Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss 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. Fans subsequently rushed the field, and, as a result of the ensuing mayhem, the second game was forfeited to the Tigers. On a warm night in July 1979, disco was murdered. Sports. Forty years ago on July 12, when Dan Petry was a rookie pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, his second. Memorable documentary profiles Bill Veeck’s charismatic son through Disco Demolition, some dark years, a zany comeback in St. 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. 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. WLUP and the White Sox expected perhaps 5,000 more fans than the average draw of 15,000 or so at Comiskey Park. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE 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. 402. Disco Demolition Night: Born Out of Destruction. Sin embar. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. To understand Disco Demolition Night, you have to understand how commercially dominant disco had become in the US at the time. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. A short video/photo slideshow clip showing the events of the July 12, 1979 Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. 22. Talk about racial tensions. 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. 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. 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. Richard Wortham, White Sox pitcher. 1976 R&B singer-songwriter Tracie Spencer is born in Waterloo, Iowa. 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. On July 12, 1979, in the middle of a packed baseball stadium in Chicago, an event happened that would go down in history. I. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. Source:a Creep“Disco Demolition Night: July 12, 1979”Season 20, Episode 1Margo and Soni. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) View description Share. ( Elmhurst History Museum ) On July 12, 1979, an explosion. Videos Podcasts Comedians. 608 EpisodesProduced by All Things ComedyWebsite. Rube is still the gold medallist though. Each week (biweekly. As the "disco '70s" drew to a close, Chicago radio DJ Steve Dahl decided to speed up. He invited fans to bring their unwanted. 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. 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”. Tonight (July 12th) marks the 43rd anniversary of the infamous "Disco Demolition Night" at Chicago's Comiskey Park. “Well, they don’t know much about the Veeck history, going back to Capone days. The Chicago White Sox’s Attempt to Commemorate Disco Demolition Night Was an Exceptionally Misguided Exercise. But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. The White Sox and a local radio. A moronic ploy for publicity gone wrong, the Night was organized in part to up the ticket sales for a slow White Sox season. Both teams playing were besieged by the audience and were fighting them off together with bats. 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 elder Veeck was no stranger to crowd-pleasing antics. materialism and sexuality. 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. It was Disco Demolition Night, a gimmick devised by a Chicago disc jockey named Steve Dahl. Thirty-nine rock fans sobered up to realize they now faced the legal consequences of arrest. I love the story of Disco Demolition Night. 26 votes, 13 comments. Bill Veeck, who owned the White Sox at the time, was known for his wild promotions, and Disco Demolition. I made a track called 'D. But the public backlash to the genre reached its peak on July 12, 1979 with the infamous “Disco Demolition” night at. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. It wasn’t an ideal job for a black. Related Topics . 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. Many people in. 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. 1. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. The 1979 White Sox wanted better attendance. 26 -. 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. Jun 2009. David Schuster is a reporter, update anchor and host for 670 The Score. Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium on June 4, 1974. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. planned destruction of thousands of disco records during the intermission between the games. The popularity of disco declined substantially after “Disco Demolition Night. 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. Share. It was the summer of 1979, and disco. TIL of Disco Demolition Night in 1979 at Comiskey Park which is considered by many to be the death date of Disco genre. 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. Business, Economics, and Finance. 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. 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. 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. That night, the White Sox were scheduled to play a. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. The response was overwhelming; Comiskey filled to capacity, and approximately 20,000 people were forced. Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music. 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. After Disco Demolition Night, many American radio stations began banning disco music and consequently, disco music didn't climb up the charts becoming mainstream hits the way it was before. Trying to boost attendance in a season of poor crowds, the Sox invited a local DJ named Steve Dahl to. “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. ----SUBCRIBE -. 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. m. @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 aggressive, drunk protests forced disco back underground where it evolved into house music. For one thing, the Sox will be visiting the A’s that night. 