marboman

Marblemansion,I am sorry to hear you are not enjoying your hobby at this time but all things change and heal with time,I am told.I am privaliged to work at my own bussiness with my wife,she is a great partner.Everynight as we drive home we take turns sharing three things that we are thankful for that happened that day.Many times we have more than three things each to be happy about,it's very uplifting.Very rarley are marbles one of my three blessings for the day,there is much more to life than marbles.Rather than throw out the marbles you love so much it might be a good idea to set them aside for awhile and focus on the things you can identify,understand and be thankful for.We all become frustrated ,these are hard times but there are things you can give thanks for.Hang in there,bo

Here is one blue base with white ribbons.Not perfectly formed,probably why I hadn't noticed it until now.Appears to be NLR ,it's opaque,and I have seen that shear mark before on other NLR.But who knows? Size is 27/32" Does it have a name?

In the middle of this picture is what I believe is a Panda.It has white, black and blue ribbons ,no aventurine.

I have this one,baby blue, black ribbons with aventurine.Panther?

Got this one last summer,I think it's quartz? size is 1-3/16"

Here are some Jabo's I picked out because of there simplicity of color ,one does have black.Most have less than three colors.

Here are some pelts

OK,I get it.You didn't like the dog? P.S. There is a Rembrandt exhibit today at the Nevada Museum of Art,Judy and I are going over there.Have a great day everyone!

And dogs. Now "I" am done feeling braggadocious.And can't we call IT what IT is? Bragging is OK. If Steve can brag can't I show off a little? He hopes to sell marbles,I hope to sell art one day.Fair dink'm? You know when we weren't shoot'n mibs or lagging coins as kids we were probably bragging about some toad ,or a sinkhole somewhere.I'm on my way.

Oooooooh...Yea

And we all love cats.

Steph,I meant no harm,I thought Steve might even have a laugh at this.We can't loose our sense of humor,I thought it was funny,sorry.How about something light and airy

Yes, I agree,Steve is such a braggadocio that it inspires me to join in and plug some of my own endeavers,like the pastel drawing I posted.It's all good fun

I totally agree

Also would like to say the idea of 12 colors in one marble seems un-natural to me.How many things can you think of in nature,the size of a marble,with 12 colors.And I dont think a marble could have more than eight colors.Red,orange,yellow,green,blue,purple,black and white,that makes eight.Any other color would be a blend.bo

Are you arguing with me? I'm not arguing with you.BUT! wouldn't it be cool if you could go to the hardware store and buy Jabo's?That would be the first step towards making Jabo the "BIG DOG".I would buy them. There are stores near me were I can buy Vacor or chinese marbles.It can be done,even in hard times.

Yes Steph, I agree with you,this is why Jabo can't be the "Big Dog" Steve claims they are compared to CAC,Peltier or there contemporaries Marble King,Vacor,and China. IMO "Big Dog" is a title reserved for the champions ,the winners,the undisputed leader in there feild.I understand now Steve wants to narrow this discussion down to prettiness,so I'm supposed to ignore all the other accomplishments of MFC,CAC and Peltier when they are compared to JABO? That would be like me saying "my left hook is better than Muhommad Ali's,only my left hook.So when comparing me to him only consider his left hand and don't consider all his other fantastic attributes.Yahoo! I'm the Big Dog" I don't know Dave and I'm sure he is a nice guy who probably wouldn't make the claims that Steve makes RRR=4.4%

He's Dr.Jabo that's pretty close.Are you saying Steve is not speaking for Jabo?

Yes!I have gotten that impression before,I see this time it is prettiness.OK my bad.But they do call themselves the "BIG DOG"

Thank you Ann.Galen that's a great eagle! I'm thinking if Jabo wanted to compare it's self to CA or Peltier they should package there brand and sell them on the open market competing with Marble King ,Vacor ,China and see how they stack up.Yes package them up and sell across the USA as CAC and Peltier did.Would Jabo rise to take over the world marble market?I don't think so.If they could then they could truely say they are comparable to CAC and Peltier.bo

Yes Ann I agree,too dark.I prefer something with more vibrance

Here are some patches I believe are all Akro

THRASHERS!

Here are some Cosmic Rainbows,with a tri-lite shooter.bo

Had these out this morning and felt like taking pix.Enjoy!