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Have a great one, Budster!!! 'Love Ya!!

'Morning Rhonda, I feel the primary purpose of these chat boards is for..... Well..... Chat!!! Yes, we have a common interest and topic... But, we are also friends and care about each other. IMHO, your post is PERFECTLY appropriate. I've learned a lot of things here, that have nothing to do with marbles. I just can't imagine what could be wrong with that... I'm so sorry for your loss.... That's a really tough wall to get around. Hang in and walk strong.... PS... I can't find the spot for a Paypal donation... Gotta run now, will try later...

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Awesome Ron!!! Congratulations!!!!!

It's the last blast!!! The voting ends at midnight Wed. night.... I won't be home after tomorrow morning (Til Friday) But I'll get in as many votes as I can before I leave!! Thanks BUNCHES to everyone who has kept this thing goin'!!!

That's true... It usually says something like 7 hours and so many minutes... Though, the hours seem to be pretty random. I've refreshed and seen it come back with 5,6 or 7 hours just after voting. But, no matter what it says, I've found that if I wait an hour or so, I can vote again and as far as I can tell, the votes still count... It's very odd....

I've managed to vote quite a few times today... He's still at 66 this (early) morning.... Thanks for the votes Edna!! Steph..... Dustin & Kacey's friends have been hanging out here way too much this summer!!! When I read your post that he was "hot," I wondered if there was a picture of him somewhere!! Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Yeah, that happened when he dropped to 30-something... I still wonder what / who did that!!

They always say, if your lost, stay where you are.... I have no idea why that may be relevant, but I'm stickin' with 1.653 !!!

YIKES, I missed it!!!! I hope is was a very chocolatey purple day!!!!

Bumpin' for the last leg!! All we've gotta do is keep him under 150 for 8 more days!!! Thanks again, Everyone!!!

Have an AWESOME day, Dawg #1!!!! (Dawg #5)

I'm goin' with 1.653

Mannnn, I've been seriously cutting my "online time" to keep up with what's going on around the house.... But, if I'd seen that on ebay, I'd have jumped on it (If I didn't assume it would go to the moon.... Which I would probably have expected) If the buyer got a good deal, AWESOME!!! There aren't too many sleepers out there anymore!!! GREAT for them!!!! (I only wish it was me!! LOL) With all the crap that's gone on with marbles over the years, it's hard not to look at this and say, "Hmmmmmmm......" And, being skeptical is a wise move. Everyday there's a new scam... It's really hard to hang on to that naive attitude of "WOW" when you have to second guess the authenticity of everything.... So, suffice to say, if we jump on it without question, we're foolish... If we question all possibility before accepting it, we're naysayers... So it goes. It wasn't always that way and I miss the "Good Old Days...." Those of us who have enjoyed those days have to remember that newer collectors have never had that point in time when they could openly accept such a freaky thing without question. It's sad, but true... OTOH, they do have to consider that there ARE a lot of oddities that are the "real deal," too... I can understand David's bringing up the CA marbles... This is exactly the type of "oddity" that those were designed after... If this marble were to be questioned, that would be the first logical place to start the investigation.... Marie asked.... That would be the same way anything, including the rods of color, would end up inside the cane... The core glass is rolled over rods of color that stick to it. That glob is dipped back into clear glass for another layer, then it rolled over the outer layer of threads and dipped into the clear again... Each time the glob is rolled over something, it sticks to the surface... Dipping it into clear glass encases it... If a piece of over brick, or sulphide, or an upholstery tack (as I've seen in the bubble of a swirl) or... Anything that doesn't burn up, comes in contact with the glob, or happens to be floating in the molten clear glass of the furnace, it's in there!!! It's not terribly unusual for bubbles in antique marbles to have pieces of carbon bouncing around inside them... Probably pieces of wood that burned up after being trapped in the glass...

Windy, I'm so sorry I missed this (I've been at my Dad's this week) I'm so glad everything worked out. Marble Karma never fails!!! What do we say when "Get well soon" just doesn't cut it?? Here's to wishing Gail peace, calm and strong will!!! Hang in, girl.... Hugs to the care-giver. It's a tough, tough gig....

I'm not sure........ But, I believe I've heard of one of these before (Maybe the same one?) We need Lloyd for this... But, he seems to be walkin' on the wild side these days...... Very Cool marble!!!

'Here's to you on your special day!!!

Have a great birthday, Weldon!! Keep smilin'... It makes folks wonder whatchure up to!!!

Thanks for keepin' this goin' folks!! 'Sorry I've been a little AWOL... We've been having some computer issues and.... As usual, a lot going on here. Whenever I'm sitting at the computer, I feel like I'm slacking somewhere else... I have been trying to keep up on my votes. It's great to know others are too!!! Thanks bunches!!

Hey Ray!! I guess I've been outta the loop on this! What in the cornbread hell are you doin' in Iraq?? Damn it, stay safe, man... And, be in touch when you can. Did I mention stay safe??

I don't know about the tusk difference, but I've always thought of that figure as a boar.

Thanks again, everyone!!! He's down to 92!!! It shows that a LOT of votes have come through invisionzone (Us) and Yuku (Glass Addiction) and a few through LOM.... I really appreciate it!! He's listed as "cool" on the viral scale... I posted the link here, at Glass Addiction, on my "Me" page of ebay and on Craig's List, where it was flagged and removed. But, we got 17 votes before they pulled it!!! LOL I know Dustin has posted it in a few places, too. Yet still, it's "cool." If you have any ideas of other places to post, let me know!! Thanks!! :Happy_143:

Hey Steph, thanks for bringing this up... I wish I'd seen it earlier. But, the bloodhounds found the info anyway!!! Yeah, Lucky Dog was "The" name to know if you wanted to print logos on marbles... Several people had "Business Marbles" rather than business cards.... I know that Bert Cohen had some and there was a printed marble that advertised the Greenberg's book... I don't know for sure, but I'd bet they were both done by Lucky Dog. Despite the issues with logo marbles, I never remember hearing a bad word about Lucky Dog. I never knew anyone there, but it seems many people I knew did, and it seemed they were always regarded with good vibes and respect... I've often wondered what happened to them... I assumed they were no longer in business. It's great to know that their still rollin' around (sorry, my bad... )

Thanks soooooo much to all those who have voted (and, will hopefully continue to vote!! :Happy_143: ) His ranking is really movin' up!! Also, if you know of any other websites to post it on, please do!! There are prizes for being "viral" (Having the link on large numbers of websites..... That's a new word on me!! LOL)

"Through the Cheez-it Hole" This picture was randomly taken in the back of my van, on our way back from the Wheaton show (so, it does relate a little bit!!) Dustin has such great luck with "shot off the cuff" pictures!!! LOL Kacey LOVES Cheez-it's.... Can ya tell?? (PS... For those who may be inclined...... Please note, you can vote every 8 hours, til August 12th!!! LOL :Happy_143: )

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