Those "dancing boys" were actually a gender-diverse group, led by a bearded drag queen named Hibiscus. (L-R) Noah Haydon, Scrumbly Koldewyn, Birdie Bob Watt photo: Gooch "And then, after the show, people would shout 'Bring on the dancing boys!'" "This was underground, subversive stuff," said Koldewyn. The Palace had a reputation for playing underground movies. The Cockettes got their start at "The Nocturnal Dream Show" at the (no longer standing) Palace Theater in North Beach. Anything that involves music, theater, cabaret, and art." "It means a lot of things, but in British English, it means the lines are blurred." He does a little bit of a lot of things and "a lot of them blend together. "I'm a scrumbly," Koldewyn explained in an interview with the Bay Area Reporter.
That diverse list of talents is what ultimately led to the nickname Scrumbly, which was given to him in the 1960s. Scrumbly has worked since the '70s as a composer and music director, among other skills.
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It's a little messy, full of papers, pictures, and memories centered around a baby grand piano where Koldewyn writes and plays music effortlessly. Today, Koldewyn lives in Oakland in a gorgeous bungalow where his living room takes a backseat to his office. The Cockettes were only around for a few years, beginning in 1969, but left a whole catalog of performance tape, photos, and lore in their wake.
Scrumbly Koldewyn is one of the founding members of a hippie drag troupe active in San Francisco.