APAD: Blast from the Past

Meaning:

   Something or someone that returns after a period of obscurity or absence. It

   is normally applied to things that that were thought fondly of previously and

   are making a welcome return - particularly pop songs.

 

Background:

   Used first by US radio DJs when introducing old records. It isn't clear which

   DJ coined this, and no one lays especial claim to it. A strong contender has

   to be Jerry Blavat (`The Geator with the Heater'). Blavat's style was frantic

   and he was known for his impromptu `stream of consciousness' verbal delivery.

 

   Here's an example from an article about him in `The Progress', a Pennsylvania

   newspaper, from 1967:

 

     "Kings and queens, yon [sic] royal teens, this is your Geator with the

     Heater coming to you on Big-Tahm Tuesday where we rock the big tick-tock,

     where we got the class to beat the blast from the past"

 

   The article began with a dictionary of `handy translations, straight from The

   Geator', including:

 

     Groove, blast - great

     Golden Oldies - old rock `n roll songs

 

- www.phrases.org.uk [edited]

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It was a beautiful morning when we visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art aka

the MET on the east side of the NYC Central Park. The end of summer was mild

and a gentle breeze chased away the slightly muggy air.

 

I was a stranger to the city and didn't expect a Monday crowd. They had to

control traffic, letting in the same amount of people as trickling out. I saw

much fewer Asians than in the SF Bay Area and tried to practice visual

subdivision on the white majority as we waited under the Corintian columns.

 

Imagine my astonishment when blasts from the past hit us like lightning out of

the blue. A black 30-ish saxist at the bottom of the steps first blared out the

Chinese national anthem, followed by The Jasmine Flower, and Nan Ni Wan and just

as I suspected he could be a devotee to Chairman Mao, he did a political

about-face and switched to the once-banned decadent bourgeois The Four Seasons.

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Wow, the musician's really sth! :-) Actually I felt a blast -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 08:28:54

from thePast when Utube gave 茉莉花 by Carl Doy theOtherDay. C: -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (194 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 08:33:42

Yes. "Take control of your ride" by Uber and College -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 08:46:54

Essentials from Google, then a masterpiece from Doy :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 08:47:43

Yes. A marketing genius. Many Chinese donated. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 08:43:17

understoodTotally! every song has a memory,那是被喚起的記憶和割不斷的鄉情!! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 08:51:25

What an encounter! Street musicians are found in subways of -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 09:36:49

NY, sometimes with crowds cheering merrily, as I once saw. -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 09:38:52

NY is a very vibrant and diverse cultural hub. -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 09:44:40

Indeed. I found I like the place. Friendly people, no need -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 10:23:05

for a car, great views, Chinese food...&don't mind the crowd -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 10:28:17

Like most young people, J likes NY the best. Hope Tim will 2 -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 11:45:55

You bet. He went for the city more than the school :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 12:48:50

Great writing! We all like the good old time. -矽穀居士- 給 矽穀居士 發送悄悄話 矽穀居士 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 10:01:42

Yep, Long may it run, Long may all remember ... ... -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 10:08:17

Thanks, 居士. It was an eye-opening experience for me. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 10:30:32

重現江湖? -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 14:07:44

Sort of tho it takes some leaping from one to the other:-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 15:19:10

& with a new ID :-))) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 15:41:49

How about 不鳴則已,一鳴驚人? -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:04:33

That takes a much bigger, maybe even a great, leap :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:31:05

昔日重來。Yesterday once more:) -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 17:04:03

This is the closest and most graceful so far. Good job :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 17:47:45

Mr. Trump made his presidential return even crazier -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:02:48

right, even calling himself "the king". LOL -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:10:10

Putting politics aside, I admire him 4 becoming president -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:11:54

despite the huge pressure he faced~ -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:13:29

I'm reading "Wild Swans." Nothing else shakes me. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:32:38

upvoted you two both. Cheers Bros! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 09/02/2025 postreply 16:38:37

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