[meteorite-list] [AD?] Tucson 09 & Major New Gem Show Website

[ensoramanda at ntlworld.com]

Hi Michael,

Just browse through Geoff's Tucson website and you will find links to maps showing all the ramp closures...doesn't look like much has changed since last year.

Graham

---- Michael Chamberlain <mike.chamberlain at comcast.net> wrote: 
> Just one question on Tucson 09...is the freeway still under construction and 
> are all the offramp still closed?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Notkin" <geoking at notkin.net>
> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:04 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] [AD?] Tucson 09 & Major New Gem Show Website
> 
> 
> > Dear Listees:
> >
> > Greetings all. Not sure if this is an ad or a service announcement?  : )
> >
> > Well, it is warm and sunny in Tucson today, and I hear from one of my 
> > spies downtown that the big parking lots are being cleared out in 
> > preparation for the tents to go up.
> >
> > This will be my 13th consecutive gem show and, in all that time, I've 
> > always felt there was something missing -- an original, up-to-date 
> > website dedicated exclusively to the Tucson shows. Yes, there are lots  of 
> > websites with dates and listings and show reviews, and so on, but I 
> > wanted more.
> >
> > So, we built one for you.
> >
> > The new site was designed, written, researched and photographed  entirely 
> > by gem show professionals who live and work here in Tucson.  As such, we 
> > offer all kinds of local insider information that "Colored  Stone" and the 
> > like just don't have. The new site contains, among  other things:
> >
> > - A hip restaurant and dining guide with a multitude of restaurant and 
> > cafe tips; most recommended venues are located very close to the shows
> > - Tucson bar, music and nightlife guide
> > - A brilliant essay on how to make the most of the show by Tucson  native 
> > and show professional Lisa Marie of Sirocco Design
> > - Where to stay: A guide to some of my favorite Tucson hotels, many of 
> > which often still have rooms at or near showtime
> > - The best day trips out of Tucson, with photos and contact info
> > - A gallery of our favorite show photos from the past 12 years
> > - Pages on the weather, a brief history of Tucson, and general  visitor's 
> > info including road closures
> > - And, of course, a complete listing of every one of the 45+ shows,  with 
> > locations, dates, contact info. As there are a couple of new, 
> > independent, local shows opening this year, we actually have THE most 
> > complete show listing of any of the guides
> >
> > We will also be adding a Special Events page with details about  Michael's 
> > auction, the Birthday Bash, etc.
> >
> > This website is intended as a service to the community. I hope you  enjoy 
> > it and find it useful:
> >
> > www.tucsongemandmineralshows.net
> >
> >
> > A SPECIAL OFFER TO LIST MEMBERS
> >
> > To mark the launch of the new site, I am making a one-time special  offer 
> > to Meteorite List members. I am offering a very limited number  of FREE 
> > featured vendor listings to list members who will be  exhibitors at the 
> > '09 gem show, with a photo, details about your  showroom and business, and 
> > a link to your website. If you would like  your site to be considered, 
> > please email me OFF-LIST for details.
> >
> > Here are the current featured listings:
> >
> > http://tucsongemandmineralshows.net/tucson-show-vendors.htm
> >
> >
> > In addition,we will consider link exchanges with any List member sites 
> > (non Tucson vendors) from our links page. I fully expect 
> > www.tucsongemandmineralshows.net to become one of the top online gem show 
> > resources, so this is a  great PR opportunity for your site or business. 
> > Please contact me off- List for details.
> >
> > Finally, the Tenth Annual Meteor Mayhem Birthday Bash and Harvey  Awards 
> > will take place on Friday, February 6 at a very chic, new  downtown Tucson 
> > venue. I will post details separately.
> >
> >
> > Looking forward to seeing many of you here, very soon! Brings shorts  and 
> > sunglasses  : )
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Geoff N.
> >
> > www.aerolite.org
> > www.tucsongemandmineralshows.net
> >
> >
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