The profile image for the official twitter account was also changed, showing the bears all dressed up. The main theory I’ve seen from the fandom is that the flute and the violin represent a pipe and a fiddle. “Pay the piper” and “Pay the fiddler” are both sayings that mean owning up to your actions and facing the consequences. It has also been suggested that RBB represents the Pied Piper, as explained in this post. There was also a gay violinist who boycotted a Russian-Irish music festival because of Russia’s laws against homosexuality. Coincidence or…?

The book is From Drag to Riches, Danny La Rue’s autobiography. La Rue was a gay man famous for his cross-dressing and female impersonations. He toured constantly for five years before getting a break. He is also quoted as saying “My life is my job. I work forty-eight weeks in a year and I’ve never missed a performance.” Again, coincidences or…?

What do you think is on top of SBB’s fedora? Have any other theories? Let me know!