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This was pretty exciting to see the topaz from a location that was not well known.
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 13:47 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 16:53 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Our daughter in law with four of our grandchildren. Our son Tom is a mineral dealer and has Mineral Masterpiece. They got a day of family fun in at the Inn Suites. |
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| Krystale, Joe and Tim are holding some fine specimens which we bought. |
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| A close up of these wonderful pieces. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 17:25 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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We enjoyed a nice chance to shop, visit and pay our respects at the Inn Suites.
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| Tucson is a different world. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 17:35 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Nadya and Peter Lyckberg. |
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| Well look there, Jordi at the Westward Look. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 17:45 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| In Jeff Fast's room, a wonderful morganite. |
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| Apatite, Schorl and Muscovite on Albite, nice!!!! |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 17:52 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Jim and Jim !!! Jim Spann and Jim Gibbs, members of MAD |
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| Gus Eiffler, HAMS, saw me with my camera and, well.... |
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| Jordi comes out to say hello. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 19:28 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| I love this, Jordi has owned it for many years. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 19:36 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Our son, Tom, showing a mineral to the Webbs from Houston. |
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| Yes Jordi, I take your photo a lot too!!! |
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| The Webbs are a delightful couple who belong to the HAMS group out of Houston. They are social and love the community, collect wonderful minerals and attend most of the shows. Sounds like a younger version of us! |
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| A beautiful view of the mountains looking west at the Westward Look. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 19:42 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Jordi has some great minerals! Time for us to shop... |
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| One of Jordi's showcases. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 19:52 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Ralph Clark and Clark...? Darn, I know his last name is not Ralph..that would be too funny! My memory fails me, but he is a super nice fellow and we enjoyed some fun banter. |
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| Ludmila and Jordi. Jordi has a great advertisment in the back of this publication. |
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| Great Smithsonite in the Arkenstone room. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 20:00 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| A beautiful French fluorite from Chamonix. Tom Moore did a great talk about these further in the week. Arkenstone specimen. |
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| Moving on to the evening of Ed Swoboda's memorial/celebration event at the Westward Look. Ian and Diana with Jim. |
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| Blake Barnett, Austin Texas friend and a dealer of minerals. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 21:03 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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The evening of Ed's memorial service and life celebration was both somber and joyous. Ed inspired so many over the many years. People stood up and told stories. It was wonderful. Bryan, his Mom and Sister were there to celebrate Ed's life with all of us.
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| Everyone starts to gather. |
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| Bob Jones and Jim ...with Ed Swoboda looking over Jim's shoulder? It's a great photo on an easel but we all would turn and talk to him as though there. What a wonderful man Ed was!!!! |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 21:11 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Many came to pay tribute to Ed. |
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| Jim, Dave Wilber and the wonderful photo of Ed! |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 21:18 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Two men who are/were wonderful. What a pleasure to honor Ed... and chat with Dave! |
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| Bryan Swoboda and Laura Schauss, with some dude lurking in the background. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 21:29 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Dave Wilber with Greg and Ginny Toomey. |
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| Stuart Wilensky and his lovely daughter, and my very dear friend, Irv Brown. |
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| Posted: Feb 20, 2013 21:38 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| And here we have Daniel Trinchillo, Fine Minerals International. |
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| Christophe Gobin and Me doing the face in his advertisement. |
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| We all seem to have fun no matter what. |
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| Posted: Feb 21, 2013 10:02 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Posted: Feb 21, 2013 10:12 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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| Bryan has a nice introduction to his guest speakers, and he had a very warm welcome for all of us. His Dad was very beloved. |
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| A lot of people attended. |
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| Jolyon Ralph and Tom Spann with yet another lurking dude in the background. |
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| Posted: Feb 21, 2013 10:21 Post subject: Re: 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. |
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We were not thrilled when we were offered a mineral for sale, during the memorial service. It seemed very disrespectful and we had told them that we were not interested just the day before. Anyhow, we did not let it ruin our celebration of Ed Swoboda's wonderful life.
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