[meteorite-list] Toolbox Meteorite

From: al mitterling <almitt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:39:04 -0500
Message-ID: <3DB772DAAB364A03BCCD470179005962_at_StarmanPC>

Hi Mike and all,

Couldn't let this one pass :-) The original beer bottle opening meteorite
is owned by Blaine Reed (unless he sold it to Mike Jenson which I doubt).
Think it is a Canyon Diablo (predates the Sikhote-Alin's arriving on the
collectors market by many years). Blaine has opened a few thousand (or is
that ten thousand) bottles of beer with that specimen. He's been offered a
good bit of change many times over the value of his specimen but claims it's
a pride thing or something like that. Best!

--AL Mitterling

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Bandli" <fuzzfoot at comcast.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Toolbox Meteorite


> Martin and All,
>
> I never considered the 'Toolbox' sub-genre of meteorites. Very well done
> and interesting!
>
> Though not a historical one, one of my favorite 'Toolbox' meteorites is
> Mike Jensen's Sikhote Alin beer bottle opener. I always search the bins in
> Tucson for one, but I think Mike Jensen holds the only one in existence.
> It also allows one to employ the ultimate geek pick-up line: "Excuse me,
> Miss, allow me to open that Coors Light with my meteorite for you."
>
> Best,
>
> Mike Bandli
Received on Wed 10 Dec 2008 03:39:04 PM PST