http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/ Kaleidoscope Exchange Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:04:00 GMT SMITH Jacqueline http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3545 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3545 Hi, Does anyone in our group know how to find out how many (kaleidoscope related) galleries have had to close their doors over the past two years? Jacqui Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:06:28 GMT Dan Robinson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3544 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3544 I got most all of my modern scopes from Scherer Gallery.  You could not ask for a better dealer for me.  Nellie Bly is also a great shop.  Lots of inventory Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:13:03 GMT csbdb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3543 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3543 looks like someone created a stir in the kaleidoscope world by their actions and it wasn't me...Thank goodness. I liked the article and think it was an Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:25:41 GMT Kevin Kohler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3542 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3542 Looks like I'm a bit late to the party, but I must admit I don't fully understand the point of the cited article. Claire mentions scope collectors and artists Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:13:25 GMT Kevin Kohler http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3541 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3541 Due to a dearth of scope retailers in the South Florida area, I've bought most of my scopes either through retailers, artists themselves, Cozy, or the BKS Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:29:31 GMT mandalamomma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3540 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3540 My apologies too. I did not intend to indicate anything inappropriate happened, and I should have clarified the intention of my post from the start. Isn't it Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:45:34 GMT SMITH Jacqueline http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3539 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3539 All is fine with me too Claire. I found it to be an interesting and informative article. Jacqui Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:16:58 GMT Frank http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3538 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3538 Claire, in case you missed it, I posted this in the other kaleidoscope group: "....I think Claire used the quotes or paraphrasings in an entirely responsible Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:12:48 GMT Bill Novak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3537 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3537 Returning to the world of scopes -- If somebody paid you to fly around the country and spend a lazy afternoon in each of five or ten kaleidoscope stores, which Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:24:19 GMT Claire http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3536 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3536 I think I owe the people of this list (especially Frank) an apology. I normally do not quote anything from a listserv without getting the permission of the Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:21:39 GMT Nancy Stieber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3535 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3535 An excellent reminder that we might think we're just talking to each other, but once something is posted over the internet it can have a life of its own. By Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:04:09 GMT mandalamomma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3534 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3534 Just to clarify my intention: i only posted this article to bring awareness to the members that whatever they say here -may be "quoted" That is all. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:01:19 GMT Nancy Stieber http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3533 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3533 Interesting article. I wonder if the author, Claire Wolfe, was as upset about tyranny and overspending by the "feds" when the United States initiated a Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:39:27 GMT mandalamomma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3532 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3532 http://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/ClaireWolfe/2010/01/29/even-kaleidosc\ ope-collectors-are-freeing-themselves/ Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:16:16 GMT csbdb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3531 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kaleidoscopecollector/message/3531 Why not ask? I also note that your comments assume that the USA is the only resource of kaleidoscopes, and that it contains the largest collection. In fact,