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Gail
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 Posted: Aug 24, 2013 07:56 Post subject: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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This is a teaser for the Symposium, I will post after the whole weekend is over! I am running on fumes, as they say, at the moment....
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| Herb and Moni Obodda come to stay with us for the symposium. |
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| Peter Megaw outside the Perot Museum of Nature and Science for the gathering on Friday night, before the symposium. |
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Mike Wood
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2013 08:05 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Hope you got the number of the car which seems to have driven over Peter Megaw's foot ; )
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2013 08:20 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Mike Wood wrote: | | Hope you got the number of the car which seems to have driven over Peter Megaw's foot ; ) |
And even with their feets crushed Peter, is still smiling! ;-)
Thanks Gail, everybody says "THANK YOU" for your indefatigable efforts!
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vic rzonca
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| Posted: Aug 24, 2013 13:05 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Mike Wood wrote: | | Hope you got the number of the car which seems to have driven over Peter Megaw's foot ; ) |
Seems as though Peter Lyckberg is walking rather swiftly from the vehicle of intrest.
Gail, great to have you back at your post.
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 21:52 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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the last of our company left this weekend and I am ready to start posting photos from this amazing symposium.
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| The Ralphs and the Megaws. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:01 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Mark and Diana Pospisil, Mark is the new mineral curator for the Perot Museum. |
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| The Sussman clan, with Peter Lyckberg. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:08 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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A few hundred people attended the evening event.
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| Güenther from the Mineralogical Record. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:14 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| In my opinion, Dave Wilber is the most knowledgeable mineral person I know. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:20 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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We all checked in, then went on to snack, drink champagne and look at minerals. Now, I volunteer there, as a Docent, every week so I was more into chatting with everyone.
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| Dave Wilber was a guest at our home for the weekend. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:23 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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Great fun!
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| Nathan is here from Florida. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:29 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Next to our Medina Aqua and our Wutong Princess. Jim and I have these on loan to the museum. |
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| Luanne and Randy Thornton, Midland, Texas. She is with the Petroleum museum there. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:36 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:39 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:47 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Rick Ely, head of the MAD group, and Michael Biavetti. |
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Gail
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| Posted: Sep 02, 2013 22:54 Post subject: Re: The Dallas Symposium, Aug 24, 2013 |
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| Rob and Bailey Lavinsky and Sandor Fuss. |
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