02-05-2016 • 1 hr 25 mins. Maurice, from left, Robin and Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, performing in 1979. This is also the rise of like. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. It was scary. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. once a week) comedian Dave Anthony tells a story to his. 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. Tim Coffman. Yeah the independent said it so it has to be true. On July 12. 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. Inner-Worry-3976 • 3 mo. 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. Actor Bill Murray and his business partners are set to open a food truck park in Charleston, South Carolina, this summer. ----SUBCRIBE - Dollop. 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. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. In a notorious promotional stunt, a Chicago DJ named Steve Dahl detonated a. After Game 1, those records were blown up. TIL In 1979 a stadium hosted Disco Demolition Night. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Disco Demolition Night according to its ringmaster, Steve Dahl. A crate filled with disco records was blown up and thousands of fans stormed the field united in their hate of Disco. The Disco Demolition Night fracas was a jolt to the music industry. That's them inserting their worldview, not fact. Paul Natkin/Curbside Splendor. O' in reaction to that. 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 message was, If you’re black or you’re gay. The film looks at disco’s eruption in the clubs and family rooms of America in the mid ‘70s, and on radio’s. 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. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at Comiskey Park. 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. The Disco Demolition at Comiskey park on July 12, 1979, will always have a strange personal significance to me. But that sure wasn't the case 40 years ago. This was an incident that occurred in Chicago in 1979, when a local radio DJ called Steve. When a DJ called on listeners to destroy disco records in a Chicago stadium, things turned nasty –. By 1980, disco, just a few years removed from total pop music dominance, was sidelined. The musical legacy of Disco Demolition Night. The first game started at 6 p. 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. Two years removed from. 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. Episode 9 The Pendragon of Marin. Not much to root for at Comiskey. Huge thanks to historians Tavia Nyong'o, Eric Gonzaba, Luis-Manuel. 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. We wanted to celebrate Disco music and it's relationship with queernes. 9 WLUP-FM), a radio station in Chicago. 169 - Disco Demolition Night - (Live in Chicago) from The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds on Podchaser, aired Monday, 2nd May 2016. Patrick Redford. Dahl’s anti-disco movement culminated on July 12. 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. , with the Tigers winning. 30 year anniversary salute to one of the craziest nights in the history of the great game. To boost attendance at Comiskey Park, the White Sox and Chicago DJ legend Steve Dahl collaborated to host Disco Demolition on July 12, 1979. And Disco Demolition Night was born. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. "Disco Demolition: The Night Disco Died," through Oct. 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. On July 12, 1979, “Disco Demolition Night” went from a popular radio promotion to one of the most infamous events in professional sports. . July 12, 1979: Fans at Comiskey Park got in for 98 cents if they brought a disco record. It was July 12, 1979 when radio legend Steve Dahl teamed up with the Chicago White Sox to host Disco Demolition Night at. 98 cents if they brought a disco record he could blow up between games. 26 votes, 13 comments. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot led by rock fans broke out at “Disco Demolition. 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. 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,. (for the record, you don't see fans of dance music do this when Rock stays around for more than a few years. Episodes How to Listen. It was not only the destruction that. The venue was suggested by her daughter, celebrated garage. " 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. 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. 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. You Might Like. A year after the arrival of MTV. The Dollop podcast has a pretty fun episode about Disco Demolition Night. 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. Many still believe the anti-disco movement expressed racism and homophobia. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 83096796193569, -87. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Disco Demolition Night was an infamous promotion at Chicago's Comiskey Park in July of 1979. “And then the ‘disco sucks’ thing became very real. It wasn’t an ideal job for a. 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. Local. Young. Always good to hear stories about Bill Veeck. Then, on July 12, 1979, a DJ in Chicago decided to burn records in a stunt, "Disco Demolition Night," at Comiskey Park in Chicago. aquella noche sería conocida como Disco Demolition Night. The promotion was part of a campaign by. The event was the brainchild of Steve Dahl, who. 1, 2023 at 8 p. . 