View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 01:51 Post subject: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
Jim and I drove 16 hours to arrive last evening in Tucson. The weather is delightful and the stars were beautiful. We got things organized and planned for our first event, breakfast with Jordi.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67180 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 01:54 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
Woke to this lovely view... |
|
Viewed: |
67150 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67156 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
The traditional "fountain" shot. Jim. |
|
Viewed: |
67169 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67201 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 01:57 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...It is fun to see the local vegetation.
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67186 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67242 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67136 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67207 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67149 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:01 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67209 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67100 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Kathy has been at the look for ages! |
|
Viewed: |
67126 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67205 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67167 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67110 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67194 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67114 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Don Lum
Joined: 03 Sep 2012
Posts: 2856
Location: Arkansas
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:01 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
Glad you and Jim made it safely to Tucson, Gail.
Looking forward to your report.
Regards,
Don
_________________ hogwild |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:04 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67213 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67186 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67203 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67158 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
John, Jim, Jordi and Brice |
|
Viewed: |
67123 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
I came out from behind the camera. |
|
Viewed: |
67122 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4108
Location: Germany
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:06 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
Gail, thanks in advance for your annual XXL Tucson show report, I'm excited to see the hundreds of photos that will follow!
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:07 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
Tradition, having my photo taken with Brice. |
|
Viewed: |
67159 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67127 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67102 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
Tobi wrote: | Gail, thanks in advance for your annual XXL Tucson show report, I'm excited to see the hundreds of photos that will follow! |
Thank you TOBI. Did I see you out of the corner of my eye today???
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:10 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
Don Lum wrote: | Glad you and Jim made it safely to Tucson, Gail.
Looking forward to your report.
Regards,
Don |
Don, hope you are keeping well? It's the magic time of year again.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:12 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66994 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67034 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67012 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67039 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Tobi
Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Posts: 4108
Location: Germany
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:29 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
Gail wrote: | Tobi wrote: | Gail, thanks in advance for your annual XXL Tucson show report, I'm excited to see the hundreds of photos that will follow! | Thank you TOBI. Did I see you out of the corner of my eye today??? | Right at this moment I'm sitting here, drinking a cup of coffee and writing this - from my desk in the middle of Germany - so no, that was not me ;-)
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 02:30 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67023 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Walking down to the show, Jim, Herb and Moni. |
|
Viewed: |
67047 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
David and Marcie Bristol, Houston folks! |
|
Viewed: |
67286 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66972 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
67012 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66988 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
crocoite
Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Posts: 488
Location: Ballarat, Victoria
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 05:15 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
You are looking well Gail. Looking forward to following the fun...
_________________ Regards
Steve
Mineral Collector and Artist |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 08:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
crocoite wrote: | You are looking well Gail. Looking forward to following the fun... |
Thank you Steve! Hope all is well with you.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 08:15 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
We actually managed to go into our first room to see the Snyders of "Stonetrust" and we find Tom Moore of the Mineralogical Record there. |
|
Viewed: |
66765 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
He saw me! Here he is with Christi. |
|
Viewed: |
66738 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Ah, there's Yasha and Mark. |
|
Viewed: |
66726 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Wow. Stonetrust has this great stibnite. |
|
Viewed: |
66763 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66801 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66762 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66784 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66742 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66717 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 08:21 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
One can find Dave Waisman, the show organizer, busy as always. |
|
Viewed: |
66826 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66828 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66762 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Taking this photo of Krystle Dorris I find I have added Rob Sileki as he is bent over.... |
|
Viewed: |
66827 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Now Gail! You didn't just take a photo of my TUSH! |
|
Viewed: |
66786 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Jamie Newman, American Museum of Natural History. |
|
Viewed: |
66780 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Meanwhile, Tim Dorris is tired! |
|
Viewed: |
66839 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66767 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66776 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 08:55 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
Keith Brownlee, Dallas, in the blue shirt. |
|
Viewed: |
66771 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
What? Me shop? Standing in front of some fabulous pieces offered by Nathan Reiskin. |
|
Viewed: |
66661 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66662 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66683 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66635 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66678 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66704 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66660 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66663 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 09:00 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
...
Description: |
From the JM Shaw collection, for sale. Wow. |
|
Viewed: |
66738 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Carolyn Manchester might like this! |
|
Viewed: |
66644 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66674 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
Okay, yes...twice I have put a photo up. I love it. |
|
Viewed: |
66670 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
We meet up with Diane Brownlee |
|
Viewed: |
66570 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66612 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66638 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
|
Viewed: |
66551 Time(s) |
|
Description: |
What's Hot in Tucson's Dave Wilber. He looks great in the red shirt! |
|
Viewed: |
66595 Time(s) |
|
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gail
Joined: 21 Feb 2008
Posts: 5839
Location: Texas, Lone Star State.
|
Posted: Feb 04, 2017 09:08 Post subject: Re: Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! |
|
|
I dedicate this show report to Danny Jones who is fighting the good fight and learning to walk again. Danny, wishing you great success and we miss you at the shows. Hugs.
_________________ Minerals you say? Why yes, I'll take a dozen or so... |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|