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Gail
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Posted: Sep 10, 2013 16:27 Post subject: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Jim and I went to bed at 1 a.m. And got up at 3 a.m. And out the door at 4. Still driving as I type, 12 hours and still 160 miles to go! Heading to Denver!
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:07 Post subject: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Oh yes, here we are again. We arrived last night after a 15 hour drive. Went to Boulder for a great dinner with good friends, then came to our hotel to get some much needed sleep. We had gone to bed at 1 a.m. and got up at 3 a.m. to head out the door at four.
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:24 Post subject: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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We drove up through North Texas and into Oklahoma and then on to Kansas, hooked a left and drove to Colorado. LONG day.
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:31 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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I had trouble loading photos, so bear with me...And I see the title of my thread has my name spelled wrong ! EEK. Spann should be the correct spelling!
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Uh oh, lots of rain coming. We find Denver to be very wet !!!! |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:36 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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After a great meal with friends we found our way to our hotel, unloaded and settled in for a long deserved sleep. Woke this morning much more refreshed. We had been asked to be filmed for a popular t.v. show, The Prospectors, and had to get over to the Ramada Inn to be filmed in the Dorris's room, the home of smoky quartz and amazonite and other fabulous Colorado minerals. Jim and I had a grand time talking minerals and showing some of our purchases too!
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:41 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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I was surprised how I wasn't nervous at all, considering two cameras were aimed at us most of the morning, the crew was great to work with.
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Will and Bill Larson come walking by as we are being set up with mikes. |
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The Dorris family are wonderful. |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:44 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Danny, one of the cameramen. |
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Some of the amazing Colorado topaz we will discuss. |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:49 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Tim Dorris is an amazing digger, mineral cleaner and trimmer, puzzle expert and dear friend. We love his "holey" jeans!!! |
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Jeff, the main cameraman, posing as a Roman statue for me! |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:50 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:52 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Terry, the woman in charge, looks at our choices for purchase. |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 00:57 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spnn |
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This beautiful amazonite with smoky quartz ( one tiny one ) will come home with us. |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 01:02 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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We are done shooting and gearing up for a few visits...some of which happen in the hallway!
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The second floor is quiet... |
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Going to visit Tomasz and Asia at Spirifer minerals... |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 01:05 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 01:10 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 02:27 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Gail wrote: | ...I see the title of my thread has my name spelled wrong ! EEK. Spann should be the correct spelling! |
Fixed Gail
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Sorry for the inconveniences, right now we are in the process to move FMF to a new server, more modern and operative. When the process ends we will let it know. The future will be splendorous! ;-)
Great thread Gail (as usual) Please more!
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 06:27 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Jordi, it is a joy to do my reports on your webpage, no worries! And thank you for fixing my name in the title.
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 07:20 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 07:27 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 07:31 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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Gail
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Posted: Sep 12, 2013 07:40 Post subject: Re: Delightful Denver 2013 with Gail Spann |
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...It is raining here, lots of flooding going on.
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A piece we picked up, Kongsberg silver. |
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