Ambisextrous was the opening act (first Sluts A go go full show in SF at 330 Grove), Oct. 28, 1979 Photograph © by Daniel Nicoletta All rights reserved Ambi Sextrous, a flamboyant bearded drag queen of the Cockettes style, came from a wealthy family in Oklahoma and lived on a healthy trust fund. It’s been…
Timmy Spence with Doris Fish. Photographer TBD. Timmy Spence was introduced to the Sluts A Go-Go by Eddie Troia, who was helping them produce Sluts A Go-Go A Play With Music (soon Blonde Sin). Timmy was a keyboard musician in Jennifer Blowdryer’s punk band The Blowdryers and he joined the Sluts as musical director for the…
Tommy Pace as Mrs. Velour and Sandelle Kincaid as Babs Velour on set filming Vegas In Space. Photo © Daniel Nicoletta. All rights reserved. Not for distribution. Sandelle Kincaid From La Jolla, California, Sandelle came to San Francisco at age 17 and was performing in theatrical productions for Chuck Solomon and Les DeLaria. She was…
Blonde Sin Poster December 19 & 20, 1980 Design by D. Evenson Miss X Collection Eddie Troia acted as a pseudo manager/producer for the Sluts A Go-Go in 1980-82. Having seen them at their debut show he approached Doris about improving the show and giving it more polish and coherence. Together, they developed what would…
Leila and the Snakes records sleeve. Back of Leila and the Snakes record sleeve. Signed to Greg Foss (Ginger Quest) by Jane Dornacker. Courtesy Greg Foss. Leila and the Snakes San Francisco rock band headed by Jane Dornacker in the late 1970s. Doris and Jane and Pearl E Gates met while performing with the Tubes.…
Jane Dornacker flyer for Hotel Utah. Collection of Miss X. Jane Dornacker Jane Dornacker met Doris Fish after Doris joined the Tubes for a three week stint in 1976 after winning the Tubes talent contest. Jane was a member of the band and wrote their 1976 song “Don’t Touch Me There”. She formed the band…
James Moss One of the people impressed with Doris’ act with the Tubes was James Moss, a former child star in Hollywood who was trying to make a name for himself in San Francisco as a filmmaker and promoter. His scheme was to produce a film called Magazine Movie and recognized Doris as potential STAR,…
Calling All Girls poster designed and illustrated by Doris Fish. 1981 Doris Fish designed this show poster starring the mysterious Miss X. Black ink, Letraset typography, she hand painted the black letters where they needed to be white, either with Liquid Paper or tooth paint. It’s Miss X’s personal favorite image Doris drew of her.…
Ginger Quest (Greg Foss) was a hardcore fan of the Sluts A Go-Go, attending many of the Blonde Sin shows. He befriended the girls, often inviting them to his home at 422 Oak St, feeding them after performances and at Thanksgiving, and even hosting Doris’ wedding reception. After Freda Lay abruptly left Blonde Sin, he…