[meteorite-list] Tucson 2011

[wahlperry at aol.com]

Hi List,

We just wanted to say what a great time we had in Tucson. It is always 
exciting to see all of our friends in the meteorite community as well 
as meeting new meteorite enthusiasts. We saw some great meteorites 
including a huge Semychan meteorite in Marvin Kilgore's display. The 
Birthday Bash was a lot of fun for everyone, even the fuzzy white cat. 
A special thanks to John Blennert for giving us a wonderful insight on 
hunting the Gold Basin strewnfield. If it wasn't for John I probably 
still wouldn't know what a meteorite looks like! Thanks to Michael 
Blood for a great auction. Everyone enjoys the auction and the 
camaraderie. Twink's Gold Basin cake was delicious. Some lucky winners 
were able to  find a meteorite in their pieces of cake! Ruben and the 
Woodell's did a terrific job with the live broadcast. Arizona Keith and 
Gary Fujihara were excellent  at capturing the pictures and getting 
them online for everyone. The weather started out very cold but today 
it is 70 degrees at 5PM.  If any of you get a chance you should check 
out Geoff Notkin's new meteorite hunting book. Another must have for 
your collection. On a side note Brix took his snake avoidance training 
refresher course. We used live rattlesnakes that had been muzzled 
(that's something to see a muzzled rattlesnake). Within moments Brix 
picked up the scent of the snake and made a hasty retreat to the car. 
We are glad to see he has retained his training and remembers the smell 
of a rattler.


Sonny, Georgia and Brix