[Rockhounds] Swap - Tail Gate Event

[Mike Flannigan]

There will be a swap/tail gate event in the HGMS (Houston Gem and 
Mineral Society) parking lot on Sunday, March 15, 2009, from 10:00 a.m. 
until 4:00 p.m.  For those who are not familiar with the Houston Gem & 
Mineral Society location, it is near the intersection of the Southwest 
Frwy (U. S. 59) and the Beltway 8 (toll road). The actual street address 
is on our website, hgms.org and is 10805 Brooklet at Rockley, Houston, 
Texas 77099.
 
It is open to all the clubs in our general area, as well all 
participants. The spaces in the parking lot will be available on a first 
come-fist serve basis and I recommend anyone wanting to set up to trade 
or sell get there about an hour before it begins, or around 9:00 a.m., 
which is when I will get there.
 
The clubhouse will be open for those who need to use the restroom or 
want to purchase a beverage from our refrigerator. Our beverages are not 
free and we will not be providing any food, although I usually do pickup 
a couple dozen doughnuts on the way and I will probably make some coffee 
as soon as I can get into the clubhouse, if someone else does not beat 
me to that chore.
 
If it rains, we will rent space inside the clubhouse for those who wish 
to go inside and keep dry (of course it is free, if you are just going 
in to keep dry and are not selling or using a table to trade off of, etc.)
 
I have been told there will be some good equipment for sale, or trade, 
and this is a great opportunity for those of you who endeavor to make 
nice things from rocks to show your art and see if anyone will really 
pay or trade for it. Consider this a mini-gem show lab/experiment for 
those who dream of selling at a major event someday. We even allow folks 
who have spent countless hours on river banks and gravel bars to bring 
their once wonderful finds in for the less educated to broaden their 
immaginations and gawk at.
 
Get more information from our website at:
http://www.hgms.org/


Mike Flannigan
(passing along information from others)