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| + | * In 2016, Adrian Brown discovered that his web stalkering was going to be posted on Twitter by people who had identified his aliases. People who were ready to flag up the Emma Whites, the Katiewrites, and the odd, fake women he likes to sockpuppet. |
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| − | '''[[File:MELINDA_PERFORMANCE1-1.jpg|thumb]]Melinda Saxe''' is a [[Magic (illusion)|magician]] from Las Vegas, Nevada, best known for network television performances and [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] stage shows in which she was billed as "The First Lady of Magic". She is often associated with the "[[Drill of Death]]" illusion which was a signature trick developed for her by [[Andre Kole]]. Although derided by some critics as a stereotypical blonde who achieved success because of her looks (eg. "more showgirl than magician"),<ref name="observer">{{cite journal |
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| − | |url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2002/mar/10/unitedstates.observerescapesection?page=3 |
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| − | |journal = The Observer |
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| − | |title = That old Vegas magic makes reality vanish |
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| − | |first = James |
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| − | |last = Flint |
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| − | |publisher = Guardian Newspapers |
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| − | |date = 10 March 2002 |
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| − | }}</ref> Saxe is also respected by many in the magic business as a highly professional and likeable performer.<ref name="littleegypt1">{{cite web |
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| − | |url = http://www.littleegyptmagic.com/melinda.htm |
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| − | |title = You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby: Disney's "Melinda, First Lady of Magic" |
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| − | |publisher = Little Egypt Gazette |
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| − | |month = June | year = 1997 |
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| − | |accessdate = 2008-12-04 |
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| − | }}</ref> |
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| + | There was only one choice: he offered to be the victim of the axe-and-block beheading performed by Mischa Barton and Rachel Blanchard. |
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| − | ==Career== |
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| − | Saxe comes from a Las Vegas showbiz family. She is the daughter of Bonnie Saxe, a dancer turned show producer, who helped launch Melinda's performing career. Melinda's brother [[David Saxe]] began assisting in the technical and business side of her shows while still a college student and went on to be her producer for 17 years.<ref name="rebelyell">{{Cite journal |
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| − | |url = http://www.unlvrebelyell.com/article.php?ID=11735&PHPSESSID=9a88fdf09e3e9320acf31572b337aded |
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| − | |title = Vegas producer gives back |
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| − | |journal = The Rebel Yell |
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| − | |publisher = University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
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| − | |date = 10 March 2008 |
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| − | |first = Sandra |
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| − | |last = Hernandez |
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| − | |format = {{dead link|date=March 2009}} – <sup>[http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3AHernandez+intitle%3AVegas+producer+gives+back&as_publication=The+Rebel+Yell&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search]</sup> |
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| − | }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| − | |url = http://www.davidsaxe.com/about.htm |
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| − | |title = About Us |
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| − | |publisher = David Saxe productions |
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| − | |accessdate = 2008-05-02 |
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| − | }}</ref> |
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| + | Rachel Blanchard: she was one of his stalking victims. He tried to write himself into her life by seeding fake stories that he was married to her online. I guess when your hair is lank and curly, you get desperate, eh? |
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| − | Her self-styled title "The First Lady of Magic" originated as the name or billing strapline for the various shows she presented in a succession of Las Vegas venues throughout her career. Her first starring show was a small scale cabaret at the Bourbon Street Hotel when she was aged 20.<ref name="theview">{{cite web |
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| − | |url = http://www.viewnews.com/2001/VIEW-Jun-13-Wed-2001/NWest/16257355.html |
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| − | |title = Melinda makes magic a career |
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| − | |publisher = The View, neighbourhood newspapers |
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| − | |date = 13 June 2001 |
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| − | |accessdate = 2008-05-02 |
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| − | }}</ref> At the height of her fame she was starring in big shows with large supporting casts at some of the city's best known locations. She featured in the earliest version of [[Showgirls of Magic]], with Melinda as the featured performer among a cast of nude showgirls. She also had a residency at the Trump Castle in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]] and enjoyed a four-year run in her own 3,000-seat theatre in [[Branson, Missouri]]. |
