Melissa Coates, Johngy and an Evil Zebra

I have to start by giving the devil (or in this case, the zebra) his due.  I may or may not have been able to interview Melissa Coates without his help.  With his assistance, it was one of the easiest interviews I ever have had.
The Evil Zebra is a mysterious man from the east coast.  He has hobnobbed with the brightest of stars.  He has appeared on the old (but great) Mike Douglass Show.  He has been a referee in the wrestling business.
During the course of the interview, Melissa mentioned a restraining order that she had on EZ.  I knew nothing about that order, nor did I encourage her in anyway to get it or maintain it.  I was simply there uncovering the facts.
Since then, EZ has been a bit upset with me (as if I controlled Melissa).  I merely heard her story and expressed my opinions.  While EZ has moaned about my alleged participation, he has never really given me his side of the story.  I can only judge based on the facts presented to me.
I have nothing against EZ.  In fact, I continually encourage him to send me more contributions for Friendly Encounters.  In fact, I encourage him to write a book of his stories.  Maybe he can even tell his tale of the Coates situation.
I hope that he can settle whatever issues there are with Melissa.  They both seem like great people.  They both obviously took a liking to me for some reason.  I have offered before and I will offer again to mediate any meeting between the two.  Heck, I will even bring some cake (which EZ totally would enjoy).
What more can I do?  I expect some sort of reply from the EZ.  I expect his usual wit.  Check the comments later to see what he says.  Hopefully, this will serve as a first step in the mending process.

Melissa Coates and me in Arlington Heights, Summer 2013.

Friendly Encounters: Evil Zebra Meets Melissa Coates

This is a regular series about friends who have met celebrities.

This is an odd Friendly Encounter story.  It features Evil Zebra, whom I consider a friend, although we have never actually met, and Melissa Coates, a celebrity, whom I have met (because of Evil Zebra, ironically).  Got it?  Well, I am not going to try to explain it again, so make the best of it.
I have written about EZ several times already (but never enough).  The man is a legend, although who knows who he really is.  He has met a bunch of celebrities, he has been on talk shows, he has been a wrestling referee and who knows what else.  There is some debate within his inner circle about his evilness, but I don't want to get on his bad side and thus will leave it at that.
Melissa Coates also has a lengthy and varied resume.  She has been a body builder, a weightlifter, a wrestler and more.  Our paths actually almost crossed last year at the Motor City Comic Con, but we just missed each other.
Anyway, EZ was so kind (see...more signs of kindness) as to set up a recent interview with Melissa when she was wrestling near me.  Melissa wrestled Dana Adiva (of MTV fame), which then morphed into a match with Melanie Cruise.  After the match, Melissa took time to talk to us for a few minutes.
I had a lot of fun interviewing Melissa.  We even poked the Evil One just a bit.  Not to be outdone, he got me back with his usual sharp wit in his EZ Yahoo group.  You can check out my interview of Melissa at On the Beat with Melissa Coates.
I have my own picture with Melissa and someday hope to have a picture with EZ!

The Evil Zebra and Melissa Coates in CT-June 2008.