[meteorite-list] (OFFLIST) - Re: Famous Dave / media coverage in general was better this time round.

Wed Feb 20 09:56:41 EST 2013

The interview has been cut down to one sentence. Everybody who has dealt with the media before knows how these things work.

I actually think his statement is honest and charming - and only hypocrites would deny that it is 100% true. We love meteorites - we want to have them. Simple! You want to hide this fact from the rest of the world? Good luck...

Stop bitching around and enjoy. These are exciting times, and I am sure there will be enough material for all of you. 

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> Von: Mark Ford <mark.ford at southernscientific.co.uk>
> An: "Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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> Gesendet: 10:28 Mittwoch, 20.Februar 2013
> Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] (OFFLIST) - Re: Famous Dave / media coverage in general was better this time round.
> 
> Having done quite a few interviews on this too I must admit I was quite 
> impressed how the media do seem to be learning. They were making a genuine 
> effort to ask rather than just speculating. And it was quite noticeable how 
> facts like the casualty figures and bolide size and such were not too widely 
> hyped upwards. If anything they were on the conservative side! There was a 
> dreadfully slow news stream coming out of Russia, apart from the fantastic video 
> footage, so this may have helped as essentially there was a limited 'pool of 
> news' to draw from, so it all sounded quite similar.
> 
> Certainly in the UK there has been a resurgence of interest in astronomy over 
> the last few years, and I think this has helped vastly improve peoples 
> background knowledge. 
> 
> Mark
> www.bimosicety.org
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of 
> Meteorite-Recon.com
> Sent: 20 February 2013 08:53
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> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] (OFFLIST) - Re: Famous Dave
> 
> I absolutely agree. As we all know, media exposure is a double-edged sword and 
> those who take the risk have my full support and recognition.
> 
> If you distinguish between actual quotes and what the editors made up themselves 
> then there is no question that Dave gave an excellent interview. As a matter of 
> fact, he conveyed the fascination of meteorites in a very comprehensible and 
> unpretentious way. And it speaks for Dave’s foresight that they didn’t get a 
> quote of him involving actual figures of monetary value on the Russian material, 
> which I’m sure, they tried.
> 
> Best regards
> 
> Svend
> 
> www.meteorite-recon.com
> 
> 
>>  Brandon <b1dunovant at aol.com> hat am 20. Februar 2013 um 02:55 
> geschrieben:
>> 
>> 
>>  Thanks Sean.
>> 
>>  Dave is very intelligent in the field and a good proponent of the 
>>  hobby/science. He does awesome outreach and his comments are 
>>  commendable. I applaud his appearance.
>> 
>>  Each individual who goes public with the passion is knowingly always 
>>  under the microscope by the community, but few make an intentional 
>>  effort to be selfless and de-emphasize the inflated prices of 
>>  meteorites the public may being be fed by the media around them. 
>>  Congrats Dave on the spotlight and a beautiful pallasite :)
>> 
>>  My Best,
>>  Brandon D.
>> 
>>  On Feb 19, 2013, at 7:45 PM, "Sean T. Murray" 
> <stm at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> 
>>  > Unfortunately, Dave did de-emphasize the hype on price - every time 
>>  > he was asked.  The actual session was much longer... but that sound 
>>  > bite was the only clip they used from the entire interview.  From 
>>  > his line of questioning, you can tell the reported really wanted to 
>>  > hear that it was worth bazillions.
>>  >
>>  > Sean.
>>  >
>>  > -----Original Message----- From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks
>>  > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 7:19 PM
>>  > To: Kevin Kichinka
>>  > Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>>  > Subject: [meteorite-list] (OFFLIST) - Re: Famous Dave
>>  >
>>  > I love your way of off-handedly giving out the medicine when it is 
> needed.
>>  > LOL.
>>  >
>>  > I would have ranted at him and made a jackass of myself in the 
>>  > process.  You got the mission done with delicacy and measured means.
>>  > Well done sir.  ;)
>>  >
>>  > Best regards,
>>  >
>>  > MikeG
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >
>>  > On 2/19/13, Kevin Kichinka <marsrox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  >> Team Meteorite:
>>  >>
>>  >> I follow the list through the archives, so perhaps the link below 
>>  >> has already been posted.
>>  >>
>>  >> Our friend and team memeber Dave Gheesling just enjoyed his 
>>  >> 'fifteen minutes of fame'- well, probably 15 seconds 
> anyway- on the 
>>  >> American NBC Nightly News last night which is watched by millions 
>>  >> around the world. He represented us well.
>>  >>
>>  >> As we've all noted watching the media attempt to describe the 
> event 
>>  >> in Russia, they struggle to differentiate between meteors, 
>>  >> meteorites, bolides, fireballs and meteorite showers. And again, 
>>  >> there is the buzz of value $$ factor, "A piece of the 
> meteorite is 
>>  >> said to be worth $10,000!" is proclaimed without suggesting 
> how 
>>  >> large a piece that might be. The public doesn't know a 
> chondrite 
>>  >> from a chondrule but they sure know what that rock is worth!
>>  >>
>>  >> I second a comment made by Mike Farmer during his interview with 
>>  >> National Geographic linked by another listee, that if any of us 
>>  >> ever get a chance to appear on the news, we de-emphasize the 
>>  >> monetary part of the hobby, and re-emphasize the scientific part.
>>  >>
>>  >> Here's Dave on TV, and I watched it on cable from my home in 
> Costa Rica!
>>  >>
>>  >> http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/50851327#50851327 
>>  >>
>>  >> >From Nine Degrees North....
>>  >>
>>  >> Kevin Kichinka
>>  >> Rio de Oro, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
>>  >> www.theartofcollectingmeteorites.com
>>  >> The Global Meteorite Price Report - 2013 MARSROX at gmail.com 
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