by Jim Stocking, Yardley, PA
In 1967 I remember the excitement of watching TV as the Beatles sang “All You Need is Love” in a live broadcast from England over satellite. John Lennon wrote the song just for this occasion. The Beatles segment was part of an international Our World program with participants from around the […]

by Coreen Davis, Glenside, PA
I know the Beatles will be at the top of many memorable moments, but I have to share my experience.
When I was 12 years old, WIBG radio ran a contest for 99 winners to go to Shea Stadium with them to see the Beatles. I sent in many postcards and, believe […]

by Jim Piecara, Rose Valley, Pa
Like so many of us here, I grew up with music playing in my head. My radio fed me everything that WIBG in Philly had to offer in the 50’s (I’m an old guy) — Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard. I grew as the music evolved - R&B, doo-wop, surf […]

by K. Couch, Cinnaminson, NJ
I grew up in a Boston suburb and was lucky enough to see bands like Echo & The Bunnymen and Psychedelic Furs in their prime. Sadly, I had two chances to see The Police that never materialized. The last time was in 1983, when my mother thought it was more important […]

by Karen Wittig, Palmyra, NJ
I was at a Springsteen concert in 1975/76 at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh. Bruce was rocking all night and the crowd was electric. Each time he “stopped” the crowd demanded more…and he obliged. It was a great performance. It was a little after 11 when a short, petite, white haired […]

by Walt Norris, Erdenheim, PA
In the 1960s, three men from Connecticut wrote and recorded “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”. It was later released on Fontana records under a the fictitious band named “Steam”. Though Steam never did catch fire, the song did. It became the #1 pop single on the billboard hot 100 […]

by Helen, Blue Bell, PA
I was in college in 1979 when the No Nukes concert appeared at Madison Square Garden in NYC with Bruce Springsteen, CSNY, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, James Taylor, etc. A bunch of us from different schools across the east coast decided to meet for the concert in NYC. 14 impoverished college […]

by Dara “Lisa” Morrill, Harrisburg, PA
The first time I ever had the privilege (and if you ever saw SD live you know its a privilege) to see Steely Dan live was at Merriweather Post Pavilion. It had been over cast and hot all day. We found a place to sit on the lawn and there […]

by Annette Lemma, Gilbertsville, PA
Angie exuded charisma. The older sister of my friend, she was beautiful, popular, and friendly — even to the underclassmen in our high school. After her graduation, Angie was involved in a car accident which left her brain-injured and in a coma. Her family prayed every day at her bedside and […]

by Patti Byrd, Hatboro, Pa
Wow! So I jotted a thought or two down on the web for 88.5 and was hoodwinked into taping a moment by the infamous John Bartol at Philly Folk Fest. This actually turned into its own moment! I received email requests from XPN Staff friends to send more moments.
Now wait a […]