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Tucson 2009 Gail Spann Show report.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 21:21    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Displays and people.


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Brandy Naugle, the Vug, and Frank De Wit.
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Gamini Art. Really beautiful paintings of minerals.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 21:26    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

more photos.


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Steve Behling, Collector's Edge.
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Huge petrified wood slab from China, Collector's Edge.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 21:30    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Visiting others...


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Tom Spann and Frank De Wit doing show and tell.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 21:36    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

And


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Linda and Leonard Himes keeping busy!
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Frank, Melissa, and Jeff Post from the Smithsonian.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 21:46    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Main show.


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Odd indeed!
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Oddities.
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Nice display.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 22:00    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

People and things..


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Bruce Carter and Friend looking at a display.
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It's the nice fellow, JIm Robison again, met him through Mindat.
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Dudley Blauwet. We tried to say hi but every time he was busy.
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AMNH display.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 22:08    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

More.


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Amy and her son.
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PostPosted: Mar 01, 2009 22:14    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

End of a long day, Friday.


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Nick Caruth being rather descriptive.
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The long walk back from the Men's room!
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Diana Weinrich with James and his Mom, Melissa.
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Sally Bergmann with our grandkids.
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Mike Bergmann
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 19:18    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Saturday of the Main show.


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Bruce Carter's oddities.
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Jim says hi!
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 19:27    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Saturday...


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Another Bruce oddity.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 19:30    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Greenbank collection pieces.


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more of the Greenbank specimens.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 19:38    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Saturday continues...


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A woman I had met who asked me questions about minerals and who was just so much fun!
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Me and Rob Thacker, he started collecting around the same time we did. He has bitten hard by the bug!
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Quiet time to converse. Jim and Wally Mann.
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Dr. Ed David, a wonderful man with a great ability to put up with me. Here with Jim, who also puts up with me!
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Outside the Main show are eaterys. You can get all the junk food you want.
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A piece shown to us by a good friend, a prized Tucson memory.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 19:45    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

As the day goes on...


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Jesse, Gail and Ralph.
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Jesse, Jim and Ralph.
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Sophia Schultz's jacket. she made this.
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Display put in by the Youngs. They won the Desautel award with this cabinet.
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Mindat booth gathering.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 19:53    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

On into the afternoon...


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Ho! Ho! Ho! Our display.
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This is so hard to photograph. The vivid and wild colours are incredible.
Greenbank collection.
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A place to sit, always appreciated.
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Rob Lavinsky showing his cabinet of Greenbank minerals. I love that the fellow on the right is wearing smart shoes!
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Pat Haynes in Collector's Edge.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 20:00    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Saturday continues.


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Justin, Alfredo and Jim at our cabinet.
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The beautiful ladies of Kristalle and Crystal Classics.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 20:06    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

And still it is Saturday...


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George from the AMNH, he is having fun at the awards dinner.
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Scott Rudolph's mineral cabinet. Fabulous!
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Jolyon manning the Mindat booth.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 20:14    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Sunday...the day begins.


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Scott's booth.
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Miner's Lunchbox case.
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Scott from Miner's Lunchbox. as he talks to a friend.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 20:19    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Sunday at the Main Show.


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Beautiful minerals.
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Van King and Jolyon Ralph. I think they are having a good time!
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Paul Pohwat of the Smithsonian
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 20:29    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Shots taken with my OTHER camera.


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The culprits.
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Taking a walk. Gloria and her son.
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thinning crowds.
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PostPosted: Mar 02, 2009 20:33    Post subject: Re: Tucson Gail Spann Show report.  

Various shots.


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Auction item.
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An Auction item on Saturday night's award's dinner.
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