[meteorite-list] Movie uses

From: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:33:03 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <114078.67962.qm_at_web30706.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I liked Joe Dirt who did not act as an authority on the matter, rather an uninformed treasure hunter who wanted to cash in on some goods. Who would think a comedy would reflect so accurately what is going on now? I had a guy send me a piece of tar thinking he had a $2,000,000.00 meteorite after seeing one on TV. Had there been no price tag attached, he probably would not have bothered with it and the BLM would not be on full alert.

Best Regards,

Adam
  



----- Original Message ----
From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>
To: countdeiro at earthlink.net
Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wed, June 23, 2010 3:09:18 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Movie uses

Hi Count and all,

I respect your opinion - and you are free to have it.

But I didn't start the "What's my meteor worth" in movies. However, I
do have a clip of the one who did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtm8w3o63AA

Seriously though, what's up with the constant contention? One would
think there is already too much on this forum.

If only one article about meteorites had been written about me I could
say the same as you. I surely have articles and TV shows where I never
mentioned money. I'm sure the same is true for Farmer, Notkin, Arnold,
Haag and CLary.

However, In this case the story is fictional (I never found a $270,000
space rock) it's done for a fictional movie. Is it a big deal that
they included that figure? Not to me..... If it is to you, sorry!
http://www.mr-meteorite.net

By the way, I was not asked to help write the script (which this
magazine cover is part of.) I consulted them on meteorite hunting.

Truthfully, part of the allure of meteorites (even to me and you) is
their value. Here is my good friend Bob Haag talking about meteorites
being as valuable as diamonds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1kO1SxF47w





On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:08 PM, <countdeiro at earthlink.net> wrote:
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> Ruben and fellow media stars and the great unwashed on the List,
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> Would somebody tell me what earthly good does it do for the monetary value (usually grossly inflated) of meteorites to be publicized to an unsophisticated public, ready to jump on every opportunity to make things more difficult and expensive for hunters in the field, and to kick awake every government official with the power to promulgate restrictive regulations so we can be shut down completely?
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> Look...I love you guys. Ruben and Jeff and Steve and....yes...even Sonny. But, methinks thou hast put us on the slippery slope to extinction. Yeah..I got some press yesterday..but I refused to talk money with the reporters. They had already seen Meteorite Men and the videos on YouTube and all that prompted them to do the story of my find was "What is it worth?" They figured their editors wouldn't print without an evaluation. "No bucks...No Buck Rogers." It took a lot of dancing to get them to do the story just on the basis of the science.
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> Count Deiro
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> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Jun 23, 2010 3:45 PM
>>To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>Subject: [meteorite-list] Movie uses "Meteorite Magazine!"
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>We (Ruben and Hopper) made the cover of Meteorite Magazine with our
>>$270,000 meteorite find!
>>This is how we will appear in the Movie "Heaven Strewn."
>>http://www.mr-meteorite.net
>>
>>Sorry to say that there is no truth to the cover story. We didn't
>>really find a rare ataxite worth $270,000 -but it sure looks good and
>>It's all made up especially for the movie.
>>
>>Special thanks to Meteorite Magazine editors Larry and Nancy Lebofsky
>>for letting the producers at Heaven Strewn use the magazine name and
>>likeness for the movie. As we all know "Meteorite" is a top notch
>>magazine with all the best authors, latest news, and information in
>>the world of meteorites. If you are not a subscriber I urge you to
>>subscribe today! Support this great magazine and learn all at the same
>>time. http://meteoritemag.uark.edu/512.htm
>>
>>Check out my website for more info - http://www.mr-meteorite.net/
>>
>>--
>>Rock On!
>>
>>Ruben Garcia
>>
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