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DingBats
247 East Onterio St., Chicago, IL
Owner Ron Briskman
DJ Jon Ford
Bouncer Mr T. Dingbats was the largest black disco in Chicago, home to the Chicago bears/bulls. Current location is a Irish pub, the exsisting club still has memormbila in the basement. 4 AM lic and was featured on 60 min and had a kiddy disco on sundays. We were served by many traveling DJ and swaped Dj's with Faces and the phoenex on Broadway, even had studio 54 Dj's play, great booth behind glass with all the equipment in back mounted on mirrors. The club started in 1976 as a primerly white club, then Gay, then latino and them we advertised on wvon and hired 2 dancers robin and reggie to teach and we took off shurting down the doors many times at 1:00am. later hiring Mr T. befor he was Mr T. In memory of my friend Lou Divito, and the dogs of war guys. Jon Ford
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DingBats!!MR. T -- How Special was this place? It was the place for a few years. Very violent. I went there twice in the mid-70's before MR T, while passing through. Interesting Place!!
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