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Gail
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| Wally Mann of Mad, he drove down to the show today, with Karl Warning. |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 01, 2010 23:22 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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| Oh look, it's GAiIL and her CAMERA! Chris Wright. |
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| Chris and Jim look over some minerals. Wright's Rock Shop. |
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| I adore Chris, he is a great friend. |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 07:57 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 08:01 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Some minerals....
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Gail
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 08:04 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 08:08 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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KDF-TX
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 09:11 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Hi Gail, darn, missed ya'll again. Thanks for the pics!
We get there just as it opens. The rooms do get crowded as more people arrive.
This year was even better than last year, at least for me. Many dealers had their more modestly priced flats out where they were easy to see and browse through.
My GF told me I could pick out one for my B-Day this month. Well, she wouldn't go for the $37,500 piece even if it covered B-days and Christmases for the rest of my life. Then, she offered to buy me a few and said I could come look at them anytime (we don't live together). lol
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Carles Millan
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 09:37 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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| Thank you, Gail, for spending your time to keep us informed about the show. Very nice pictures.
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Gail
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 09:54 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Thanks everyone. I have many photos to upload but am lacking time at the moment as we are enjoying my parents and spending time together. When I get home, tonight, after the last day of the show I will add many more! Got my two cameras charged and ready to go!
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John Cornish
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| Posted: May 02, 2010 14:02 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Hi Gail and Jim,
Thanks so much for sharing!
Enjoy the show and Family and all the absolute very best!
John
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John S. White
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 04:43 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Great work Gail, next best thing to being there in person.
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 07:08 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Hey everyone, thanks for the nice comments. I am home and will start adding some more photos and report about the show. Jim and I intended to get home fairly early, but that didn't happen. We were trying our best to visit as many dealers as possible in the amount of time we had, so we stayed till the end and beyond. We ended up having drinks, popcorn and lots of socializing after the show and spent four hours driving home to arrive at 1 a.m. in the morning!
We so enjoy the people and finding out what everyone has been up to. It was great to see my old hometown too.
My parents are such a pleasure to spend time with and we managed to be there enough to have many good laughs.
Our dog, Eragon, was very happy to see us and jumped and leaped as only a large and goofy standard poodle can!
Okay...now to make a good hot cup of tea and download photos and get this report rolling....
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:24 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Okay, so loaded photos on an external hard drive to bring to my iMac to do the show report on. This makes it easier for me, better screen and all....
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:30 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:35 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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| Lois got her new iPad delivered, she has the 3G one that allows internet wherever she goes. I have the new iPad without that feature. We had a grand time playing with them. Dave Waisman got one also, so three of us were having fun learning the tricks of the newest apple computers. |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:42 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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| Gloria S. took this shot of us on her iPhone. This was the evening of the reception, so thought I would show it here. |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:49 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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I joined the HGMS with a years subscription. I like getting newsletters to see what is going on.
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 09:53 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 10:00 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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Gail
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| Posted: May 03, 2010 10:05 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report |
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