Tish & Snooky

• S4E10 · Ann Magnuson▶Play from 00:39:58 · 1 mention in this episode

  Heard as Tish and Snookie: their all-girl Hen Party inspired Ann to start the Ladies Auxiliary

  FashionPunk hair colour

On the scene timeline

1. 1970 · Max's Kansas City, Park Avenue South

   Max's Kansas City back room becomes the Factory's canteen

   Andy Warhol's Superstars hold court in the back room while the Velvet Underground play upstairs. The room becomes the training ground for everyone who follows.

   Jayne CountyTish & SnookyAndy WarholLou ReedCandy DarlingHolly Woodlawn

2. December 1973 · 315 Bowery

   CBGB opens on the Bowery

   Hilly Kristal's country-and-bluegrass bar accidentally becomes the birthplace of American punk.

   Tish & SnookyJayne CountyHilly KristalPatti SmithTelevisionRamones

3. 1974 · CBGB, Max's Kansas City

   Blondie forms, with Tish and Snooky behind Debbie Harry

   The Stilettoes become Blondie. The Bellomo sisters sing backing vocals in the earliest line-up before leaving to open a shop.

   Tish & SnookyDebbie HarryChris SteinBlondie

4. 7 July 1977 · 33 St Marks Place

   Manic Panic opens on St Marks Place

   America's first punk boutique. Tish and Snooky mix hair colour in the back and build a global brand out of it.

   Tish & SnookyDebbie HarryJoey Ramone

5. 15 October 2006 · 315 Bowery

   CBGB closes with a Patti Smith set

   Thirty-three years after opening, the Bowery club plays its last show. The East Village of the guests' youth is officially over.

   Tish & SnookyJayne CountyPatti SmithHilly Kristal

6. 2025 · East Village

   Manic Panic hits its late forties and the New York Times comes calling

   Tish and Snooky are still behind the counter, still the living link between CBGB and the current punk generation.

   Tish & SnookyNick EganDebbie HarryNew York Times

Also named on these cards

In the same rooms (aka the gang)