Back where I come from, stray horns ran a real risk of being chopped off! Don't you just love these anonymous (read cowardly) posters who haven't the backbone to use their own name. Really they don't deserve a reply but I can't resist. One of the beauties of being a thinking AOS member and not running for any office, is the freedom to make comments on matters as I see them in the orchid world. Because I am part of the orchid world and have been a professional orchid grower for over 33 years, I've seen a few phonies come and go and I am quite unafraid of the consequences of telling the truth. I am very comfortable with criticizing the performance of the current AOS Executive Vice President as I have had an opportunity to view him at close range since July 2000. Believe me, he has been wishy washy in the extreme and has neither the respect of his fellow officeholders nor the bulk of the wider membership. His elevation to AOS Presidency was obviously seen as potentially disastrous and the Nominating Committee took a courageous and correct decision. All this will pass, "Dave Strayhorn" will disappear and the AOS will move forward to serve all sectors of the world orchid community.
Andy Easton
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