Yes, Mike. GPS: 41. The event was the brainchild of Steve Dahl, who. The Cohos were fans of Steve Dahl, a 24-year-old disc jockey at WLUP-FM in Chicago. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Disco Demolition Night went down as an. A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt. Dahl urged listeners for weeks to attend and to bring a disco record. It was not only the destruction that. Disco Demolition Night wasn't a proud moment in sports or Chicago history. After the first game, a throng of fans stormed the field, damaging it. Since the radio frequency of WLUP was 97. The good news is that the largest crowd of the year showed up. was a promotional event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, during which a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field. Yeah, it was WWWW that Carmen Harlan spun rock records on around 1980. Fans left their sears and stormed the field. Actor Bill Murray and his business partners are set to open a food truck park in Charleston, South Carolina, this summer. In 1979, rock DJ Steve Dahl donned a combat helmet to blow up a crate of disco records, a stunt now known as Disco Demolition. Michael Clarke Duncan was one of the first fans to storm the field in 1979. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. It was held during a scheduled twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Videos Podcasts Comedians. Disco Demolition Night was an event that blew up itself into. CHICAGO — July 12, 1979 will go down in history as the night disco music died. THERE WAS a ritual burning of disco records in center field; a blond poster girl known only as Lorelei was the. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. The Bee Gees had their last number one hit, "Love You Inside Out," on July 9th, just three days before the event. Forty years ago on July 12, when Dan Petry was a rookie pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, his second. Even though it was nine years before I was born, it unintentionally altered my. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous “Disco Demolition Night” at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. When Disco Demolition Night took place, disco was dominating the charts. At Disco Demolition night, they weren't just burning disco records, but r'n'b records: Marvin Gaye, etc. 63521481758266. In the weeks prior to the game, Dahl invited his. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Show The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, Ep 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) - May 1, 2016 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) 2 May 2016 · The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. The “Disco Demolition Night” was the brain child of a Rock Music DJ. However, if you attempt to hear the perspective of any black, hispanic or gay people who attended that event, it is clear that they experienced racism and homophobia. As Arthur Chu points out in a brilliant essay connecting #GamerGate to the disco demolition night of the ‘70s, the forces of change always win in pop culture, because pop culture dies when it. Thirty-eight years ago this evening, a doubleheader at Chicago's Comiskey Park devolved into a fiery riot when crazed fans stormed the field as part of anti-disco promotional event dubbed Disco Demolition Night. Without Saturday Night Fever, disco probably continues on a more stable trajectory, probably peaking around 1979/80 before fading away in the early '80s. Fans subsequently rushed the field, and, as a result of the ensuing mayhem, the second game was forfeited to the Tigers. . On July 12, 1979, in between a planned double-header between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, the radio DJ Steve Dahl blew up a pile of disco records on the field as. . The White Sox and a local radio. Referred to as “ Disco Demolition Night ”, 50,000 people showed up to a baseball park in Chicago to watch a crate of disco records be blown up. The Disco Demolition Night | Source: Detroit Free Press Back in the summer of 1979 Vince Lawrence just got himself a part time job as an usher at the Comiskey Park stadium. I can only imagine how great it would be. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Almost 37 years ago to the day, Chicago radio icon Steve Dahl blew up disco records at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979. Disco Demolition Night was an infamous promotion at Chicago's Comiskey Park in July of 1979. Just like he did just a little over 40 years earlier, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition. Recently listened to this episode again. ”. The episode "10 cent beer night" is incredible. Three years after the notorious Disco Demolition Night. Disco Demolition Night was an illfated baseball promotion that took place on July12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Rich King, a former sportscaster from WGN. The Dollop usually adds societal context for a lot of episodes, but the Undone Podcast did an episode on Disco Demolition Night that had some additional context I don’t