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But he is a good friend of mine.. Donny wrote this and perhaps it will help .. http://vipguestlist.ync.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=021004 Tina

alex and leo just called us.. she is ok.. thanks everyone love tina

My husbamd wrote this right after the attacks .. I thought it would be a nice time for people to read again.. "Just my thoughts... The City needs us... New York City is not the reason those great people have fallen. If anything she is the reason many were saved. NYs Bravest and Finest assured many moms, dads, sister and brothers got home to their families and many gave their own lives doing so. I am not sure I am even 1/10th the person those heroes are. Their families although racked with devastation can certainly be very , very proud of them. For the families of those that have been taken, there are no words. I will not lie to you the pain you feel will subside somewhat over time but it will be with you always. I wont tell you not to be angry because that just isn't possible. Someone dear has been stripped from you and truly sadness and anger are the only emotions one can find. Those we love that have gone are now a part of us. When you speak of them and recant a story of joy you shared in the past you can almost hear them laughing along next to you. You may even turn to look, and even if you do not see them, they are there.. They are a breeze that appears from nowhere or when something unmistakably reminds you of them... That is their way of saying "hi".. So its your job to carry them with you and share their lives with those that never had the honor to know them....and of course, to feel that breeze when it does comes by... To run or hide from this city or hate her for what happened would only dishonor those who died helping and loving her. I am not sure what are the right words here to say or if I really have any right saying anything. I do know that I still believe NYC to be the best city in the world. After seeing the outpouring of support from nameless faces I am more proud of her now than I was just a few days ago. This was a foreign terror that swept our streets of lives and innocence but it will be NYs great people that mends it fences, hearts and souls. Donny " ----------------- I thought it was beautiful and I hope you guys liked it. He would freak if he knew I did this. Love Tina :-)~

this saturday night... Just tell the Door staff you are there to see me and they will comp you... Scopa is at Madison ave at 28th street and you can use the CP guestlist... ;-) Donny

We personally as well as professionally do not condone the "bashing". But unfortunately we are the ones normally on the receiving end from "her" verbal attacks publicly and privately. The members you speak of are not solely VIP members they belong to the "messageboard community" as a whole. As we may not agree with their tactics we are in no position to limit what people can and cannot say. Glad you like the sports forum.. D

This is Donny from VIP , those that know me Hi... Those that hate me, one question... you never met me or had the chance to talk to me right??... right... For the last two years we have been attacked both in business and personally by lainie and today I am going to tell you why she has taken up this cause. These are not my assumptions but actually her words as told to many. I am not here to attack her or retaliate for the way she speaks about us to anyone that will listen..I dont believe calling someone names is the proper way to get a point across. To me facts always made a much better arguement! I just want you all to know why and where this all came from.. 1. This goes back to a meeting at Exit between Lainie , Tina and myself , we had a meeting about a magazine we were trying to get sponsorship for. Lainie suggested we do some bookings for acts through her and when we declined; things were never right after that.. She said that we should do what she says, she knows this business and if we didn't listen to her we would be out of business real soon. Now being a fair person I will say that our magazine didn't get sponsorship , however I doubt it had much to do with listening to lainie or not..VIP website continued to do well.. Sometime past uneventfully. 2. In May of 2001 we started our message board and invited some CP people through private message to post on VIP as well. Some did, some didn't..Keep in mind at the time I was not friends with Dave but we have become friends since then. Lainie who did not work for CP at the time took it upon herself to attack us for this method.. Now we all know that Lainie as well as many other person in our business has thrown parties where flyers were handed outside of competing clubs. Is that much different?? No .. 3. in July of 2001 we threw a party with a playmate ( pretty sure we were not the first to do this) on one flyer we put "finally a party thrown by a woman" Once again we were attacked by Lainie.. perhaps we should burn in hell next to those who put "best Saturday night" or "greatest ladies night" etc... on their flyers The question is do we deserve the personal hatred and verbal attacks she directs towards us because of this... keep in mind none of this was done personally to her and none of what we did was in extremely bad taste. Matter of fact none of it happened while she worked at CP...We are not bad people just excited about what we had to offer people and nightlife... it may have been wrong on some level and we do admit that but not to the level she took it... For the record Dave is one of the most intelligent, honest and hard working men in this business. You guys have made a great choice choosing CP based on Daves involvement alone. I myself had much different feelings about CP until Dave retook the reigns... Those who know me , yes I do know this is below me. Those who dont , please dont base your opinion of us on what people tell you.. and that goes for anyone... some of my best friends are people I didnt like before knowing them. You may find that true in your experience as well... Don Garzino

Honestly just tell everyone why you hate me.. Donny

Geez...I wonder which message board your refering to Mugzy baby...what does the above statement mean...please do expand ...inquiring minds wanna know. Was it really necessary to make that statement...just a little disappointed...I hope I wasnt wrong thinking how fortunate of us to be associated with such an intelligent, cultured, kind, sweet man. Feliz Navidad to YOU and Your Love Ones ! Work on that tan...take care...get home safe... Love, Chris(tina) & Donny (Garzino) ************.com

hon...better see ya at the holiday party this Sat...then off we go to SF for after-party...

...nothin like...Nina Simone...."sugar in my bowl"...Diana Krall or maybe a little new age...Enya.

Mike...hope you had Fun yesterday!...Christie said hello All the best babycakes... T:D