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On another board there were a lot of very positive comments about this article. Then the "downing" started. You know the usual JABO haters, Sturtz haters. They even posted that Steve wrote this. Well, he didn't. The lady who wrote it saw that post and was really hurt by what was said. People chose up sides and slung mud at each other. Good to see that not happening here. It's a great post that gives Dave McCullough some great publicity and says nice things about a lot of other people too. Hurrah for Lou's board. Edna

I forgot to mention that I read it on another link and was much impressed by what was written. The lady is a good writer. Wonder if she is a marble collector? She sure picked some good things to write about from Steve's book. Bout time somebody appreciates the work of Dave McCullough. Edna

I enjoyed reading this. Saw it on another board, but when I got back from Houston it was gone. What gives? Edna

The state of Ohio has had laws about lead since 2001. Edna

I have completed 12 boxes. Here is one with Gary Langley's help on the picture. Our marble pic at the top of the lid with a little girl dancing on her Dad's feet. Love that. I remember doing it. Sticker below the pic has a place to put a person's name - the owner of the box. Inside the lid is the dedication and the list of investors. Now to cut liners and dividers.

Pic for the box top - Thanks to Gary Langley Much better than my version. I can hardly wait to finish a box.

Ahhh, I didn't have a marble # 37 to send. I believe that's The Strut. I think my share of that one was 7 marbles. Some more I missed answering last night. Nearly every Blue Tango I have has goldstone. Isn't that cool? Another thing, my brain was thinking about your ID set last night when I answered that I'm not holding anything back. We are holding back two marbles that are black, white, and red. I think I need to post pics of those for the benefit of the other team members who are not seeing those marbles posted. Some special plans are in the works for those. One of the black, red, and white marbles looks like flames. The other is a close family member in the same colors, but swirly. Back to # 37. The blue aventurine in #37 reminds me of the blue aventurine in "Arizona". It is in very thin, fine lines on the tan base of the marble. It must be very rare. I only found 7 in my share. For marbles that looked extremely rare, we actually counted out each person's share. I know everybody got some of those. I knew when you got to work on yours there would be questions. Your questions should help other team members to clarify some of my lumping. LOL Edna Oh - all the team members should ask me questions. We just might discover something I never noticed.

I know because i was in charge of how to divide the marbles. One family got scooped up with too big a measure and only the big investors got some of them before they ran out. Steve didn't want that to happen. He specifically told me he wanted me to be sure everybody got some of everything. But it happened, and it was my fault. We would have had to scoop some out from 5 boxes and distribute a few to 14 more boxes. I decided to move forward, not redo what we had done. No harm done. To know "which one" I'd have to compare my marbles with the 5 people who did get them. And if it was close to another family, I still might not know. I got so many marbles that i'll never miss those few.

And look where that idea went! They are going to continue making Classics and they'll be better than ever. Edna

There is one marble I didn't get any of. You might have that one. I can't even tell you which it might be. I lumped some families together because they were so similar. A lot of the blue based ones, first off the rollers, I did not bother with because I thought they were unremarkable. I'm not intentionally holding any more in reserve. I do have a family left that is one of those pearlized looking ones, very dark. I got very tired of looking at marbles and decided not to bother with it. It might be worth considering, but it's dark. After 3 weeks of staring at them, sorting and sorting and sorting - I quit. LOL

There is already a box being made with your name. I printed the tag for it tonight. That's why I didn't see your request for my email before you had already found it. I can send you gazillions of first off the rollers. LOL Edna

this is the bottom of the marble box - shows the JABO people.

The first Tributes had an alpha and an omega that were very plain. The first and the last off the rollers. I kept some to have some of everything and I would think the first and last of the Aces would have value as being a part of the run. The first ones off the rollers in the last dance run have not been shown. The Pony is close. There are 3 or 4 quart jars full that I didn't think merited being shown. They are what I keep talking about giving to kids. Edna

Finished pic for the box top

Marble # 40 Bouncing Betty and Golden Betty are named for team member Bruce Burkhart (Triker)'s mom. It was named by Triker. The marbles are on a clear base with a white floater that forms white ribbons on the surface. It joins with yellow ribbons, oxblood ribbons, and blue aventurine ribbons. The ones without goldstone are named Bouncy Betty and the ones with goldstone are named Golden Betty.

