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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 06:17 Post subject: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Here are a few shots of the pre-game.
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First hour of the first day, Wednesday. AM. |
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Turn your back and, oh my, look what the Elves have done. Wednesday, PM. |
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 06:23 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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vic rzonca wrote: | Here are a few shots of the pre-game. |
So we're excited to see many of the game itself ;)
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 07:14 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Will do, Tobi. Almost 3 acres of tables, 14,520 sq. ft., I'm sure there will be something interesting. Hope I can live up to the high standards of other show reports (Gail S.).
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 09:00 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Please more.... ;-)
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 09:55 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Flying up tonight, look for a Gail Spann show report starting tomorrow night!
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 10:07 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Gail wrote: | Flying up tonight, look for a Gail Spann show report starting tomorrow night! |
Wonderful! ;-)
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chris
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 10:41 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Hi Gail & Vic,
Hope we can count on you for a complete report of the show. Have fun there.
Christophe
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Tobi
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 11:38 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Gail wrote: | Flying up tonight, look for a Gail Spann show report starting tomorrow night! |
Great!!! :)
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 09, 2012 18:17 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Some same day reporting. Please forgive the photo quality, the pre-game was in full swing.
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Ladies and gentlemen, your packets please. |
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The field fills. The anticipation thickens as the loot is spead out before us. |
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I work this show, so these shots were taken on the fly. Un photoshopped as you can tell. Thanks for viewing, no further comment. |
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Maybe not the finest color, but amazing form. |
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Thats it for now, I'm going to put my feet up and have a cold one. I love show biz. |
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 12, 2012 07:15 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Just a couple more, for more complete coverage see Gails fine posts.
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Incredible Jonas mine specimen, 60 cm. across. |
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While out to lunch with JSW, found my new favorite Pilsner, dry, light and clean. |
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Jordi Fabre
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Posted: Aug 12, 2012 08:23 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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vic rzonca wrote: | Just a couple more, for more complete coverage see Gails fine posts. |
Every post, every thread about every Show is more than welcome.
+ diversified visions = funnier Forum! ;-)
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 17:04 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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A few more from the show.
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One of the great ones, Luis Menezes. |
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Two more great ones, large Aqua with Bill Pinch at work behind. |
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To illustrate the ease with which gypsum crystals can be grown, here they have grown on some sort of green plastic debris, trimmed with a hack saw. |
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"I wrapped a newspaper around my head, so I'd look like I was deep. I said some mumbo jumbo then, and told him he was going to sleep," Zappa. |
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Ok!! Everybody OUT!! Hurry UP! OUT!!! |
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Matt_Zukowski
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 17:55 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Great googly moogly! Another Zappa reference!
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 18:15 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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No flakes here Matt.
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 19:07 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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What's a girl like you...doing in a place like this....?
Wait, I don't think I will go there. Just know that Peter Megaw and Gail Spann are huge Frank Zappa nuts.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 22:12 Post subject: Re: East Coast Mineral Show |
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Here is my photo of Vic.
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Jean Sendero
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 22:48 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's 2012 East Coast Gem and Mineral Show report |
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Gail,
very nice to have photographed the exhibits in your Gail Spann's 2012 East Coast Gem and Mineral Show report. Always cool to see the original specimen beside the painting.
Question for you, on photo DSC_0354.JPG, the one of Dianna Weinrich in front of her booth with the 50% signs, at the back of the pictures, on the column, there is a sign with "No Photo Allowed"......was that for the show or a specific dealer or a joke or...what is the fine print below.
Cheers
Jean
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Gail
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 23:00 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's 2012 East Coast Gem and Mineral Show report. |
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Jean Sendero wrote: | Gail,
very nice to have photographed the exhibits. Always cool to see the original specimen beside the painting.
Question for you, on photo DSC_0354.JPG, the one of Dianna Weinrich in front of her booth with the 50% signs, at the back of the pictures, on the column, there is a sign with "No Photo Allowed"......was that for the show or a specific dealer or a joke or...what is the fine print below.
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I asked Marty Zinn, the show promoter, if I could take photos. He heartily agreed. I also didn't take any mineral specimens photos without permission from the dealers. People photos, well...that's a different story, but I always said what I was doing with them and everyone thought it fun to be in the report. I knew about the "no photo allowed" so was very aware of that policy. I should imagine that people's photos might be used in a bad way such as shoplifting ( there were, sadly, a few cases we were told about. )
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Jean Sendero
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 23:03 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's 2012 East Coast Gem and Mineral Show report. |
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Thanks Gail,
Is this a new policy at Marty's shows? I do not ever recall seeing a sign like this at Tucson or Denver.
J
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vic rzonca
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Posted: Aug 13, 2012 23:50 Post subject: Re: Gail Spann's 2012 East Coast Gem and Mineral Show report. |
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Jean, the rule I go by, related to specimen shots, is to ask the owner if I may take a photo, it's up to them. Being on staff of the East Coast Show, I'm quite sure there is no promoter driven policy against photo taking, again, it's up to the dealer. I know of teams of shop lifters who use digital camera photos to plan their moves, not wasting their time on baubles and going for the high end stuff. Having worked lots of shows, as staff, I've seen very sophisticated misdirections, simple palmings, and teams that work very efficiently to gain their loot. They are always a problem at shows, and hard to stop.
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