[TheForge] abana

[Andy Vida]

OK, here we go again with another one.  George posts a seemingly
reasonable proposition to this forum, but why through Dan?  Why
not directly?

It's all these little weird things that people on both sides of
the argument do that leaves me scratching my head.  There's a
dance going on, but I can't quite pin down the steps.

Dan Tull wrote:
> 
> Fowarded by request.
> dan tull
> georgia
> abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Dixon" <george.dixon at mindspring.com>
> >
> > Art 4 Audit, an end to ABANA's "High-wire act"
> >
> >
> > ABANA needs an open review, an audit of the outcome of ABANA Board
> > agendas which have a financial impact on ABANA.   The use of ABANA's
> > contracting and bid system to punish "enemies" while rewarding
> > "friends of friends" is documented.  This corruption in Publications
> > bid management  and Central Office bid management will not take a
> > very deep examination to expose (one individual, ABANA Board member,
> > Dorothy Steigler, handled all the bids in question), and from
> > exposure can come repair and reform of ABANA.
> >
> > I may not be a member anymore, nor want back "in" at all......but I
> > will be MORE THAN HAPPY to contribute to the "Art for Audit".  In
> > that sense, I will complete a light fixture and ship it to 2004 ABANA
> > Conference Director Dave Koenig's address by June 30.
> >
> > In addition, I have spoken with the 1998 ABANA Conference Finance
> > Chairman, former ABANA President Lou Mueller (who resigned his ABANA
> > Presidency in protest of the apparent bid rigging engaged in by
> > ABANA Board members against Anvil's Ring editor Jim McCarty) about an
> > audit in the past.  He and I agree on its need.  In that regard, I
> > can speak as the former Conference Director of the 1998 ABANA
> > Conference, on behalf of the former 1998 ABANA Conference Committee,
> > George Dixon and Lou Mueller will willingly (enthusiastically)
> > cooperate with an ABANA financial review or audit, which begins with
> > the 1998 ABANA event and covers the financial  decisions and outcomes
> > of the ABANA Board ever since.
> > We know how much cash ABANA received from the 1998 event, now let's
> > all see where it went!
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > George Dixon
> > x-abana member
> > Former ABANA Board member
> > Conference Director, 1998  ABANA Conference
> > Former ABANA Contractor/Editor - Hammers Blow
> >
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	-Andy V.

There's a brand new talk, but it's not very clear,
That people from good homes are talking this year.
It's loud and it's tasteless, I've not heard it before.
They shout it while they're dancing from the dance floor.