As PBS’ illuminating ‘American Experience’ episode recalls, the new ’70s sound empowered some communities, but brought a backlash that culminated in a fiery night at Comiskey Park. Disco Demolition Night Steve Dahl by Paul Natkin GROOVE. It is an explosively juicy double IPA bursting with flavours of orange, pineapple and hints of gentle strawberry rounded out by. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. 86 in. The event is regarded as the culmination of a backlash against disco music that had an effect on the decline of the. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. 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. 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. There is nothing inherently homophobic about disco demolition. The Chicago White Sox were mired in yet another long losing season. After the Disco Night game, Veeck ushered a group of White Sox front office staff to Miller’s Pub, a favorite Loop watering hole of Bill Veeck. Disco Demolition Night took place on July 12th 1979 at the Sox’s old stadium, Comiskey Park. Documentary looks at disco’s rise in the ‘70s, and the role that violent Disco Demolition Night stunt may have played in its demise. I can only imagine how great it would be. This is also the rise of like. 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. “The message was, If you’re black or you’re gay. 29K subscribers in the TheDollop community. Without Saturday Night Fever, disco probably continues on a more stable trajectory, probably peaking around 1979/80 before fading away in the early '80s. like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. . 01. Young. Disco Demolition. 1. Download Audio. ago. 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. On July 12. aquella noche sería conocida como Disco Demolition Night. @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. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-langua…With a disco sample and a drum machine, house music took over the globe. 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. Steve Dahl, at the time 24 years old, was fired from WDAI in Chicago on Christmas Eve 1978 after the radio station decided. Each week (biweekly. Rube is still the gold medallist though. No description necessary. at/byAI3 . . The episode "10 cent beer night" is incredible. Chicago DJ Steve Dahl joins photographer Paul Natkin tell the story in their new book “Disco Demolition: The. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. The so-called Disco Demolition Night figures in every history of disco but The Saint of Second Chances, a new Netflix documentary about flamboyant White Sox. But with admission of 98 cents and a disco record. 10, 2020 4:20 PM PT. 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. Photo by Getty Images/ Paul Natkin. 15. 63521481758266. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. 9), Dahl’s station that promoted Disco Demolition, putting itself on the broadcast map like no other promotional beneficiary. materialism and sexuality. This was an incident that occurred in Chicago in 1979, when a local radio DJ called Steve. On July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night would go down as one of the most infamous evenings in the history of Major League Baseball. Even mainstream rockers were releasing disco records. 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. 22. A shock jock who despised the music genre encouraged fans to come. Veeck and the White Sox management underestimated the size of the crowd the promotion would attract. 02-05-2016 • 1 hr 25 mins. “People weren’t answering our phone calls,” Rodgers recounts in Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died, by Dahl, author Dave Hoekstra, and photographer Paul Natkin. In and around Comiskey Park, home to the long-struggling White Sox baseball team, the scene was one of total chaos. WLUP and the White Sox expected perhaps 5,000 more fans than the average draw of 15,000 or so at Comiskey Park. 608 EpisodesProduced by All Things ComedyWebsite. Disco Demolition Night retrospectives quickly the jump onto the idea that this one night somehow “killed” disco. July 12, 1979: Fans at Comiskey Park got in for 98 cents if they brought a disco record. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) View description Share. It's known for its interracial music groups, dance numbers, loud and colorful costume-clothing, iconic film Saturday Night Fever, and lots. Dahl urged listeners for weeks to attend and to bring a disco record. 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. The Dollop podcast has a pretty fun episode about Disco Demolition Night. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Huge thanks to historians Tavia Nyong'o, Eric Gonzaba, Luis-Manuel. Demolition Night attendees. Just like he did just a little over 40 years earlier, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl. Disco Demolition Night (also known as "Anti-Disco Night" and "Disco Sucks Night") was a promotional event that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. To celebrate RBMA's Disco Demolition Night doco, we look back at some of the genre's best cuts. Thirty-nine rock fans sobered up to realize they now faced the legal consequences of arrest. 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. 1, 2023 at 8 p. As a result, record sales fell, and the number of disco songs on the Billboard Top 10 went from six to zero in over eight. After buying his initial interest in the White Sox in 1959, Veeck installed. 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. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. 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. Disco Demolition Night was an infamous promotion at Chicago's Comiskey Park in July of 1979. A new book is a patchy, occasionally biased portrayal of the infamous promotional stunt. m. Schemes and dreams about1. During the climax. And Disco Demolition Night was born. And a handful of people were being treated for minor wounds. 26 - The Past Times with Corey Ryan Forrester. ♫ Do you think I'm disco ♫ Am I superficial ♫ Lookin' hip's my only goal. 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. by The Dollop with Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds. When he was 21, Duncan was a participant in "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on July 21, 1979. 3. Kind of. 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. Radio personality Steve Dahl protested disco in the late 1970s at Comiskey Park. He did a Saturday night talk show from around 8pm to midnight that covered music and cultural. 3M subscribers in the de community. In the late 1970s, dance-oriented disco music was highly popular in the United States, particularly after featuring in hit films such as Saturday Night Fever (1977). It was Disco Demolition Night, a gimmick devised by a Chicago disc jockey named Steve Dahl. Episode 9 The Pendragon of Marin. The Dollop · May 2, 2016 · May 2, 2016 · A Bill Veeck between-games promotion goes terribly wrong, resulting in the forfeiture of the second game. 59 in 2022), a substantial discount on the regular price of 65 cents (equivalent to $3. “Disco s***s” was a common chant through the game. @davehelem EPISODE SOURCES. 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. Talk about racial tensions. Otros expertos sostienen que la música disco en realidad ya estaba bailando las calmadas, y el hecho sólo lo aceleró. It was July 12, 1979. Morgan Neville and Jeff Malmberg's Tribeca-premiering Netflix documentary takes a playful approach — including re-enactments with Charlie Day — to the life of Mike Veeck. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous “Disco Demolition Night” at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. 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. Forty years ago this evening, a doubleheader at Chicago ‘s Comiskey Park devolved into a fiery riot when crazed fans stormed the field as. The reason for the Disco Demolition Night promotion, Natkin says, is that the two worst teams in the American League were playing a doubleheader and stadium owner Bill Veeck wanted to attract more. 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 . 8, Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. m. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. As fun as it is to build such narratives, it never works out that way. Veeck and Dahl planned to stage Disco Demolition Night after the first game of a twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and Tigers. The ruckus of Disco Demolition Night was already underway before the game even started. 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. In the weeks prior to the game, Dahl invited his. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. I can only imagine how great it would be. 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. It wasn’t an ideal job for a black. Two years removed from. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. By Richard Roeper [month] [day], [year. A year after the arrival of MTV. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Hugh Glass, The Tank Chase, The Rube, Two Daredevils, The Willie Dee, Oofty Goofty, The Pinto, Count Dante. The book morphed into the exhibit, hence its display on an oddball anniversary year for Disco Demolition. 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. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. Two years removed from. It was scary. 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”. once a week) comedian Dave Anthony tells a story to his. Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago), an episode of The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the web. As the "disco '70s" drew to a close, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl decided to speed up. 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. Photo: Chicago Tribune. Disco Still Sucks!!!Disco Demolition Night was a anti-disco event that took place on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. In between games of a Major League Baseball doubleheader, a box of disco records was exploded in centerfield. 10 Cent Beer Night was also my first episode and the one I send people to first. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. Alexis Petridis. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox hosted "Disco Demolition Night," a radio stunt gone horribly wrong. You do a great job describing how the night was more than just a fundraising effort gone awry, and actually was a physical manifestation of an ideological. It was not only the destruction that. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. Manchester United fans were protesting the Glazers, an American family that owns the Tampa. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. Dave Anthony and. Nearly 50,000 showed up. . Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True. In 2001, the Florida Marlins, promoted a “Salute to Disco” night. Great live show with Dave Helem as the guest. Yeah the independent said it so it has to be true. July’s Disco Demolition Night was the logical end to this madness. Looking to put people in the seats, the White Sox. 1 Disco Demolition Night. RSS feed; Recent. Chicago White Sox. He would eventually resign from the White Sox in 1980, and his father, Bill, would sell the team later. Then as soon as the 1970s came to a close, the era of satin suits. Here’s a brief comparison of the Manchester protest and the Disco Demolition Night riot. Cost was ¢99 if you brought a disco record. One of the things the documentary has going for it is a wide range of interviewees discussing the topic. . comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . ago. Rich King, a former sportscaster from WGN. Michael Clarke Duncan was one of the first fans to storm the field in 1979. David Schuster is a reporter, update anchor and host for 670 The Score. . GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Disco Demolition Night Paul Natkin/Getty. In a nod to the station’s call numbers, tickets were priced at 98 cents for anyone who brought disco records to the ballpark, records that would be blown up on the field between games. As a result, record sales fell, and the number of disco songs on the Billboard Top 10 went from six to zero in over eight. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at. Paul Natkin/Curbside Splendor. You Might Like. 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. 