Henrik Ostergaard pre-Dirty Looks band Crossfire

-ad in the Erie Star, Dec. 1982, courtesy of R. J. Arrowsmith.

Dirty Looks was one of the hottest hard rock bands to come out of Erie, PA, signing with a major label and touring the country. Dirty Looks was lead by Henrik Ostergaard, the enigmatic lead vocalist and guitarist.

Henrik was performing in local bands long before Atlantic Records released Dirty Looks' Cool From the Wire album in 1988.

Henrik fronted the Erie band Crossfire, and released a 45 with the songs "Love on Demand" and "Doctor" on the Select Sound label. In addition to Henrik, the band included Jim Chartley on bass and vocals, Chris Trott on guitar and vocals, and Ed Bosak on drums.

Ostergaard and Chartley moved to California to start an early incarnation of Dirty Looks. By the time Cool From the Wire was recorded, Henrik was performing with Paul Lidel, Jack Pyers and Gene Barnett.

Henrik Ostergaard is shown on the far right in the Crossfire photo, minus his usual long hair, sunglasses and baseball cap. Henrik died January 27, 2011. He was 47 years old.

Hit and Run Erie, PA 1982 Johnson, Russo, Scott and Mod

Hit & Run

The Erie Star featured a lengthy article on theErie, PA band Hit & Run in August of 1982. The band at that time included guitarist Eric Johnson, keyboardist Mike Russo, bassist Tony Scott, drummer Gary Mod and lead singer Clark Johnson.

A later version of Hit And Run included Mike Russo, Timothy Patrick McLaughlin, Keith Mazanowski and Hank B.

(continued from page four)...some gutsy heavy metal tunes. I think true music fans would delight in hearing some new originals from this band. I certainly would enjoy a few! After all, Hit and Run is a sure crowd pleaser if the crowd feels like having fun, partying and booging." Cindi L. "A Rocker Who Knows"

Prophecy Another American Rock'n'Roll Story 1982

Prophecy Another American Rock'n'Roll Story 1982 pre-Stabilizers

Prophecy was one of the hottest bands in Erie, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1982, receiving airplay on K-104 FM and garnering the interest of record labels. The band included Bassist/vocalist Dave Christenson, keyboardist John Schaaf, drummer Brad Vargo and guitarist Mark Szuchmanski.

Dave Christenson later formed the Stabilizers with Rich Nevens and the duo signed with Columbia Records. The Stablizers recorded at least two albums, but Columbia only released the Tyranny album. The band had one Top 30 hit, "One Simple Thing." You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v50khe9hg9o

Check out these interviews with Stabilizers' members Dave and Rich from 1986. The first is an interview with Joan Murray on Newswatch 35 WSEE-TV (check out Phil Fatica!) and with Stacy Nogy from WJET-TV. This clip was posted to YouTube by ErieSummer85: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUfOSbSZ80s&feature=plcp