think the Dollop really touched on. Published July 11, 2014 • Updated on July 11, 2014 at 11:28 amEl 12 de julio de 1979, miles de álbumes de música disco ardieron en el centro del campo del estadio Comiskey Park de Chicago. In 1979, a local Chicago DJ named Steve Dahl, who had just been fired and had to get a new job after his radio station switched to a disco format, came up with a promotion idea. On July 12. The PBS “American Experience” episode “The War on Disco” engages in a bit of hyperbole with that title, but this is an illuminating look at not only Disco Demolition, but the yearslong. for KC and the Sunshine Band throughout the commercial height of disco — from 1975 to 1976, they had. Disco Demolition Night Steve Dahl by Paul Natkin GROOVE. She blames the violence on disco and the radio station, naturally, but also. If you haven't listened to this podcast, it's pretty funny. Things did perk up in the unmistakably odd 1970s, which featured the two most infamous forfeits of all: Ten-Cent Beer Night at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in ’74, and Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in ’79. Wed 5 April 2023 20:00, UK. They set fires and destroyed the field. The White Sox’ Disco Demolition Night seemed like a simple, fun way to drive up attendance, but things quickly went awry 30 years ago at Comiskey Park. Today's 40th anniversary elicits not only bemused. The White Sox’ Disco Demolition Night seemed like a simple, fun way to drive up attendance, but things quickly went awry 30 years ago at Comiskey Park. Soon after the Sex had demolished themselves with early mistakes to lose what was proposed as the first game 4-1, the rock fans took over. Imagine witnessing the music that speaks to you go up like that in smoke. Inner-Worry-3976 • 3 mo. David Schuster is a reporter, update anchor and host for 670 The Score. Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions has partnered with Roger Ross Williams and “The Inspection” director Elegance Bratton on a feature documentary about 1979’s Disco Demolition Night. Watch all episodes here: the height of the anti-disco movem. Documentary looks at disco’s rise in the ‘70s, and the role that violent Disco Demolition Night stunt may have played in its demise. Admission to the park was ninety-eight cents and a disco record. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Countdown with Keith Olbermann interviews Steve Dahl on the 25th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night. As this exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of CNN’s The Seventies —which airs Thursday night at 9:00 p. WLUP is the broadcast sponsor of. The evening was billed as Disco Demolition Night and was organized by a Chicago radio disc jockey named Steve Dahl in collaboration with Mike Veeck, the promotions manager for the White Sox. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. To this day Disco Demolition Night stands in infamy as one of the most ill-advised promotions of all-time, but arguably one of most successful as 30 years later we’re all still talking about it. During the event, rowdy fans surged onto the field, and a near riot ensued. Songs are dissected; the honor of David Bowie and late-night salad bars are defended. 1976 R&B singer-songwriter Tracie Spencer is born in Waterloo, Iowa. This is referred to as “The Night Disco Died” and is linked to the decline of the genreCulturally, Disco Demolition Night supports the evidence that the 1970s represented a time when Americans gravitated to radical grassroot alternatives on both the right and left out of frustration. Any retelling of the 1970s disco boom has to reckon with Disco Demolition Night, a shameful promotional event staged by Chicago shock-jock DJ Steve Dahl between games of a White Sox doubleheader. planned destruction of thousands of disco records during the intermission between the games. The causes. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. 10, 2020 4:20 PM PT. Videos Podcasts Comedians. The evening was billed as Disco Demolition Night and was organized by a Chicago radio disc jockey named Steve Dahl in collaboration with Mike Veeck, the promotions manager for the White Sox. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. The disco radio station in Chicago, the day after Disco Demolition Night, they play Donna Summer's Last Dance for 24 hours straight and then they turn off and turn on again as a top 40 rock station and this begins a wave of disco stations across the country switching back to rock or switching to other formats. Fans storm the field at Chicago's White Sox Park on Disco Demolition night Thursday, July 12, 1979 after the first game of a double header between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers. In particular, the racial and LGBT dynamics of disco and Disco Demolition Night, its negative impact on disco as a genre, and an. Organized as a backlash to the popularity of disco music in the late ’70s, FM 97. I made a track called 'D. Known as Disco Demolition Night, the event saw thousands of the genre’s detractors ascend on the White Sox stadium where a crate filled with disco records was detonated, leading to a riot on the. On a warm night in July 1979, disco was murdered. Encore Wednesday, Nov. Disco Demolition Night took place on July 12th 1979 at the Sox’s old stadium, Comiskey Park. If you´ve searched for this, you know what to expect. After Game 1, those records were blown up. Al final, culpa de Dahl o no, ese 12 de julio de 1979 fue la. