[meteorite-list] Tucson adios

[Jeff Kuyken]

Hi Richard,

> I never did get a reply from a subsequent "joke" email I sent him asking 
> if he'd ever seen opal-like-florescing in a meteorite...

Maybe this will help:

http://www.meteorites.com.au/features/almahbas.html

Cheers,

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Montgomery" <rickmont at earthlink.net>
To: "Ted Bunch" <tbear1 at cableone.net>; "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>; 
"Steve Dunklee" <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2011 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson adios


>A long while ago, before I had a clue who Dr. Ted Bunch was, I was given 
>his name and contacted him with a question about a rock whose interior I 
>thought (at the time) resembled LA001 and "would he be interested in seeing 
>it?" "Sure."  Of course I sent it off, and being a newbe I had huge hopes, 
>and of course it was terrestrial...but the great part was that TB gave it 
>attention, and I am honored. (I since know with whom I was 
>corresponding...thanks Dr. Ted for looking; you have my utmost respect.)
>
> I never did get a reply from a subsequent "joke" email I sent him asking 
> if he'd ever seen opal-like-florescing in a meteorite...a testament to why 
> serious meteoriticist scientist shouldn't be bothered with trivia [sorry 
> Ted:)]...
>
> Please, no clones.  One is plenty
>
> Richard Montgomery
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ted Bunch" <tbear1 at cableone.net>
> To: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>; "Steve Dunklee" 
> <steve.dunklee at yahoo.com>
> Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 11:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tucson adios
>
>
>> Thanks guys - I love rocks and will look at anything that is outside of
>> anyone's pants.
>>
>> Watch it Darryl, a cloning procedure is underway and a TB clone may come 
>> and
>> live with you all!
>>
>> Ted
>>
>>
>> On 2/7/11 10:29 AM, "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> friendly?
>>>
>>> could there be....two ted bunches out there?!!  two steve arnolds....now 
>>> two
>>> ted bunches?!
>>>
>>> gary, i second carl's sentiment below.  you are indeed a charming, 
>>> lovely
>>> fellow who brightened my days as well.*
>>>
>>> all best / darryl
>>>
>>>
>>> *as does the tbear  ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 7, 2011, at 12:01 PM, Steve Dunklee wrote:
>>>
>>>> IMHO Ted Bunch is always friendly. If you ask him an honest question he 
>>>> will
>>>> go out of his way to give you an answere along with references. He has 
>>>> so
>>>> little time I think it kind of pisses him off if you waste it. Worse 
>>>> thing
>>>> you can ask him is "look at my rock" he must get hundreds of look at my 
>>>> rock
>>>> questions a month. If you ask him about a type of rock and where to 
>>>> learn
>>>> more he will go out of his way to help you learn. In my opinion thats
>>>> friendly! Cheers Steve Dunklee
>>>>
>>>> On Mon Feb 7th, 2011 11:16 AM EST cdtucson at cox.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Gary,
>>>>> It is you that brightened ALL of our days. Just yesterday a few of us 
>>>>> were
>>>>> talking about how you fill every room you enter with such positive 
>>>>> energy
>>>>> and joy. .
>>>>> It was GREAT to see you and look forward to getting more of your 
>>>>> positive
>>>>> energy in the future.
>>>>> You and many others ( too many to list) helped make this  my favorite 
>>>>> show
>>>>> of all time. Every body was SUPER.
>>>>> Even Ted Bunch was friendly! Ha Ha. That's how good a show this is. 
>>>>> (still a
>>>>> week to go).
>>>>> Aloha,
>>>>> Carl
>>>>> --
>>>>> Carl or Debbie Esparza
>>>>> Meteoritemax
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---- Gary Fujihara <fujmon at mac.com> wrote:
>>>>>> While enjoying the ambience of LAX, I am reflecting on the great 
>>>>>> times I
>>>>>> had again this year in Tucson.  Great friends, great food, great 
>>>>>> drink,
>>>>>> great rocks, great googlymoogly!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mahalo nui loa to all my brothers and sisters who have opened their 
>>>>>> hearts
>>>>>> to this simple island boy with unbridled aloha.  Till next year (and
>>>>>> possibly Ensisheim and Denver), a hui hou!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from Gary's iPhone
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