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<p>[QUOTE="Desertau, post: 9826908, member: 86775"]wow, let me say thank you I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the comments and really great information and I have enjoyed the stories. this little stone a special story with my dad, like all sons I hope we all see our dads as something special and he was. At 18 he was a professional musician trained in the violin he could play any instrument by ear he had perfect pitch he changed carriers to become an architect, he designed hospitals and buildings for IBM, Fairchild, Memorix and others and he was an artist. He was a body builder and with a friend opened a gymnasium in downtown San Francisco, some here might remember the name “Jack Lalanne” he worked out there my dad his trainer. Like this little stone that and his art are things I cherish and would never sell at any price. So, while I agree with everything it would not only be difficult but likely impossible to verify the stone this fact is unimportant in this case.</p><p><br /></p><p>this is a large piece done as a copper plate etching.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490124[/ATTACH] </p><p>a pen and ink of my mom.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490125[/ATTACH] </p><p>another glamor sketch.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490126[/ATTACH] </p><p>and another etching of an old mining operation.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]490127[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Desertau, post: 9826908, member: 86775"]wow, let me say thank you I can’t tell you how much I appreciate all the comments and really great information and I have enjoyed the stories. this little stone a special story with my dad, like all sons I hope we all see our dads as something special and he was. At 18 he was a professional musician trained in the violin he could play any instrument by ear he had perfect pitch he changed carriers to become an architect, he designed hospitals and buildings for IBM, Fairchild, Memorix and others and he was an artist. He was a body builder and with a friend opened a gymnasium in downtown San Francisco, some here might remember the name “Jack Lalanne” he worked out there my dad his trainer. Like this little stone that and his art are things I cherish and would never sell at any price. So, while I agree with everything it would not only be difficult but likely impossible to verify the stone this fact is unimportant in this case. this is a large piece done as a copper plate etching. [ATTACH=full]490124[/ATTACH] a pen and ink of my mom. [ATTACH=full]490125[/ATTACH] another glamor sketch. [ATTACH=full]490126[/ATTACH] and another etching of an old mining operation. [ATTACH=full]490127[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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