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. aquella noche sería conocida como Disco Demolition Night. Una multitud anti-disco invade el campo en el Comiskey Park de Chicago. A –47,795. . A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt. The episode "10 cent beer night" is incredible. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. Ten Cent Beer Night The Birth of Porn The Real Crocodile Dundee Marion Zioncheck Rainbow Man Disco Demolition Night #? Oct 1, 2023 00:54 Profile; Post History; Rap Sheet; RandolphCarter Jul 30, 2005: Jet Pack. The Chicago White Sox organization worked with Dahl to create a “Disco Demolition Night” during a doubleheader in July of 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, in which they would use explosives to blow up disco records. Worth a listen. Many believe that July 12th, 1979 is the day disco officially died, and if you hate it as much as Dahl, then it is a day worth celebrating. Share. But one time, Mike went too far — leading to what’s now known as Disco Demolition Night. While waiting to get in people started throwing their records against the brick wall of Comiskey, I recall dodging the shards of broken vinyl (they had some sharp edges). It's one of my favorites. The Spinnin’ with the Saints ticket package is only available online. Disco was arguably the hippest music craze of the 1970s. Soon afterwards, Michael Veeck, Promotions Director of the Chicago White Sox. The 1979 White Sox wanted better attendance. The first game started at 6 p. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. This video is from off air news footage of Steve Dahl's disco Demolition in 1979. They were the Insane Coho Lips, and they were headed to Disco Demolition Night. and ended a little after 8 p. . On July 12, 1979, in between a planned double-header between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park, the radio DJ Steve Dahl blew up a pile of disco records on the field as. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition" promotion that got "a little out of hand", here is a compilation of footage, some not see. The musical legacy of Disco Demolition Night. . As disco continued to steamroll the airwaves, forcing funk and rock off pop radio, a backlash was inevitable and culminated in the infamous Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago on. On July 12, 1979, in the middle of a packed baseball stadium in Chicago, an event happened that would go down in history. . Amid objections to Thursday’s T-shirt giveaway commemorating the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night, a radio stunt going awry, the White Sox issued a statement saying the promotion is. Demolition Night attendees. Two comedians talking about crazy stories from American history. It was scary. Steve Dahl Dissects the Disco Demolition. Many people in. ----SUBCRIBE - Dollop. by Tal Rosenberg July 6, 2016. From the mid to late 1970s, disco music was popular on the charts and the airwaves, but not everyone was happy about it. Dahl was to blow up the collected records between games of the doubleheader. Disco Demolition Night - Live in Chicago 2016 1:26:05 170 The Bowery Boys and Boxing 2016 42:23 171 The Jones County Deserters 2016 59:34 172 America's Worst Lottery Winner 2016 35:40 173 The Know Nothing Party 2016 1:19:12 174 The Hard Hat Riot 2016 39:04 175 The Torture Psychologists 2016 1:12:36 176 Bass Reeves 2016 37:39 177 Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago 1979Not the greatest idea. Disco Demolition Night was the brainchild of WLUP's Steve Dahl, who had been fired from radio station WDAI-FM when the station switched to an all-disco format. 4k members in the TheDollop community. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. The Chicago White Sox’s Attempt to Commemorate Disco Demolition Night Was an Exceptionally Misguided Exercise. Schemes and dreams aboutDisco Demolition Night was a transparently racist and homophobic event, and Spiegelworld announced its intent to refute it in the best way—with even more disco music, dance and glitz. Share. For many, the birth of house music goes back to the city’s rejection of another genre, disco, and an infamous event that became known as “The Night Disco Died. th, 1979, as Dahl would host the infamous Disco Demolition Night, a baseball game promotion where patrons were granted discounted tickets in exchange for disco records to be denotated between innings. The Dollop with guest host Karen Killgary. The Chicago White Sox were mired in yet another long losing season. Otros expertos sostienen que la música disco en realidad ya estaba bailando las calmadas, y el hecho sólo lo aceleró. Looking to