Woody Taylor
Well, I'm glad I didn't sell my children and go to school to be a journalist. The choppy nature of this article is due solely to the fact that this is my first shot at a one-on-one interview, and I ain't very good yet.
Elwood (Woody -- or Grandpa he says smugly) Taylor has been a member of the Willamette Valley Mycological Club for around twelve years or so. As he so eloquently put it "Oh, I don't know Johnny". The nice thing about grandparents is that no matter how old you get, you're still referred to by your old nicknames!
He served as president of the club for about three years, and has been a board member for longer than this.
Asked how he initially developed his interest in mushrooms he explained that when he was a young child in Nebraska, his family used to pick Morels, and he then discovered that he really liked them. Being a young boy, he had deduced that since Morels tasted so good, all mushrooms must taste equally good. Fortunately for us (and especially for me), he didn't set out to test this for himself.
His favorite mushroom is still the Morel (especially breaded), although he does like Chanterelles quite well, also.
He made it out one time last fall for a hunt with a teacher at Chemeketa Community College as an advisor.
If there were one book that a person had to live with, he would recommend the classic tome "Mushrooms Demystified". He also highly recommended Orson K. Millers "Mushrooms of North America".
When asked what bit of sage advice he would pass on to new mushroomers he stated:
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