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Topic: 10/19-20: Harrison Schmitt in Pontefract (UK)
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Ade74
Member Posts: 47
From: Peterborough, England
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 03-23-2012 06:58 AM
   
Will there be a photo session at the event before the talks or only at the Saturday lunch?I have bought a Friday night ticket but if photo is on a Saturday I will need to change this! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-23-2012 07:49 AM
Ken has asked Dr Schmitt about further photo ops at the evening lectures but he is out of the office at this time.As and when Ken gets back to me I will post here. Sit tight. |
dave sixsmith
Member Posts: 199
From: burnley lancashire england
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 03-23-2012 06:10 PM
I think me and Brammers are up for the lunch and photo op. |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-24-2012 12:14 PM
Yee-hah! Rick, just for clarity: is the dinner cheque payable to Ken personally or to "APOLLO 13"? I presume a second SAE is not required? |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-24-2012 02:23 PM
Correct Brammers; the cheques for the meal should be made out to Ken Willoughby and if a SAE has already been sent for tickets a second is NOT required.Just waiting for confirmation from Ken about the venue for the meal. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 03-24-2012 02:36 PM
I reckon you should have a free ticket Rick for all your hard work! |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-24-2012 02:45 PM
You don't know the half of it! To reduce the cost of the meal, Rick has offered himself as the main course. He should go well with gravy, chips and mushy peas. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-24-2012 06:36 PM
Well, there's plenty to go round.  Ken is your main man. I just help him as best I can. In return Ken allows me access to his guests and the opportunity to photograph their visits which is reward enough. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-24-2012 06:44 PM
To help promote the Harrison Schmitt event further Ken now has a website with photos, contact details etc. http://space-lectures.com It is a work in progress; there is still plenty to come in the days and weeks ahead but it gives interested parties a flavour of Ken's work. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-25-2012 12:14 PM
Correction to the earlier post about the meal. Ken has changed venue. The meal will now be at King's Croft, Pontefract on Saturday October 20th, 11:30-14:30. Tickets=£60 (includes wine reception.) Photo with HSS before meal=£25 and will be signed afterwards. Only 100 seat available-first come. The updated venue is closer to Dr Schmitt's hotel and easier to get to. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-25-2012 01:33 PM
Here are examples of the kind of 8x10 photo guests to the meal can expect to see should they choose to purchase one.These scanned copies do not do justice to the originals which are very impressive "in the flesh".  
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gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-25-2012 04:57 PM
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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
The updated venue is closer to Dr Schmitt's hotel and easier to get to.
What? You mean he's not staying with us at the Premier Inn?  Great photos, by the way. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-26-2012 05:27 AM
Looks like I am not the only pleb staying at the Premier Inn. But on a positive note, they do have stables out back for Dave's horse and a spitoon in the bar! |
john ffoulkes
Member Posts: 146
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 03-26-2012 11:15 AM
I will be at Premier Inn as well, so maybe a taxi will be in order. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 03-26-2012 01:02 PM
Premier Inns? We'll be in a "Travelshed" somewhere?The photos look great. I might splash the cash and have one of those myself on the night? |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 03-26-2012 03:03 PM
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Originally posted by Rick Mulheirn:
But on a positive note, they do have stables out back for Dave's horse and a spitoon in the bar!
A spitoon in the bar? My word, they are getting civilised north of Watford. What's wrong with good, old fashioned sawdust? |
dave sixsmith
Member Posts: 199
From: burnley lancashire england
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 03-26-2012 05:34 PM
£60.00 for lunch in the post... polishing up my spurs, dusting off the boots, just need my passport for going over the Yorkshire border!
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Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-26-2012 06:17 PM
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Originally posted by dave sixsmith:
...just need my passport for going over the Yorkshire border!
...and your jabs. 