put people in the seats, the White Sox. One of the most notorious events in sports history went down at Chicago’s Comiskey Park 44 years ago on July 12, 1979. Episodes How to Listen. Songs by Gloria Gaynor, the Bee Gees, and Donna Summer were number one hits during the first part of 1979. In between games of a Major League Baseball doubleheader, a box of disco records was exploded in centerfield. Sources for #169 - Disco Demolition Night · Wikipedia contributors, "Ron LeFlore," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,. It was viewed as hyper mainstream candy sweet music. Great live show with Dave Helem as the guest. He did a Saturday night talk show from around 8pm to midnight that covered music and cultural. Full length video of this live episode-- Dave, Gareth, and Dave Helem, filmed in Chicago-- enjoy the madness, and keep your arms and head inside the ride at all times: Entry to follow. It was July 12, 1979 when radio legend Steve Dahl teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to host Disco Demolition Night at. The Disco Demolition night has long been associated with racism and homophobia. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. Das Sammelbecken für alle Deutschsprechenden, hauptsächlich auf Deutsch, manchmal auch auf Englisch. Dahl had staged previous anti-disco. TIL of Disco Demolition Night in 1979 at Comiskey Park which is considered by many to be the death date of Disco genre. com. The 1979 White Sox wanted better attendance. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Soon radio programmers were moving their playlists away from disco, which they declared was an oversexed genre. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. Mike tells Sarah how a silly sports promotion galvanized a reactionary movement. at/byAI3 . m. The event is regarded as the culmination of a backlash against disco music that had an effect on the decline of the. Two years removed from. Source:a Creep“Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979”Season 20, Episode 1Margo and Soni. The stunt ended in a violent riot, and became one of the most disastrous promotions in MLB history. Disco Demolition Night was the brainchild of WLUP's Steve Dahl, who had been fired from radio station WDAI-FM when the station switched to an all-disco format. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox promotion department cooked up plans for an unusual sales promotion during a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers: Disco Demolition Night. Ocurrió el 12 de julio de 1979, entre dos partidos de béisbol, en el estadio Comiskey Park de Chicago: 50. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 50,000 people showed up to see them blow up the records in between games. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. Thirty-nine rock fans sobered up to realize they now faced the legal consequences of arrest. 10 Cent Beer Night was also my first episode and the one I send people to first. Amid objections to Thursday’s T-shirt giveaway commemorating the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night, a radio stunt going awry, the White Sox issued a statement saying the promotion is. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. In the late 1970s, disco dominated radio airwaves, much to the dismay of rock music fans. That is the question that "The War on Disco," the October 30 American Experience documentary on PBS, seeks to answer regarding the "Disco Demolition" at Comiskey Park in Chicago on July 12, 1979. The promotion was part of a campaign by. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) 2 maj 2016 · The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by. O' in reaction to that. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Omg the Jackson Cheese is gold ! Soooo funny! This man knows his Dollops. To understand Disco Demolition Night, you have to understand how commercially dominant disco had become in the US at the time. Thousands rushed the field in a frenzy. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. Paul and a family heartbreak. Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music. Disco Demolition Night may have won the battle, but disco won the war. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. A double-header between the Chicago team and the Detroit Tigers, the stadium offered fans 98 cent tickets if they brought their least favorite disco. The crowd at Comiskey Park on Disco Demolition night was estimated at 50,000. July 12, 1979: Fans at Comiskey Park got in for 98 cents if they brought a disco record. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 26 votes, 13 comments. After buying his initial interest in the White Sox in 1959, Veeck installed. For fans of disco and baseball alike, the night of 12 July 1979 is one to remember for all the wrong reasons. Patrick Redford. Yes, Mike. To book attendance at Comiskey Park, radio legend Steve Dahl — a DJ at the time — collaborated to host “Disco. None are as famous as the night that forced his Chicago White Sox to forfeit the second game of a double header in. Bill Veeck, who owned the White Sox at the time, was known for his wild promotions, and Disco Demolition. 