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,. Digressions include Charlotte's Web, Jane Fonda and German-language. Since the radio frequency of WLUP was 97. Rock fans wanted disco to just go away. (for the record, you don't see fans of dance music do this when Rock stays around for more than a few years. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCHDahl had been fired by Chicago radio station WDAI-FM on Christmas Eve 19781 when the station transitioned to an all-disco format; popular movies like Saturday Night Fever, released in 1977, vaulted disco music to rule the airwaves. So, here is my question:This short documentary explores the homophobic roots of Disco Demolition Night. Description;. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. So Mike Veeck, son of Sox owner Bill Veeck, conjured up a promo event to play on America's sudden rebellion against disco. The Disco Demolition Night fracas was a jolt to the music industry. After 37 years, a new book, 'Disco Demolition' is out and recounting one of. This is also the rise of like. The White Sox on Thursday are commemorating Disco Demolition Night, a fateful promotion that went awry on July 12, 1979. WLUP is the broadcast sponsor of. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. Una multitud anti-disco invade el campo en el Comiskey Park de Chicago. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. 29K subscribers in the TheDollop community. If you´ve searched for this, you know what to expect. 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. The Disco Demolition night has long been associated with racism and homophobia. But one time, Mike went too far — leading to what’s now known as Disco Demolition Night. The albums were blown up with fireworks. O n July 12, 1979, the Chicago rock station WLUP-FM and the Chicago White Sox collaborated on a twinight double-header originally called Teen Night. Gareth, not Gary. 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. The battle reached its noisy, raucous end on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago—Disco Demolition Night where fans could see the White Sox double header for 98¢ if they brought disco. 26 votes, 13 comments. The Note is a new documentary series from Red Bull Music Academy. 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 on July 12, 1979. Pioneering house DJ Frankie Knuckles famously claimed that “house is disco’s revenge”—words that have proven. 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: Born Out of Destruction. The White Sox and a local radio. Ocurrió el 12 de julio de 1979, entre dos partidos de béisbol, en el estadio Comiskey Park de Chicago: 50. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES. Recently listened to this episode again. Imagine witnessing the music that speaks to you go up like that in smoke. Disco Demolition Night: Born Out of Destruction. The Dollop with guest host Karen Killgary. Al final, culpa de Dahl o no, ese 12 de julio de 1979 fue la. However I might switch The Willie Dee for the Lobotomy. Each week (biweekly. Soon afterwards, Michael Veeck, Promotions Director of the Chicago White Sox. Forty years ago, the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox, 4-1 on a July night in front of 50,000 fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago. 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 so-called Disco Demolition Night figures in every history of disco but The Saint of Second Chances, a new Netflix documentary about flamboyant White Sox owner Bill Veeck and his son. Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music. A plume of smoke rises from Comiskey Park's center field on July 12, 1979, during "Disco Demolition Night" and what remains a quarter century later the most infamous promotion in Major League history. The event was the brainchild of Steve Dahl, who. Gareth and Dave (and all other Dollop fans), please enjoy this video of my 2 yr old son rocking out to Gareth's slime pit song from this week's episode! r/TheDollop • It took me 2 years but I have officially listened to every single recorded episode of the Dollop The Dollop podcast did an episode on Mark Richards. 26 votes, 13 comments. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. Disco Demolition Night Steve Dahl by Paul Natkin GROOVE. As this exclusive clip from the upcoming episode of CNN’s The Seventies —which airs Thursday night at 9:00 p. Long-time baseball showman and Chicago White Sox owner, Bill Veeck, gave the go-ahead for his son Michael and local shock jock Steve Dahl to launch a “Disco Demolition Night” at Chicago’s famed ball park. Soon radio programmers were moving their playlists away from disco, which they declared was an oversexed genre. Steve Dahl blew up a box of disco records center field, which resulted in riots and the second game being ultimately cancelled. The promotion was meant to improve attendance at the game by offering cups of low-alcohol beer for just 10 cents each (equivalent to $0. Address. Gareth, not Gary. Disco Demolition Night was an illfated baseball promotion that took place on July12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. « The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) 2016-05-02 | Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. and a disco LP. . Dahl had staged previous anti-disco. @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. Published July 5, 2016. Our Address: 324 West 35th Street 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. I love the story of Disco Demolition Night. 5 min read Published on 19. Videos Podcasts Comedians. Boogie on down to watch the video (thatericalper. 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. Disco sucks!’. That’s the date of the infamous Disco Demolition Night promotion at the Chicago White Sox game. 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. . Omg the Jackson Cheese is gold ! Soooo funny! This man knows his Dollops. Disco Demolition Night - YouTube. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. One of the most notorious events in sports history went down at Chicago’s Comiskey Park 44 years ago on July 12, 1979. Probably closer to reality is that the only time the former Chicago-based shock jock Dahl’s name is. 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. 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. As his popularity soared, Dahl partnered with White Sox owner and promotional maverick Bill Veeck to create Disco Demolition Night, an evening where any fan who turned in a disco record would be. Dahl decided to push back in a way only he could — via a massive public spectacle. 