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believe Dixie’s legacy is primarily two things: love and passion.
Not just Dixie’s love and passion for
burlesque, which was paramount,
but also her love and passion for life
and living it to the fullest, as well
as her love and passion for people.
Dixie’s love for her burlesque family
and friends, as well as her caretakers
-- Luke Littell and his girlfriend Liz
Marave -- was equally given back to
her by Luke and Liz. They provided
Dixie with love, care, support, adventures, companionship and many
good times.
One of my favorites of those ma-

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ny good times with Dixie was after
the 2011 show we did at the Plaza.
It was the first year that Dixie chose
not to participate in the Hall of Fame
Weekender. It was a tumultuous time
in the community. There was drama
abounding and rumors galore. A
bomb threat was made to the headliner of Dixie’s burlesque show, simply because of her participation. It
was a challenging time. The morning
after the event, Dixie and I sat in a
hotel room with members of the production team. Everyone felt the pressure, frustration and pure sadness of
the situation. Dixie, who most of all

should have been caught up in current events regarding the museum
and Hall of Fame Weekender, said
with confidence, “Well, you know …
we are producers now … Las Vegas
producers. And we just have to build
it up; that’s all. We’ll do it.” And then
she went on about jazz music and patriotic finales and the things we were
going to do to make the show bigger
and better. That was the never-saydie burlesque spirit that I will always
remember Dixie by, and that is her
legacy to me. Onward and upward. If
you build it, use sequins and sincerity, and they will come.

Now... as you continue reading, please sit back and relax. And if you want to do it Dixie style, have a glass of
champagne or an ice cold beer and enjoy Dixie’s own words from our interview in 2007.

ngie
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xoxo

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