[meteorite-list] Tucson 05 Retrospective

[M come Meteorite Meteorites]

well done

Matteo

 --- Michael Farmer <meteoritehunter at comcast.net> ha
scritto: 
> Now I know that you are a bitter piece of filth who
> doesn't have a meteorite 
> and it lashing out at the world for it.
> Dr Ehlmann is the nicest man in the world, and knows
> meteorites better than 
> you can imagine, he has curated one of the worlds
> finest collections for 
> decades.
> Why don't you just fade away, and lock yourself and
> your "meteorites" in a 
> cave for a while? Bitterness and hatefulness (and
> lawsuits) will not turn 
> your crappy rocks into meteorites, no matter how
> much you wish.
> Sincerely
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Ray DeRusse" <srd at ispwest.com>
> To: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
> Cc: "Meteorite List"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 10:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson 05
> Retrospective
> 
> 
> > Greetings List;
> >
> >    Well, imagine our surprise when we read the
> thread below. I had a 
> > personal conversation with the Dean of the TCU
> geology department in which 
> > he informed me that among other things, Dr.
> Ehlmann was "barely a 
> > geologist and not a very good one at that". He
> also called him, "an old 
> > man just waiting to retire," just a menial curator
> of a meteorite 
> > collection doing no real research". He said more
> but I don't necessarily 
> > agree with everything he Dean said. But it matters
> not much since in my 
> > view this award has very little meaning attached
> to it because of the 
> > group handing it out. Was there some sort of
> election or nomination 
> > procedure involved or posted somewhere? How does
> this little favoritism 
> > scheme and showering of affection work for a group
> who even his colleague 
> > has bad mouthed him this way. Did you include the
> Dean's viewpoint ? Or 
> > did you gather together willy nilly to keep
> misconduct and racism  a 
> > fertile nesting ground in planetary science?
> >
> > Cordially,
> > S. Ray DeRusse and Bill Cutler
> > www.bccmeteorites.com
> >
>
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> >
> > Notkin wrote:
> >
> >> Dear Friends and Listees:
> >>
> >> I've come up for air after a long and sometimes
> exhausting Tucson show. 
> >> This was my first show as a legal resident of the
> great state of Arizona 
> >> and it was a very different experience for me. I
> had a house full of 
> >> overnight guests, hosted the big birthday bash,
> met with clients, acted 
> >> as Allan Lang's auctioneer, bought and traded for
> a few collection 
> >> pieces, and generally ran around like a lunatic
> taking care of a million 
> >> things for nearly three weeks. I think it was
> more fun when I used come 
> >> out here for a vacation each February . . . but
> then I had to go back to 
> >> New York afterwards, and that part wasn't so fun 
>  : )
> >>
> >> I'd like to sincerely thank all of you who joined
> Steve Arnold IMB and 
> >> myself for the Sixth Annual Meteor Mayhem party
> and Harvey Awards. The 
> >> consensus was that the new venue (The Copper
> Club, inside the Arizona 
> >> Plaza) was a HUGE improvement over previous
> venues, and I agree. Our many 
> >> guests were able to move around and socialize,
> instead of being pinned 
> >> behind a crowded restaurant table, while
> experiencing lousy waiter 
> >> service . . . and Steve and I certainly enjoyed
> having a stage from which 
> >> to present the Harvey Awards. We will return to
> the Copper Club next year 
> >> if the hotel remains open.
> >>
> >> Congrats to the 2005 Harvey Award winners:
> >>
> >> Dr. Art Ehlmann  --  Lifetime achievement
> >> Michael Blood  --  Ambassador award
> >> Mike Miller  --  Best new meteorite find
> >> Ruben Garcia  --  Best new meteorite find
> >> Sonny Clary  --  Rookie of the year!
> >> Jose Guggiari  --  Best new meteorite find
> >> Edwin "E.T." Thompson  --  Lifetime achievement
> >>
> >> And remember, you don't have to be "old" to
> receive a lifetime 
> >> achievement award  : )  There are many other
> deserving people in our 
> >> community, so stay tuned for next year's awards!
> >>
> >> Low point of the show this year was when somebody
> stole one of our Harvey 
> >> Awards, while they were on display prior to the
> awards ceremony. It was 
> >> somewhat embarrassing that -- thanks to our thief
> -- 
> >> we did not have an award to give to our final
> recipient (E.T.), but I was 
> >> able to make another one, and deliver it to
> E.T.'s room before he left 
> >> for Oregon. I know that Harveys are something of
> a hot item, but COME ON 
> >> that's pretty low. We're going to make a special
> "Jackass of the Year" 
> >> certificate for the person who stole the award,
> and we'll leave it out on 
> >> the table next year, so be sure to steal that
> too. Thanks.
> >>
> >> On a more positive note, I'd like to thank Twink
> & Larry Monrad and Jim 
> >> Kriegh for the stunning Gold Basin panorama
> birthday cake, which they 
> >> very kindly brought to the party. This year's
> cake was the best ever. 
> >> Also, thanks to my co-host Steve Arnold IMB, and
> my great friend Geoff 
> >> Cintron who did everything from act as chauffeur
> to buying us drinks 
> >> during the awards; and Lisa Marie Morrison of
> Sirocco Design, a very 
> >> talented jewelry designer, who served as our
> glamorous hostess *and* 
> >> absentee bid agent during the R.A. Langheinrich
> auction.
> >>
> >> As always, Michael Blood's auction was a great
> event (I came home with 
> >> the one piece I really wanted) and bigger than
> ever this year. Allan 
> >> Lang's auction on the Sunday was a success too,
> and I shocked everyone by 
> >> showing up in a suit and tie. Well, once a year
> with the tie isn't so 
> >> bad.
> >>
> >> It was a pleasure to finally meet fellow
> collector Martin Horejsi, after 
> >> many years of friendly correspondence. Monnig
> Gallery Director Teresa 
> >> Moss and her husband Lane made their first visit
> to the show, and it was 
> >> particularly nice to see them here, as Teresa,
> Dr. Ehlmann, and I have 
> >> worked closely together on the Monnig Gallery
> website.
> >>
> >> Another highlight for me was spending time with
> genius inventor Bill 
> >> Mason. My girlfriend and I joined him for dinner
> just last night, and 
> >> Bill gave me a personal class in working with his
> meteorite rust 
> >> prevention kit. You shoulda seen what it did to
> my rusty old Brahin! This 
> >> product is truly amazing, and if you haven't
> tried it, you should. I must 
> >> also mention that Bill was the recipient of this
> year's Charles H. 
> >> Sternberg Medal from the paleontology community
> and the good people at 
> >> AAPS (www.aaps.net). This is an extremely high
> honor, very well deserved, 
> >> and I'm sure Bill's many friends in the meteorite
> community will join me 
> >> in congratulating him on this fine achievement.
> >>
> >> Finally, we owe a big vote of thanks to Allan
> Lang, Bob Haag, and the 
> >> other exhibitors at the Westward Look Resort who
> financed a special event 
> >> which made it possible for many of us to listen
> to, 
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