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Old 11-06-2014, 03:17 PM   #1
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Default Remembering Dana Plato......

I am a new member to this forum even though I have visited it for years.....

Dana Plato was a personal friend of mine, so I used to follow all of the posts and messages about her on here.....
You can see a never before seen on here photo of Dana along with yours truly...... (Before I became the EVIL ZEBRA!)

OK..... the reason that I'm posting on here today it that I'm putting together a tribute to Dana on my own website for tomorrow......

November 7, 2014 would have been Dana's 50th Birthday!!!!

Instead of remembering the bad things about Dana, I've always focused on that cute young teen that I knew back then..... and I miss her dearly!

Happy 50th Dane..... Until we meet again, we all LOVE and MISS YA!!

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I am a new member to this forum even though I have visited it for years.....

Dana Plato was a personal friend of mine, so I used to follow all of the posts and messages about her on here.....
You can see a never before seen on here photo of Dana along with yours truly...... (Before I became the EVIL ZEBRA!)

OK..... the reason that I'm posting on here today it that I'm putting together a tribute to Dana on my own website for tomorrow......

November 7, 2014 would have been Dana's 50th Birthday!!!!

Instead of remembering the bad things about Dana, I've always focused on that cute young teen that I knew back then..... and I miss her dearly!

Happy 50th Dane..... Until we meet again, we all LOVE and MISS YA!!

Take it,
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Back when Dana was on Diff'rent Strokes I had a big crush on her! And that's how I always remember her. As that cute young woman that I had a crush on!
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Back when Dana was on Diff'rent Strokes I had a big crush on her! And that's how I always remember her. As that cute young woman that I had a crush on!
Same here Marv.

Happy birthday Dana. We miss you.

It's just hard to believe she'd be 50. Time goes by so fast.
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Old 11-06-2014, 04:08 PM   #4
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Dana Plato's death was tragic, certainly. But it is good to remember her vibrant spirit and the good aspects of her life. I always enjoyed her work on "Diff'rent Strokes"- still a great, fun sitcom. May God bless and comfort her family in this time of memory of her birth.
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She is gone but will never be forgotten. Happy 50th Dana!
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Old 11-06-2014, 06:13 PM   #6
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Same here Marv.

Happy birthday Dana. We miss you.

It's just hard to believe she'd be 50. Time goes by so fast.
Me, too. As with Marv and Sonny, I think men "of a certain age" (ahem) all crushed hard on the cute Dana way back when. It's such a shame her later life was so full of sorrow and pain. She certainly conjures up nice memories for me of a much happier time in the world, though.

RIP Dana, and thanks for the memories.
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Dana Plato's death was tragic, certainly. But it is good to remember her vibrant spirit and the good aspects of her life. I always enjoyed her work on "Diff'rent Strokes"- still a great, fun sitcom. May God bless and comfort her family in this time of memory of her birth.

I second that!!!


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Old 11-06-2014, 06:54 PM   #8
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So glad to see that Dana is being remembered for the sweet person that she really was.......
much has been written about the DEMONS that took over her body in the later years,
but I choose to and always will remember my friend for the good things that she did in life.....

Many great things that you never read about..... and I was just happy to be a part of her BETTER days......

For anyone who may be interested..... the "EVIL ZEBRA" is real name in the world of Pro Wrestling......
I have been a REF, Promoter, Agent, Manager and just about everything else you can think of in our biz.....
I now just help promote a few of the Ladies of wrestling and support them with our.... sit down,
YES.. we still have one of the few active Yahoo Groups!

The reason that I'm telling you all this, is that I just posted my tribute to Dana on this her 50th Birthday.....
"Remembering DANA with a CAKE!"

If you would like to drop in...... I also just posted some never before seen personal pictures of Dana and myself....
even a few of

You can Join the party and wish Dana a

Here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/...messages/27203

Take it,
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Old 11-07-2014, 01:19 PM   #9
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So glad to see that Dana is being remembered for the sweet person that she really was.......
much has been written about the DEMONS that took over her body in the later years,
but I choose to and always will remember my friend for the good things that she did in life.....

Many great things that you never read about..... and I was just happy to be a part of her BETTER days......

For anyone who may be interested..... the "EVIL ZEBRA" is real name in the world of Pro Wrestling......
I have been a REF, Promoter, Agent, Manager and just about everything else you can think of in our biz.....
I now just help promote a few of the Ladies of wrestling and support them with our.... sit down,
YES.. we still have one of the few active Yahoo Groups!

