Blasts from the Past Schedule

The "Blasts from the Past" show, hosted by the Wolfman and Charlie the "K" is on WRHO, the radio voice of Hartwick College, in Oneonta NY, on Friday (when Hartwick is in session) from 6 to 9 p.m. We play mostly oldies from the 50s, 60s and 70s, with an occasion program featuring music from the 30s and 40s and the Wolfman plays a song from the 80s when he thinks he can get away with it.

25th Reunion of the Hartwick Class of 1979

The reunion was held at the local Holiday Inn and since the Blasts from the Past Program started in 1979 it only seemed fitting that Charlie the "K" and the Wolfman (he's the one with the beard) played the oldies from the mid to late 70s for those gathered.

Front page of the Oneonta Daily Star

It's not the "Rolling Stone" but they made it on the front page of the local newspaper for being on the air for 25 years, nice article and a picture too! And it was above the fold.

They played the oldies at the Hartwick College Telecommunications Center on Main Street, front row seats for the parade, with refreshments and great old music to dance to.

Once again the boys played the oldies for the New Years party goers at the Oneonta First Night Event and ParadeThingy. They set up in the basement of of the church at the corner Main and Maple Street. The basement was full of winding twisty passages but the people were friendly (when you got lost) and they had heat. Everyone had a great time. They had to miss their Halloween Dance this year so they were pumped for New Years.

Millenium Party 2001--the Real First Night
The boys signed up for the 2001 Oneonta New Years Eve party--the real beginning of the new millennium! (Accept no substitutes.) They played music in the heated (yes heat) Elk's Club and the assembled masses of young and old danced, drank hot cocoa, ate the cookies and generally had a great time. Once again, no injuries, nobody was disgraced!

On Friday October 13, 2000 the Blasts from the Past DJs played music for the Hartwick College Annual Alumni, Family, and Fall Weekend Festivities (or whatever it is called these days) dinner on Frisbie Field. This was the third year they pushed their way onto the field and played those oldies. (Maybe they will be invited next year.) They played some great music and ate their BBQ steak dinner. Thanks to the WRHO people for providing and setting up the equipment.

They had planned on having it in the atrium of that new Miller Hall addition on campus, but for lack of heat were forced to switch to the Agora for the festivities. They dressed as convicts, despite the move. The HOPE-Unlimited people and the campus alcohol awareness group, Bachus (it did not make sense to us either) sponsored along with WRHO and a group of volunteers from across the campus. Not one but two costumes featured the transcendental number pi! Certainly some sort of apocalyptic omen.

On December 31, 1999 Charlie the "K" and the Wolfman played Rock & Roll from the 50s and 60s at Oneonta's third First Night Shin-dig at the Lutheran Church at crash corner. A great time was had by all, and the placed emptied out just before midnight to witness the fireworks and the disappointment of that Y2K thing. They had heat in the building, unlike previous years, and did so well at the decorations that they won the First Prize in the Venue Decoration & Ambiance Category. (Charlie the "K" still does not understand "venue.") They'll be back next year with more crepe paper and marquee lights!

Charlie the "K" and the Wolfman were hired to play holiday music followed by olde dance music at the December 1999 Hartwick College (they have graduated years ago but they still keep coming back) holiday faculty and staff get-together.

Halloween costumes were in abundance at the fall classic dance. The Wolfman dressed as a high ranking Roman senator and Charlie the "K" was the fly. Sponsored by WRHO and HOPE Unlimited (with mocktails etc.) the place was jumpin'. If Charlie can ever figure out how to scan the photographs there are a few of the boys in their costumes. Curse those JPGs and Giffs; maybe next month.

The Wolfman &Charlie the "K" played oldies on Frisby field (it didn't rain) from 4 to 7 p.m. September 24 for the 1999 Hartwick College Homecoming, Reunion and Family Weekend. (If the name gets any long we'll have to get a larger computer screen to display it.) They were down-wind from the BBQ-steak-frying-smokin'-good smelling-grills and enjoyed every minute of it. The participatain in the Y.M.C.A. song/dance was a little thin but maybe that accounted for the fewer injuries than the previous year. The personal highlight of the day when when they were reunited with Karen Acker, Station Manager at WRHO in 1979 when the boys started their radio career.

Blasts from the Past once again was contracted to play oldies music in the former Rite-Aid store on Main Street for the wildest dance party presentation of the First Night Celebration-- welcoming the New Year 1999. They played rock 'n' roll from the 50s and 60s for dancers of all ages. The Lion's Club had hot buttered popcorn to warm the cockles and salt the pallet. Oneonta's own Daily Star even had a few kind words to say about the Blasts from the Past performance (and yes, it is a performance!) in one of their fine editorials.

The Wolfman &Charlie the "K" played oldies on Frisby field (it didn't rain) from 4 to 7 p.m. September 25 for the 1998 Hartwick College Homecoming, Reunion and Family Weekend. They were down-wind from the BBQ-steak-frying-smokin'-good smelling-grills and enjoyed every minute of it.

Yes, boys and girls, they hosted, along with WRHO, Hope Unlimited, BiGala+, Chemistry Club and all those all-important volunteers, another Halloween Dance Party. Wolfman and Charlie the "K" dressed as an asteroid and the moon--go figure! Fortunatley no photographs were taken and by next year little will be remembered of what went on that night.

The Agora Ballroom was filled with dancers and party folks on St. Valentines Day evening, 1998. Everyone had a great time and there was more dancing than we have ever had before. Oldies were played by the Blast from the Past on-air personalities Charlie the "K" and the Wolfman (he's the one with the beard.) Mocktails were served up by the HOPE Unlimited folks, and munchies supplied by Student Services. Cosponsoring groups included Bigala-plus, the Chemistry Club, Unlimited and WRHO. Many thanks to all who made the dance a great success. (Dawn lead the team of decorators and cleaners.)

The Wolfman and Charlie the "K" signed up to play Rock 'n' Roll music at Oneonta's first First Night Celebration on New Years Eve December 31, 1997. The City of Oneonta planned a spectacular New Years Eve with all sorts of entertainment and events. The Blasts from the Past people played oldies music from 6 to 11:30 p.m. in the former Rite Aid Drug store on Main Street. (Yeah! Downtown!) Hundreds of people danced to the music and generally had a good time despite the cold weather outside (it was 6 degrees on Main Street at 6 p.m. when the parade went by.) You can find a photograph on our photos page.

This page was prepared by C. Hartley & G. Stevens (he's the one with the beard) and was last updated June 6, 1966. They would be happy to hear from you and will pass along messages to the on-air personalities Charlie the "K" and the Wolfman.