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Busty Heart, Susan Sykes, was born in Boston,Ma.May 9th, 1961.Her father was a successful IBM executive and her mother is currently a retired high school teacher.
Busty Heart graduated from the prestigious preparatory school, Dana Hall, in Wellesley Mass. in 1979 and later from Pine Manor College in Brookline Mass.
Before embarking on her career as a professional entertainer, she worked for the Boston Municipal Court.Busty Heart also worked as an assistant for a Boston investment firm as well as a paralegal for a large law firm.
Her professional life took a dramatic turn on April 27, 1986.
During the first playoff series of the NBA 1986 playoffs between the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics, CBS television announced to it's t.v.audience that Georgia Tech's basketball star John Salley and NBA draft prospect, was in the Boston Garden audience.
The t.v. camera zoomed into the stands only to discover, not the possible Celtic's top draft pick, but a tall very buxom blonde in a halter top bouncing before the entire Garden audience.
16,000 Celtics fans screamed wildly!!
These were no bouncing basketballs.
Who cared about John Salley.
Brent Musburger the CBS t.v. analyst said "Which one is the #1 draft pick?"
Johnny Most, the legendary Celtics radio announcer, tried to explain to his radio listeners what the commotion was about.
He said "There is a blonde with very large assets dancing in the stands. She looks like Morganna but much larger."
Suddenly Celtic fans had what they needed for years. They had no cheerleaders, no celebrity fan, like Lakers celebrity fan Jack Nicholson. They knew they had one up on the Lakers, who all NBA fans knew would eventually be the Celtics opponent in the 1986 NBA Championship. Boston had their first and only unofficial celebrity mascot. There was one problem. Who was she???
Boston media knew this was their story line for the entire playoffs.The search was on to discover the name of the lady who captured the imagination of basketball fans everywhere.
Boston area radio stations offered rewards for the information leading to the name and location of the gal they wanted to interview.
The Lowell Sun Newspaper called her
"Bouncing Betty". Finally Boston Globe Sports reporter,Michael Madden, got the scoop. The mystery was solved. The "Bouncing Betty' was none other than stripper Busty Heart.In his Boston Globe article May 13, 1986 he declared "Celtics newest weapon is a becoming distraction". Boston fans had their secret weapon for the playoffs. Bring on the Lakers and their Jack Nicholson.
Celtics won the Atlanta series. Atlanta coach Mike Fratello conceded at least one victory to Busty Heart.
Every play off game she attended caused fan pandemonium. She was mobbed by Celtics fans looking for photo opportunities with her.Autograph seekers wanted her signature on anything including T-shirts, ball caps, tickets, even $100.00 bills. She autographed bald heads and stomachs, anything and everything.
She traveled to Houston, TX to lend support to the Celtics in their confrontation with the Houston Rockets. Houston Post sports writer, Paul Harasim, on May 28th, 1986 wrote an article entitled "For the newest Celtics mascot, it's NBA Championship or Bust". Houston had discovered the Celtics newest weapon.
Busty Heart was the Celtics lucky charm. With her support fans felt they could beat anybody and they did. They beat Houston in a bitterly fought series.The Boston fans wanted the big war with the Lakers but they would have to wait until 1987.In Busty's honor fans hung banners in Boston Garden. One banner read "World Championship or Bust-y Heart".
THE Boston Celtics eventually went on to win their 16th NBA World Title in 1986. Busty Heart went on to become a national celebrity and sucessful entertainer. She became active in charitable fund raising to fight lung cancer. She visited veteran hospitals to sign autographs and give ball caps and T-shirts to veterans.
1986 brought more media attention. The Boston Red Sox were pennant contenders. Red Sox fans adopted Busty Heart as their lucky charm. Her charm took the fans took the fans to the 1986 World Series.She was seen by national NBC TV audiences during the playoffs and World Series. Sports Illustrated wrote about her in their article "A day in baseball". Media could not write enough about her.
Busty now acquired two public personas. Busty Heart "THE SPORTS CELEBRITY FAN" and Busty Heart "ADULT ENTERTAINER". Often confused with Morgana the so-called "Kissing Bandit", Busty never ran onto the baseball fields to kiss ball players. It was never her intention to copy the legendary Morgana, however, there were Morgana copy cat acts.This always disturbed Busty. She often, during interviews, set the record straight by insisting it was not her intention to copy Morgana.
Busty always believed media should not be forced into reporting a story and publicity stunts like running out onto basball fields, in Busty's view, was forcing media to report an event.
Morgana is an original . Busty Heart is an original. Originals can be imitated but not duplicated.
In late 80's early 90's when other strippers, particulary two stripper sisters from Boston, one calling herself the "Kissing Babe", ran onto baseball fields to kiss ball players, they were copies not originals. Originality became a lost art and reporting it became a spectacle. By 1992 Busty Heart decided she could not become part of this spectacle and limited her attendance at sporting events. Something was taken from her that she really enjoyed.
Two events occurred in 1986 which evidenced Boston sports fans love for Busty Heart.
In June 1986 the Celtics won their 16th NBA title at the Boston Garden. After the final game Busty mixed with celebrating fans who were obviously ecstatic over their victory.
