To book attendance at Comiskey Park, radio legend Steve Dahl — a DJ at the time — collaborated to host “Disco. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH- Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey" - Tim Lawrence's "Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979" - Peter Shapiro's "Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco" - Undone did a great episode on Disco Demolition Night - "The Flip. 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. Disco Demolition Night — perhaps the most infamous promotion in sports history — occurred on Thursday, July 12, 1979. The promotion was part of a campaign by. The first game started at 6 p. 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. Michael Clarke Duncan was one of the first fans to storm the field in 1979. at/byAI3 . Veeck and Dahl planned to stage Disco Demolition Night after the first game of a twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and Tigers. Photo: Chicago Tribune. 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. Demolition Night attendees. Each week (biweekly. That's them inserting their worldview, not fact. Share. Pioneering house DJ Frankie Knuckles famously claimed that “house is disco’s revenge”—words that have proven. Shortly after Disco Demolition Night, there. Disco Demolition Night took place on July 12th 1979 at the Sox’s old stadium, Comiskey Park. Disco Demolition Night was a controversial moment in music history marked by underlying racism, homophobia, and the fallacy that music taste matters. Mike tells Sarah how a silly sports promotion galvanized a reactionary movement. Dec. No description necessary. 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. ----SUBCRIBE -. After the detonation. 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. It was viewed as hyper mainstream candy sweet music. (Reverse Dollop) 2017 1:20:04 251 The Morrisites (Live from Salt Lake City) 2017 1:51:31 252 Icelandic History - Live from Reykjavik 2017 2:02:07Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago 1979Not the greatest idea. 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. . And Disco Demolition Night was born. « 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. “Initially, the story of the Disco Demolition seemed clear-cut—that it was a very obviously racist, homophobic display right out in the open,” said Rushmore DeNooyer, who produced and wrote the film, along with. The Chicago White Sox’s Attempt to Commemorate Disco Demolition Night Was an Exceptionally Misguided Exercise. . The episode "10 cent beer night" is incredible. F. This was the home of the. I love the story of Disco Demolition Night. 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. ( Elmhurst History Museum ) On July 12, 1979, an explosion. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. He did a Saturday night talk show from around 8pm to midnight that covered music and cultural. 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. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. In particular, the racial and LGBT dynamics of disco and Disco Demolition Night, its negative impact on disco as a genre, and an. . Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. 26 -. When he was 21, Duncan was a participant in "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago’s Comiskey Park on July 21, 1979. There is nothing inherently homophobic about disco demolition. You'd get backlash, sure, but without such massive overexposure, you likely wouldn't see the whole country suddenly turning against it overnight. This is also the rise of like. . ago. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCHDisco Demolition Night demonstrated the limits of promotions for sporting events. White Sox. I. To celebrate RBMA's Disco Demolition Night doco, we look back at some of the genre's best cuts. Looking to put people in the seats, the White Sox. circulation. No one who was there will remember the ballgame, because this was the night they blew up disco. They were the Insane Coho Lips, and they were headed to Disco Demolition Night. com. 1 Disco Demolition Night. This month marks the 37th anniversary of the Disco Demolition riots, which took place at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in 1979. Worth a listen. That’s the date of the infamous Disco Demolition Night promotion at the Chicago White Sox game. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. Essentially blackballed from the MLB, falling into debt, and desperate to. (for the record, you don't see fans of dance music do this when Rock stays around for more than a few years. As the "disco '70s" drew to a close, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl decided to speed up. 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. ” Nonetheless, Israel continued, “it was a. #? Sep 27, 2023 20:03 Profile; Post History; Rap Sheet; rotinaj Sep 5, 2008. In the late 1970s, disco dominated radio airwaves, much to the dismay of rock music fans. 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. At the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition Night, a white Chicago rock DJ orchestrated the mass destruction of disco records at a baseball stadium. 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 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. Despite its popularity, disco sparked a backlash from rock. In 2001, the Florida Marlins, promoted a “Salute to Disco” night. The episode "10 cent beer night" is incredible. MLB. 59 in 2022), a substantial discount on the regular price of 65 cents (equivalent to $3. 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. 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. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. Fans of the. Watch all episodes here: the height of the anti-disco movem. A crate filled with disco records was blown up and thousands of fans stormed the field united in their hate of Disco. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. The event was the brainchild of Chicago deejay Steve Dahl, who had lost his previous job when his station went to an all-disco format. 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. Al final, culpa de Dahl o no, ese 12 de julio de 1979 fue la. Two comedians talking about crazy stories from American history. The event drew thousands more than Dahl expected, turned into a riot on the field, and has. ” The event also triggered a nationwide sentiment against disco. It is an explosively juicy double IPA bursting with flavours of orange, pineapple and hints of gentle strawberry rounded out by. 86 in. Disco was arguably the hippest music craze of the 1970s. 1970년대. The War on Disco explores the culture war that erupted over the rise of Disco music. Sports. 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. Disco Demolition Night Paul Natkin/Getty. 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. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. Disco Demolition Night retrospectives quickly the jump onto the idea that this one night somehow “killed” disco. Soon radio programmers were moving their playlists away from disco, which they declared was an oversexed genre. 1, 2023 at 8 p. Recently listened to this episode again. After Game 1, those records were blown up. @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 “Disco Demolition Night” during a baseball game in Chicago Aired: 10/30/23 Expires: 11/27/23. “It would have happened any place 50,000 teenagers got together on a sultry summer night with beer and reefer. 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. 98 cents if they brought a disco record he could blow up between games. 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. CHICAGO — July 12, 1979 will go down in history as the night disco music died. Then, on July 12, 1979, a DJ in Chicago decided to burn records in a stunt, "Disco Demolition Night," at Comiskey Park in Chicago. 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. When a DJ called on listeners to destroy disco records in a Chicago stadium, things turned nasty –. 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. Today in 1979, it was "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park. The crowd at Comiskey Park on Disco Demolition night was estimated at 50,000. It was not only the destruction that. The Spinnin’ with the Saints ticket package is only available online. 9, the promotion for July 12, "Disco Demolition Night" (in addition to the offer for teenagers) was that anyone who brought a disco record to the ballpark would be admitted for 98 cents. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Richard Wortham, White Sox pitcher. “Well, they don’t know much about the Veeck history, going back to Capone days. Talk about racial tensions. To understand Disco Demolition Night, you have to understand how commercially dominant disco had become in the US at the time. Nile Rodgers, the guitarist for the hit disco band Chic, found himself blacklisted. Historians note many people brought albums by. 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. When Bill sold the White Sox in the early ’80s, Mike’s career sputtered. The White Sox were in the midst of a losing season, holding a record of 40-46 going into the games. Dave Anthony and. Mike tells Sarah how a silly sports promotion galvanized a reactionary movement. " 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. The “Disco Demolition Night” was the brain child of a Rock Music DJ. On July 12. The 1979 White Sox wanted better attendance. 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. 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. However I might switch The Willie Dee for the Lobotomy. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox hosted "Disco Demolition Night," a radio stunt gone horribly wrong. Thousands rushed the field in a frenzy. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. It was a muggy summer night in South Side, Chicago in 1979. 6. On July 12 they turned a double-header at Comiskey Field into the “Disco Demolition Night” as a ticket sales promotion. The night would end in riots and would be referred by many as the day disco. Two years removed from. 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. The good news is that the largest crowd of the year showed up. It was held between two games of baseball. Paul and a family heartbreak. Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True. On July 12, 1979, “Disco Demolition Night” went from a popular radio promotion to one of the most infamous events in professional sports. 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. Veeck and the White Sox management underestimated the size of the crowd the promotion would attract. 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. Tom Scott recalls Boise State's win over Marshall 25 years ago, and Pokey Allen's horse ride down Broadway. She blames the violence on disco and the radio station, naturally, but also. One of the most notorious events in sports history went down at Chicago’s Comiskey Park 44 years ago on July 12, 1979. TIL In 1979 a stadium hosted Disco Demolition Night. Disco Demolition Night was an infamous promotion at Chicago's Comiskey Park in July of 1979. The Disco Demolition Night fracas was a jolt to the music industry. 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. Historians, radio industry veterans and Chicago residents who went to the event have starkly opposing perspectives on that night. If you haven't listened to this podcast, it's pretty funny. —shows, not everyone caught the fever. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. This was an incident that occurred in Chicago in 1979, when a local radio DJ called Steve. Our Address: 324 West 35th Street Chicago, Illinois. jamiecoy • 5 yr. Local. Demolition Night attendees. 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. by The Dollop with Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds. For fans of disco and baseball alike, the night of 12 July 1979 is one to remember for all the wrong reasons. The Note is a new documentary series from Red Bull Music Academy. If you´ve searched for this, you know what to expect. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at. Chicago DJ Steve Dahl joins photographer Paul Natkin tell the story in their new book “Disco Demolition: The. 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. It wasn’t an ideal job for a black. Sin embar. 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. materialism and sexuality. Business, Economics, and Finance. 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. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-language musicals. Tim Coffman. 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. 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. S. All for Nothing: In "The 1908 Race from New York to Paris," the entire reason that the titular race took place during the winter was so that the cars would be able to drive across the Bering Strait when it froze. Steve Dahl blew up a box of disco records center field, which resulted in riots and the second game being ultimately cancelled. Yes, Mike. They set fires and destroyed the field. The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds. On Disco Demolition Night anyone bringing a disco album would be admitted into Comiskey Park for 98 cents. 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. Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music. Just like he did just a little over 40 years earlier, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl. The scene at Disco Demolition night. The causes. 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. 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. Documentary looks at disco’s rise in the ‘70s, and the role that violent Disco Demolition Night stunt may have played in its demise. 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. 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. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. Dahl urged listeners for weeks to attend and to bring a disco record. 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. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. Forty years ago this evening, a doubleheader at Chicago ‘s Comiskey Park devolved into a fiery riot when crazed fans stormed the field as. like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. 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. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Mix the two, and you get explosions, arrests, players locking themselves. It was Disco Demolition Night, a gimmick devised by a Chicago disc jockey named Steve Dahl. ” 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. Hot and muggy in Chicago–typical summer in Sandburg’s City of the Big Shoulders. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition. Great live show with Dave Helem as the guest. Thousands of working- and middle-class young men, predominately white, predominately angry, went riot. Both teams playing were besieged by the audience and were fighting them off together with bats. Actor Bill Murray and his business partners are set to open a food truck park in Charleston, South Carolina, this summer. Many people in. Schemes and dreams about1. After 37 years, a new book, 'Disco Demolition' is out and recounting one of. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. Paul Natkin/Curbside Splendor. On July 12, 1979, the anti-disco sentiment reached a fever pitch when the Chicago White Sox held a "Disco Demolition Night" during a double-header at Comiskey Park. Published May 2, 2016, 5:30 AM. 02-05-2016 • 1 hr 25 mins. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 15. Disco Demolition Night wasn't a proud moment in sports or Chicago history. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. m. (You may be wondering why the White Sox’s Disco Demolition T-shirt giveaway was not closer to the actual July 12 anniversary. Just re-listened to this one yesterday. 9 WLUP “The Loop” radio DJ Steve. More posts you may like. The venue was suggested by her daughter, celebrated garage. Both teams playing were besieged by the audience and were fighting them off together with bats. Yes, Mike. Alexis Petridis. Park Ave. As the "disco '70s" drew to a close, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl decided to speed up. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. 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. I made a track called 'D. In 1979, up to 60,000 rock fans gathered in Comiskey Park in Chicago to express their hate for the disco genre implied to be African American. Rich King, a former sportscaster from WGN. In between games of a twi-night doubleheader,. 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. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE. Manchester United fans were protesting the Glazers, an American family that owns the Tampa. 10, 2020 4:20 PM PT. ♫ Do you think I'm disco ♫ Am I superficial ♫ Lookin' hip's my only goal. @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, 2016with lyrics that send up the disco scene's. The 24-year-old DJ was subsequently hired by rival album-rock. 2. Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at Comiskey Park. 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. I wasn't Black or gay, but I felt like I needed to stand against that. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. Maurice, from left, Robin and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, performing in 1979. Disco Demolition. 8, Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. Boogie on down to watch the video (thatericalper. The event was, in fact, billed as Disco Demolition Night. With 18,000 attendees turning up on average for any Chicago White Sox game, 70,000 arrived on Disco Demolition night. like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. For a good chunk of the 1970s, it was known as one of the greatest genres imaginable, with every great rock band sinking their teeth into it at some point. One of the many images of the ugly riots at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, during Disco Demolition Night. 