Pic for the top of the Box - a mixture of plain and goldstone Last Dance I will probably hand cut some of the gray background, haven't decided yet. I'll probably make the first box tonight. I do sort of an assembly line, like box top first, inside the lid second, and the botton last, then I cut the liners, and then the dividers. So it takes a while. I'll be lucky to get the cutting and gluing done tonight.

Some of them are flat enough that they can be used as marble stands with a matching marble. I think mine are going in my cullet garden.

Thank you, Kathy. And thank you for buying Last Dance. Edna

This run is dedicated to David McCullough and Colonel John Woolschlagger, both of whom served in the US Army Special Services. Each has a marble named for them. Philip Arthur also served in Special Forces and has a marble named for him. In the boxes I sell there will be a pic on the top of the box showing Last Dance Marbles and a plate on the underside of the lid that reads: The activities of the US Army Special Forces are shrouded in mystery and darkness. Most of their stories never come to light. It is fitting that the Tributes Last Dance marbles are shrouded in darkness. Unlike Special Forces, their beauty can be revealed with light. Shine your light on the marbles to reveal their story and remember the former and present men who serve in Special Ops of all branches of our military forces. Our Tributes were the last experimental run of 2008. Families and friends of Special Forces members know the meaning of "Last Dance".

Steph, the unnamed ones are # 22 and # 27 and Triker's marble. I looked again at the goldstone marbles, compared them to the "plain" ones and # 22 and # 28 have such a slight difference that I lumped them together. # 28 has been eliminated. It would have been terribly difficult to distinguish between the two of them. The colors are all the same. One of them had slightly more blue than the other. They are now just # 22. Thanks! Edna

22 has a goldstone version and Bruce's unnamed one does too. Edna

I don't see anything collectible in the loose marbles from the jar. Edna

Thank you Al, I hadn't noticed it did not load. I think I have it fixed. Cottoneyed Joe is now up. Bruce Burkhardt had a change of plan and named the marble for his Mom. They are Marble # 40 and #41. They are the same marble, but one version has goldstone. There are some more marbles that are not remarkable. We will enjoy giving them away to kids at marble shows, in restaurants, shopping centers, etc. Edna

My favorite with lutz is Golden Flamenco. Without lutz, I like Dolly, Electric Slide, Blue Tango, Samba, The Colonel, and Hardcore. I can't pick just one. LOL There is one other favorite without a name yet. I'm waiting on Triker to name it. It has a with and without lutz version and I haven't done a pic of it yet. Edna

This marble is Salsa with lutz added. It was named by Edna Eaton Marble # 35 Flamenco Flamenco is on a yellow base with ribbons of bright red, darker red ox, and blue aventurine. It was named by Edna Eaton. This marble is very rare. Edna's share of this marble was 5 marbles. In the pic, the 4 in the top row have lutz and are named "Golden Flamenco". The second row has a single marble with no lutz (goldstone) and is simply "Flamenco". This marble is brighter than my pic. Marble # 36 The Whip The Whip is a tan based marble with oxblood and green mica, very thin ribbons. The Whip was named by Edna Eaton Marble # 38 Jitterbug Jitterbug has a transparent base with a white floater which surfaces to form white ribbons. Heavy Green mica ribbons and oxblood ribbons overlay the white ribbons. Marble # 39 The Two Step The Two Step is a tan based marble with two ribbons, one is green mica and the other is a deep red oxblood. The marble was named by Edna Eaton. Marble # 37 The Strut The Strut looks very much like lone wolfe. It's on a tan base with oxblood ribbons that are bright red and almost brown. It also has fancy ribbons of green mica. The marble was named by Edna Eaton I finished sorting the goldstone (lutz) marbles today. I have found 17 families of Last Dance that have goldstone. Anybody find more than that? Edna