Great debut show, for those who may have forgot. I loved hearing The Geator in glorious FM stereo for a change. The hour goes fast, but it's good listening.
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The Geator on XPN
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B
bierkenstock
Guest
I wish I could forget.
The Geator is very much an acquired taste, like anchovies.
And the Geator was and is heard in "glorious FM stereo" from Vineland every weekday - like it or not.
> Great debut show, for those who may have forgot. I loved
> hearing The Geator in glorious FM stereo for a change. The
> hour goes fast, but it's good listening.
>
The Geator is very much an acquired taste, like anchovies.
And the Geator was and is heard in "glorious FM stereo" from Vineland every weekday - like it or not.
> Great debut show, for those who may have forgot. I loved
> hearing The Geator in glorious FM stereo for a change. The
> hour goes fast, but it's good listening.
>
> I wish I could forget.
>
> The Geator is very much an acquired taste, like anchovies.
>
> And the Geator was and is heard in "glorious FM stereo" from
> Vineland every weekday - like it or not.
>
I'm not within that lsitening range. So tonight was the first time I have heard him on FM since WIOQ.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by JoeyDee_WOGL on 01/08/06 12:58 AM.</FONT></P>
>
> The Geator is very much an acquired taste, like anchovies.
>
> And the Geator was and is heard in "glorious FM stereo" from
> Vineland every weekday - like it or not.
>
I'm not within that lsitening range. So tonight was the first time I have heard him on FM since WIOQ.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by JoeyDee_WOGL on 01/08/06 12:58 AM.</FONT></P>
K
KlassikKountry
Guest
How many charted BI, Surf, Folk, Country and Psychedelic oldies did he play. Also, how many obscure, uncharted, R&B and Soul tunes did he push down the listeners throats, which never made it, just curious.
J
Jim_Hicks
Guest
If one were listening to a traditional folk music show, would he/she expect to hear Jan and Dean? If one were listening to a traditional jazz show, would the Beatles suddenly appear. I think not. Jerry plays a particular form of rock and roll. Philadelphia was never a hotbed of folk, surf or 50's-early 60's country. Jerry plays the music of Philadelphia. No one says you have to like it. I do, but you do not have to. So listen, or don't listen. It's your choice. No one is "pushing (anything) down the listeners throats." It is their decision to listen. There are thousands of stations on the air, the internet, XM and Sirius.
Remember also, the songs people remember and love the most are often not the songs that sold the most copies. The dance songs, the R&B and Soul songs which were popular at the record hops often received little radio action. The Geator plays the songs that were hot at the hops and remain so at his dances today. If you were not part of the record hop scene in the late 50's and early 60's, there is no way you can understand the popularity of the music. Just like I do not appreciate the popularity of songs played at clubs today. I'm just not part of that culture.
> How many charted BI, Surf, Folk, Country and Psychedelic
> oldies did he play. Also, how many obscure, uncharted, R&B
> and Soul tunes did he push down the listeners throats, which
> never made it, just curious.
>
Remember also, the songs people remember and love the most are often not the songs that sold the most copies. The dance songs, the R&B and Soul songs which were popular at the record hops often received little radio action. The Geator plays the songs that were hot at the hops and remain so at his dances today. If you were not part of the record hop scene in the late 50's and early 60's, there is no way you can understand the popularity of the music. Just like I do not appreciate the popularity of songs played at clubs today. I'm just not part of that culture.
> How many charted BI, Surf, Folk, Country and Psychedelic
> oldies did he play. Also, how many obscure, uncharted, R&B
> and Soul tunes did he push down the listeners throats, which
> never made it, just curious.
>
Well put. That being said, Blavat does play some classic country when he is comparing different versions of classic songs - I've heard him play Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, among others. The audience of WXPN expects an eclectic mix of music, so this hour may appeal to many in the core audience. They also run a children's call-in show weeknights, so the audience is used to niche programming. If you want that "national" mix of oldies described, 'Sirius 6' has all that 24/7.
> If one were listening to a traditional folk music show,
> would he/she expect to hear Jan and Dean? If one were
> listening to a traditional jazz show, would the Beatles
> suddenly appear. I think not. Jerry plays a particular
> form of rock and roll. Philadelphia was never a hotbed of
> folk, surf or 50's-early 60's country. Jerry plays the
> music of Philadelphia. No one says you have to like it. I
> do, but you do not have to. So listen, or don't listen.
> It's your choice. No one is "pushing (anything) down the
> listeners throats." It is their decision to listen. There
> are thousands of stations on the air, the internet, XM and
> Sirius.
>
> Remember also, the songs people remember and love the most
> are often not the songs that sold the most copies. The dance
> songs, the R&B and Soul songs which were popular at the
> record hops often received little radio action. The Geator
> plays the songs that were hot at the hops and remain so at
> his dances today. If you were not part of the record hop
> scene in the late 50's and early 60's, there is no way you
> can understand the popularity of the music. Just like I do
> not appreciate the popularity of songs played at clubs
> today. I'm just not part of that culture.
>
> > How many charted BI, Surf, Folk, Country and Psychedelic
> > oldies did he play. Also, how many obscure, uncharted,
> R&B
> > and Soul tunes did he push down the listeners throats,
> which
> > never made it, just curious.
> >
>
> If one were listening to a traditional folk music show,
> would he/she expect to hear Jan and Dean? If one were
> listening to a traditional jazz show, would the Beatles
> suddenly appear. I think not. Jerry plays a particular
> form of rock and roll. Philadelphia was never a hotbed of
> folk, surf or 50's-early 60's country. Jerry plays the
> music of Philadelphia. No one says you have to like it. I
> do, but you do not have to. So listen, or don't listen.
> It's your choice. No one is "pushing (anything) down the
> listeners throats." It is their decision to listen. There
> are thousands of stations on the air, the internet, XM and
> Sirius.
>
> Remember also, the songs people remember and love the most
> are often not the songs that sold the most copies. The dance
> songs, the R&B and Soul songs which were popular at the
> record hops often received little radio action. The Geator
> plays the songs that were hot at the hops and remain so at
> his dances today. If you were not part of the record hop
> scene in the late 50's and early 60's, there is no way you
> can understand the popularity of the music. Just like I do
> not appreciate the popularity of songs played at clubs
> today. I'm just not part of that culture.
>
> > How many charted BI, Surf, Folk, Country and Psychedelic
> > oldies did he play. Also, how many obscure, uncharted,
> R&B
> > and Soul tunes did he push down the listeners throats,
> which
> > never made it, just curious.
> >
>
K
KlassikKountry
Guest
Let me enlighten you about the Philly market, as I ponder through old WIBG (62-66) and WFIL (66-68) surveys, I see more of the music I mentioned in the top 20, than the music of the Geat and his soul patrol jocks. The Philly soul jocks would make you think a song like "Breaking Down the Walls of Heartache"-Bandwagon was a top 10 hit, when in fact, it made 115 for one week or Captain of your Ship from Reparata and the Delrons, climbing to a impressive 127 for one week, real hot property. These same jocks, would never play or embrace "I'm Telling you now" by Freddie and the Dreamers which was a "number one hit". Guys like Jerry were flying high with their yon teenager soul sounds, BUT when the Beatles and the BI came into the USA and the Delaware Valley listener, yes thats right, flocked over to that brand of music and left the Geat flat on his face, he retaliated and dispised that music, even to this day. There was more than soul music that was big in this area and the country in the 60's, it was not only Motown, the Temps and Tops 24/7, although Philly soul jocks would make you think so, and some of these young people believe them, which is sad and is not true music history. I really do know, cause I hung with that cat, cloning the immortal words of the Geat. I can go on and on with proof but people believe what they want and thats the problem.
