I love the idea of a Bromeliad forum as well as a Palms/Cycads forum ... the more sharing of information on all plants is wonderful in my opinion.
Fred: Wow, your Bromeliad garden is absolutely gorgeous and that Protea bloom is really nice!
My sister and brother in law in Fort Lauderdale used to have some beautiful huge Brom's planted in their yard on both sides of the house. I loved those things and they ended up pulling them out and throwing them away! I would have loved to have one of them but at least I got a photo. This was taken in December 2009.
Aechmea blanchetiana: