Tag Archives: Erie PA

Hey Erie PA, how would you like to test your knowledge about the history of local electronic media? If you remember names like Vance McBryde and the Morning Mayor, here's just the quiz to challenge your memory and maybe even give you a nostalgic smile. Continue reading →

Posted on July 25, 2014 by xtinethewriter | 6 Comments

Xtine’s 20 Questions: Whose Business is it Anyway? Erie, PA Historical Trivia Quiz

Posted on July 22, 2014 by xtinethewriter

Standing in majestic silence, the Boston Store in the center of downtown Erie, PA was a place where local people worked 50+ years before retiring. Now it is an apartment building. Calling All Erieites…Just How Much Do You Know About Your … Continue reading →

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Here Come the Bombers by Dan Smith and the Generic Beat

Posted on July 16, 2014 by xtinethewriter

This LIVE version of Dan Smith’s “Here Come the Bombers” was recorded on June 1, 1985 at the legendary Hotel Evergreen in Edinboro, PA. The hotel, which burned to the ground in the late 1990s, was said to be haunted … Continue reading →

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“Spy in Disguise” – Hear a unique unreleased studio track by Xtine’s Hey Baby!

Posted on February 22, 2014 by xtinethewriter

Listen to this blues-y melody written by Xtine in 1998 and recorded by Graham Scott.

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Enjoy “You and Me” by Hey Baby!, an unreleased studio track by Xtine’s all-female group

Posted on February 22, 2014 by xtinethewriter

“You and Me” was never released to the public until this video was produced. It was written by Xtine for Hey Baby! in 1998. This fab feminine four performed live around Erie PA 1998-1999. This studio version of “You and … Continue reading →

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Hear “Preppy Beach” by the Generic Beat – a rare studio track featuring Generic Eric

Posted on February 22, 2014 by xtinethewriter

Enjoy this obscure recording of the Generic Beat’s “Preppy Beach.” Generic Eric (Matt Barczon) sings with backup vocals by Xtine. If this music sounds familiar it’s because the instrumental tracks were kept but the words were rewritten as “Imagination: Heart … Continue reading →

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Watch Award-Winning “Lazarus the Legend” martial arts spoof by Matthew J. Frazzini

Posted on December 2, 2013 by xtinethewriter

This 60-minute cult masterpiece spins the tale of Lazarus, who is ultimately faced with an ancient challenge in a win-or-die confrontation. Starring Dale Crawford, this award-winning feature was videotaped entirely on location in Erie, PA 1991-1992 and shows scenery along … Continue reading →

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Generic Beat LIVE Studio Show with the Generic Dancers – Erie Backstreets 1984 part I

Posted on November 29, 2013 by xtinethewriter

Buckle up your Mary Jane shoes, sport your best yellow-and-black garb, and come sail back into the 80s with this superb in-studio video by the Generic Beat. Sprinkled with the infamous Generic Dancers, this video features Roger Prehoda on drums, … Continue reading →

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Mosie Ballerina – Watch this pug shar pei dance, walk and twirl on her hind legs

Posted on July 20, 2013 by xtinethewriter

See Mosie, a two-year-old pug shar pei, make her best dance floor moves on her hind legs. She is very experienced at walking like a human, and also makes these two-legger moves when walking down the street on a leash.

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This Docudromedy Trainumentary travels across the U.S. in less than 10 minutes

Posted on July 20, 2013 by xtinethewriter

All Aboard! Ride across America on this, the very first Trainumentary, then watch episodes 2-16, all on Youtube. Continue reading →

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