Busty Heart had been invited by some Celtic players to celebrate at a local sports bar and restaurant near Boston Garden, but making it to the victory dinner was almost impossible. Celtic fans swarmed her Garden seat. It took nearly one hour for her to get from her seat to the Garden entrance, even with the help of Garden security. Hundreds of fans pushed Celtic programs, hats, T-shirts and array of Celtic memorabilia in her hands to autograph for the momentous occasion. It was nearly another two hours before she could reach the players for the celebration dinner. By that time she was exhausted because fans had surrounded her and followed her to the restaurant. Busty never lost her patience signing literally hundreds of autographs.
The city of Boston, a few days later , sponsored a victory parade through the streets of Boston. Fans mobbed Busty Heart. They just adored their pet mascot. On June 11th, 1986, Fox Butterfield of the NY Times newspaper, a Pulitzer prize writer, wrote the following in her honor.
"Over the years, the Celtics have never had a mascot, no cheerleaders with pompoms like the hated Los Angeles Lakers, and no men dressed up in chicken costumes who prance on the floor at half time. In keeping with Boston's Puritan heritage, the Celtics offered only basketball, winning basketball, in an old arena without air-conditioning and a sagging parquet floor."
"But toward the end of the season a new phenomenon appeared, a tall, buxom blonde in a white knit top who quickly became a celebrity as the Celtics biggest fan, widely sought after for interviews by television, radio, and newspaper reporters."
"When she sat near the Atlanta Hawks bench at the playoff game, the coach later blamed her for his team's loss. Some of his players had been distracted, he charged."
"Jan Volk, the Celtic's general manager, was not sure what to do about the commotion her presence caused. "You can't bar someone from coming to the game just because they are very good-looking, or very ugly," he explained."
"So she kept attending the games and when she was not working at night, in places like the Fuzzy Grape in Webster, Ma. or Mister Happy's in Waterbury, CT, striptease clubs."
"Today she wanted to join the Celtic's victory celebration but her anatomy got in the way."
"It's hard to walk around in a crowd when your shaped like this,"said Busty Heart"
"In the end, half a dozen police officers had to protect her from dozens of clutching admirers."
In only in a few months stripper Busty Heart had gone from anonomity
to celebrity status to written by the most prestigious newspaper in the world the New York Times Newspaper and had become "news fit to print".No other adult entertainer to that date had ever achieved that status.
A similar scene occurred after the Boston Red Sox won the 1986 American League pennant.Busty led an army of fans around Fenway Park in an impromptu celebration. She was the 'Pied Piper' of baseball, leading the loyal Red Sox fans around and around the park which lasted for hours. Security personnel always told Busty they were amazed she could mingle with hundreds of adoring sports fans and emerge without a scratch or vulgar touches. Such respect did not come easy. She earned their respect because she showed so much love for the Boston sports teams.
In 1987, an associated press article was written about her which exposed her personal life to the public. This article was circulated and published world wide telling readers about her blue blooded upbringing and her attendance at exclusive preparatory school Dana Hall.. She attended this school with other students from America's and the world's most accomplished families
Dana Kennedy of the Associated Press referred to Busty Heart as Dana Hall's "Most notorious graduate" claming her "privileged education helped her choose her present career."
In her article, Dana Kennedy quoted Busty as saying, 'they teach you at Dana Hall to be yourself and don't let anybody step on you." 'They taught me that if you want something, go out and get it."
Those words adequately describe Busty's character.Tough determined, and hard working all attributes which make her a very accomplished competitor in the business world of adult entertainment.
The Celtic - Laker - Busty Heart - Jack Nicholson
confrontation would have to wait.
The Houston Rockets eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1986 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics got Title 16, however their fans had future plans in store for their pet fan in 1987.
Jack Nicholson pulled a "moon" in Boston Garden in full view of Celtics fans and it infuriated them, so they looked to Busty for revenge.Late in the 1987 season, while Jack was present in the Garden, fans lowered to her seat from the balcony above, a basketball cut in half fashioned to bra straps. Attached to it was a note which read, "Please go to the L.A. Forum and give it to Jack." Busty loved the idea and taunted Jack with the bra. Fans loved it! They were going to get one(or is it two up) on Jack.
A local Boston Night club advertised her appearence for a 'Get Back at Jack' night in order to raise money for air flight and Forum tickets. Hundreds of Celtic fans showed up and with their generosity Busty got the tickets right next to Jack's seat for game 6 of the NBA
finals. Celtic fans were eager for the pay back.
Busty Heart gave them their wish.
Just before half-time while the Celtics had a comfortable lead, the team took a time out.
Busty was seated right behind the Celtic's bench,so in full view of the team and fans Busty dropped the basketball bra on top of Jack's head saying 'Jack this is from the fans of Buston!' He was furious. He threw the bra up in to the stands. Lakers fans had a good laugh, after the time out Celtic Bill Walton was called into the game after witnessing this spectical he pulled his warmup pants off and placed them over Jack's head before his entry into the game!!!
The Celtic's fans enjoyed it even more. Oh! Revenge is so sweet! Boston had it's loyal fans, L.A. had it's tinsel.
The Celtic lost game 6 of the National Championship, but to the the Celtics fans the celebirty war games resulted in bringing home "The War Chest".
TO BE CONT........
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