John Tu at Tucson 2012

[Marianne]

Here is your opportunity to meet John and his pearls He is scheduled to be at the Pueblo Gem and Mineral Show at the River Park Hotel Court Pavilion Tents, Booth #41 from January 28 through February 9th. The business name is Taiko Imports. This is his first showing in Tucson and we wish him great success!

[Caitlin]

OMG! I am so excited. I wasn't even going to the show except to pearl walk with the P-G crew. Yikes, I have to renew my resale license which expired from lack of use! I was just going to get on someone else's list.

whoop! whoop! Whoop!

[Caitlin]

Golly, if I buy more Pearls, I will need that resale license because I have to sell some of my earliest really funky FW pearl designs. I'm going to get my hubby to sell them along with his Haight Ashbury posters, so maybe I will get a crossover audience! I will then owe some taxes! Yeayyy. Here's to paying lots of sales taxes this year!!!

[GemGeek]

I take it you got it straight from John. This is terrific news!

[Marianne]

Yup. John and Lily have been working on a line of jewelry which they plan to launch in Tucson. Have seen some prototypes and they are lovely.

[Adeline Leigh]

Lucky all of you! Have fun onmy behalf!

[Nora]

Lucky all of you! Have fun onmy behalf!

and think of me

[judimcc6]

Will he be selling strands of pearls?

[Caitlin]

I sure hope so!!!!

[Marianne]

I'll pass along this request to John

[Marianne]

Hi All,
I'm bumping this thread as a reminder. John will have pearls for sale Enjoy!!!

[Nora]

Marianne, you are pouring salt on my wounds.......

[Marianne]

Sorry Nora, Just wanted the PGers who are able to attend to be sure and know where John's booth is. I've never been to Tucson either.

[Katbran]

I dont suppose there is any way that those of us 12,000 miles away can buy his pearls Do you know if he will sell other than at shows? As I'm getting both knees rebuilt this year I won't be travelling after the Hong Kong show...sigh...Mae West was right..getting old is not for sissys. Happy to provide an email address for him.

[Jeweljunke]

Katbran, It sure would be nice if he had a website, but I guess he never got into doing that. I'm fortunate that the Gemfaire exhibits only 20 miles from me, 4 times a year, but in between shows I sometimes need a fix and a website with John's pearls would do the trick.