217. The White Sox were in the midst of a losing season, holding a record of 40-46 going into the games. Her daughter, Maya Rudolph, is 6 years old. The Spinnin’ with the Saints ticket package is only available online. m. Dahl decided to push back in a way only he could — via a massive public spectacle. I was there, attendees were supposed to bring disco records for the "demolition" (and reduced admission price). Gareth, not Gary. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. Yes, Mike. Enjoy!In an attempt to boost falling attendance, White Sox owners held Disco Demolition Night, an evening which culminated in shock jock Steve Dahl blowing up a collection of vinyl. It was July 12, 1979. “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. Mike’s decision to host a Disco Demolition Night would prove every bit as memorable. Yeah, it was WWWW that Carmen Harlan spun rock records on around 1980. 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. Dahl would later say that disco "was a fad and was on. 8, Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. THERE WAS a ritual burning of disco records in center field; a blond poster girl known only as Lorelei was the. 15. 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. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. On July 12, 1979, Disco Demolition Night would go down as one of the most infamous evenings in the history of Major League Baseball. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. 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. Al final, culpa de Dahl o no, ese 12 de julio de 1979 fue la. By Richard Roeper [month] [day], [year. The scene at Disco Demolition night. . In 2001, the Florida Marlins, promoted a “Salute to Disco” night. Soon radio programmers were moving their playlists away from disco, which they declared was an oversexed genre. 22. RSS feed; Recent. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. 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. . This is also the rise of like. Things got a little wacky between a scheduled double header at Comiskey Park. 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. . @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. During the event, rowdy fans surged onto the field, and a near riot ensued. 44 years later, the promotion is remembered in several different ways. Disco Demolition Night wasn't a proud moment in sports or Chicago history. 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. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment . Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 3. 배경 [편집] 1979년 록 음악 은 디스코 의 광풍에 밀려 점점 그 자리를 잃어가기 시작했다. Veeck and Dahl planned to stage Disco Demolition Night after the first game of a twi-night doubleheader between the White Sox and Tigers. He and the station struck a deal with the Chicago White Sox to stage a “disco demolition. The “Disco Demolition Night” was the brain child of a Rock Music DJ. 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. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Soon afterwards, Michael Veeck, Promotions Director of the Chicago White Sox. is some coverage from ESPN about Disco Demolition. 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. Radio personality Steve Dahl protested disco in the late 1970s at Comiskey Park. Shortly after signing to Capitol Records in 1988, at age 12, she releases the hit singles "Hide and Seek" and "Symptoms of True. 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. 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. . None are as famous as the night that forced his Chicago White Sox to forfeit the second game of a double header in. July 12, 2019. Brad Palmer's radio broadcast is covered with video. I can only imagine how great it would be. The Chicago White Sox were mired in yet another long losing season. 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 Disco Demolition Night anyone bringing a disco album would be admitted into Comiskey Park for 98 cents. com) 131 : More: Amusing, Chicago White Sox, Disco Demolition Night, White Sox, Steve Dahl, Disco, Major League Baseball, dance-oriented disco music, American League • •. Each week (biweekly. 30K subscribers in the TheDollop community. 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. At the infamous 1979 Disco Demolition Night, a white Chicago rock DJ orchestrated the mass destruction of disco records at a baseball stadium. Today's 40th anniversary elicits not only bemused. The Chicago White Sox’s Attempt to Commemorate Disco Demolition Night Was an Exceptionally Misguided Exercise. 9 WLUP “The Loop” radio DJ Steve. But in the 40 years since that latter bit of vinyl violence, baseball has had only one game called on account of forfeit. Description;. They never expected 80,000 people to show up. “The message was, If you’re black or you’re gay. This was the home of the. One summer night in 1979, 50,000 people got together at a baseball stadium to kill disco. Thousands of working- and middle-class young men, predominately white, predominately angry, went riot. 29K subscribers in the TheDollop community. CHICAGO — July 12, 1979 will go down in history as the night disco music died. The mass detonation of piles of vinyl on a. The anti-disco militia had accomplished their goal; the genre practically disappeared from the airwaves, and punk. Disco Demolition Night 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. However I might switch The Willie Dee for the Lobotomy. 개요 [편집] Disco Demolition Night. Almost 60,000 fans turned up with records, ready. So Mike Veeck, son of Sox owner Bill Veeck, conjured up a promo event to play on America's sudden rebellion against disco. Disco Demolition Night became a national news story, and by 1980, disco was passe. Chicago White Sox. 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. Wikipedia supplies some background: Chicago disc jockey Steve Dahl was fired from local radio station WDAI on Christmas Eve 1978 when the station switched formats from rock to disco. Disco Demolition Night. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES. Videos Podcasts Comedians. like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. Earlier I asked Steve just what he has. The promotion was held by the. 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. #47. 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. Gareth, not Gary. Two comedians talking about crazy stories from American history. like Disco Demolition was the first besmirching of my dad’s career,” he continued. As disco continued to steamroll the airwaves, forcing funk and rock off pop radio, a backlash was inevitable and culminated in the infamous Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago on. That’s the date of the infamous Disco Demolition Night promotion at the Chicago White Sox game. On July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox hosted "Disco Demolition Night," a radio stunt gone horribly wrong. Worth a listen. 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. 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. One of the many images of the ugly riots at Comiskey Park on July 12, 1979, during Disco Demolition Night. C. 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 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. com. Hell, some morons are probably trying to start an Electro Eradication Night somewhere. 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. The book morphed into the exhibit, hence its display on an oddball anniversary year for Disco Demolition. It was a muggy summer night in South Side, Chicago in 1979. Even mainstream rockers were releasing disco records. Join Date. 4k members in the TheDollop community. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. Sources for #169 - Disco Demolition Night · Wikipedia contributors, "Ron LeFlore," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,. CryptoAll hell broke loose: 40 years ago, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park stirred culture war. Despite its popularity, disco sparked a backlash from rock. Some other good ones I haven't seen listed are: Pendragon, Ross Perot, Death of George Washington, and the Jackson Cheese. Disco Demolition Night was an ill-fated baseball promotion that took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. 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. Browse 65 disco demolition night photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. By Richard Roeper [month] [day], [year. Encore Wednesday, Nov. once a week) comedian Dave Anthony tells a story to his. “I remember from the get-go, it wasn’t a normal crowd,” said Alan Trammell, the Tigers’ shortstop and now Hall of Famer. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. This month marks the 37th anniversary of the Disco Demolition riots, which took place at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in 1979. 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. On July 12 they turned a double-header at Comiskey Field into the “Disco Demolition Night” as a ticket sales promotion. The ruckus of Disco Demolition Night was already underway before the game even started. 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. 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. No description necessary. Rock fans wanted disco to just go away. After Game 1, those records were blown up. 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. 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. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-language musicals. 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. And it worked. 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. Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds are joined by Chicago comedian Dave Helem to discuss disco demolition night. 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. Found it after telling a buddy about it at a Royals game, and listened to the episode on the way home. 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. Since the radio frequency of WLUP was 97. The causes. Songs by Gloria Gaynor, the Bee Gees, and Donna Summer were number one hits during the first part of 1979. GPS: 41. Disco Demolition Night - YouTube. 1979 Soul singer Minnie Riperton, known for her hit " Lovin' You ," dies of breast cancer at age 31. 5 min read Published on 19. Storytelling Studio. The night would end in riots and would be referred by many as the day disco. Michael Clarke Duncan was one of the first fans to storm the field in 1979. “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. Browse Getty Images' premium collection of high. More posts you may like. 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. 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. 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. S. 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. Dahl had staged previous anti-disco. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH by The Dollop with Dave Anthony & Gareth Reynolds. When Disco Demolition Night took place, disco was dominating the charts. I wasn't Black or gay, but I felt like I needed to stand against that. July 12, 1979 when radio personality Steve Dahl staged a Disco Demolition Night at the Old Comiskey Park in Chicago. The popularity of disco declined substantially after “Disco Demolition Night. 61 ratings20 reviews. 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. WABX, Dave Dixon's old station, may have evolved into WWWW. She blames the violence on disco and the radio station, naturally, but also. @davehelem SOURCES TOUR DATES REDBUBBLE MERCH. Park Ave. In the late 1970s, disco dominated radio airwaves, much to the dismay of rock music fans.