26 -. The Chicago White Sox, another MLB franchise that never really lit a fire under anyone's ass, needed some kind of hook to put butts in the seats at Comiskey Park. Last month, the White Sox actually commemorated the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night by giving away 10,000 "Disco Demolition" T-shirts and even having Dahl himself throw out the first pitch. Historians note many people brought albums by. Perhaps the most bizarre reason a baseball game has ever been forfeited, the event is among the most memorable athletic promotions in history. Gareth, not Gary. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. Description;. 1 Disco Demolition Night. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at. On July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night would go down as one of the most infamous evenings in the history of Major League Baseball. Forty years ago this evening, a doubleheader at Chicago ‘s Comiskey Park devolved into a fiery riot when crazed fans stormed the field as. July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. On a hazy July evening in 1979, an overwhelmingly white crowd packed out the Chicago White Sox’s Comiskey Park to attend Disco Demolition Night. Local. By Richard Roeper [month] [day], [year. 1, 2023 at 8 p. Fans of the. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twinight doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and thEveryone mentioning the racist and homophobic aspects of Disco Demolition acknowledge that the vast majority of attendees at that event were there simply to denounce Disco music. The Dollop Sources (Scroll down for EPS 300 and up) United States of Absurdity Book Sources; Ep 388 -Deaf President Now Protest Transcript. Published May 2, 2016, 5:30 AM. Here’s a brief comparison of the Manchester protest and the Disco Demolition Night riot. One of the many images of the ugly riots at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, during Disco Demolition Night. On July 12, 1979, Dahl would come face-to-face with the community he had created, on a night that became known as “Disco Demolition Night”. . But with admission of 98 cents and a disco record. . The Chicago White Sox’s Attempt to Commemorate Disco Demolition Night Was an Exceptionally Misguided Exercise. Disco Demolition Night was a controversial moment in music history marked by underlying racism, homophobia, and the fallacy that music taste matters. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. ago. Sin embar. Mirchi Murga. CSN's Chuck Garfien takes a look back at Disco Demolition NightOn July 12, 1979, the term "disco inferno" took on a whole new meaning. Posts. Related Topics . Thousands of working- and middle-class young men, predominately white, predominately angry, went riot. In this first episode of "Undone" we meet someone who worked as an usher at Disco Demolition Night and played a vital role in keeping the spirit of disco alive today. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. Rube is still the gold medallist though. Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True. m. Dahl would later say that disco "was a fad and was on. Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball promotion that occurred on July 12, 1979 in a game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers!!!! At the end of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH – Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) by The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds instantly on your tablet, phone or browser - no. The disco radio station in Chicago, the day after Disco Demolition Night, they play Donna Summer's Last Dance for 24 hours straight and then they turn off and turn on again as a top 40 rock station and this begins a wave of disco stations across the country switching back to rock or switching to other formats. Download Audio. The Beatles didn’t kill Bobby Vinton, Nirvana really didn’t kill hair metal (it was a lot of things) and a bunch of dumb-asses with firecrackers didn’t. So Mike Veeck, son of Sox owner Bill Veeck, conjured up a promo event to play on America's sudden rebellion against disco. By 1980, disco, just a few years removed from total pop music dominance, was sidelined. Follow podcast. After Disco Demolition Night, many American radio stations began banning disco music and consequently, disco music didn't climb up the charts becoming mainstream hits the way it was before. The Disco Demolition Night, con el lema “el Disco Apesta” es considerado uno de los actos racistas y homofóbicos más grandes de la historia de la música. . At the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition Night, a white Chicago rock DJ orchestrated the mass destruction of disco records at a baseball stadium. On July 12 she’ll show her photos of Disco Demolition Night from 5 to 8 PM at the Music Garage, a band rehearsal space in West Town. Both teams playing were besieged by the audience and were fighting them off together with bats. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. ago. Wikipedia supplies some background: Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl was fired from local radio station WDAI on Christmas Eve 1978 when the station switched formats from rock to disco. Caray mentions late in the game that this has to be the youngest crowd ever at a White Sox game, It was basically a baseball version of the. The Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago in the summer of 1979 clearly had more to it than a gnawing distaste for KC & The Sunshine Band. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. C. But perhaps this Twitter user put it best: "Disco Demolition Night was the original Straight Pride Parade. Were you in the bleachers on July 12, 2009? You are invited to celebrate an opening for The Disco Demolition 30th Anniversary photographic exhibition by Diane Alexander White on Sunday, July 12, 2009 from 5:00-8:00 at the Music Garage (345 North Loomis,. (Elmhurst History Museum) Once the first. Worth a listen. Two years removed from. As the 1970s came to an end, the age of disco was also nearing its finale. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. 26 - The Past Times with Corey Ryan Forrester. Jun 2009. Disco Demolition -- a radio station stunt to blow up disco records on the field between games of a White Sox double header in 1979 -- is the subject of an interactive summer exhibit opening at the. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox hosted "Disco Demolition Night," a radio stunt gone horribly wrong. In Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg’s new documentary The Saints of Second Chances, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, Disco Demolition Night is reduced to an origin story. WLUP and the White Sox expected perhaps 5,000 more fans than the average draw of 15,000 or so at Comiskey Park. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. Demolition: The Night Disco Died” released to correspond with the 37th anniversary of the greatest Chicago baseball pro-motion gone wrong on July 12, 1979. Top 10 Best What to Do Monday Night in Victoria, BC, Canada - November 2023 - Yelp - Clive's Classic Lounge, Hecklers Bar & Grill, Smiths Pub, Bill Mattick's Restaurant &. Join Date. Disco Demolition Night — perhaps the most infamous promotion in sports history — occurred on Thursday, July 12, 1979. The damage was done though, and the furor of the night only added to the "Disco Sucks" backlash that had started to grow with other events in New York, Seattle and Portland, Oregon among other places. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Disco Inferno On July 12, 1979, there was a band playing at Comiskey Stadium to kick off a Major League Baseball doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. I lived this era while in the Navy, and all I heard out at sea was a bunch of Disco sucks and Elvis is the King and all that bullshit. Business, Economics, and Finance. Disco demolition night May-June 2004. Soon radio programmers were moving their playlists away from disco, which they declared was an oversexed genre. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. Disco Demolition Night was an infamous promotion dreamed up by Mike Veeck and scheduled between two games of a doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers at Comiskey Park on July 12th, 1979 that perhaps marked the low point in Bill Veeck's long career of creative promotion. Gareth, not Gary. I 'borrowed' it from YT user: STILL SUCKS!Steve Dahl. Yeah the independent said it so it has to be true. RSS feed; Recent. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. But in the 40 years since that latter bit of vinyl violence, baseball has had only one game called on account of forfeit. With 18,000 attendees turning up on average for any Chicago White Sox game, 70,000 arrived on Disco Demolition night. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. The popularity of disco declined substantially after “Disco Demolition Night. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-langua…With a disco sample and a drum machine, house music took over the globe. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds July 5, 2016, 12:29 pm. Recently listened to this episode again. The mass detonation of piles of vinyl on a. It wasn’t an ideal job for a black. During the climax. For one thing, the Sox will be visiting the A’s that night. However, ‘Saturday Night Fever’ was such a phenomenal success that the perception of Disco was changed forever, culminating in the inevitable backlash, including the racist and homophobic ‘Disco Demolition’ at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in July 1979, where many of those in the 50,000 crowd participated in a ritual record burning, whilst. Tuesday marks 37 years since the infamous Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park, the anti-disco promotion for a double-header between the White Sox and Detroit Tigers on July 12, 1979. Last month, the White Sox actually commemorated the 40th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night by giving away 10,000 "Disco Demolition" T-shirts and even having Dahl himself throw out the first [email protected] had ushered in a new phase of the group’s career and, in return, Bee Gees gave disco much of its enduring soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever, songs that made a downbeat 1977 movie an. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. Kind of. ” The event also triggered a nationwide sentiment against disco. It was a muggy summer night in South Side, Chicago in 1979. Fans got a 98-cent ticket if they brought a disco record to Comiskey Park. ” Nonetheless, Israel continued, “it was a. Before Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, disco music had been mainstream, at least since Saturday Night Fever (1977). You just listed my top 3. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit. It's known for its interracial music groups, dance numbers, loud and colorful costume-clothing, iconic film Saturday Night Fever, and lots. July 12, 2019. @davehelem EPISODE SOURCES. So, here is my question:This short documentary explores the homophobic roots of Disco Demolition Night. One of the things the documentary has going for it is a wide range of interviewees discussing the topic. After the first game of a scheduled doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, a pile of disco records was blown up, and. At first I thought it was just a dislike for the music by a bunch of rockers and haters, but overtime I began to realize that the deeper meaning you speak of was racism, homophobia and resentment of the mainstream appeal and level of. A baseball stadium promotion gone horribly wrong, but for Daniel Samuel Rasovitz, it was a coming of age moment, an alt-Bar Mitzvah of sorts — and perhaps the best 98. 01. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. Historians, radio industry veterans and Chicago residents who went to the event have starkly opposing perspectives on that night. Of the 16 singles that made the top of the US chart in the first half. Bill Veeck would try his best to diffuse the situation in the aftermath, but his son Mike, who was really behind the event, would take the brunt of the attacks afterward, announcing later he did not want to be involved in the business anymore. The popularity of disco declined substantially after “Disco Demolition Night. And Disco Demolition Night was born. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. . In 1978, rock DJ Steve Dahl was fired from WDAI. Gareth, not Gary. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. TIL In 1979 a stadium hosted Disco Demolition Night. Disco Demolition Night full video. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. Schemes and dreams about1. Pioneering house DJ Frankie Knuckles famously claimed that “house is disco’s revenge”—words that have proven. ディスコ・デモリッション・ナイト（英：Disco Demolition Night）は、メジャーリーグベースボール（以下：MLB）において1979年7月12日に予定されていたデトロイト・タイガース対シカゴ・ホワイトソックスのダブルヘッダー第2試合が、放棄試合となった出来事の. As the 1970s came to an end, the age of disco was also nearing its finale. " Straight pride, after all, is nothing more than a juvenile reaction to queer liberation perpetrated by straight white men who resent the perceived erosion of their. Lorelei Shark the iconic WLUP lip sync radio ads and lips on the Rocky Horror Picture Show logo speaks to Scott Michaels about her days on Laugh-In, Playboy. Photo by Getty Images/ Paul Natkin. That’s the date of the infamous Disco Demolition Night promotion at the Chicago White Sox game. Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl. American Experience: The War on Disco airs Monday, October 30 at 8:00 pm and is available to stream via the PBS app and at wttw. It was Disco Demolition Night, a gimmick devised by a Chicago disc jockey named Steve Dahl. It used to be, on the podcast "the dollop" they go in depth on famous sports brawls (among other things) and they were all due to how much alcohol people were allowed to buy. Ever since the 1979 Disco Demolition Night in Chicago’s Comiskey Park — a stunt in which an angry mob led by a disgruntled radio shock jock rushed the baseball field to destroy disco albums. Surely you’ve heard of Disco Demolition Night, when Chicago DJ Steve Dahl invited listeners to the 1979 White Sox double header against the Tigers at Comiskey Park, offering tickets for . CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. The Disco Demolition Night in 1979 upset me a great deal, I thought it was stupid, homophobic and racist to say that disco "wasn't cool any more" — they wanted to target music created primarily by Black and gay people. . . Tim Coffman. Recently, the Chicago White Sox commemorated what must rank with Cleveland’s Ten Cent Beer Night as the most disastrous promotion in baseball history: Disco Demolition Night, which was July 12,The scene at Disco Demolition night. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. The Disco Demolition at Comiskey park on July 12, 1979, will always have a strange personal significance to me. And a handful of people were being treated for minor wounds.