9 WLUP “The Loop” radio DJ Steve. At Disco Demolition night, they weren't just burning disco records, but r'n'b records: Marvin Gaye, etc. Disco has gone through one of the strangest trajectories regarding public opinion. 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. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-language musicals. Two comedians talking about crazy stories from American history. 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. The night would end in riots and would be referred by many as the day disco. 1970년대. Organized as a backlash to the popularity of disco music in the late ’70s, FM 97. Of the 16 singles that made the top of the US chart in the first half. 22. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCHDisco Demolition Night demonstrated the limits of promotions for sporting events. And it worked. Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. Shortly after Disco Demolition Night, there. Dahl’s anti-disco movement culminated on July 12. Some other good ones I haven't seen listed are: Pendragon, Ross Perot, Death of George Washington, and the Jackson Cheese. When Bill sold the White Sox in the early ’80s, Mike’s career sputtered. "Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died," through Oct. Hell, some morons are probably trying to start an Electro Eradication Night somewhere. The promotion was part of a campaign by. C. Mike tells Sarah how a silly sports promotion galvanized a reactionary movement. Nile Rodgers, the guitarist for the hit disco band Chic, found himself blacklisted. ) It's especially funny because Disco went on to have a natural lifecycle in Europe, where genres like House and Electro gained much of their sound from. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Disco was arguably the hippest music craze of the 1970s. And so was planned at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, on what they called Disco Demolition Night. 1979년 7월 12일 당시 시카고 화이트삭스 홈구장이었던 코미스키 파크 (Comiskey Park)에서 벌어진 이벤트로 촉발된 관중 난동 사건. 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. planned destruction of thousands of disco records during the intermission between the games. for KC and the Sunshine Band throughout the commercial height of disco — from 1975 to 1976, they had. On July 12, 1979, station reps for Chicago’s WLUP and the White Sox teamed up to host Disco Demolition Night, a promotional event that offered 98-cent admission to a doubleheader for anybody who. Videos Podcasts Comedians. ----SUBCRIBE -. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. Mix the two, and you get explosions, arrests, players locking themselves. Trying to boost attendance in a season of poor crowds, the Sox invited a local DJ named Steve Dahl to. 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. Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago), an episode of The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds, easily on Podbay - the best podcast player on the. . The popularity of disco declined substantially after “Disco Demolition Night. 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. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at Comiskey Park. 61 ratings20 reviews. Yes, Mike. Business, Economics, and Finance. ”. #47. His final endeavor with the Pale Hose literally went up in smoke as young Veeck reminisces about Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979 (aka Disco Sucks) and how the insanity at old Comiskey Park. Source:a Creep“Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979”Season 20, Episode 1Margo and Soni. It was no match for the combustible merger of rock, disco and a little modest rebellion. com. 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. . The causes. It was held during a scheduled twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. 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. Browse 65 disco demolition night photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. This video is from off air news footage of Steve Dahl's disco Demolition in 1979. It was held between two games of baseball. 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. 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. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. I 'borrowed' it from YT user: STILL SUCKS!Steve Dahl. It was July 12, 1979 when radio legend Steve Dahl teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to host Disco Demolition Night at. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. . Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. Dahl would later say that disco "was a fad and was on. White Sox. Dahl had staged previous anti-disco. After the first game of a scheduled doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, a pile of disco records was blown up, and. The good news is that the largest crowd of the year showed up. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. Sep 23, 2016. Dahl was hired by rock station WLUP-FM and began a crusade against disco music. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. The episode "10 cent beer night" is incredible. 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. —shows, not everyone caught the fever. Soon radio programmers were moving their playlists away from disco, which they declared was an oversexed genre. The reason for the Disco Demolition Night promotion, Natkin says, is that the two worst teams in the American League were playing a doubleheader and stadium owner Bill Veeck wanted to attract more. You'd get backlash, sure, but without such massive overexposure, you likely wouldn't see the whole country suddenly turning against it overnight. Even though it was nine years before I was born, it unintentionally altered my. After Game 1, those records were blown up. 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. Listen to 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live In Chicago) and 603 more episodes by The Dollop With Dave Anthony And Gareth Reynolds, free! No signup or install needed. 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. O' in reaction to that. planned destruction of thousands of disco records during the intermission between the games.