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[Jordi Fabre]

[Jordi Fabre]

[robynahawk]

Thanks Jordi - you are the best!

Robyn

[John Cesar]

Jordi:

I must commend our favorite forum coordinator for the correct reference and plug to the Tucson Gem & Mineral ShowTM -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=8358#8358
Perhaps he can teach me how to get the trademark superscript after our name since I haven't mastered the skill on this forum.

Since our TGMS Show is rapidly approaching, I want everyone to know that our 2010 Show poster is almost off the press and will be coming to Jordi's '2010 TGMS from the start to the end' thread in the next few days. You poster buyers out there will get an early look there.

Thanks, Jordi

John Cesar
2010 TGMS Show Chairman

[Jordi Fabre]

Hi Cesar,

Thanks to participate in FMF. I believe is a great chance for everybody to have you here informing about the details of the next Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ (Main Show), as well as participating on discussions about it.

[John Cesar]

Programming temporarily interruped for a brief commercial announcement (also known as an Informercial):

The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ will have a new show program format this year. Xpo Press, who many of you know already, is publishing our 2010 Show program. In adopting their digest stye format, we hope to make our show program more user friendly. The program will contain dealer ads for the first time. Brad Hicks says he would appreciate ads, but hey, no obligation. I hope to preview the cover on this thread shortly. Hopefully the majority will like our new format, but if not, blame me, not the Show Committee.

Tamper Light,

John

[John Cesar]

Good afternoon from sunny Tucson. As Jordi wraps up his reporting on the Munich Show, I want to show you the 2010 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ Poster as promised. Since I’ve never posted a picture on this forum, I hope it turns out OK.

Notice the TGMS logo. Old-fashioned, I know, but a classic. Gene S is very proud of the poster. If you like it too please let him know… or better yet, buy it! Stay tuned: the cover of the upcoming Show guide (free with an admission ticket) will be previewed here on FMF's forum first.

BTW if you would like to buy a copy of the poster, it might be a good idea to reserve one on the TGMS website because we are going to limit the number of copies.

Tamp'er Light

John Cesar

[robynahawk]

John - let me know when I can post this info to my Tucson Gem Show blog!

That poster may be old school - but it is stunning!

Robyn Hawk
@aflyonthewall
tucsongemshow dot blogspot dot com
and the Tucson Gem Show page on Facebook

[John Cesar]

Hi Robin:

Glad you like the poster. Feel free to post it now.

John

[John Cesar]

Sorry Robyn:

Excuse the typo.

John

[robynahawk]

John:
Not a problem - my fault - I changed the spelling - got sick of people teasing me about my "two birds" name! ;-)

Your poster is up on my blog - which means it is up on Twitter and Facebook also!

on Facebook search Tucson Gem Show
to see the Tucson Gem Show Posts on Twitter follow @Tucson_Gem_Show
or without joining Twitter, you can follow it at:
twubs [dot] com/tucsongemshow

BTW - did you know that I started a Rock, Gem and Mineral Club Page on Facebook? I have friends visiting from Australia and they will be in three states and we had to look all over the internet to find what was going on! The idea is that all the clubs sign in post special guests, silent auctions, annual shows anything of interest.

Robyn

[John Cesar]

Robyn:

As you suggested I visited your blog and my wife helped me visit Facebook. This is all quite new to me but obviously the wave of the present and the future. I applaud your support of the Tucson shows in general but, in particular (no bias on my part) news about our Show.

Thanks,

John

[BlueCapProductions]

John,

Would you mind if I sent your poster out as an email blast to my mailing list? I'll tie it in with a promotion of Sam Johnson's wet sluice which is my next scheduled email to go out on Tuesday.

If you're good with it, can you send me a better version of the poster? The one you posted has JPG artifacting in the solid areas.

Thanks and great work on the poster.

-Bryan

[John Cesar]

Bryan:

Gene S and a new graphic artist, Marnie, that was recommended to him get the credit. Yes, you can use the poster as long as you assure me that Sam will be putting large gold nuggets or flawless gems in the sluice box in February. I will see if I can round up a higher resolution jpg but I am curious if you are referring to the deliberate ghosting or the subtle Imperial Topaz lettering.

See you.

John

[BlueCapProductions]

LOL!!!! I'd mention it to Sam but I'm deathly afraid that he'd faint.

I'm referring to the pixelation you can see around the letters that are sitting on the blue field. That kind of pixelation is very typical when you have large areas of solid colors that are then saved with high compression as a JPG file. I actually like the "Imperial Topaz" touch.

And let me know if you'd like me to give full credit to Gene (we're talking about Schlepp, correct?) and Marnie in my announcement. If so, let me know what you'd like me to say.

Thanks John!!