I've got no problem with a robust exchange of opinion on this or any other forum. I thought your criticism 'off mark' and said so. You gave me back your opinion. Some of the language you used was less diplomatic than I find comfortable but hey, not everyone's a diplomat.

While I can understand your passionate objection to the "nasty folksy Green Man imagery which owes more to The Wicker Man than the wondrous reality of British Folk Custom (not that I have an opinion on it myself), to pick on a single element of the offered video and use it to dismiss the whole vision that is the Museum of British Folklore seems a little excessive.

As a person who has spent more than a decade actively supporting Doc's work, sometimes to the detriment of my own, to have some more support feels really good. I've never met or spoken with Simon Costin and hadn't even heard of the MoBF until Doc mentioned it in a phone call a few weeks ago. As far as I'm concerned it's a gift from the Gods and if it has a few imbalances in the early stages, so what.

I say "Let's have more selfless people like Simon Costin - people with a vision and a dream of making things better, with no thought of self aggrandisment!"

I look forward to seeing the MoBF on a festival field somewhere.

Johnny Adams