Thanks for the report Mark and I guess both of us are "large" collectors, I weigh about the same. I like to think of it as being "lean" myself! Keep the reports coming folks!
Regards to all at Tuscon! Tom Randall >Hello Everyone, > >I am here in Tuscon and so I thought I would give an update to those >that have not been able to attend. > >Most of the dealers are here and meteorites are somewhat rare. >There is prolbey 10 times or more the amount of Ammonites then >meteorites...no joke. > >I have been helping Dean Bessey watch his room while he runs around. >Dean purchased over 400 kilos of meteorites in Morocco last month, >which was enough to have almost every dealer here come and look >though the stock. One that was really nice and almost 50 lbs sold >fast. So even in this light market...meteorites are still selling. > >Last night was the first meteorite event...a dinner. We all owe >many thanks to Twink and Jim for their work in putting it together >and the great exspence out of their owe pockets. The food was great >and were else can you set at a table with Bob Hagg and joke around >about meteorites. Tonight is Bloods auction, tomorrow another party >and Sunday another auction. So it looks like we all will be pretty >busy here this week. > >These events and great for all of us to get together. Unlike how >one might believe by reading this list. We all get along well in >person. Even Mike Farmer and Dean Bessey seemed to get >along....really. > >Richard and Dorothy Norton are here and have with them the new >Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, not for sale yet, but >hispersonal copy he was letting everyone look at. Believe me, he >really outdid himself this time. Look of color photos, including >thin sections with the great descriptions only Norton can do. The >book comes out in March and I will get one as soon as it is >released...it is very nice. > >Hope everybody that did not make the show can make it next year. > >Thanks, Mark Bostick, The Big Collector or as Stope has been calling >me, The Large Collector (Hint I weigh like 125 pounds....) > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