The reason that I'm telling you all this, is that I just posted my tribute to Dana on this her 50th Birthday.....
"Remembering DANA with a CAKE!"

If you would like to drop in...... I also just posted some never before seen personal pictures of Dana and myself....
even a few of

You can Join the party and wish Dana a

Here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/...messages/27203

Take it,
EZ



The party for Dana is in full swing....... Drop by for some CAKE!!!
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Old 11-07-2014, 03:02 PM   #10
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Just a DANA PLATO memory for her 50th.......

One of the times that Dana came to Pennsylvania to work with me
on a Benefit Dance-a-thon for MDA.... her trip east was sponsored
by a new Skating Center that was opening in the area, as long as
we made an appearance at their grand opening for an hour and she
signed autographs.....

Well...... I did not know that DANA loved SKATING and she was
really excited to do this...... me on the other hand did NOT lace
up any skates..... but the hour appearance there suddenly became
a three hour tour..... as not only did she sign autographs for the 100's
of people there, she also decided that she wanted to skate with them
for a while... she loved being a kid!

That being said..... she also loved one show that they did on the series
and I have been able to find a copy of that show!!!

Enjoy!!!

http://youtu.be/sr2roOaWk6E



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Old 11-07-2014, 03:17 PM   #11
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Just a DANA PLATO memory for her 50th.......

One of the times that Dana came to Pennsylvania to work with me
on a Benefit Dance-a-thon for MDA.... her trip east was sponsored
by a new Skating Center that was opening in the area, as long as
we made an appearance at their grand opening for an hour and she
signed autographs.....

Well...... I did not know that DANA loved SKATING and she was
really excited to do this...... me on the other hand did NOT lace
up any skates..... but the hour appearance there suddenly became
a three hour tour..... as not only did she sign autographs for the 100's
of people there, she also decided that she wanted to skate with them
for a while... she loved being a kid!


That being said..... she also loved one show that they did on the series
and I have been able to find a copy of that show!!!

Enjoy!!!

http://youtu.be/sr2roOaWk6E



Take it,
EZ
Thank-you for sharing with us a side of Dana that most of us never got a chance to see. It's nice to hear what a nice caring person Dana was!
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Old 11-07-2014, 03:27 PM   #12
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Thank-you for sharing with us a side of Dana that most of us never got a chance to see. It's nice to hear what a nice caring person Dana was!

Way too many stories out there about her downfall and her tragic death.....
You will never hear that from me.... I knew her and worked with her in her
younger years, when she just wanted to be a normal KID!

In fact...... a few years back, someone contacted me, telling me he wanted to do a book about her life....
I told him that I only had good stories to tell and I starting writing them down with exclusive photo to go with it.....
he decided not to go ahead with the book and moved on to other adventures..... I guess he figured the good stories would not sell.....
and it's too bad..... cause like it or not, Dana did have a great heart!


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Old 11-08-2014, 02:19 PM   #13
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The party for Dana is in full swing....... Drop by for some CAKE!!!

Thanks to everyone who shared in celebrating Dana's 50th Birthday @ the Party.... if you did not stop by, check it out..... we added lots of NEVER BEFORE seen photos of Dana!
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So glad to see that Dana is being remembered for the sweet person that she really was.......
much has been written about the DEMONS that took over her body in the later years,
but I choose to and always will remember my friend for the good things that she did in life.....

Many great things that you never read about..... and I was just happy to be a part of her BETTER days......

For anyone who may be interested..... the "EVIL ZEBRA" is real name in the world of Pro Wrestling......
I have been a REF, Promoter, Agent, Manager and just about everything else you can think of in our biz.....
I now just help promote a few of the Ladies of wrestling and support them with our.... sit down,
YES.. we still have one of the few active Yahoo Groups!

The reason that I'm telling you all this, is that I just posted my tribute to Dana on this her 50th Birthday.....
"Remembering DANA with a CAKE!"

If you would like to drop in...... I also just posted some never before seen personal pictures of Dana and myself....
even a few of

You can Join the party and wish Dana a

Here: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/...messages/27203

Take it,
EZ

Just Bumping this thread to the TOP of the DS page... since some idiot wanted to start a fight on here today...... I will not repond to that certain IDIOT on this board any more...... any true fans of the show and of DANA are welcome to visit the tribute photo album for her at the link above.....

Take it,
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Back when Dana was on Diff'rent Strokes I had a big crush on her! And that's how I always remember her. As that cute young woman that I had a crush on!
Me too, Marv! Well, me three counting Sonny!
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