Boy band mania hits Erie...again?
by Katie Przepyszny
features co-MIR)!
-11 happened once befole. as I,l\l tall
marked the tirst lime one u 1 I.IIL
hands stopped in Erie to do their thing.
Despite the rainy weather, QS Degree \
made an appearance at a sold out
Jerry I. l ln Park stadium. Well. it ha'
happened again. East Tuesday night
ITO entertained a sold-out crowd at
Erie's Warner Theater. And despite
the success of the show, `N()Id
out in a Warner record time of 41 min
utes. one question remains: lio\e can
this he happening?
Tuesday', show at the Warne! I ca
tured ITO members Brad, Rich. and
Dev in entertaining the crowd with the
usual sing and dance routine. Songs
like their debut cut "Summer Girls,'
and others including "Girl On T
and "If I Can't Have You'' were heard.
but not without the sing-a-long of the
crowd
And the crowd, well, someone had
LFO behind the scenes during the making of their video for "Summer Girls"
to sell out the theater. Just as many
have guessed, 1,1:0 took the
,tiige to , ireet hundreds of screaming
and teen girls that could tell
ru any I~ rig 01;0 \vas song or move
Mat ',\;t, (lanced, a a result of their
~ ,tv the least) ',mention \fur
im! the short. And a‘: a result of that
;mention. ITO felt free to hare their
halt torsir,, its well is pull an inno-
ccni lonac fan I() ttic sla2c
,lending close to an hour on
stage, the guys of ItO said
tioodnit.thi. For them, it would he
HMO another ShOW 111 another city.
But for the crowd. pictures of the
guys and CD \ orsions of their songs
\\ mild have to he enough to help them
rememher their one shining hour with
I,[o.
Todav's latest musical crave seems
to he in the hands of these young hip
hoppers. N' Sync. 98 Degrees, and
110, have somehow successfully
continued the tradition that the
Backstreet Bo‘s started. Or wait, was
it started by those good ol' New Kids
On The Block, whose members Jor-
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dun Knight and Joey Mclntyre are
hack again to hold Onto the legacy?
And the fad doesn't stop there. The
female counterparts of the hoy hands,
Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera,
have started their own trend with
young girls like Mandy Moore taking
after them. These girls even have
country star LeAnn Rimes spitting out
hip-hop flavored lyrics and dance
steps.
People everywhere are buying into
generic upbeat dance hits and sappy
love ballads, and young musical acts
are eating the attention up. For sonie,
the evidence may he comforting. hut
for others, it's sickening. It is a true
testimony that this trend will not be
going out of style anytime soon, un
less of course all the promoters fall off
the face off the earth like NKOTB
managed to do. But at the same time,
how can this be happening? Will any
one ever get enough? And even if they
do, we may be in too far over our heads
to do anything about it. I can't see
these young hip-hoppers going down
without a fight, that's for sure.
Max and Erma's offers great option to the nor
mal Upper Peach Street selection of restaurants
Among the newest of the many new
restaurants located in Erie's Upper
Peach Street corridor is Max and
Erma's, a family restaurant located in
the Millcreek Mall complex.
Applebee's, Damon's and Fridays are
also nearby, but you've maybe eaten
at all of those many times already, and
you may not have enough time to wait
in line for 25 minutes at Quaker Steak.
Many of us often forget about that
far northwestern corner of the mall
located just east of the 179 overpass
on Interchange Rd, where Max and
Erma's is located. As my friend and I
entered Max and Erma's, we were
cheerfully greeted by a group of
bright-eyed, smiling hostesses, all of
whom were determined to pull to
gether and find a's the best possible
seat.
Max and Erma's is an excellent
option among the wide selection on
upper Peach. The prices are reason
able, the atmosphere is fun and up
beat, and the service is quick and
friendly. Max and Erma's menu of-
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by Michael Nies
staff writer
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fers a broad selection of food that is
sure to satisfy your tastebuds and fill
your stomach
Upon browsing the menu, you'll
notice that Max and Erma's offers
many unique and tasty selections, in
cluding items such as the Black Bean
Roll-up appetizer and a Garbage
Burger, which has everything on it but
the kitchen sink. Max and Erma's also
offers a soup du jour, a fresh catch,
and daily specials. The more tradi
tional steaks, ribs and sandwiches are
also available.
Max and Erma's menu also has sev
eral dinner entrees available includ
ing my personal favorite, the Carib
bean Chicken, a spicy seasoned
chicken breast grilled and served over
a bed of rice. For those of you look
ing for something on the lighter side,
half portions of all dinner entrees are
available as well as steak and chicken
salads and a killer French Onion Soup.
For anybody with a sweet tooth to
satisfy, a sundae bar and Chocolate
Mousse Cake are only two of the
many tantalizing desserts offered at
Max and Erma's. Pepsi products and
many different flavors of shakes and
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10 Stinging wasp
11 Middle Eastern
nation
12 Anderson of
"WKRP..."
13 Span connection
19 Maglie and
Mineo
21 Bullfights
25 French stewlike
dish
27 Heavy imbiber
28 Corn holder
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Solutions
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smoothies are available to quench
your thirst, in addition to a full ser
vice bar.
The decor is an eclectic mix of
knickknacks, signs and murals, some
what similar to that of Applebee's or
Friday's. But Max and Erma's has a
unique twist that most other restau
rants in this town are lacking, a feel
ing of local pride. The walls are cov
ered with jerseys from local sports
teams such as the Otters and the
Sea Wolves.
Hanging behind the bar are helmets
from local high-school football teams
and Erie Brewing Company signs.
Local college pennants and a big
mural including one of the tower at
Dobbins Landing decorate different
sections of the dining room.
So next time you're hungry for
good food at reasonable prices and
you're tired of your usual upper Peach
restaurants, head to Max and Erma's
for a nice break from the ordinary. The
restaurant is open from 11:00 AM to
10:00 PM, Sundays through Thurs
days, and from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
on Fridays and Saturdays.
ax & Erma's restau
tnt located on inter
'ange Road near
illcreek Mall.
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