> > I wish I could forget.
> >
> > The Geator is very much an acquired taste, like anchovies.
>
> >
> > And the Geator was and is heard in "glorious FM stereo"
> from
> > Vineland every weekday - like it or not.
> >
>
> I'm not within that lsitening range. So tonight was the
> first time I have heard him on FM since WIOQ.
>
When is this show on? Did Blavat actually shut the hell up during the records, or did he talk through them the way he usually does? He used to drive me nuts on WPEN, you couldn't tape any of the music because of his non-stop blabbering, or he would put a promo on top of the bridge like "I'm Martha Reeves and you're listening to Geator Gold Radio!". It's all part of his tactic. If you can't tape anything it forces you to buy his CDs.
> >
> > The Geator is very much an acquired taste, like anchovies.
>
> >
> > And the Geator was and is heard in "glorious FM stereo"
> from
> > Vineland every weekday - like it or not.
> >
>
> I'm not within that lsitening range. So tonight was the
> first time I have heard him on FM since WIOQ.
>
When is this show on? Did Blavat actually shut the hell up during the records, or did he talk through them the way he usually does? He used to drive me nuts on WPEN, you couldn't tape any of the music because of his non-stop blabbering, or he would put a promo on top of the bridge like "I'm Martha Reeves and you're listening to Geator Gold Radio!". It's all part of his tactic. If you can't tape anything it forces you to buy his CDs.
Blavat is a shrewd business person. He really knows his market. I think you know the answer.
But I did get a lot of free meals when Blavat was at that club in Palmyra. So you can't say that he does not give anything away. The food may have been salty, but I just drank glasses of free water instead of buying beer.
> Did Blavat actually shut the hell up
> during the records, or did he talk through them the way he
> usually does? He used to drive me nuts on WPEN, you
> couldn't tape any of the music because of his non-stop
> blabbering, or he would put a promo on top of the bridge
> like "I'm Martha Reeves and you're listening to Geator Gold
> Radio!". It's all part of his tactic. If you can't tape
> anything it forces you to buy his CDs.
>
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But I did get a lot of free meals when Blavat was at that club in Palmyra. So you can't say that he does not give anything away. The food may have been salty, but I just drank glasses of free water instead of buying beer.
> Did Blavat actually shut the hell up
> during the records, or did he talk through them the way he
> usually does? He used to drive me nuts on WPEN, you
> couldn't tape any of the music because of his non-stop
> blabbering, or he would put a promo on top of the bridge
> like "I'm Martha Reeves and you're listening to Geator Gold
> Radio!". It's all part of his tactic. If you can't tape
> anything it forces you to buy his CDs.
>
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[email protected]</P>
J
Jim_Hicks
Guest
I was doing record hops in the Delaware Valley during the British Invasion. While the B.I. was THEE thing on radio, at the dances it was the soul dance songs that ruled. Sure, there were many British songs you could dance to, but it was mainly the R&B dance songs that worked best. That is what Jerry recreates - not Top 40 radio. In no way is he attempting to recreate Top 40 any more than a NYC dance station these days tries to be CHR.
Jerry, Ron Diamond, etc. brought the record hop to the radio studio. I really cannot understand why people just don't get this. It is NOT a straight forward oldies show, nor is it intended to be. It is a recreation of the late 50's early 60's Philadelphia record hop.
