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Gail

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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 19:59 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Just finished day one at the Westward Look, all I can say is WOW! I have taken 276 photos. Lots of familiar faces, great minerals, fabulous weather and good chocolate!
Jim and I are meeting up with the Weinrichs for dinner so will do some photos and report later, unless too many margaritas!
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 21:36 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Can there really be "too many" margaritas???
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Gail

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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 22:36 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Darren, apparently not....
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We went to visit Stuart Wilensky, a very dear friend. |
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Gail

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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 22:40 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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...Stuart had some great minerals.
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Gail

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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 22:44 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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So, I only had one BIG margarita and am staying awake quite nicely so far.
Jim is cataloging minerals as I am busy doing my show report. We spent a great deal of our day catching up with old and new friends, it was more about the social, but we still managed to see a lot of minerals.
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A stunning wulfenite in Wilensky's room. |
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Gail

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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:03 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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...We had dinner with Jolyon Ralph and his fiance, Katya as well as Irv Brown and our friend Eva. Jolyon heads up Mindat.
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We killed off a good bottle of champagne, or well...two. |
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:10 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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...We had a chance to see what the Arkenstone had set out for sale the first day of WL show. These are, mostly, pieces that were once Herb and Moni Oboddas that were on display at the U of A this past year.
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:16 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:23 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:27 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:40 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Last year I had fallen in love with this group of Kunzite after finding out that it was once a single mineral that had broken into three pieces. It had started to reheal and was, eventually, discovered. This was on display for the U of A over the past year.
Rob was gracious enough to show us how it went together.
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:47 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Posted: Feb 03, 2012 23:51 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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Posted: Feb 04, 2012 00:18 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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This morning, Friday. First day of the Westward Look show.
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Posted: Feb 04, 2012 00:23 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... |
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