I collect beautiful friends and wonderful experiences. Michael in so. Cal.
On Tue, Jul 5, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Greg Frazier via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Greetings ET & Friends, > In addition to rocks from space, I also collect components from historic > flying machines. This includes pieces made by Orville and Wilbur up to the > Space Shuttle and beyond! Flown Apollo components make lovely meteorite > display stands by the way! ET I have a special place in my collection for > the olive-green moldavite I purchased from you in Costa Mesa back in the > early '90's. I think I will perch it atop a Saturn V component later today! > > RGF > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Fujihara via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > To: Edwin Thompson <etmeteori...@hotmail.com> > Cc: MeteorList <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Tue, Jul 5, 2016 10:07 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Possible meteorite trades > > Aloha Edwin and all, I collect guitars and amplifiers. I didn’t start out to > do so, but in 1972 after working three summers at a pineapple cannery as a > teen, purchased my first guitar ‘Mabel’, a 1972 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. > Forty four years later, the passion is still hot and still have Mabel in my > stable. The best part is that besides looking good, they all make a joyful > noise when I fondle them (which cannot be said for the meteorites in my > collection). g > On Jul 3, 2016, at 8:01 PM, Edwin Thompson via > Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > > Hello to all > list members, > I am reaching out to the farthest corners of the known world > to appeal to any and all collectors. > Having dealt in and collected > meteorites, tektites and related books since I was just a kid, collecting > all kinds of rocks which included a few cherished meteorites as early as the > age of six, life has been blessed with lots of treasured finds. By the age > of nine my parents allowed me to go off on summer long geology exploring > science camp trips with older kids. For three years this was how I spent my > summers, digging in fossil beds and agate beds all across the Northwest, > areas that have been closed to this sort of activity since the mid to late > sixties. At age seven I joined the Oregon Archaeological Society and at age > fourteen I was given the privilege of being a dig site foreman for a > Scappoose Indian housing and burial site before it was built into the now > dismantled Trojan Nuclear Energy Power Plant along the banks of the mighty > Columbia river near my home here in Oregon. Over time, life has changed and > my interests have changed with the exception of a few common threads. One > > of them being that rocks from Space are the coolest of all rocks! > Many of > you know that from 1987 until 2002 I displayed and sold meteorites, fossils > and artifacts at roughly 48 gem and mineral shows each year around the > western United States. > During those wonderful years of travel both here > and abroad, I had the joy and pleasure (and still do) of meeting collectors > and seeing their amazing collections. What I have seen and I am sure that > many of you can relate to this, is that most of us who collect rocks from > Space, also collect other things. I have seen a collection of antique > surfboards, a huge collection of ancient suits of armor, cannons, guns, > diamonds, polished stone spheres, stamps, coins (I think coins are how > Michael Casper made his fortune! Good for him!). I've seen amazing > collections of fossils, minerals and gem stones in private homes and on and > on. > Long story made shorter, I stopped collecting these beloved meteorites > when I formally started selling them back in 87'. I have learned that this > might have been a huge mistake but it's the choice I felt I needed to make > in order to pay the bills and to remain competitive in an ever shrinking > world market. But, the collecting bug never went away, it just changed shape > and theme. > > Here is the pitch; about 1990 I started collecting antique > handmade glass marbles. These gorgeous, colorful treasures were made by > glass workers in the Lauscha region of East Germany from approximately 1880 > until 1920. They are rare and hard to find. I have amassed a large > collection and yet am always searching for more. I would be delighted to > trade meteorites, tektites or books, even art, rare wine or cashy money for > any number of these marbles. > If you are a marble collector then I would > enjoy talking with you about your collection and collecting direction. > Recently Patrick got infected by this same obsession and he is an avid > collector of the more recent machine made marbles from as early as the > 1920's and 30's and later. If you just want to talk marbles please drop me a > line. If you know someone with marbles to sell or if you have some yourself, > please give me a chance to make an offer. > > > On a less selfish thread, I > think it would be a lot of fun to read about the things that others collect. > I recall the first time I met Mike Bandli in Tucson years ago he was dealing > in Space surplus and he had a huge collection of super cool artifacts. I > learned at this last Tucson show that John Kashuba and I have nearly > matching collections of rare, old wines. Hey, there is a meteorite collector > in New York who collects live scorpions! And who hasn't seen Bruce Wegman's > digital watch collection? > > Come on folks, share the fun! > > Best > regards, E.T. > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit > our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives > at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big > Kahuna Meteorites Inc. 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