[meteorite-list] Lunar meteorite and Tucson show news

[Michael Farmer]

Hi again everyone, I am still in shock at having found my very own Lunar 
meteorite.
I am overwhelmed with the congratulations from almost everyone. Sadly, one 
person in particular today instead of being happy for me, tried everything 
in their power to denounce my piece even though several of the world's top 
scientists have already examined it and given me the all-clear to announce 
it.  I guess jealousy will drive some people over the edge. It seems that in 
Europe, it takes years to get data and they cannot believe or accept that in 
the USA, some of us dealers actually have amicable relationships with 
scientists and can get results within weeks.
Anyway, one bad apple will never dampen my spirits.
    Tonight, even the Russian dealers took me out to dinner to celebrate 
this wonderful new meteorite from our nearest neighbor. I am already in the 
works to get it photographed at the LPL lab in Tucson
(it seems they take NASA's word at face value, unlike others), then sent for 
cutting and should have slices available in a few weeks, the classification 
should be done by then too.

Now, to the Tucson show news.
My room is jumping, Eric Olson and I are selling right and left, and many 
people are here.
Today, we had quite an interesting day, when Steve Arnold from Chicago, 
Mexico Doug, Bob Cucciara, Jim Strope, Keith Vazquez, and Michael Martinez 
all showed up at the same time. It was a blast with beer flowing and laughs 
bringing curious people to the door.
Of course, since it is gem show time, I am swamped with work, not hardly a 
spare second to do much of anything right now.
Blain's room is now at the Ramada, still a very nice place, and still a 
hang-out. I am trying to get them to move next door to me though next year, 
can you imagine the trouble then?
Till tomorrow.

Mike Farmer