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"Set up in this perfect life with problems that don't fit..." -Nicholl/McGregor
"Jumpin' up and down like a pogo on the ground, it's a dance..." -Hunter |
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I wasn't cloned, but I'm a drone... -Nicholl/Richlin/McGregor |
| "Q: What bands do you hate? A: I hate the Snot Puppies. I cannot stand the Snot Puppies. They are a blight upon the face of the earth." -- Nihil Magazine, Vol 1, No. 1, Page 9. |
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"[The Snot Puppies] opened the show & honestly tried to look good & they deserve credit, I guess. Their songs were pretty tight, but boring. One creative little number called 'PCP' was particularly stpuid. stupid. (sic)." Nihil Magazine, Vol 1, No. 1, Page 3. |
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The Snot Puppies met at this sleazy bar/nightclub/pickup
joint. It was kiss or kill: either join together and create a
band or possibly destroy each other. |
In 19 and 78, the
Snot Puppies toured with the Screamers. The Snots
tried not to "outshine" their friends, the Screamers,
as the Snots were the guests of the Screamers on that
particular tour. "We kept our light under a bushel!"-Wayne
Manor |
The
Snot Puppies played the Whiskey a Go Go. |
| Todd Rundgren said "snot puppies for you" between songs on a live album recorded the nite the Snots played the Whiskey.....but why? | Johnny Carson did a
funny double take when Rob Reiner mentioned the Snot Puppies...can
ya blame him?![]() |
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"Tragically, Dan Nichol, the band's
mercurial, charismatic lead singer, committed suicide in 1979."
-Angela McGregor![]() |
so funny about
it I really didn't get that he was in such pain. I often wonder
what he would have thought about this or that here in life. I
miss him and I regret that he really missed a lot.- Wayne Manor |
Wayne Manor's personally venerated, esteemed, honored, and very special Vox Phantom guitar. Please don't look at this picture over here. |
Since the Snot Puppies, or maybe
despite the Snot Puppies, Jeff McGregor has continued
to pursue music and is now part of the Solipistics
plus other
musical projects.![]() |
"Jeff and I remain very close, we
speak by telephone weekly and visit very often. It is a closeness
we both cherish." - Wayne Manor![]() |
Fun Fact: at least
two of the Snot Puppies wound up marrying "punk rock girls,"
was it Bouncy, or Flouncy? |
Kevin Hunter continues his musical career
with Wire Train, and
other music on his own, with Jane Weidlin, Simple Minds and others.![]() |
Ricky "Headache" Mintz is a music business executive. |
Ricky Headache
once broke his arm playing ball. We told everyone that we made
him play his drums so hard he broke his arm. People believed
that at the time. Yaah. |