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What better way to begin the new year than by saluting one of the most loyal visitors to this site - Vicki Blucher!

Vicki started at The Biltmore offices in Sept. '85 as a freelance senior producer, working on Pizza Hut. She came to NY office (79 Fifth) in '86 as freelance head of department and helped Bill Hamilton search for new person (who turned out to be Mark Sitley) and then did the Sara Lee campaign with all the celebs, as well as overseeing the Nynex TV and radio campaign that won a bunch of Gold Pencils at The One Show.

In '87 she worked with the SF office on a number of campaigns and then returned to LA office on staff in '88 as senior producer working on everything, including the ORIGINAL "Bunny" campaign, for which she won Best Producer in the National Adweek Creative Hall of Fame.

She returned to NY to be Executive Producer, Co-Head of Production (with Andrew Chinich) under Michael Smith as Creative Director. She then went back to work for LA/SF & NY, freelancing during the 90's until her last NY gig for Chivas Regal International which was shot in Spain in the winter of '99.

Says Vicki …

Lee always used to think that when I wasn't in the LA office, it just meant that I was working in one of the other offices. He kinda never knew when I was on staff or freelance, he never seemed surprised to see me! Jay on the other hand, was always asking me "What are you doing here?" Whether it was in a restaurant, on the street, or in a production meeting in any one of the three cities, he never knew "what the hell I was doing there"...until the end: then when I saw him at Marc's art opening in LA he was thrilled to see me. At his party at Lot 61 for his induction into the Hall of Fame (which Kup got me a ticket to go to the luncheon) he was soooo sweet and happy to see me again. All in all, it was quite a run - fond memories and friendships that have lasted happily.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
All my best,
Vicki

And a happy New Year to you, too, Vicki!