﻿{"id":665,"date":"2015-01-15T19:49:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-15T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/?guid=d757fac6072bd7d6d3a9e037430fabfb"},"modified":"2015-01-15T19:49:07","modified_gmt":"2015-01-15T19:49:07","slug":"tbt-tucsongemshow-2014-lecture-series-at-the-pueblo-gem-mineral-show-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/2015\/01\/15\/tbt-tucsongemshow-2014-lecture-series-at-the-pueblo-gem-mineral-show-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"#TBT #TucsonGemShow 2014 Lecture Series at the Pueblo Gem &amp; Mineral Show Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\"><b>FEBRUARY 11th: &nbsp;<\/b><b style=\"line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: left;\">GAIL COPUS SPANN and&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>MICHAEL LEYBOV and LUDMILA CHESHKO<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>OF THE MINERALOGICAL ALMANAC FROM MOSCOW&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">In 2014 I was so busy with the introduction of two new shows that I wasn&#8217;t able to get to the first two nights of the Lecture Series &#8211; but nothing was going to keep me from the last two.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">I, and over 100 mineral enthusiasts braved the cool of the evening (there are heaters in the tent) because we were all looking forward to seeing the amazing Gail Copus Spann&#8217;s talk&#8230;I think we were all just eager to see Gail following a very&nbsp;challenging year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\"><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ATlNJNrDHY\/Ukec8cr9vrI\/AAAAAAAAh1I\/PO9uA-DPJb0\/s1600\/gail1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; color: #36366c; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ATlNJNrDHY\/Ukec8cr9vrI\/AAAAAAAAh1I\/PO9uA-DPJb0\/s200\/gail1.png\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"200\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" width=\"158\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>7 P.M: GAIL COPUS SPANN<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>DALLAS, TEXAS, USA&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>RENOWNED COLLECTOR OF FINE MINERALS<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">PRESENTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cThe Continuing Perspectives of A Woman Collector&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">First up &#8211; Gail!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">Gail talks on the thing she knows best &#8211; being a woman in the mineral collection world. &nbsp;She is always so upbeat, straight forward and she engages the audience.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;\">This night the tent was filled to capacity with at least another 20 people standing at the back. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--ZqbF-SSn6Q\/VLeu2unjwtI\/AAAAAAAAxJg\/q0jUVArV8g4\/s1600\/gailhasenteredthebuilding%2B-%2BCopy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--ZqbF-SSn6Q\/VLeu2unjwtI\/AAAAAAAAxJg\/q0jUVArV8g4\/s1600\/gailhasenteredthebuilding%2B-%2BCopy.png\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"320\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Everyone was excited to see Gail &#8211; she was greeted by John White and Dave Wilbur &#8211; quite the auspicious home coming&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NRpsv3-J83I\/VLeu2ch--SI\/AAAAAAAAxJU\/5fajHMd5AMA\/s1600\/gail1796622_10152238894908120_991380310_n%2B-%2BCopy.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NRpsv3-J83I\/VLeu2ch--SI\/AAAAAAAAxJU\/5fajHMd5AMA\/s1600\/gail1796622_10152238894908120_991380310_n%2B-%2BCopy.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">She got right to the topic at hand.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0RUrQqHaa3M\/VLeu2wgXGHI\/AAAAAAAAxJY\/FUmdPdoCMFs\/s1600\/GailOverflow%2B-%2BCopy.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0RUrQqHaa3M\/VLeu2wgXGHI\/AAAAAAAAxJY\/FUmdPdoCMFs\/s1600\/GailOverflow%2B-%2BCopy.png\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"400\" width=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\">SRO &#8211; it was a packed house!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DhsUrd_1l0s\/UmRFYP6F7rI\/AAAAAAAAiNk\/ZBYdjerA3gM\/s1600\/ludmilla.