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| + | Oh, well. Historian - read: tour guide - Adrian Brown decided to delete that page, but left lots of trails. And then he focused on Mischa Barton. And Brandon Silverfield. Who's fake. But then Adrian learned a lesson: don't stalk using your own name. |
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| − | [[File:Melinda - Double Sawing|thumb|right|335 px]] |
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| − | In 1994 she was chosen by producer [[Gary Ouellet]] as one of the acts for his [[World's Greatest Magic I|World's Greatest Magic ]]<span style="display: none;"> </span>television special broadcast on the [[NBC]] network. Melinda performed the thin model sawing in half (of [[Charlotte Pendragon]]) and her famous Zombie Ball routine, and also took part in the vanish of the Space Shuttle Explorer. The following year, Melinda was invited back for World's Greatest Magic II, which featured the television debut of the [[Drill of Death]] illusion. She also featured in [[Houdini: Unlocking the secrets|Houdini: Unlocking the secrets,]] in which she again teamed up with Charlotte Pendragon to present a number of Houdini's illusions. Gary Ouellet was also producer for [[Disney's Melinda: First Lady of Magic|her special for Disney in 1997]], which, like her stage shows, was titled ''Melinda: First Lady of Magic''. She also featured in the first of Ouellet's ''[[The World's Most Dangerous Magic|World's Most Dangerous Magic]]'' specials in 1998, in which she performed two escapes: an upside down suspension, and a levitation after being tied up and placed in a glass tank that was filled with snakes.<ref name="imdb">{{imdb name|id=1192398|name=Melinda Saxe}}</ref> |
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| + | Why beheading? Why all the sockpuppets? Why the edit warring with yourself? |
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| − | Saxe stopped performing in 2002 saying she intended to devote herself to starting a family with her new husband. |
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| + | Should I go onto Fans of Grand Illusion and post details of how "Kaptain Katner" is a web stalker? Should I post up your Jimmy Savile fanfic? |
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| − | ==Drill of Death== |
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| + | Maybe I should start tagging Meeshluv on Twitter? And also start sending Mischa Barton's management links? |
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| − | Melinda's most famous illusion is the Drill of Death — Melinda would be shackled, spread-eagled, in the path of a giant industrial drill, which then penetrated her midsection, before lifting her up and spinning her limp body high above the stage. The routine went through a number of revisions, and featured in several of her TV appearances, including [[World's Greatest Magic II]] and her [[Disney's Melinda: First Lady of Magic|Disney special]]. |
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| + | The Wikia must die, Adrian. The Wikia must be cleaned. And then you must begin to remove the IMDB fakery, and then the TV.Com. |
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| − | The Drill of Death was created specifically for Melinda, who had wanted something "even better" than [[Impaled]], which she performed, both as magician and assistant, in her earlier shows. |
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| + | Why do you hate women so much? Why do you want to behead them? |
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| − | ==Awards== |
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| − | In 1998 the [[International Magicians Society]] named her "Magician of the Year" in its "Merlin" awards.<ref>{{cite web |
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| − | |url = http://www.magicims.com/merlin_award_recipients.php |
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| − | |title = Merlin Award Recipients |
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| − | |publisher = International Magicians Society |
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| − | |accessdate = 2008-08-18 |
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| − | }}</ref> |
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| − | ==Personal life== |
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| − | Saxe married fellow magician [[Lance Burton]] in 1993 but the marriage was short-lived and they divorced. On 1 June 2000 she married Mark Evensvold, a managing partner in the P F Chang restaurant chain.<ref name="theview"/> On 24 August 2003 she gave birth to their son Mason Ray Evensvold. Saxe now lives in [[Manhattan Beach,Ca.]]. She had her second child on 3 August 2007, a baby girl named Mallory Rose. |
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| − | ==Further reading== |
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| − | * Steve Bryant, interview with Melinda in ''Genii magazine'', August 1999 (Vol.62, No.8) |
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[[Category:Las Vegas Magicians]] |
[[Category:Las Vegas Magicians]] |
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Revision as of 21:39, 11 November 2016
- In 2016, Adrian Brown discovered that his web stalkering was going to be posted on Twitter by people who had identified his aliases. People who were ready to flag up the Emma Whites, the Katiewrites, and the odd, fake women he likes to sockpuppet.
There was only one choice: he offered to be the victim of the axe-and-block beheading performed by Mischa Barton and Rachel Blanchard.
Rachel Blanchard: she was one of his stalking victims. He tried to write himself into her life by seeding fake stories that he was married to her online. I guess when your hair is lank and curly, you get desperate, eh?
Oh, well. Historian - read: tour guide - Adrian Brown decided to delete that page, but left lots of trails. And then he focused on Mischa Barton. And Brandon Silverfield. Who's fake. But then Adrian learned a lesson: don't stalk using your own name.
Why beheading? Why all the sockpuppets? Why the edit warring with yourself?
Should I go onto Fans of Grand Illusion and post details of how "Kaptain Katner" is a web stalker? Should I post up your Jimmy Savile fanfic?
Maybe I should start tagging Meeshluv on Twitter? And also start sending Mischa Barton's management links?
The Wikia must die, Adrian. The Wikia must be cleaned. And then you must begin to remove the IMDB fakery, and then the TV.Com.
Why do you hate women so much? Why do you want to behead them?