Steve & all, I've always wondered whether the old "meteorite farm" was truly farmed out! You went the next step beyond just wondering. Congratulations. H.H.N. is looking down with a huge smile on his face, probably the biggest since he left us.
Now, you absolutely MUST follow Nininger's footsteps into the next footprint: this monumental discovery has to be written up blow by blow as Harvey would've written it! We're all waiting. Way to go! Norm (http://TektiteSource.com) --- drtanuki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steve and List, > Steve congratulations on your super catch. How > did > you locate the meteorite? What type of metal > detector > were you using or were you using something else? > Will you have a video CD on the excavation > process? > I hope so. This is a find of a lifetime and it and > you will go down in the meteorite history > books!!!!!!! > Best to you and All, Dirk Ross...Tokyo > > --- Notkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greetings All: > > > > Well it's been a long, tiring, and exciting day. I > > offered to help > > Steve handle the P.R. related to his find, so > there > > have been a lot of > > calls from TV stations and newspapers, and a lot > of > > running around > > today for me, and even more so for Steve. I just > > spoke with him. He got > > back to his motel room and was able to read all > your > > emails. I'm sure > > your congratulations meant a lot to him, and I > > certainly enjoyed them. > > It's great to be able to share this with friends > and > > fellow > > enthusiasts. > > > > I received many private emails today from List > > members, and I apologize > > for not answering them yet. I have been on the > phone > > all day with CNN, > > ABC, and multiple newspapers. > > > > One request from Steve: anyone around the country > > who happens to see a > > news story about the big Brenham, would you please > > email the details to > > me (Geoff) off-List. We're trying to keep track of > > which cities have > > aired the piece. > > > > I now have the okay to say that I was up in > Brenham > > with Steve for five > > days while many of you were at the Munich show, > > though I was not > > allowed to say anything to anyone until now. You > can > > imagine how > > difficult that was! I got to hang out with the big > > rock in person, and > > we zoomed all over the strewn field on Steve's ATV > > and had many > > adventures. Our good friend Dr. Art Ehlmann of the > > Monnig Gallery also > > visited the strewn field and the big pallasite. It > > is definitely > > oriented, but you cannot really tell from the > first > > batch of photos, as > > you're seeing the trailing end. > > > > In Greensburg, KS, there is a charming little > museum > > with Stockwell's > > 1,000 lb Brenham on display. The front of the > museum > > proudly displays a > > hand painted sign with shooting star and states > that > > it is home to "THE > > WORLD'S LARGEST PALLASITE." > > > > We just couldn't resist. Steve made up a little > > handwritten sign that > > said "2nd" and held it up in front of "Largest." > Got > > photos, will > > share. > > > > Thanks to everyone who wrote emails of support to > > Steve. More news when > > we have it. > > > > > > Regards to all, > > > > Geoff N. > > > > > > Brenham photos: > > > > http://www.aerolite.org/brenham.htm > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
