2001 - French Maids
Fifi
and Bibi Poubelle appeared on the Velvet Hammer Burlesque revue's doorstep; no one remembers placing a "Help Wanted" ad,
and stranger still, the matter of who actually hired these two French
Maids remained hotly contested. The twins performed nearly 50 shows with
the troupe, until their departure in 2005.
Quoth the Velvet Hammer:
"These former Siamese twins have been 'dismissed' from some of the
best households of Europe, leaving a trail of unexplained crib deaths,
poisonings, and mysterious odors. Since their engagement with the Velvet
Hammer began, six seven difficult performers have disappeared without
a trace."
The Poubelles' first match was a catfight at Lucha VaVOOM I, pitting twin against twin. It wasn't long before they began training in earnest, first with Super Boy, and then extensively with El Misterioso. They've since gone on to wrestle in LA, Tijuana, Chicago and more.
Lucha libre legends with whom they've shared the ring include Blue Demon Jr., Tsuki, Nicho El Millonario (Psychosis), Juventud Guerrera, Mascarita Sagrada, Cassandro, El Misterioso, Super Parka, Durango Kid, Halloween, Damian 666 and more.
The
twins started 2003 with a private birthday party for artist Mark
Ryden. They appeared in the Ima Robot video
"Dynomite" directed by Roman Coppola, starred in a series of
shorts by Augusta entitled "Le Jeu de Kinderspiel,"
and opened Green Day's 2004 club tour with an a cappella
rendition of "Letterbomb," filmed for a forthcoming documentary
by John Roecker. They also shot a lovely segment for Weird TV
directed by Willia Drew.
Bibi
and Fifi's first full-length interview appeared in Venus
magazine. They were also featured in Lemonade, Luchas
2000, and Burlesque and the New Bump and Grind
(Speck Press) amongst others.
Their 2005 mini-calendar, produced with Sympathy for the Record
Industry, debuted at the Poubelles' very own signing party at
Meltdown Comics.
2006
The
Poubelle Twins appeared in The
Treasures of Long Gone John, a documentary about their beloved friend.
They premiered a brand new cabaret act with Mr. Uncertain (aka
"Uncertwin") at the grand opening of Kitty Diggins' Dandy
Club, and were interviewed on the radio program Strange
Angels, where Bibi sang from her Suki
Tawdry album. The twins wrestled with Lucha VaVOOM in Los Angeles,
performing three sold out shows three times a year. At the Halloween 2006
show, they proudly debuted their new poster
by artist Sah.
2007
Bibi and Fifi began go-go dancing with the Tulsa Skull Swingers,
with residencies at Taix and the Steve Allen Theater. They appeared
in numerous issues of Mexico's Luchas
2000 magazine, including a full page article,
as well as on the cover of No-Fi Magazine. They were
featured on Mun2's The Chicas Project.
In August, the twins performed at the 5th anniversary of Lucha VaVOOM. And to celebrate
the release of their 2008
calendar (photo by Robin Perine,
design by Sah), they debuted their Siamese twins burlesque act at Club
Schmutzig, which they also performed in San Francisco.
Bibi and Fifi performed their axe-wielding Grady Twins burlesque number at number of venues, incluing Kubrilesque and Supernova A-Go-Go at the San Diego Comic Con. They appeared in The Velvet Hammer Burlesque, a beautiful book documenting the troupe, as well as in the debut issue of On Makeup magazine.
They also wrestled at the very first Girlie Girl Catfight Show, and premiered their wildly popular, audience-participation act, Le Slap Booth *Chaud*, where Las Poubelles slap you - for fun!
The twins continued to make regular appearances with Lucha VaVOOM, the Tulsa Skull Swingers, the Rudy Casoni Variety Show, Victory Variety Hour and more.
The twins proudly won Miss March at the Sunset Striptacular, and filmed a 3D music video for The New York Dolls. On May 23rd, they debuted their very own show A Secret Life of Twins to a sold-out audience, which will be returning the the Steve Allen Theater this fall. More to come...
