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Sybil Bruncheon has been performing on stage, radio, TV, film, and in various Vaudeville, burlesque, church basement, county fair, and sideshow....uh..."venues" for most of her 29 years. She is available for bookings for just about anything and can be reached at bruncheon@hotmail.com and on her website sybilbruncheon.com. She is a proud member of the Actors Equity Association and the Screen Actors Guild. Her erdo number is 16.

February 15th, 1987... thirty-???? (long!) years ago at the fabulous Palladium on East 14th Street in glittering Manhattan! Yes! The great Palladium built back in 1927 and host to major stars, big band acts, Vaudeville, and major movies and rock concerts... Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager bought the entire structure, reimagined and renovated much of it, and kept the most atmospheric wreck and ruin inside and celebrated it... almost as if Stephen Sondheim’s FOLLIES had come true!

It was glamorous, naughty, edgy, sexy, and magical... And I was lucky enough to be hired by the great club promoters at the time to create and emcee major events including Holiday shows. And this invitation was for a satire I created on Awards Ceremonies called the Rudey Awards... I had invented it all, and the trophies were "silver-plated" WWI hand grenades mounted on plexi-glass star-shaped stands. The Rudey Awards were for outstanding breaches of etiquette and good taste... and, being an Aquarius (known for their foresight and prescience!!) I had already selected Rudolph Giuliani, Leona Helmsley, and yes, Donald Trump among others for particular awards in specific categories. Of course, none of them showed up, but their awards were "accepted" by various performers who came up and made hysterical speeches interspersed with musical productions by guest stars and raffle drawings for tremendous prizes! How interesting that Mummie has been nailing these Page 6 thugs and skanks far longer than MSNBC and the major networks... but, like poor Cassandra in the Fall of Troy, I have never been believed or even respected... Oh well... maybe a girl can't have big muscles and a brain too… right?

(photos by Francesco Scavullo)

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