[meteorite-list] Blaine - Looking for the good in men and praisingit...

[John Lutzon]

Hello Kevin, Blaine & All

As you all know, i'm new (3 yrs) to collecting meteorite specimens--big 
thanks to all for your help.
I remember contacting and speaking to Blaine about a meteorite--something or 
other, and then the conversation turned personal and i remember being 
impressed that he offered to advise me on a few items of my collecting 
endeavors. I already knew about him and thought how nice it was that he took 
the time to talk to ME. Thanks Blaine!!

Kevin, your expieriences with Blaine are what I dream about.
Standing Order----my hat is off to All who go out there and GET EM!! As well 
as those who mobilize and try to get them!

Regards to All
John
IMCA# 1896

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Kichinka" <marsrox at gmail.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 11:13 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Blaine - Looking for the good in men and 
praisingit...


> It's been my luck in life to have more than one "best friend" when
> many men live out their life never really having even one. A best
> friend is someone you trust without a doubt to be alone with your hot
> girlfriend, to owe or loan money "for awhile" without regret, and in
> our case, to be tied together on a length of rope on a high icy
> mountain where there's "no air" and where if either of us falls, the
> other must hammer in the ice axe and surely hang on for both.
>
>
> Blaine and I have climbed those high mountains together, we've stood
> on the edge of an erupting volcano in Guatemala, drank warm beer in
> Panama, and of course, twice went to Bolivia to see what we could find
> just laying on the ground.
>
>
> Friday, June 10 marks the 10th anniversary of our recovery of
> Bolivia's first authenticated meteorite, Sevaruyo H5. This is very
> special to me and wouldn't be except for Blaine.
>
>
> Blaine's visited my former home in Ft Myers where just for the heck of
> it, with brother Blake helped me put up a board-on-board fence.
> Blane's visited me here in Costa Rica where we again climbed too close
> to steaming mountains and bushwacked through uncharted rain forest
> "for fun."
>
>
> I mention this because so many times we were too cold, too hot, too
> tired, too wet, too lost and never did Blaine utter a negative word.
>
>
> And never does Blaine brag about these "accomplishments."
>
>
> Blaine has always shared his vast knowledge of meteorites with me
> without a hint of condescension, has given me sound brotherly advice
> on matters of the heart and affairs of business.
>
>
> If there's another high mountain to climb, there's no one better than
> Blaine to be on the other end of the rope.
>
>
> Happy anniversary, Blaine.
>
>
> Kevin Kichinka
> Tambor de Alajuela
> Costa Rica
> www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
> www.LaQ-CostaRica.com
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