[meteorite-list] Gentleman - And gentlemen....

[Darryl Pitt]

Count,

You have long demonstrated you're a fine gentleman, and have done so  
yet again.

I so hope you and Sonny are able to rapidly resolve the matter before  
you.


All best / d,



On May 17, 2010, at 12:09 AM, GREG LINDH wrote:

>
>
> Count Deiro,
>
> You certainly have not disppointed me, and it seems to me that you  
> have nothing to apologize for. I'm not familiar with the meteorite  
> "rules of etiquette", but it seems to me that you got the  
> shaft....period.
>
>  Greg
>
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 20:39:27 -0700
>> From: ironfromthesky.com at gmail.com
>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] MY REGRETS AND APOLOGY
>>
>> Hello List, Count Deiro and several others has tried to post this and
>> it would not go through for some reason, so I am giving it a try.
>> Regards, Robert Ward
>>
>> Dear Listees,
>>
>> Like many of us, I was taken aback by Bill Kies' outburst concerning
>> Sonny Clary's alleged bad behavior in the Wisconsin field. While
>> Bills' attack was admittedly shrill, I couldn't help but wonder what
>> actually happened in Wisconsin...or what happened with Sonny in
>> Texas....or in Georgia. Well, after much soul-searching, I have come
>> to conclude it's my responsibility to share what happened in Nevada.
>>
>> First, however, I have two admissions to make for which I am  
>> embarrassed:
>>
>> 1. After I found my first meteorite, Nevada's largest, Sonny Clary
>> informed me "It's customary to give the person with whom you are
>> hunting half of whatever you find." I had no reason not to believe
>> him. Sonny had the meteorite cut the very next morning. When I was
>> advised that Sonny's custom of meteorite sharing was not customary, I
>> asked for it back and he refused. I became angry and I threatened
>> Sonny, and for that I apologize.
>>
>> 2. I felt stung by the first wave of criticism when the meteorite was
>> cut, and in an effort to deflect such criticism, I allowed Sonny to
>> post on his web site and the List an accounting of my find where I
>> declared that splitting the meteorite had been done in gratitude for
>> Sonny's mentoring me. This was also inaccurate, and for this
>> fabrication I apologize as well.
>>
>> This was not the first time that Sonny and I had hunted, and as I
>> stood in shock and delight looking down at my first find, Sonny said,
>> "Guido, I know we don't have a deal and I don't want to piss you off,
>> but it's customary to give the person with whom you're hunting half  
>> of
>> whatever you find." Sonny was a mile away when I found this  
>> meteorite,
>> at our third location of the day, and one where I had hunted before
>> with my grandsons and friends. When I later asked Sonny why he had
>> arranged to have it cut so quickly, Sonny admitted that he had done  
>> so
>> because "I knew there was a chance that you would change your mind."
>>
>> Folks, I was blessed to find my first meteorite at age 73. From an
>> experience which should have been a source of only immense joy, I  
>> have
>> also sadly experienced confusion, sorrow, anger and embarrassment.
>> Sonny still refuses to return the other half of the meteorite, and
>> while that's deeply upsetting to me, more importantly than any
>> meteorite or the anguish experienced, I am sorry if I've disappointed
>> you, my friends on this great List.
>>
>> Humbly and sincerely,
>>
>> Count Deiro
>> IMCA 3536