Do you know where you were 33 years ago today? If you were in Comiskey Park in Chicago, you certainly would. On this date in 1979, a baseball promotion got out of hand. Known as Disco Demolition, it prompted fans to bring disco records to the ball park to watch them blown up. It wound up in a full scale riot. White Sox owner Bill Veeck was known for his wild promotions. But this idea belonged to his son, Mike, a White Sox executive.
Since then, Sean Crawford reports Mike Veeck has built a long resume in baseball. He has ownership in six minor league teams, including the one in Bloomington-Normal. But his legacy will always include the disco fiasco…