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. Radio DJ Steve Dahl at Comiskey Park in 1979 for the disco demolition promotional event where a huge box of disco records was blown up. And a handful of people were being treated for minor wounds. July 1979. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. We wanted to celebrate Disco music and it's relationship with queernes. Source:a Creep“Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979”Season 20, Episode 1Margo and Soni. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. Disco Demolition Night full video. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE M…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. (Elmhurst History Museum) Once the first. The Bee Gees had their last number one hit, "Love You Inside Out," on July 9th, just three days before the event. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Business, Economics, and Finance. David Schuster is a reporter, update anchor and host for 670 The Score. 1979년 7월 12일 당시 시카고 화이트삭스 홈구장이었던 코미스키 파크 (Comiskey Park)에서 벌어진 이벤트로 촉발된 관중 난동 사건. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high. 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. Encore Wednesday, Nov. Today's 40th anniversary elicits not only bemused. 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. In 2001, the Florida Marlins, promoted a “Salute to Disco” night. RSS feed; Recent. Kind of. The stunt ended in a violent riot, and became one of the most disastrous promotions in MLB history. 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. Episodes How to Listen. But one time, Mike went too far — leading to what’s now known as Disco Demolition Night. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at Comiskey Park. 44 years later, the promotion is remembered in several different ways. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Soon afterwards, Michael Veeck, Promotions Director of the Chicago White Sox. “Well, they don’t know much about the Veeck history, going back to Capone days. On July 12. Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl. Hell, some morons are probably trying to start an Electro Eradication Night somewhere. is some coverage from ESPN about Disco Demolition. Jun 2009. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. 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. 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”. 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. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. Nearly 50,000 showed up. Worth a listen. . CryptoDisco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. by Tal Rosenberg July 6, 2016. July 12, 2019. This video is from off air news footage of Steve Dahl's disco Demolition in 1979. #47. . Kind of. 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. ”. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. So, here is my question:This short documentary explores the homophobic roots of Disco Demolition Night. aquella noche sería conocida como Disco Demolition Night. 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. 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. I 'borrowed' it from YT user: STILL SUCKS!Steve Dahl. “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. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. 26 votes, 13 comments. 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 War on Disco, an American Experience documentary, premieres on PBS Monday, October 30. Here’s a brief comparison of the Manchester protest and the Disco Demolition Night riot. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Trying to boost attendance in a season of poor crowds, the Sox invited a local DJ named Steve Dahl to. and a disco LP. Patrick Redford. 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. At 2:46:37, you can see WLS-TV’s coverage that night, including Rosmarie Gulley’s live broadcast from Comiskey Park. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. 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. (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. Business, Economics, and Finance. Brad Palmer's radio broadcast is covered with video. Up to 70,000 fans crammed into old Comiskey Park, lured by up-and-coming deejay Dahl’s pro-motion to blow up disco records in between games of a White Sox-Detroit Tigers Thurs-Welcome to DISCO DEMOLITION!This was a huge departure from our regular Qabaret format. 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. 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. Gareth, not Gary. WLUP and the White Sox expected perhaps 5,000 more fans than the average draw of 15,000 or so at Comiskey Park. 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 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. Some other good ones I haven't seen listed are: Pendragon, Ross Perot, Death of George Washington, and the Jackson Cheese. Not much to root for at Comiskey. ----SUBCRIBE - Dollop. 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). 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. "Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died," through Oct. 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. Cost was ¢99 if you brought a disco record. 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. 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. Kinda shocked they haven’t done an episode on this yet. Chicago White Sox. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous “Disco Demolition Night” at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. O' in reaction to that. 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. To boost attendance at Comiskey Park, the White Sox and Chicago DJ legend Steve Dahl collaborated to host Disco Demolition on July 12, 1979. 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. 5 min read Published on 19.