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136. Trivia - Gene Siskel owned John Travolta's white suit

Mon Jan 29, 2018, 06:24 PM

Jan 2018

from Saturday Night Fever. He bought it at a charity auction. The shirt was sewn to the pants so it wouldn't come untucked.

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Disco: Blessing or Abomination? 💃🏼🕺🏼 [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 OP

Both. It's kind of awful but it was fun to dance to. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1

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What does that mean? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #26

Dance, dance, dance! 💃🏼🕺🏼 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #32

My sentiments exactly MissMillie Jan 2018 #38

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They are one of the exemptions to the producer's medium model MissMillie Jan 2018 #39

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When my grandson was a baby he rocked out in his carseat to "Stayin' Alive." CTyankee Jan 2018 #101

They certainly did ailsagirl Jan 2018 #134

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Shame, shame, shame is awesome MountCleaners Jan 2018 #25

For sure. Shirley in this video is the gal that sang with Lee on 'Let the Good Times Roll' back in MiltonBrown Jan 2018 #45

That dude's a trip! MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #33

I'm really attracted to music that is full of joy and that guy and Shirley are full of joy here. MiltonBrown Jan 2018 #46

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I still have my D.R.E.A.D. card trixie2 Jan 2018 #5

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Loved loved loved the actual dancing (non-stop... Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #6

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Imagine sweating in one of those shiny shirts-- ick. dawg day Jan 2018 #53

I went for silk (heh), the guys werent so lucky! Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #71

Trivia - Gene Siskel owned John Travolta's white suit TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #136

Cheat!! Heh. Fun fact, thanks :) Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #139

Disco - Rocker war thbobby Jan 2018 #7

Saturday Night Fever is actually a good film TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #13

Blondie's thbobby Jan 2018 #18

Travolta was nominated for an Oscar for SNF TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #24

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Blondie was sort of hard-rocker-disco dawg day Jan 2018 #57

Many friends have told me Saturday Night Fever is good thbobby Jan 2018 #58

I didn't care for it -- found it quite dark RandomAccess Jan 2018 #111

It's all about the icks cocks for me jberryhill Jan 2018 #8

That is hysterical. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #10

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Oh my, this is so funny! montana_hazeleyes Jan 2018 #116

For that time, in that space, it worked. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #9

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I like to dance, so I like disco LeftInTX Jan 2018 #11

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Only fun at a club Runningdawg Jan 2018 #12

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It was so great, so much fun. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #27

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I think that the clothes made it an abomination....might have been decent without those... Thomas Hurt Jan 2018 #28

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before music denigrated women as bit***s and h*s, no calls for death to gay people, hardly any msongs Jan 2018 #31

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #36

We loved that look, was so cool. And the higher the platforms the better. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #37

I love it MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #34

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Some great dance music that's still great today. jalan48 Jan 2018 #41

I like them too MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #42

One of the best ever I think. jalan48 Jan 2018 #43

I agree MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #50

Love that one!! LeftInTX Jan 2018 #61

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I loved disco when it came out, and I STILL love it. Now, I also like Mexican taxicab Nay Jan 2018 #44

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Thank you, Floyd!! Nay Jan 2018 #90

My pleasure! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #91

blessing steve2470 Jan 2018 #47

Actually most seem to like it, myself included MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #48

I own the entire Hooked on Classics collection...... LeftInTX Jan 2018 #60

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Great to lift one's mood and dance to. applegrove Jan 2018 #51

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My opinion has changed... dawg day Jan 2018 #52

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Remember Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand singing "Enough is Enough" in a kind of CTyankee Jan 2018 #103

I LIKE FUNK! mithnanthy Jan 2018 #54

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Somewhere in between. I didn't care for most of it at the time Eugene Jan 2018 #55

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I did not like disco. I thought it was lame. At the time. FuzzyRabbit Jan 2018 #56

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3 of my absolute favorites RandomAccess Jan 2018 #110

It's Raining Men is one of my faves TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #137

That's right RandomAccess Jan 2018 #138

Love it now, hated it then. n/t LuckyCharms Jan 2018 #59

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Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up LeftInTX Jan 2018 #62

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I loved disco! CTyankee Jan 2018 #64

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A blessing. (eom) CanSocDem Jan 2018 #65

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Disco Sucks HopeAgain Jan 2018 #78

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I grew up in the 80's and 90's, I've always thought disco looked kind of cool. dewsgirl Jan 2018 #79

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These guys thought it had its virtues Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #81

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Thanks for THIS! mithnanthy Jan 2018 #99

My buddies and I Soxfan58 Jan 2018 #82

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I loved early disco... ariesgem Jan 2018 #88

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all good choices💖 irisblue Jan 2018 #92

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ABOMINATION! lastlib Jan 2018 #95

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When it was actually HAPPENING, I couldn't wait for it to GO AWAY. Miles Archer Jan 2018 #97

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In retrospect, some of it was pretty good. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2018 #100

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Last Days of Disco one of my favorite movies MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #102

That was part of the mix strong women singers gay fans with big dance bars . Could be... lunasun Jan 2018 #109

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A Disco Ball and Strawberry Letter # 23. What else is needed ? lunasun Jan 2018 #104

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blessing dlwickham Jan 2018 #105

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Blessing, it got people moving and dancing kimbutgar Jan 2018 #107

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Off to the greatest - raven mad Jan 2018 #108

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It was fun at the time but it got old. TomSlick Jan 2018 #112

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Beats the hell out of rap.... El Supremo Jan 2018 #114

That "music" is V-I-L-E ailsagirl Jan 2018 #123

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Gotta agree with you on that, but then I'm 61 n/t TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #135

fun at the gay bars Kali Jan 2018 #115

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A few songs were good... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #122

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OP, you first have to address the ... LenaBaby61 Jan 2018 #130

Feel free to do so in your own thread! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #132

My husband somehow wound up managing a disco bar LakeArenal Jan 2018 #131

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