Exceptional Steve Dahl's disco demolition July 12, 1979 by HarryT Disco Inferno Poem writing prompt entry

Sixty thousand in the stands Very few were baseball fans The night was hot and steamy Unruly crowd behaving sleazy Many drunk and losing it Spewing hate for disco music Marijuana scent drifted in swirling bands Whiskey and joints passed to eager hands Black vinyl discs flying like Frisbees Comiskey, this night, no place for sissies Many stoned and losing it Spewing hate for disco music Radio host, Steve Dahl the ringleader Playing the role of disco's grim reaper His disorderly army filled every seat Curses rising in the blistering heat Many drunk and losing it Spewing hate for disco music The upper deck swayed from side to side Chants of "Burn Baby Burn" intensified Beer bottles sailed over team dugouts The fellas there were no boy scouts Many stoned and losing it Spewing hate for disco music General Dahl trotted to the center field bullpen Blew up a bin of disco records and yelled, "Amen" His army spilled from the stands every damn one A scene worthy of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 Writing Prompt For all of you disco fans... Write a poem of any form or style in appreciation of the disco era. Burn baby, burn! Recognized Author Notes A night Chicago still remembers.

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