You're Wrong About. once a week) comedian Dave Anthony tells a story to his. As the "disco '70s" drew to a close, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl decided to speed up. The elder Veeck was no stranger to crowd-pleasing antics. It looks at the rock versus disco battles of the late 70s that culminated in Disco Demolition Night with an even hand, giving voice to both sides. , with the Tigers winning. Then as soon as the 1970s came to a close, the era of satin suits. and ended a little after 8 p. Dahl had staged previous anti-disco. (Elmhurst History Museum) Once the first. THERE WAS a ritual burning of disco records in center field; a blond poster girl known only as Lorelei was the. 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. Demolition Night attendees. 15. 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. Worth a listen. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. Manchester United fans were protesting the Glazers, an American family that owns the Tampa. With White Sox marketing chief Mike Veeck’s support, WLUP and Dahl scheduled a “Disco Demolition NIght” in between games of a twi-night White Sox-Detroit Tigers doubleheader on Thursday, July. In the weeks prior to the game, Dahl invited his. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. Each week (biweekly. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. m. The Dollop Sources (Scroll down for EPS 300 and up) United States of Absurdity Book Sources; Ep 388 -Deaf President Now Protest Transcript. The event was, in fact, billed as Disco Demolition Night. Ocurrió el 12 de julio de 1979, entre dos partidos de béisbol, en el estadio Comiskey Park de Chicago: 50. #? Sep 27, 2023 20:03 Profile; Post History; Rap Sheet; rotinaj Sep 5, 2008. The War on Disco, an American Experience documentary, premieres on PBS Monday, October 30. Found it after telling a buddy about it at a Royals game, and listened to the episode on the way home. is some coverage from ESPN about Disco Demolition. 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,. Dahl had doubts the entire time leading up to Disco Demolition Night, when admission to see a Sox double-header against the Detroit Tigers was 98 cents, an attempt by Sox bosses to boost. Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl. . In a 1979 year-end review, music journalist Dave Marsh, who was one of the earliest critics to call out the seedy undertones of Disco Demolition Night, wrote in Rolling Stone that “White males. Local. One of the many images of the ugly riots at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, during Disco Demolition Night. Yes, Mike. 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. Disco Demolition Night was an infamous promotion at Chicago's Comiskey Park in July of 1979. Today's 40th anniversary elicits not only bemused. Share. It was July 12, 1979. for KC and the Sunshine Band throughout the commercial height of disco — from 1975 to 1976, they had. com) 131 : More: Amusing, Chicago White Sox, Disco Demolition Night, White Sox, Steve Dahl, Disco, Major League Baseball, dance-oriented disco music, American League • •. But with admission of 98 cents and a disco record. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition. 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. Comedians. Omg the Jackson Cheese is gold ! Soooo funny! This man knows his Dollops. Just re-listened to this one yesterday. Both teams playing were besieged by the audience and were fighting them off together with bats. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. Photo by Getty Images/ Paul Natkin. It was a muggy summer night in South Side, Chicago in 1979. But perhaps this Twitter user put it best: "Disco Demolition Night was the original Straight Pride Parade. Sports. CHICAGO (CBS) -- On this day nearly 40 years ago, Disco died in Chicago. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. 59 in 2022), a substantial discount on the regular price of 65 cents (equivalent to $3. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. 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. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago. Tim Coffman. Paul and a family heartbreak. 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. It was July 12, 1979 when radio legend Steve Dahl teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to host Disco Demolition Night at. 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. It was not only the destruction that. Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at Comiskey Park. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. 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. Actor Bill Murray and his business partners are set to open a food truck park in Charleston, South Carolina, this summer. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago Aired: 10/30/23 Expires: 11/27/23. “The War on Disco” also features a 2016 interview with Dahl, who insists racism and homophobia had nothing to do with that particular display of anti-disco fervor. Countdown with Keith Olbermann interviews Steve Dahl on the 25th anniversary of Disco Demolition Night. Many people in. . Soon afterwards, Michael Veeck, Promotions Director of the Chicago White Sox. Disco Demolition Night retrospectives quickly the jump onto the idea that this one night somehow “killed” disco. The aggressive, drunk protests forced disco back underground where it evolved into house music. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. As the 1970s came to an end, the age of disco was also nearing its finale. I was there, attendees were supposed to bring disco records for the "demolition" (and reduced admission price). I. Then, on July 12, 1979, a DJ in Chicago decided to burn records in a stunt, "Disco Demolition Night," at Comiskey Park in Chicago. In particular, the racial and LGBT dynamics of disco and Disco Demolition Night, its negative impact on disco as a genre, and an. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. 63521481758266. The scene at Disco Demolition night. Since the radio frequency of WLUP was 97. 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. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. Description;. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 개요 [편집] Disco Demolition Night. 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. Mix the two, and you get explosions, arrests, players locking themselves. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. m. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Steve Dahl Dissects the Disco Demolition. 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. 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. 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. Storytelling Studio. 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. The aggressive, drunk protests forced disco back underground where it evolved into house music. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at 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. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. Made with Podpage 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. 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. This is an unofficial. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. When Bill sold the White Sox in the early ’80s, Mike’s career sputtered. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. A –47,795. Disco Demolition Night took place on July 12th 1979 at the Sox’s old stadium, Comiskey Park. “Disco s***s” was a common chant through the game. But one time, Mike went too far — leading to what’s now known as Disco Demolition Night. 9 WLUP-FM), a radio station in Chicago. 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 full video. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. 10, 2020 4:20 PM PT. Thirty-nine rock fans sobered up to realize they now faced the legal consequences of arrest. 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. July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. Business, Economics, and Finance. The Disco Demolition at Comiskey park on July 12, 1979, will always have a strange personal significance to me. It was held during a scheduled twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. In 2001, the Florida Marlins, promoted a “Salute to Disco” 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. 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. Dahl decided to push back in a way only he could — via a massive public spectacle. 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. ) 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. Paul and a family heartbreak. . Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball (MLB) promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot. That’s the date of the infamous Disco Demolition Night promotion at the Chicago White Sox game. Bill Veeck was responsible for creating some of the craziest yet creative baseball promotions in history. 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. “Well, they don’t know much about the Veeck history, going back to Capone days. By 1980, disco, just a few years removed from total pop music dominance, was sidelined. After 37 years, a new book, 'Disco Demolition' is out and recounting one of. Park Ave. 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. Inner-Worry-3976 • 3 mo. WLUP and the White Sox expected perhaps 5,000 more fans than the average draw of 15,000 or so at Comiskey Park. None are as famous as the night that forced his Chicago White Sox to forfeit the second game of a double header in. By Christopher J. Despite its popularity, disco sparked a backlash from rock. After Game 1, those records were blown up. From the mid to late 1970s, disco music was popular on the charts and the airwaves, but not everyone was happy about it. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. 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. by The Dollop with Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. This violent debacle is a convenient summary of the backlash disco faced, and is often cited as the music’s terminus, which it wasn. ” CSN's Chuck Garfien takes a look back at Disco Demolition Night On July 12, 1979, the term "disco inferno" took on a whole new meaning. Admission to the park was ninety-eight cents and a disco record. The venue was suggested by her daughter, celebrated garage. When Disco Demolition Night took place, disco was dominating the charts. 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. Not much to root for at Comiskey. 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. 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. (You may be wondering why the White Sox’s Disco Demolition T-shirt giveaway was not closer to the actual July 12 anniversary. Disco was arguably the hippest music craze of the 1970s. “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. 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. ( Elmhurst History Museum ) On July 12, 1979, an explosion. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. C. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. 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. . 26 - The Past Times with Corey Ryan Forrester. The Chicago White Sox were looking for a way to put fans in the seats, so admission to a twi-night double header against the Detroit Tigers was $0. And an exceptional primary document quietly appeared on YouTube Sunday: the WSNS Channel 44 Chicago broadcast of the July 12, 1979 double-header between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. 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. . ----SUBCRIBE -. ”. One summer night in 1979, 50,000 people got together at a baseball stadium to kill disco. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous “Disco Demolition Night” at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Yeah the independent said it so it has to be true. The mass detonation of piles of vinyl on a. . On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox held Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park. Dahl’s anti-disco movement culminated on July 12. 4k members in the TheDollop community. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. Fans got a 98-cent ticket if they brought a disco record to Comiskey Park. 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. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at. Imagine witnessing the music that speaks to you go up like that in smoke. I 'borrowed' it from YT user: STILL SUCKS!Steve Dahl. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Nearly 50,000 showed up. By Richard Roeper [month] [day], [year. TIL In 1979 a stadium hosted Disco Demolition Night. TIL of Disco Demolition Night in 1979 at Comiskey Park which is considered by many to be the death date of Disco genre. To celebrate RBMA's Disco Demolition Night doco, we look back at some of the genre's best cuts. Chicago White Sox. Thousands rushed the field in a frenzy. It was no match for the combustible merger of rock, disco and a little modest rebellion. 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. 5 min read Published on 19. 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. Boogie on down to watch the video (thatericalper. Business, Economics, and Finance. by Tal Rosenberg July 6, 2016. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. Mix the two, and you get explosions, arrests, players locking themselves. July 12, 2019. After Game 1, those records were blown up. The Chicago White Sox’s Attempt to Commemorate Disco Demolition Night Was an Exceptionally Misguided Exercise. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. 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. The film looks at disco’s eruption in the clubs and family rooms of America in the mid ‘70s, and on radio’s. 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. 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. Dahl was hired by rock station WLUP-FM and began a crusade against disco music. For 99 cents, fans would get a ticket and bring a record to blow up. 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. 9), Dahl’s station that promoted Disco Demolition, putting itself on the broadcast map like no other promotional beneficiary. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. 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. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Dahl would later say that disco "was a fad and was on. The good news is that the largest crowd of the year showed up. ” Nonetheless, Israel continued, “it was a. 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. Fans subsequently rushed the field, and, as a result of the ensuing mayhem, the second game was forfeited to the Tigers. Rock fans wanted disco to just go away. . Disco Demolition Night Steve Dahl by Paul Natkin GROOVE. Trying to boost attendance in a season of poor crowds, the Sox invited a local DJ named Steve Dahl to. Earlier I asked Steve just what he has. Gareth, not Gary. THE DAY THE DISCO DIED. Fans of the. The White Sox on Thursday are commemorating Disco Demolition Night, a fateful promotion that went awry on July 12, 1979. The night would end in riots and would be referred by many as the day disco. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds Comedians Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds picks a subject from history and examine it. 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. 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. 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. . On July 12. Für…Disco 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. He and the station struck a deal with the Chicago White Sox to stage a “disco demolition. « 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. But that sure wasn't the case 40 years ago. 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. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. O' in reaction to that. 3M subscribers in the de community. The ubiquity of the Bee Gees, Saturday Night Fever, and all the related dance music had become too much. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox hosted "Disco Demolition Night," a radio stunt gone horribly wrong. 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. He did a Saturday night talk show from around 8pm to midnight that covered music and cultural. (for the record, you don't see fans of dance music do this when Rock stays around for more than a few years. And Disco Demolition Night was born. 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. This was the home of the. 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. Episode 9 The Pendragon of Marin. Kind of. Disco has gone through one of the strangest trajectories regarding public opinion. Even though it was nine years before I was born, it unintentionally altered my. Otros expertos sostienen que la música disco en realidad ya estaba bailando las calmadas, y el hecho sólo lo aceleró. Tom Scott recalls Boise State's win over Marshall 25 years ago, and Pokey Allen's horse ride down Broadway. Thousands of working- and middle-class young men, predominately white, predominately angry, went riot. The Disco Demolition Night fracas was a jolt to the music industry. The Cohos were fans of Steve Dahl, a 24-year-old disc jockey at WLUP-FM in Chicago. Worth a listen. