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Gail
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 Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:21 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Displays and people.
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| Jim converses with Bob Cook about minerals in our cabinet. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:26 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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more photos.
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| Frank De Wit talking to someone who will really listen to how to show a mineral dealer when you don't like what they are showing you. |
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| Steve Behling, Collector's Edge. |
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| Huge petrified wood slab from China, Collector's Edge. |
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| John White and Bob Cook join in. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:30 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Visiting others...
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| Jim Spann and Jeff Post walking along. Jim has his hands full with the grandkids. |
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| Tom Spann and Frank De Wit doing show and tell. |
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| Marshall Sussman chats with Scott Rudolph. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:36 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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| Linda and Leonard Himes keeping busy! |
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| Frank, Melissa, and Jeff Post from the Smithsonian. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 21:46 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Main show.
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| A nice wave from Scott at Miner's Lunchbox. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 22:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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People and things..
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| Bruce Carter and Friend looking at a display. |
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| It's the nice fellow, JIm Robison again, met him through Mindat. |
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| Dudley Blauwet. We tried to say hi but every time he was busy. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 22:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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More.
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| Mark Pospisil, MAD member, on the go. |
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| Keith Williams boxing a prize for a child. Keith builds all our mineral cabinets. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 01, 2009 22:14 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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End of a long day, Friday.
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| The Ladies from the SMMP group. |
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| Nick Caruth being rather descriptive. |
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| The long walk back from the Men's room! |
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| Diana Weinrich with James and his Mom, Melissa. |
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| Sally Bergmann with our grandkids. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:18 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday of the Main show.
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| Moon over Tucson on an early morning. |
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| Another beautiful day in Tucson! |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:27 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday...
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| Actually, Bruce IS an oddity! ha ha. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:30 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Greenbank collection pieces.
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:38 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday continues...
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| A woman I had met who asked me questions about minerals and who was just so much fun! |
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| Me and Rob Thacker, he started collecting around the same time we did. He has bitten hard by the bug! |
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| Quiet time to converse. Jim and Wally Mann. |
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| Dr. Ed David, a wonderful man with a great ability to put up with me. Here with Jim, who also puts up with me! |
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| Outside the Main show are eaterys. You can get all the junk food you want. |
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| A piece shown to us by a good friend, a prized Tucson memory. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:45 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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As the day goes on...
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| Sophia Schultz's jacket. she made this. |
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| Display put in by the Youngs. They won the Desautel award with this cabinet. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 19:53 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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On into the afternoon...
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This is so hard to photograph. The vivid and wild colours are incredible.
Greenbank collection. |
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| A place to sit, always appreciated. |
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| Rob Lavinsky showing his cabinet of Greenbank minerals. I love that the fellow on the right is wearing smart shoes! |
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| Pat Haynes in Collector's Edge. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Saturday continues.
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| These two fellows were in the way of the minerals, how dare they? ha ha!!! |
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| Justin, Alfredo and Jim at our cabinet. |
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| The beautiful ladies of Kristalle and Crystal Classics. |
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| A couple of smiling fellows. Oh yeah, one is my husband. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:06 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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And still it is Saturday...
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| George from the AMNH, he is having fun at the awards dinner. |
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| Scott Rudolph's mineral cabinet. Fabulous! |
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Jolyon manning the Mindat booth.
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| Justin of the Vug as he has a good laugh. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:14 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Sunday...the day begins.
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| Scott from Miner's Lunchbox. as he talks to a friend. |
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| A better view of Herb Obodda's new book cover. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:19 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Sunday at the Main Show.
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| Van King and Jolyon Ralph. I think they are having a good time! |
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| Paul Pohwat of the Smithsonian |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:29 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Shots taken with my OTHER camera.
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| Taking a walk. Gloria and her son. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Mar 02, 2009 20:33 Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report. |
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Various shots.
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| An Auction item on Saturday night's award's dinner. |
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