Yes Evan you are probably the only one that sees humor in this. What I see is frustration! It's not about taking my ball and going home. It's about not being able to play. It's about being disenfranchised and made to feel unimportant by the good ole boys who run the game. I remember some years ago there was dissatisfaction with the food and entertainment and the way the Victory Party was being run. Most of my life has been in the food,beverage and entertainment business so I decided to offer my services to assist in the problem by contacting the person in charge of the event. I am still waiting for someone to call me back. That was years ago, and I have never tried to assist again. Please don't piss on my leg and tell me its raining. I have tried for years to run for a position to judge the National. I gave up! There are some who don't want new blood in their sand box. I have been told by many that there was a concerted effort by some to prevent me from ever doing a National. I could name names, but I will not. Unless you go to the right cocktail parties and kiss the right asses you will never be able to contribute. I choose not to do that! So I am with Laura, Lee and many others, I AM DONE. It's a shame that you make light of Laura's frustration in you words. If she is one of your favorite people, I would hate to be one of your least favorites. You are a nice guy, quit trying to defend the good ole boys. There will come a day when these people will be the only ones left. Then they can judge their own dogs and destroy this breed and this sport by their selfish elitist attitude. Give you an example- I was very discouraged and disappointed with the poor quality of the streaming video at the beginning of this years National so I wrote to Lana Lee (who wanted input) and expressed my displeasure. I knew it could be done better, and believed I had wasted my money. Her reply, in essence, was next year you should do it yourself. Nice answer was it not? As it turned out it was fixed. Maybe the right person complained and got her attention. Who the hell do these people think they are? I rest my case. Have a nice day, Randy C. In a message dated 11/3/2011 3:07:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ELG440@xxxxxxx writes: Am I the only person who saw the humor in this? I am not picking on Laura, since she knows she is one of my favorite people. But to me it reads: "I am taking my ball and going home". If you don't like what is going on, run for the board. If you don't get elected, work harder, get on committees and run again. If you again don't get elected, run again. If you don't want to show, if you don't want to breed, if you don't want to be involved, quit. The only person that affects is you. If you continue to belong and work towards change, you affect everyone. Evan Ginsburg ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================