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Kind of. once a week) comedian Dave Anthony tells a story to his. CHICAGO — July 12, 1979 will go down in history as the night disco music died. Sources for #169 - Disco Demolition Night · Wikipedia contributors, "Ron LeFlore," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,. #47. Published July 5, 2016. To understand Disco Demolition Night, you have to understand how commercially dominant disco had become in the US at the time. I can only imagine how great it would be. 1976 R&B singer-songwriter Tracie Spencer is born in Waterloo, Iowa. The group’s moustachioed line-up of gay fantasy figures – a cowboy, cop, construction worker and leatherman – almost parodied the audience in the clubs where. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES. CryptoDisco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. You'd get backlash, sure, but without such massive overexposure, you likely wouldn't see the whole country suddenly turning against it overnight. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high. Digressions include Charlotte's Web, Jane Fonda and German-language. Rube is still the gold medallist though. 9 WLUP “The Loop” radio DJ Steve. This video is from off air news footage of Steve Dahl's disco Demolition in 1979. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Chicago DJ Steve Dahl joins photographer Paul Natkin tell the story in their new book “Disco Demolition: The. The promotion was held by the. Kinda shocked they haven’t done an episode on this yet. Una multitud anti-disco invade el campo en el Comiskey Park de Chicago. Admission was 98 cents if you donated a disco record to be. Dec. I can only imagine how great it would be. They did disco demolition across the country. The response was overwhelming; Comiskey filled to capacity, and approximately 20,000 people were forced. And it worked. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-langua…With a disco sample and a drum machine, house music took over the globe. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Formerly: Disco Demolition DDH We’ve reimagined Disco Demolition Night – one of baseball’s most dangerous ballpark promotions – as a disco-dance party and brewed it as a celebration of disco music and culture. But in the 40 years since that latter bit of vinyl violence, baseball has had only one game called on account of forfeit. jamiecoy • 5 yr. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. . like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. As the "disco '70s" drew to a close, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl decided to speed up. . 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. @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. A short video/photo slideshow clip showing the events of the July 12, 1979 Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. Gareth, not Gary. Today in 1979, it was "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park. S. Demolition Night attendees. Business, Economics, and Finance. 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. 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. 2017 · 11:48 UTC. July 1979. July’s Disco Demolition Night was the logical end to this madness. Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: The cause of the Ten Cent Beer Night, West Point Eggnog, and Disco Demolition Night riots. After the detonation. 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. 26 votes, 13 comments. Disco demolition night May-June 2004. “It would have happened any place 50,000 teenagers got together on a sultry summer night with beer and reefer. 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. 4k members in the TheDollop community. Sep 23, 2016. Disco was canned, formulaic, flashy (in a gaudy, tacky gold flake kind of way) pop fluff for plastic. Disco Demolition Night wasn't a proud moment in sports or Chicago history. Disco is black music, born from Philly Soul which in turn was born from Motown and R'n'B. Shortly after Disco Demolition Night, there. 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. 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. It's one of my favorites. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 582 - The 1917 Minnesota Right Wing Coup - live. Videos Podcasts Comedians. 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. 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. Here’s a brief comparison of the Manchester protest and the Disco Demolition Night riot. Disco Demolition Night was held during a double-header against the Tigers with the White Sox trying to build momentum in what had been a disappointing 1979 up to that point. White Sox. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. Paul Natkin/Curbside Splendor. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. Recently listened to this episode again. 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). Posts. The Dollop Podcasts and Streamers . Many of. Disco Demolition Night Paul Natkin/Getty. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH by The Dollop with Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds. 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. I n the summer of 1979, Vince Lawrence had got himself a part-time job as an usher at Comiskey Park baseball stadium, home to the Chicago White Sox. It's known for its interracial music groups, dance numbers, loud and colorful costume-clothing, iconic film Saturday Night Fever, and lots. Source:a Creep“Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979”Season 20, Episode 1Margo and Soni. ” The event also triggered a nationwide sentiment against 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. The event was the brainchild of Steve Dahl, who. Follow podcast. Dahl would later say that disco "was a fad and was on. In 1978, rock DJ Steve Dahl was fired from WDAI. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. (Ed Caraeff/Getty Images/HBO) 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.