Hi Jon,
"Greg" Hupe here, I live in Florida and was just out west hunting, and
luckily finding, meteorites. I was not at Adam's house in Laughlin, NV when
this person showed up on his doorstep so I have no part in the interaction
or thoughts regarding the unexpected visitor or "newbies" (I never liked
that term since we all started out somewhere!). I still consider myself a
"newbie" in many aspects of meteorite collecting, hunting, science and so
on. There are many great meteorite hunters out there that leave my efforts
in the dust and many scientists I learn from every day. I love the hunt, the
science behind it and interacting with anyone who is a true person to
meteoritics.
I wish you great success out there hunting! Never know, maybe one day we
will be out there hunting (and finding) together!
Just curious, why did you combine two totally separate List email threads in
your reply to Adam's post, but using my email address and Name to the List
along with the "Rocks From Space Picture..." subject line? This does not
seem like a very good way to 'reply', but almost a jab at me for whatever
reason. I am all ears if you have something to say to me (Greg Hupe).
Best regards,
Greg
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The Hupe Collection
NaturesVault (eBay)
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www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
====================
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan E. Dongell" <jdong...@cox.net>
To: "Greg Hupe" <gmh...@htn.net>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 2:36 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - October
28,2010
Hey Greg/Adam,
I'm sure this guy was a real jerk and you deserved to give him the 'boot'
out...
But, don't give up on all of us newbies....
We got 'hooked' a few years back... If it weren't for Keith and Dana
Jenkersen
taking time with us (((we should add Jeff Nodkin as well, and also a lot
of
great hunters
around a campfire in Franconia))) we might not be where we are now. Still
learning,
(and still buying the occasional meteor-wrongs), but a whole lot more
educated and
understanding of the need/value that we hunters bring to the research and
preservation
of such a very rare commodity.
I am sure the afore mentioned hunters might have thought they were
'wasting'
their
valuable time teaching us 'the ropes', but had they not been so gracious,
we
would
never be where we are now. We love to hunt, and we love to BUY, to
increase
our modest collection, to preserve, and to continue our learning. In fact,
you might
check your EBay Paypal account.... We undoughtedly have bought specimens
from YOU....
You just never know, but you might be inspiring new
hunters/collectors/researchers.
For example, the day-by-day account of your latest meteorite 'run' sounded
awesome.
This is what its all about... Conservation, research, education, and along
the way,
good times and good friends. By the way, Keith & Dana have since become
good
friends of ours.
So, don't give up on all of us JERKS who show up on your door step. Some
if
us
got real potential..........
Jon & Joyce Dongell
IMCA 3922
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Hupe" <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>
To: "Adam" <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] anyone know Steven Curry? LUNAR METEORITE
STORY
These people are really scary. I was hooking up a trickle charger to my
four-wheeler meteorite chaser yesterday when a complete stranger startled
me by walking into my open garage. It surprised me so much that I failed
to get his name. He was able to look me up on-line and decided to pay a
visit unannounced. I live in a gated community with video surveillance
and this guy some how was able to get in. He was from out of town
vacationing here in Laughlin and decided to spend some of his time
looking
for meteorites. Apparently, he was not winning at the Casinos so decided
to make a sizable fortune by plucking meteorites that according to him
were lying around everywhere. I told him that not a single comfirmed
meteorite has ever been found in Laughlin but he insisted his looked just
like every other one he had seen on-line and on TV. He showed me his
suspected finds and I told him to take them to a university since I no
longer comment on finds and I am not qualified to classify them. I was
trying to be polite but my other half, Zann got really angry about the
situation and told him to leave. With over 6 million visitors to
Laughlin
every year, this is bound to happen again.
When people have dollar signs in their eyes, they are willing to go to
any
length. This is the first and hopefully the last time one of these
crazies comes to my home.
Best Regards,
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hupe" <gmh...@htn.net>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2010 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - October
28,2010
Hello Everyone!
"Thank You" to everyone on List and off who sent me the very nice
congrats
for my little Nevada finds! I thoroughly enjoy hunting for meteorites
whether they are a fresh fall or a find from miles of hiking around
different terrain. It doesn't matter if I find anything as hunting with
family and friends is reward enough... but finding one every once in a
while sure takes the pain away from all the walking!!
I hope everyone has a great weekend, mine will be spent getting things
taken care of on the home front after having been gone for a month. Good
Luck to all who are out there hunting or plan any future searches!
Best regards,
Greg
====================
Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
NaturesVault (eBay)
gmh...@htn.net
www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
====================
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http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Johnson" <mich...@rocksfromspace.org>
To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:10 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of Day - October 28,
2010
http://www.rocksfromspace.org/October_28_2010.html
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