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9. disco era was fab. something to do in clubs besides drink and smoke and hunt for action. plus free exercise. Now ppl

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Sun Nov 23, 2025, 09:56 PM

Nov 23

sit in clubs and stare at tv screens.

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I think that discos are/should make a comeback. [View all] Klarkashton Nov 23 OP

Yeah for Pogo's and the lighted floors and mirror balls...went there (Wichita, KS) as a youngster... wcmagumba Nov 23 #1

I agree! Pisces Nov 23 #2

And let's bring those 70's Drinks ! Bread and Circuses Nov 23 #4

Just got sick thinking of Tequila Sunrises and similar. Silent Type Nov 23 #15

As a young person in the 60s, we were all wishing the "disco duck" would end......no thanks. walkingman Nov 23 #3

But the ballroom standards never get old... Trueblue Texan Nov 25 #25

Oh yea cbabe Nov 23 #5

Aviator sunglasses!Wonderful! CTyankee Wednesday #43

And loving the polyester. Cheers. cbabe Wednesday #45

No phone allowed discos Klarkashton Nov 23 #6

Some clubs have started banning cell phones from the dance floor. Coventina Nov 25 #36

thats is why "people" demanded a studio 54 style ball room rampartd Nov 23 #7

Yes, please ZDU Nov 23 #8

disco era was fab. something to do in clubs besides drink and smoke and hunt for action. plus free exercise. Now ppl msongs Nov 23 #9

Disco Stu agrees with you. Dave Bowman Nov 23 #10

I'm up for returning to the 70s. Can I get my hair back too? chicoescuela Nov 23 #11

I think ballrooms with big bands should make a comeback ... Trueblue Texan Nov 23 #12

And tango! The most down right fun you can have upright. cbabe Nov 25 #21

Oh! I forgot about Tango!nt Trueblue Texan Nov 25 #23

Oh, please no. Disco should have been knocked on the head with a platform shoe, rsdsharp Nov 23 #13

Remember White Sox Park and disco day? Captain Zero Nov 23 #14

OH NO! I LOVED disco. CTyankee Wednesday #40

I was working in radio at the time. I have memories of wanting to drive knitting needles into my ears. rsdsharp Wednesday #41

I dunno how it could kill anything. But it was dance-able or many people thought it was. CTyankee Wednesday #42

FM was just becoming popular. Most major market FMs chose not to go head-to-head with the AM powerhouses rsdsharp Wednesday #44

I think they should reinstate prohibition so that we can have Speak Easys, dark and secret. Silent Type Nov 23 #16

I so miss dancing. I feel sorry for the generations that Phoenix61 Nov 23 #17

We had wonderful suspended wood floor dance cbabe Nov 25 #20

Even the cruise ships are minimizing the dance floors. bummer. nt Trueblue Texan Nov 25 #24

I had a buddy who traveled the world as a cruise ship dance partner. Had a great year round tan. cbabe Nov 25 #30

My Wife & I Met At The Disco ProfessorGAC Nov 24 #18

Van McCoy - Do the Hustle (1977) cbabe Nov 24 #19

This is one of my favorite sweatshirts. I wear it whenever I can. OldBaldy1701E Nov 25 #35

Do the Hokey Pokey. That's what it's all about. cbabe Wednesday #37

And, now you are talking about my bathroom art. OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #38

I went to a Hokey Pokey fest at my state fairgrounds motor speedway. Trying for a Guinness record. Couldn't find one cbabe Wednesday #39

Buffalo has the World's Largest Disco Niagara Nov 25 #22

I thought Disco collapsed with Xanadu bucolic_frolic Nov 25 #26

Define "whatnot" here. flvegan Nov 25 #27

Well we got Traildogbob Nov 25 #28

I met my husband at a disco kimbutgar Nov 25 #29

That's what I mean. Klarkashton Nov 25 #31

Bob Seger speaks for me. catbyte Nov 25 #32

I'm like that about fedoras. Torchlight Nov 25 #33

I have three fedoras. OldBaldy1701E Nov 25 #34

Klarkashton........... Upthevibe Thursday #46