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Gail
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Posted: Feb 18, 2018 16:34 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 18, 2018 16:37 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 18, 2018 23:31 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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...Jim and I were invited to a tour of the Old Downtown Courthouse with Bob Downs. The Wall Street Journal folks were there as well as Bluecap productions.
The U of A is getting some important space for their use.
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 18, 2018 23:36 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 18, 2018 23:40 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 14:15 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 14:19 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Beautiful. Nice to know it will be utilized again! |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 14:29 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Saturday, Main show.
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Looking down right about opening time. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 14:35 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Looking for business cards. |
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Jim and I serve on the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy board, which oversees Mindat. |
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Look, a man vacuuming! ( ha ha! ) Jeffrey Starr. |
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Chuck Houser and son, with GF or WIFE? I cannot recall. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 14:40 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Me with my sweet friend, Jim Parrish |
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Jim and Me at one of our cases. |
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Gail
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 14:46 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Rocks and Gems and COINage editor, with Jim. |
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A little something we picked up to add to our collection |
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Our family, grandchildren! |
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Our beautiful daughter in law on the left. A true joy. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 15:01 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Tom and Melissa have 6 wonderful children! |
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We have ten grandchildren in total. What a joy to see the next generation of mineral monsters! ha ha. |
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John Attard is with a young curator of the Tokyo Museum. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 15:06 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Jim is talking with George, from Australia. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 15:13 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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...Now to visit Geoffrey and Isais
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These two were exploring all morning. |
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Chinese Malachite. This came home with us. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 15:19 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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They were both picking out nice things. |
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Joaquim Callèn was taking photos |
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Yay for these young people to be here, involved and representing hope! |
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I know Jerry, we are both feeling old! ha ha! |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 23:14 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Our dear friends, Ed and Terry Lopez and their son Ed. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 23:20 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Mustafa has great things from Pakistan and Afghanistan |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 23:26 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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Abdul. Mustafa's brother. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 23:38 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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It's nice to sit on a couch after standing most of the day. |
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Posted: Feb 19, 2018 23:45 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. |
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We ended up buying three of the Brucite's from Mustafa. One was just not enough.
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