Hello List, For me it was back in 1989. I owned an art gallery in Tucson at the time so, I would go into Bob Haag's room at the Desert Inn during the Tucson Gem Show to buy meteorites. That was a sight to behold. Bob had the entire room blacked out like in outer space with directional lighting focused on the meteorites. Bob was a master at marketing. I became close friends with Gina Haag, Bob's first ex-wife and ended up selling her entire collection after they divorced. I also sold Bob's sister Terry's jewelry in my shop at the time. My kids grew up meteorite hunting the Santa Rita's looking for the famous "Tucson Irons". We still hunt there to this day. Bob offered a $Million reward for the exact location of any new find of the Tucson Iron so, we were very motivated to hunt. One day I walked into Bob's room and he handed me a small meteorite explaining that "you are holding a piece of the Moon". Nothing was more thrilling than holding Calcalong Creek (the first Moon rock available to the publi c) in your hand. This couldn't even be done at a museum at the time. I have very fond memories from back in the day. I attend the Tucson show every year and would not miss it for the world. Carl Esparza
-- Love & Life ---- Jason Phillips via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Hello List, > For me it was 1997, I remember pining over the NEMS catalog for hours > and making lists of my dream locations. My first piece was a 107 gram > Gibeon slice, which I still treasure today. Looking back it is > amazing how that simple $80 purchase has completely changed my life, > so many more pieces, great adventures and wonderful friends. What > things of beauty and wonder we are able to enjoy! > > Take Care, > Jason Phillips > > On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 8:11 PM, J Sinclair via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Hello All, > > > > 20 years. > > > > I noticed while looking at Matt Morgan's web site, he writes > > "established in 1996" > > The Meteorite Exchange site says "Impacting the Meteorite World Since 1996" > > > > Did anyone else start collecting in '96. If not then... when? and why? > > Many dealers and collectors were active before '96 and many more after. > > > > In August 1996 I read on the front page of the local NC (Greensboro > > Daily News) newspaper that NASA had found a possible life form in a > > Martian meteorite found in Antarctica - Allan Hills 84001. This was > > announcing there was life elsewhere in the Universe. > > > > I figured people would want meteorites. I was already selling gems and > > minerals at shows and had seen meteorites for sale in Tucson and > > Denver. I had meteorites before the end of the year. The fist ones > > were mailed from a dealer in Mexico - Tolucas, then Gibeon from the > > S.African dealers Karl and Clive. Next was Esquel from Bob Haag. I > > nearly sold out the first show I offered meteorites. > > > > It was ALH 84001 that started it for me. How about the rest of you? > > > > See you in Tucson. > > > > John > > MeteoriteUSA.com > > ______________________________________________ > > > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the > Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
