Gary, I try very hard to make sure to get my facts straight. I also have the sound recording, which helps, and which I listen to when I am not sure. There was a lengthy discussion in January. Lew did most of the speaking, told us about Helms-Briscoe, told us about the Hilton problem, Kris spoke, Nanci spoke, and I asked if thre was a cost in having them involved, a number of people, including you, said "no". Lew then explained at length how it works like in the travel industry, and that each hotel has an internal commission which is always payable to someone, whether an internal employee or to an outside party like Helms-Briscoe.If I am mistaken that you didn't support Helms Briscoe, it was not evident. Lew related that the B&F Committee had even proposed that the Board ask Helms-Briscoe to involve itself in working to back us out of the Hilton situation, and there was even consideration of a motion to that effect. Margy -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of PAGAIRS@xxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2007 8:31 AM To: mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; cinosamgsd@xxxxxxxxx; inflight2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; longspeakgs@xxxxxxxxxxx; TISHW@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Helms Briscoe???? Margy, Please get your facts striaght. I never supported Helms Briscoe and even commented at the meeting that they were not approved as part of her committee. Thank you to the RMGSDC for assisting the members and preventing a negative experience at the national this year. By the way Lee, the Best Western in Loveland was never in question....................... Gary In a message dated 5/19/2007 11:16:21 PM Central Daylight Time, mgolant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: At the January meeting, Lew told us quite emphatically about how much benefit the GSDCA could derive from all the leverage Helms-Briscoe could bring to our assistance, and he and Gary assured us that neither the GSDCA nor the membership would experience ANY cost as a result of HB's ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================