mibcapper

bubba's rite on pen. pennsboro alley. a fav. color

combo for me. bill

.. oh yes i did bub ... ole puter said .. message

sent ... that's the whole truth ...

bill

what am i looking at griff .. bill

... nope .. ... bill

ole craig is real .. mibs too .. and i've got some

of craigs boxes. 1st. class .... bill

1/4 mile from the illinois river .. should be an

interesting spring steve. see if that flood ins. is good .. bill

the one's i have do craig. but the picure you post .

does it have a more clear base than opallesant base of the opal ? if

so, then your marble would be in the blush patterns labeled .. kurly blush .. this info. will be added in more detail to the alley post by ric in the near future. also, my kurlys do fluorese. hope this helps. bill ... here's 2 patterns of kurly ...

ron .. all, thanks so much for the kind thoughts. i

finally made it home.har .. i've had a 7 and 9 yr.

olds for 3 WHOLE days ... mom .. baby evan ray .. and har .. dad are doing fine. they should be home by monday .. and the fun begins .. not a pic yet, but this one really shows what moms and dad think of this bouncing .. 7#13oz's .. baby boy .. thanks again .. bill

We are going to call this one Opal Lady!

Bruce

archive it bruce .. ... bill

as all know, the box is phony. but emailed the man,

and .. surprise .. blew me off

bill

"71, in the san fernando valley wasn't too shabby

either .. bill

very good possibility on that marble. akro started

out with people and techniques from m.f.c. it has all the marks of m.f. ... i consider this one of mine an early, handgathered example. albeit the " 9". but .. har .. i've heard, never seen, that m.f.c. ... did have orange ... har. also a clear base with the 9 and tail. bill

here's 3 differant examples of alley cobalt, thin

ribbons .. fat ones ... in the glass, on top, lots of

variations. but very similiar in the pics. can't get all 3. will edit. or try. bill

Motion carried by acclamation.

But I still need a pic of Ron in a fedora. :-)

not quite a fedora .. but he's still friendly .. bill

and share you did dani ... don't stop showcasing the wild ones, that for some reason didn't make it to the street. purists are in all endeavors, but shouldn't stop what is relevant, and to me ... awesome and beautiful examples. thanks for your efforts. bill

I agree ! I was also there during the dig with Tim and Frank. It was all legal,not all digs are illegal,many have been legal,along with the not so legal ones. Again unless you have taken part in at least one dig,how can you know the true facts if you were not part of it first hand. The tomb raiders legal or not,also provided us with past history that otherwise may have not surfaced. I agree that tomb raiding is somewhat different than digging marbles. Yes,a lot is not reported about digs for various reasons,some we have just witnessed. Once again,i can prove 100% that all marbles discarded at various sites were not all rejects or flawed. Each site has a different reason or story but it takes effort,time,money and work to get facts,instead of a biased opinion. One reason all the sites nowdays are normally no trespassing is because the owners are afraid of being sued. Another reason,like most things goes to greed. This discussion could go on and on,like it has for years. One fact is,that some people will never change thoughts or feelings no matter what is put in front of them. Yes digging continues,will the details or information be avialable? Doubtful,who wants to be criticized for their effort and work. I have dug with well over 50 or 75 different people and no more than a dozen came back for the second time and no more than a half dozen came back the third time. They found it not to be as simple,easy or glamorous as expected. Plain and simple,it is dirty hard work. Many times with little or no reward. The most common reply afterwards is that it is much easier to buy them. If you are only after the marbles,most days can end with disappointment. The dirty marbles have been one of my marble teachers along with the books,internet,shows and friends. Even a dirty,scratched,fractured,broken,half marble or a piece of cullet,can be a piece of the marble puzzel. But if you have all the answers,then you will not have a need for these. Some of my most cherished marble memories are of digging with friends,if we got marbles or not. Yes some of my friends are or have been marble diggers and i am proud to say it. But i guess that should stay between us,like most of it. How many dug marbles are in your collection? Are you 100% sure? Did you take all your marbles from original packages? I hope someone continues to dig marbles as possible,for our benefit.

yep ..... bill

and a very nice example too ... bill

... :happy-857: .... and a grin

too ..... bill

hi dani. up and running again. couldn't pm you,

would you email me concerning a topic of mutual concern. thanks. bill

Here's a neat little swirl. It's pretty cool the way the structure of the three-color ribbon is maintained as it dives down into the base and snakes around inside . . .

not too shabby ric. send it to me and i'll ... uhhhh ... check it out for ya ... if i'm not swimmin in the river ... bill

got some elephants steve. somewhere. i'm movin and stuff is ... somewhere .... i don't see the scruff mark on the bottom dani. gotta have it. i'll be back .... when this movin is done. be safe all ... marble on. bill

sorry folks .. sammy houge has called this one a .. west virginian for years ... bill

may be some in those patch jars ric ... never really

looked at them. if time permits .. puters on .. for

now. bill

for a very nice pair .. .. bill

some wee's .. 11/32" .. bill