Snooky Bellomo
Eileen "Snooky" Bellomo, Co-owner and co-founder of Tish and Snooky’s Manic Panic, attended New York City’s prestigious High School of Music and Art (now the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & The Arts).
Snooky, along with her sister Tish Bellomo, was a member of the rock group Blondie. The sisters sang backing vocals at early Blondie gigs at Max's Kansas City and CBGBKramer, Barry L. (February 17, 2014). "Official Blondie Website Gig List". archive.blondie.net. Retrieved January 14, 2026., and went on to form another band called the Drop-Outs. In 1977, their friend Russell Wolinsky invited them to join a band he was forming "for one gig" called the Sic F*cks. They continued to play regularly for the next two years, during which time they even appeared in the 1982 horror film Alone in the Dark. Since then, they have gotten together for sporadic shows throughout the decadesSic F*cks - Three Songs. November 12, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2026..