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; color: #36366c; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration: none;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DhsUrd_1l0s\/UmRFYP6F7rI\/AAAAAAAAiNk\/ZBYdjerA3gM\/s200\/ludmilla.png\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"200\" style=\"border: none; position: relative;\" width=\"191\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>7.45 P.M: MICHAEL LEYBOV and LUDMILA CHESHKO<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>OF THE MINERALOGICAL ALMANAC FROM MOSCOW RUSSIA<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">PRESENTS<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><b><i><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">\u201cCelebrate 20 Years In Mineralogical Publishing\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: center;\">8.15 P.M: REFRESHMENTS SERVED<\/div>\n<p>Maury and Aisha introduced Ludmilla and Michael for a really fun overview of the first 20 years of the Mineralogical Almanac &#8211; with a little help from his friends,<\/p>\n<p>Bob Jones (of Rock &amp; Gem) briefly took the floor to add some great personal stories &#8211; the lecture closed with a traditional Bread Sharing Ceremony&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MiHCzocfebk\/VLewfiG_I8I\/AAAAAAAAxKA\/lwzkEAjiloc\/s1600\/Michael.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MiHCzocfebk\/VLewfiG_I8I\/AAAAAAAAxKA\/lwzkEAjiloc\/s1600\/Michael.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IfyKweCkWDE\/VLewfgksLUI\/AAAAAAAAxJw\/YRHbRZG-55c\/s1600\/Michael1604906_10152238897893120_841806802_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IfyKweCkWDE\/VLewfgksLUI\/AAAAAAAAxJw\/YRHbRZG-55c\/s1600\/Michael1604906_10152238897893120_841806802_n.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-c6riZerAQWs\/VLewfgjgMoI\/AAAAAAAAxJ0\/9Af6Z3jbb3M\/s1600\/Michael1385055_10152238898853120_555033964_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-c6riZerAQWs\/VLewfgjgMoI\/AAAAAAAAxJ0\/9Af6Z3jbb3M\/s1600\/Michael1385055_10152238898853120_555033964_n.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANxXXcgk2eI\/VLewgVEFFgI\/AAAAAAAAxKE\/OjSZrMlbCjE\/s1600\/michael1014012_10152238905503120_1766906909_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANxXXcgk2eI\/VLewgVEFFgI\/AAAAAAAAxKE\/OjSZrMlbCjE\/s1600\/michael1014012_10152238905503120_1766906909_n.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><i><span style=\"color: #274e13;\">A BIG Thank You to Maury Destouet the General Manager of the Riverpark Inn and the Pueblo Gem &amp; Mineral Show as well as the well connected and always polished Aisha Jan for assembling an amazing group of Experts for this Lecture Series.<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><b style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><i><br \/><span style=\"color: #38761d;\">From Aisha: &#8220;I have the honor and pleasure to select the guest speakers and to assist in the organization of these events. Our company&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocksaholics.com\/\" style=\"color: #36366c; text-decoration: none;\">Rocksaholics&nbsp;<\/a><span style=\"color: #38761d;\">is a proud participant of this show.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><b style=\"color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><b style=\"color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;\"><i>&#8230;click through to see who they have&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/tucsongemshow-pueblo-gem-mineral-show.html\" style=\"color: #36366c; text-decoration: none;\" >scheduled for 2015<\/a>!<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><b>FEBRUARY 11th: &nbsp;<\/b><b>GAIL COPUS SPANN and&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><b>MICHAEL LEYBOV and LUDMILA CHESHKO<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>OF THE MINERALOGICAL ALMANAC FROM MOSCOW&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><b><span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<p><span>In 2014 I was so busy with the introduction of two new shows that I wasn&#8217;t able to get to the first two nights of the Lecture Series &#8211; but nothing was going to keep me from the last two.<\/span><br \/><span><br \/><\/span><span>I, and over 100 mineral enthusiasts braved the cool of the evening (there are heaters in the tent) because we were all looking forward to seeing the amazing Gail Copus Spann&#8217;s talk&#8230;I think we were all just eager to see Gail following a very&nbsp;challenging year.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ATlNJNrDHY\/Ukec8cr9vrI\/AAAAAAAAh1I\/PO9uA-DPJb0\/s1600\/gail1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-2ATlNJNrDHY\/Ukec8cr9vrI\/AAAAAAAAh1I\/PO9uA-DPJb0\/s200\/gail1.png\" height=\"200\" width=\"158\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><b>7 P.M: GAIL COPUS SPANN<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>DALLAS, TEXAS, USA&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>RENOWNED COLLECTOR OF FINE MINERALS<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>PRESENTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><i><span>&ldquo;The Continuing Perspectives of A Woman Collector&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><i><span><br \/><\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>First up &#8211; Gail!