russia
and other countries around the world. He showed the beautiful peridot in
pallasite meteorites and showed how to cut and polish a meteorite. Then they
were walking around the Tucson show looking at fossils and then went to
Wyoming to hunt for fossils and then showed petrified wood and then cut away
to travel near the Petrified Forest and the land of the owners of a large
petrified wood shop where they were using a back hoe to dig out petrified
wood and polish it and make it into bookends and table tops. It was a great
show.

Bob Haag ended the show with the host David as they were walking with the
metal detector as the credits rolled. Look for this 2006 show on your local
PBS stations. It was a fitting show to be on tonight with all of the talk
about the Tucson Show. One thing we have to remember about meteorites is
that any irons would surely start to rust if not treated in a humid climate
or near the ocean. Tucson and anyplace in the desert that is dry is the
perfect place for meteorites. They could easily move the fossils, petrified
wood, minerals and gems to about any location anywhere in the world, but we
also have to remember that flying to Hawaii or anyplace that you can't load
up your RV, truck, camper or car is going to be very, very expensive since
you can't bring large stones as carry on luggage, since they think they may
be used as weapons and shipping costs could get expensive from some of the
areas that are being mentioned.
Received on Fri 09 Oct 2009 03:19:59 AM PDT