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robert_l
Member Posts: 168
From: Dundee,Scotland
Registered: Jul 2008
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posted 03-27-2012 11:49 AM
Will also have to remember my passport to cross the border from Scotland! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-27-2012 12:59 PM
Can guests for the dinner please indicate with their ticket order whether they require vegetarian fayre?And Ken also needs to know if any of the guests for the meal or the talks have mobility issues ie. Wheelchair access etc. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-28-2012 01:19 PM
Update from Ken. Tickets for the meal selling particularly well. He expects to sell out soon.Still plenty of tickets for the evening talks. Still waiting to hear whether Jack will do photo shoots at the talks. I have suggested that if he does, he might consider signing such a photo as an alternative to three copies of his book. From a commercial standpoint such signed photos would hold little re-sale value, it would make the whole signing experience quicker and for some a signed photo would be preferable to a signed book. But at the end of the day, Ken can only offer what Dr. Schmitt is prepared to accommodate. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-28-2012 08:57 PM
I have seen several references to people staying at the "Premier Inn", but which one? There are two: Premier Inn Pontefract North is 2.5 miles from the centre of Pontefract, while Premier Inn Pontefract South is 3 miles from the town centre. Seems guaranteed to create confusion! |
john ffoulkes
Member Posts: 146
From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 03-29-2012 02:13 AM
Mine is "Pontefract South". |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-29-2012 03:25 AM
The easiest Premier Inn to get to is the one at J32 off the M62 |
Steve Procter
Member Posts: 1031
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-30-2012 06:56 AM
Rick, I think that's the one next to the Xcape complex so you'll be okay for a bit of skiing or snowboarding if it takes your fancy! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-30-2012 08:27 AM
At my age Steve I prefer my ice in a glass. I'll leave the vigorous stuff to young whipper snappers such as yourself. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-30-2012 01:19 PM
Mixed news regarding the Harrison Schmitt event in October.Thanks to Ken's persistance Dr Schmitt has kindly agreed to pose for professional photos before each of his evening talks. The photos will be similar to those illustrated above and will be £20 a piece. He will however still only sign his book "Return to the Moon"; up to a maximum of 3 signed books per person. He will still be posing for similar photos prior to the meal but I understand that he is now only prepared to sign his book after the meal and NOT the photos taken prior to eating. Sorry guys!  For that reason Ken has lowered the price of those photos to £20 also. |
james watt
Member Posts: 54
From: england
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 03-31-2012 11:14 AM
I would pay £100 for a photo with him, signed or not! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-31-2012 01:41 PM
So can Ken put you down for five photos at £20 a pop James? For what it's worth, I think that is less than the guys at Autographica charge for an astronaut photo shoot and they don't have the "green screen" backgrounds. Assuming guests bring along a copy of his book £80 will get you a unique illustrated presentation (his first ever in the UK), a chance to meet the man and shake his hand, a personal 10x8 colour photo with him and an autograph. If my memory serves me right that is what he was charging per autograph at his private Novaspace signing five or six years ago! By comparison, how much did your average British collectSPACE member spend on petrol this week and ask yourself "Is such an evening worth a tank of gas"? |
james watt
Member Posts: 54
From: england
Registered: Sep 2011
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posted 03-31-2012 02:53 PM
I have only just found out about these events and cannot believe I have missed all these astronauts (I live in Newcastle, a couple of hours drive to Pontefract) and a cheque for £180 was in the post today. I am attending both talks and lunch and will have three photos if possible? This is an amazing opportunity I would not miss for anything! |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 03-31-2012 03:04 PM
Good to have you on board Jim. I am sure you will enjoy yourself immensely. Fingers crossed this will not be Ken's last astronaut encounter. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3120
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 03-31-2012 06:03 PM
I have also applied for both talks and the dinner. I met Dr Schmitt almost ten years ago, when his views on lunar formation were a voice in the wilderness. Recent findings have opened up the whole debate, and I want the maximum opportunity to hear the views of the only professional geologist who actually made a field-trip to the Moon |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 04-01-2012 04:40 AM
My only concern is that everyone does not turn up with three books. What a long signing session that would be! |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-03-2012 01:24 PM
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Originally posted by john ffoulkes:
Mine is "Pontefract South".
That's the one: nearest to the venue I think. See you there John. |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 04-03-2012 05:19 PM
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Originally posted by james watt:
This is an amazing opportunity I would not miss for anything!
Hey James, if its astronauts your after (a whole bunch of Apollo ones) am off to the ASF show at Cape Canaveral Nov. 1-3 to have real quality time with these guys. I was there last November and had the time of my life. However nearer to home can't wait to finally meet up with Harrison Schmitt. |
Rick Mulheirn
Member Posts: 4167
From: England
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 04-12-2012 07:29 AM
If anybody is waiting to hear back from Ken regarding ticket orders please cut the guy a bit of slack.Ken went off radar this last week or so which I presumed was down to some kind of Easter break or vacation when in fact he suffered a mild heart attack. He is on the mend but would appreciate a quick and smooth succession of ticket orders rather than a stressful last minute rush before the June 1st deadline. Ken is a tad frustrated ticket sales are going the way of previous events; it is looking like there will yet again be a last minute rush. But such a rush will not guarantee the event. June 1st is the deadline; if Ken has not sold enough tickets by then the event will not go ahead. Thanks for your understanding guys. |
Tykeanaut
Member Posts: 2212
From: Worcestershire, England, UK.
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 04-12-2012 01:55 PM
I wish him well, as I'm sure everyone else does.Come on guys! If you intend going make the commitment now rather than later (or too late?) |
Kite
Member Posts: 831
From: Northampton UK
Registered: Nov 2009
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posted 04-12-2012 02:46 PM
Thats sad news about Ken. Here's hoping for a quick and full recovery. |
spaceman
Member Posts: 1104
From: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 04-12-2012 04:52 PM
Take it easy Ken, get well soon! |
Skyguy48
Member Posts: 142
From: Scotland
Registered: Jun 2011
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posted 04-12-2012 04:53 PM
Of course a speedy recovery... How many more tickets are we short for a go ahead anyhow? |
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