Stupid of me to suggest , but has anyone thought about compiling these
"insights" on Tucker? I see request almost weekly were-as subscribers are
looking for biographies of various malacologist , authors and explorers . it
would be a neat idea to get all this valuable information archived so future
generations of shell enthusiasts can review the life and times of Dr. Tucker
Abbott, I know that it would make good reading . just a thought ,
ferreter, it's not just for breakfast anymore!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 1:23 PM
Subject: More Insights on Tucker


>Thought you all might enjoy this:
>
>Tucker was VERY active in our shell club (Astronaut Trail).  Some
>wonderful things he did for us:
>
>1.  Set up tables and pegboards for Shell Show each year.
>2.  Sold his autographed books and gave us a percentage.
>3.  Helped us set up our Scholarship Fund.  We give a yearly scholarship
>to a graduate student.
>4.  Gave Eduational talks every month 30 minutes before our meetings
>started.
>5.  Talked to thousands of school children who "used to" come to our
>Shell Shows each year (before the lottery messed up our school's budgets
>and the schools can't afford to bring those busloads of children any
>more).
>
>
>One year we had a Caribbean theme for our shell show.  My husband and I
>had been on a dive trip to the Bahamas on a 65 foot sail boat.   We
>brought back a load of Queen Conchs (when collecting was not banned).
>
>We cleaned Conchs for hours as we sailed back from Bimini to Miami.   I
>ground up the conch when I got home and put all the meat in our freezer.
>
>When our Shell Show came....I made conch fritters for our party.    I
>fried them all in Tucker/Cecelia's kichen.   Put them in foil lined ice
>chests to keep them warm.
>
>Tucker and Cecelia and I had more fun doing this and made a HORRIBLE
>mess in the kitchen as well.  We also ate a few of them while doing the
>job.
>
>Bobbi
>
>--
>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>of Merritt Island, Florida.
>
>Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
>Caribbean & Florida Shells
>
>Bobbi in Shell Creations
>