"Amen
And they were called to the mountain and they came. The multitude of like minded tresure seekers. From the four corners of this earth they came. From every walk of life they came. From every culture and country they came. All gathered at the base of the mountain and lifting their voices they all cried out as one,,,Kirsten Rocks. And the producers heard and were moved. And the sun broke through the clouds and shown upon the people and they rejoiced for they knew they had been heard.
Tom"

"LOL you didn't know that I am a real ordained minister did you. And that is the truth. I do primarily Native American ceremonies but I am also ordained for Christian teachings as well.
Tom"

"Great idea, Don. I can come up with a number from the various rockhound federations ... at least number of people who belong to clubs. There are probably 4 or 5 who don't belong for every one who does, but harder to count the non-joiners. Has anyone got a way to count the treasure hunters? Would be good to have a joint number, and I'll send it to the production company.
The production folks believe that the 'cash' intrigue increases viewership. I don't agree, I find it somewhat distasteful, but I'm not paying the bills,thankfully, as the bills are large. Travel isn't that high a percentage of their costs ... people and production are their highest costs, which is why they have filmed so many out-of-country locales. What floats their boat is uniqueness, so they're not likely to pick up on an agate locality in every state, tho that would be fun for us.
After the RockCandy Mountain show appeared, our trip business doubled. Our guides took informal surveys, 2/3 of our visitors had seen the show, but only 10% said they belonged to any kind of treasure-seeking organization. Only a handful of visitors expressed an interest in what their finds were worth.
Bob"