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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 25, 2014 22:44 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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John Medici wrote: | Dr. Don - Your Tucson report has been great! Keep up the good work. |
Thank you, Dr. Medici. I'm glad you are enjoying my report. It was a pleasure to meet you and your son in Tucson. I am happy to have some of the pieces you collected from the Duff Quarry.
Don
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John Cornish
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 09:24 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Hi Don,
It was a pleasure to meet you and to read your great show report here at FMF! You've done a wonderful job of capturing the feel, the people and the minerals at this year's show and enthusiastically I say... Thank you!
Sincerely, all the very best,
John
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 10:21 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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John Cornish wrote: | Hi Don,
It was a pleasure to meet you and to read your great show report here at FMF! You've done a wonderful job of capturing the feel, the people and the minerals at this year's show and enthusiastically I say... Thank you!
Sincerely, all the very best,
John |
Hello John,
I have been looking forward to meeting you since watching your interviews on WHIT regarding working your claims in Idaho, the segment on your meteorites and the DVD working with Adam collecting the crocoites. It was my pleasure to finally meet you.
Thank you for your comments.
Warm regards,
Don
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 14:07 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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If I may, I'll post a few.
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John White, " I'll say this one more time you dullard, and I mean that in a good way. It's quite simple ect. ect. ect..' |
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The trick is to get the marshmellow hot enough to melt the chocolate into the graham cracker just so..... |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 14:22 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Vic,
Thanks. Those are great pictures and funny captions. Who could have guessed that Bryan Lees was a college basketball player?
Please more !!!
Don
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 14:44 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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The following pictures are posted with kind permission from Danny Trinchillo.
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 15:13 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Sooo, you'll computer generate a specimen into my fingers in the edit? Have I got that right? |
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I said this would get us nowhere. |
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Really? An 8 foot Ichthyosaur plate, granted well prepared, but six figures? I'm just not that hungry. |
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 16:00 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Tucson.
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Fellows! Fellows!! Please!! I really haven't had that much to drink!! I swear I wasn't rude to her!! Take your hands off meeeee!!! |
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Our well trained staff is only here to help you.
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At Fine Minerals International. The reason for the long hours and hard work are on the board behind me. |
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Don Lum
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 19:37 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Don, it's Daniel T's main man, Justin. Great guy. He's the neighbor that lends you his lawn mower if you need it.
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One of the amazing pieces Justin handles. Very carefully. |
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Way Out West, not just a place but a cowboy band as well. Here performing at the Granada Ave. Show annual party, next to Fine Minerals International. |
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Heavily trimmed amethyst and calcite. |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 19:49 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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The following pictures are posted with kind permission from Danny Trinchillo.
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 26, 2014 19:51 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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vic rzonca wrote: | Don, it's Daniel T's main man, Justin. Great guy. He's the neighbor that lends you his lawn mower if you need it. |
Thank you, Vic.
Don
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 01:08 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 09:59 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Justin, he has a streak of gold and is diamond hard.
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 10:29 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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(Image taken after the staff was released. Honestly, I feel they did the best they could, the parking was free, but not unlimited. ) |
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 11:38 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Old dog look rode hard and put away wet.
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 12:18 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 19:43 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 23:34 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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On February 11, 2014 Gail Copus Spann, Renowned Collector of Fine Minerals, spoke on "The Continuing Perspectives of A Woman Collector" at the Riverpark Inn Lecture Series.
Her talk was followed by a 20th Anniversary celebration in honor of Michael Leybov and Ludmila Cheshko of the Mineralogical Almanac. A reception followed with the traditional bread and salt greeting and vodka. I had the alcohol-free vodka.
Bob Jones spoke extemporaneously about one of his trips to visit Michael in Russia. It was one of the funniest stories I have ever heard. I think it had to be true because you just can't make up a story like the one he told.
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Don Lum
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Posted: Feb 27, 2014 23:49 Post subject: Re: My 2014 Tucson Experience |
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