> Let me enlighten you about the Philly market, as I ponder
> through old WIBG (62-66) and WFIL (66-68) surveys, I see
> more of the music I mentioned in the top 20, than the music
> of the Geat and his soul patrol jocks. The Philly soul
> jocks would make you think a song like "Breaking Down the
> Walls of Heartache"-Bandwagon was a top 10 hit, when in
> fact, it made 115 for one week or Captain of your Ship from
> Reparata and the Delrons, climbing to a impressive 127 for
> one week, real hot property. These same jocks, would never
> play or embrace "I'm Telling you now" by Freddie and the
> Dreamers which was a "number one hit". Guys like Jerry were
> flying high with their yon teenager soul sounds, BUT when
> the Beatles and the BI came into the USA and the Delaware
> Valley listener, yes thats right, flocked over to that brand
> of music and left the Geat flat on his face, he retaliated
> and dispised that music, even to this day. There was more
> than soul music that was big in this area and the country in
> the 60's, it was not only Motown, the Temps and Tops 24/7,
> although Philly soul jocks would make you think so, and some
> of these young people believe them, which is sad and is not
> true music history. I really do know, cause I hung with that
> cat, cloning the immortal words of the Geat. I can go on
> and on with proof but people believe what they want and
> thats the problem.
>
Jerry, Ron Diamond, etc. brought the record hop to the radio studio. I really cannot understand why people just don't get this. It is NOT a straight forward oldies show, nor is it intended to be. It is a recreation of the late 50's early 60's Philadelphia record hop.
> Let me enlighten you about the Philly market, as I ponder
> through old WIBG (62-66) and WFIL (66-68) surveys, I see
> more of the music I mentioned in the top 20, than the music
> of the Geat and his soul patrol jocks. The Philly soul
> jocks would make you think a song like "Breaking Down the
> Walls of Heartache"-Bandwagon was a top 10 hit, when in
> fact, it made 115 for one week or Captain of your Ship from
> Reparata and the Delrons, climbing to a impressive 127 for
> one week, real hot property. These same jocks, would never
> play or embrace "I'm Telling you now" by Freddie and the
> Dreamers which was a "number one hit". Guys like Jerry were
> flying high with their yon teenager soul sounds, BUT when
> the Beatles and the BI came into the USA and the Delaware
> Valley listener, yes thats right, flocked over to that brand
> of music and left the Geat flat on his face, he retaliated
> and dispised that music, even to this day. There was more
> than soul music that was big in this area and the country in
> the 60's, it was not only Motown, the Temps and Tops 24/7,
> although Philly soul jocks would make you think so, and some
> of these young people believe them, which is sad and is not
> true music history. I really do know, cause I hung with that
> cat, cloning the immortal words of the Geat. I can go on
> and on with proof but people believe what they want and
> thats the problem.
>
> The Philly soul
> jocks would make you think a song like "Breaking Down the
> Walls of Heartache"-Bandwagon was a top 10 hit, when in
> fact, it made 115 for one week
That doesn't stop me from liking it, KlassikKountry.
Or:
"At the Top of the Stairs"-Formations
"In a Moment"-Intrigues
"House Party"-Showstoppers
"Hold On"-Radiants
"There Is"-Dells
"He's a Ladies' Man"-[I forget the guy's name]
> or Captain of your Ship from
> Reparata and the Delrons, climbing to a impressive 127 for
> one week, real hot property.
Sorry, I've never heard that.
>These same jocks, would never
> play or embrace "I'm Telling you now" by Freddie and the
> Dreamers which was a "number one hit".
I do though, BION. I like more than "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter". Can't remember the last time I heard "Do the Freddie", though.
ixnay
> jocks would make you think a song like "Breaking Down the
> Walls of Heartache"-Bandwagon was a top 10 hit, when in
> fact, it made 115 for one week
That doesn't stop me from liking it, KlassikKountry.
Or:"At the Top of the Stairs"-Formations
"In a Moment"-Intrigues
"House Party"-Showstoppers
"Hold On"-Radiants
"There Is"-Dells
"He's a Ladies' Man"-[I forget the guy's name]
> or Captain of your Ship from
> Reparata and the Delrons, climbing to a impressive 127 for
> one week, real hot property.
Sorry, I've never heard that.
>These same jocks, would never
> play or embrace "I'm Telling you now" by Freddie and the
> Dreamers which was a "number one hit".
I do though, BION. I like more than "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter". Can't remember the last time I heard "Do the Freddie", though.
ixnay
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