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A few years back there was a birthday party for Darnerien McCants. Flyers all over DC. Come celebrate Darnerien McCants birthday at whatever the name of the club was. (I don't even remember.) Join Chris Samuels and Rod Gardner in wishing Darnerien McCants a happy birthday.

DM had nothing to do with any of it. He hung out in the VIP section with several other players and other guests. Occasionally he'd walk around the club.

But the guest list went through me and my buddy. We needed money for a business venture. McCants let us use his name (and the fact it was his birthday) to promote a party and we got a cut of all the money at the door.

All McCants did was show up. He had nothing at all to do with any of the planning. He was just helping me out and the club.

Did that a couple of times. I don't ever remember checking with him who belonged in or out of the club or even the VIP section.

All that said, McCants didn't have any "enemies" such as Vick seems to. So it was considerably easier.

Now I'm not saying Vick's situation was the same because I don't know. All I'm saying is, having dealt with these types of parties before it wouldn't surprise me if Vick really had no idea who was going to be walking through those doors.

However, whoever was in charge-whether it was Vick or some nobody like myself-should have known that Phillips didn't belong there and had the responsibility to see to it that he stayed out (perhaps not with a gun however)