Amazing What You Find On The Net (A Steve Dahl Link)

[Cdnbob]

Its amazing what you find on the net especially when you're trying to find something on disco tv series. How I found this I'll never know, especially as its nothing to do with disco tv shows.

I thought you guys might find this link of interest. Disco Demolition Its an actual 25th Anniversary celebration (2004) for Steve Dahl's infamous disco destruction derby. I had to laugh when I saw this as I can't believe that this goof - and the picture on the main page definitely shows that he was a goof - is being made into some kind of cultural icon. At least we can all now put a picture to the face of the man.

[Salsoul1975]

Originally Posted by Cdnbob

Its amazing what you find on the net especially when you're trying to find something on disco tv series. How I found this I'll never know, especially as its nothing to do with disco tv shows.

I thought you guys might find this link of interest. Disco Demolition Its an actual 25th Anniversary celebration (2004) for Steve Dahl's infamous disco destruction derby. I had to laugh when I saw this as I can't believe that this goof - and the picture on the main page definitely shows that he was a goof - is being made into some kind of cultural icon. At least we can all now put a picture to the face of the man.

This Dahl dude's entire career sits on the events of 7/12/79. Years back, I visited a message board that I guess was devoted to him and his family. He and his wife look like trailer trash; his followers still have a vendetta against disco.

[Cdnbob]

I can't believe that almost 30 years after the event that they're still trying to milk it. I mean, the whole silly thing was a blip on the raydar that most people a) don't even recall b) could care less about c) in the grand scheme of things doesn't even matter. The whole thing is a laugh because disco didn't die, it just morphed into other mediums and dance music is still with us today.

[garrybcoston]

I can't believe this. Doesn't this guy have anything else better to do? I hear he is still the host of a radio show in Chicago. In addition, we covered several things about him in length in a thread entitled: "When exactly did Disco die and when was the beginning of the end?" I left some things on his forum to let him know disco didn't die, but got no response, and I think they deleted me off of the forum.

I am sure he is aware that disco didn't die; so, he is trying to double nail the coffin to ensure that disco doesn't rise and/or it remains underground.

Resistance is futile!

Garry

[Videoskooter]

Originally Posted by garrybcoston

I can't believe this

Me neither!

Originally Posted by garrybcoston

Doesn't this guy have anything else better to do?

No, because he's a canaglia!

Originally Posted by garrybcoston

I left some things on his forum to let him know disco didn't die, but got no response, and I think they deleted me off of the forum.

Garry, can you provide me that link? I wanna have some fun

This is exactly what was going on BITD and proves that Steve Dork was the Joseph Goebbels of the gaybashing and racist movement:

From: Disco Sucks in 1979

"1979: Disco Sucks!

Only by killing disco could rock affirm its threatened masculinity and restore the holy dyad of cold brew and undemanding sex partners. Disco bashing became a major preoccupation in 1977. At the moment when Saturday Night Fever and Studio 54 achieved zeitgeist status, rock rediscovered a rage it had been lacking since the '60s, but this time the enemy was a culture with "plastic" and "mindless" (read effeminate) musical tastes. Examined in light of the ensuing political backlash, it's clear that the slogan of this movement--"Disco Sucks!"--was the first cry of the angry white male. -- Peter Braunstein

The 'Disco Sucks' campaign was a white, macho reaction against gay liberation and black pride more than a musical reaction against drum machines. In England, in the same year as the 'Disco Sucks' demo in America, The Young Nationalist - a British National Party publication - told its readers: 'Disco and its melting pot pseudo-philosophy must be fought or Britain's streets will be full of black-worshipping soul boys.'

July 12, 1979, This was Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. Two Chicago radio DJs [Steve Dahl and Garry Meier] came up with the idea of having people bring unwanted disco records to the stadium. The spurned records would be burned between doubleheader games with the White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Lead by the chant, “Disco Sucks!”, most of the records weren’t burned, but sailed through the stands during the game -- nearly inciting a riot. Some fans started their own fires and mini-riots. There was so much commotion that the ballplayers couldn’t even finish the last game of the doubleheader; the White Sox forfeited."

[garrybcoston]

Videoskooter;

I think he may have deleted his forum (too much hate mail?) but here are some websites to have some fun with this dork:

MySpace.com - The Steve Dahl Show - 53 - Male - CHICAGO, Illinois - www.myspace.com/thestevedahlshow

The Steve Dahl Show on 104.3 JACK FM

Garry