Disco Demolition Night: How an Anti-Disco Baseball Night Led to a Riot in Comiskey Park

WGN9 ^ | Jul 12, 2022 | Larry Hawley

[gundog]

Back in the ‘70s, OMNI magazine did a bit on future graffiti. The one I remember is “Disco still sucks!”

[Mr. Rabbit]

We need a Democrat Demolition Night. Democrats suck!

[OttawaFreeper]

I recall the late Ron Luciano discussing the incident and he said that the umpires got off the field quickly once things began to get out of hand as they would have been as popular as “Elvis Loved Disco” t shirts.

[1FreeAmerican]

The funniest radio promotion EVER!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Why didn’t they do this to rap/hip hop instead ? I’d rather have disco back.

[nickcarraway]

Why didn’t they do this to rap/hip hop instead ? I’d rather have disco back.

That wasn't possible. The first two singles that could be defined as rap, King Tim III (Personality Jock) and Rapper's Delight were released in 1979, and what you might consider rap as a genre didn't exist yet, let alone were there enough LPs to use for such an event yet.

[lizma2]

Cleveland’s stadium mustard was to die for!! Went to many a game mainly to eat hot dogs.

[MinorityRepublican]

Good ‘ole days. Now professional sports feel too corporate.

[Fresh Wind]

Disco sucks.
No matter what you call it, Disco sucks.
Disco has always sucked.
Disco will always suck.

[LumberJack53213]

I cannot stand that fat ass Steve Dahl.

[gr8eman]

LOL! These people have obviously never been to a riot!

[dfwgator]

Disco sucked more than anything that had ever sucked before.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

You’re right. That mustard is awesome, and the good news is that you can still get it for home if you live in the area.

[foreverfree]

The beginning of the real "Last Days of Disco". For better or worse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Days_of_Disco

Wonder what Barry White thought of DDN? IIRC much of his work showed disco influence, especially "My First, My Last, My Everything". And Barry was from Chicago where DDN happened.

[fieldmarshaldj]

I know that. Rap should’ve been killed off around 1987, and that’s pushing it. Disco never deserved the scorn it received. Rap, conversely, has had a horrific effect on the culture, and is responsible for inspiring the criminality and deaths of countless Blacks over an absolutely evil and worthless genre.

[Dr. Sivana]

Josh Harrison stops by after the White Sox double header with the Guardians to talk about how he prepared for the second game after losing the first.

They were not the Guardians at that time. They were the Cleveland Indians. What would the LYING author of this do if he had to chronicle the history of Roy White, the New York Yankee outfielder who spent part of his minor league career with the Columbus, Georgia Confederate Yankees? A team that no longer exists, but never changed its name.

[Clemenza]

I used to enjoy listening to Steve Dahl when I lived in Chicago 1997-1999. Here is another example of his work: https://youtu.be/DGyCT7XNwEw

[Dr. Sivana]

I was a bouncer at the Smuggler’s Inn in Nashville. A disco club.

That sounds as incongruous as a hip-hop club in Martha's Vineyard.

[nickcarraway]

I'm sure some people believe there are different parts of the genre. I am not expert. There was a song I barely knew, and didn't like at the time, called Children's Hour by Slick Rick. But know I think it's impressive. It could be a country song.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I was indifferent to disco music. I didn’t listen to it by choice,, but I didn’t lose it if I was someplace it was being played. I didn’t like the clothing. I worked at a men’s clothing store and we sold the silky polyester shirts with the wide, pointy collars, and the tight, high-waisted slacks, and the neck chains. Bleh.