Martin said: "What would Nininger do?" Thank you, Martin, for sharing Dr. Brian Mason's obituary and your comments that mention many of those that, to paraphrase another great man's observation which certainly applies to these men..."never have so many owed so much to so few."
On a personal note, I must mention how fortunate I was to be of advanced years when I made the study and collection of meteorites my avocation. I knew "out of the box" so to speak ..and being unencumbered by the lack of respect found in youth...that I owed every thing I could see or hear about my new found cosmic friends to the science and authorship of those luminaries you mentioned, plus countless other academic, authors, hunters, collectors and dealers. My wife and I are enjoying our first Tucson Show and have been overwhelmed by the amount of material on display and the genuine warmth of our reception. It's great to find that everyone we have put a face to here is as slightly off the track as I am. Count Deiro -----Original Message----- >From: Dark Matter <[email protected]> >Sent: Feb 6, 2010 11:40 AM >To: Meteorite List <[email protected]> >Subject: [meteorite-list] WWND? > >What would Nininger Do? > >I apologize if I offended anyone about appreciating Dr. Moore's >message to the list. Often we forget just who is lurking here from >around the globe. When I saw a message from Carleton Moore, I >cross-checked the email address just in case, the read Eric's reply >just a half-hour later. > >Being "some professor in a office somewhere that you have never met," >I do carry a particular respect for those shoulders upon whose we >stand. With the recent loss of Brian Mason on December 3rd, I guess I >was just feeling old and wishing there was more respect for those >scientists who didn't just change the field of meteoritics forever, >but actually first discovered the the wonderful facts that so interest >us in these special stones, and make us return day after day to this >Meteorite List. > >Brian Mason's obituary in the Washington Post concluded with a quote >from me that expressed a similar experience eight year ago. > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/08/AR2009120804129.html > >Having being "mentored" by the likes of David New, Chuck Lewis Tim >McCoy and others, I do worry about how many collectors believe the >mere ownership of meteorites is enough education about the science >behind meteorites. > >All I wanted to convey in my reply to Eric and the List is that at any >moment, as we all experienced by the loss of Christian Anger, we can >loose the great personalities in our midst, and that sometimes we need >to savor the messenger and not stumble about whether or not the >content of the message is personally appropriate. > >Thank you for your consideration. > >-Martin >______________________________________________ >Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
