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Well, the wait is finally over – the 2011 edition of What’s Hot In Tucson is available!!!<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/span>

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From BlueCap CEO & Videographer, Bryan Swoboda’s Announcement:<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

This is our<\/span> <\/span>fifth year<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>covering the Tucson show and every year it gets better and better.<\/span> <\/span>Dave Wilber<\/strong><\/span>, having finally<\/span> <\/span> $\"WHIT11-Ilvite\"$ <\/a><\/span><\/span>overcome many of the physical ailments that have been plaguing him, returns as our knowledgable and locqucious<\/span>Show Host<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span>Bob Jones<\/strong><\/span>also returns as our<\/span> <\/span>Co-Host<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>and together we blast through<\/span>three weeks<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>of the<\/span> <\/span>biggest mineral show in the world<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>to bring you the hottest minerals under the sun.<\/span>
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<\/span> $\"WHIT11-cuprite\"$ <\/a><\/span>We start our adventure at the<\/span> <\/span>Hotel City Tucson Center<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>(which we still refer to as the<\/span>InnSuites<\/strong><\/span>) where we check in with a hand full of dealers showing off specimens ranging from the truly spectacular to the rare oddities.<\/span>
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<\/span>Then we’re off to the newly developed, and quickly growing,<\/span> <\/span>Pueblo Inn Gem & Mineral Show<\/strong><\/span>. This is their second year where they’ve created an<\/span> <\/span>International Fine Mineral Section<\/strong><\/span>and it’s one of the more fun and eclectic stops in our journey.<\/span>
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<\/span> $\"WHIT11-tourmaline\"$ Next, we stop off at the<\/span> <\/span>Fine Minerals International<\/strong><\/span>show where we get a sneak peek at their<\/span> <\/span>gallery-like showroom<\/strong><\/span>before it opens to the public. One of the<\/span> <\/span>biggest thrills<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>of the entire show is when<\/span> <\/span>masterpiece<\/strong><\/span>after<\/span> <\/span>masterpiece<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>comes out of the safe for our private viewing. It’s almost<\/span> <\/span>Wonka-esque<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span>
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<\/span> $\"WHIT11-stibiconite\"$ The next stop is up at the<\/span>Westward Look Mineral Show<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>(aka Fine Mineral Show: Tucson) filled with some of the<\/span>finest dealers on the planet<\/strong><\/span>. This is what I consider a<\/span> <\/span>mineral time machine<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>– you arrive on a Friday and before you know it, it’s Monday and you have no idea where the time has gone!!!<\/span>
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<\/span> $\"WHIT11-rhodochrosite\"$ Our whirlwind adventure ends at the grand-daddy show of them all – The<\/span>TGMS Show<\/strong><\/span>at the Tucson Convention Center (or as everyone refers to it –<\/span> <\/span>The Main Show<\/strong><\/span>). This is the show that started them all and it never disappoints.<\/span> <\/span>Display case<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>after<\/span> <\/span>display case<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>is filled with specimens, oddities, treasures and more all interwoven among the dealer booths and<\/span> <\/span>ice cream stands<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>(ok, there may be only one ice cream stand but I must have visited it a dozen times over the weekend).<\/span>
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<\/span> $\"WHIT11-emerald\"$ In all, it’s<\/span>three long weeks<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>in Tucson seeing and filming minerals every single day. We’ve taken those<\/span> <\/span>504 hours<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>of time and, for your convenience, distilled it and compressed it down to only<\/span> <\/span>4 hours on 2 DVDs<\/strong><\/span>!!! How nice.<\/span>
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<\/span>And<\/span> <\/span>last but not least<\/strong><\/span>, for the past five years everyone has been asking about a certain thing that we<\/span> <\/span>FINALLY<\/strong><\/span> <\/span>added as a<\/span> <\/span>surprise ending<\/strong><\/span>. Want to know what it is?<\/span> <\/span>Buy the DVD<\/a><\/span> <\/span>and keep watching<\/span> <\/span>through the closing credits<\/strong><\/span>. If Dave doesn’t<\/span> <\/span>kill me<\/strong><\/span>, I’m hoping to make this a new feature for all future<\/span> <\/span>What’s Hot In Tucson<\/strong><\/em><\/span>episodes so voice your support!!!!<\/span>
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