<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>Gail talks on the thing she knows best &#8211; being a woman in the mineral collection world. &nbsp;She is always so upbeat, straight forward and she engages the audience.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>This night the tent was filled to capacity with at least another 20 people standing at the back. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--ZqbF-SSn6Q\/VLeu2unjwtI\/AAAAAAAAxJg\/q0jUVArV8g4\/s1600\/gailhasenteredthebuilding%2B-%2BCopy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/--ZqbF-SSn6Q\/VLeu2unjwtI\/AAAAAAAAxJg\/q0jUVArV8g4\/s1600\/gailhasenteredthebuilding%2B-%2BCopy.png\" height=\"320\" width=\"640\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Everyone was excited to see Gail &#8211; she was greeted by John White and Dave Wilbur &#8211; quite the auspicious home coming&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NRpsv3-J83I\/VLeu2ch--SI\/AAAAAAAAxJU\/5fajHMd5AMA\/s1600\/gail1796622_10152238894908120_991380310_n%2B-%2BCopy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-NRpsv3-J83I\/VLeu2ch--SI\/AAAAAAAAxJU\/5fajHMd5AMA\/s1600\/gail1796622_10152238894908120_991380310_n%2B-%2BCopy.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>She got right to the topic at hand.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0RUrQqHaa3M\/VLeu2wgXGHI\/AAAAAAAAxJY\/FUmdPdoCMFs\/s1600\/GailOverflow%2B-%2BCopy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0RUrQqHaa3M\/VLeu2wgXGHI\/AAAAAAAAxJY\/FUmdPdoCMFs\/s1600\/GailOverflow%2B-%2BCopy.png\" height=\"400\" width=\"385\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SRO &#8211; it was a packed house!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<span>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DhsUrd_1l0s\/UmRFYP6F7rI\/AAAAAAAAiNk\/ZBYdjerA3gM\/s1600\/ludmilla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DhsUrd_1l0s\/UmRFYP6F7rI\/AAAAAAAAiNk\/ZBYdjerA3gM\/s200\/ludmilla.png\" height=\"200\" width=\"191\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b>7.45 P.M: MICHAEL LEYBOV and LUDMILA CHESHKO<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b>OF THE MINERALOGICAL ALMANAC FROM MOSCOW RUSSIA<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>PRESENTS<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><b><i><span>&ldquo;Celebrate 20 Years In Mineralogical Publishing&rdquo;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>8.15 P.M: REFRESHMENTS SERVED<\/div>\n<p>Maury and Aisha introduced Ludmilla and Michael for a really fun overview of the first 20 years of the Mineralogical Almanac &#8211; with a little help from his friends,<\/p>\n<p>Bob Jones (of Rock &amp; Gem) briefly took the floor to add some great personal stories &#8211; the lecture closed with a traditional Bread Sharing Ceremony&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MiHCzocfebk\/VLewfiG_I8I\/AAAAAAAAxKA\/lwzkEAjiloc\/s1600\/Michael.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-MiHCzocfebk\/VLewfiG_I8I\/AAAAAAAAxKA\/lwzkEAjiloc\/s1600\/Michael.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IfyKweCkWDE\/VLewfgksLUI\/AAAAAAAAxJw\/YRHbRZG-55c\/s1600\/Michael1604906_10152238897893120_841806802_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IfyKweCkWDE\/VLewfgksLUI\/AAAAAAAAxJw\/YRHbRZG-55c\/s1600\/Michael1604906_10152238897893120_841806802_n.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-c6riZerAQWs\/VLewfgjgMoI\/AAAAAAAAxJ0\/9Af6Z3jbb3M\/s1600\/Michael1385055_10152238898853120_555033964_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-c6riZerAQWs\/VLewfgjgMoI\/AAAAAAAAxJ0\/9Af6Z3jbb3M\/s1600\/Michael1385055_10152238898853120_555033964_n.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANxXXcgk2eI\/VLewgVEFFgI\/AAAAAAAAxKE\/OjSZrMlbCjE\/s1600\/michael1014012_10152238905503120_1766906909_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-ANxXXcgk2eI\/VLewgVEFFgI\/AAAAAAAAxKE\/OjSZrMlbCjE\/s1600\/michael1014012_10152238905503120_1766906909_n.jpg\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><b><i><span>A BIG Thank You to Maury Destouet the General Manager of the Riverpark Inn and the Pueblo Gem &amp; 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Our company&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocksaholics.com\/\">Rocksaholics&nbsp;<\/a><span>is a proud participant of this show.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><i><br \/><\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><i>&#8230;click through to see who they have&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.blogspot.com\/2014\/11\/tucsongemshow-pueblo-gem-mineral-show.html\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled for 2015<\/a>!<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[304,4,203,198,305,300,62],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665\/revisions\/666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}