Finally, more people are talking about Scythia and, of course, Chicago! And by more people, we mean us. Listen and learn about Persian-crushing Queen, Tomyris of Scythia and vinyl-crushing mayhem, Disco Demolition Night of Chicago 1979.
Handy map of Scythians during Tomyris' time
Tomyris straight dunking Cyrus' head
1979 coverage of disco demolition night (video)
Steve Dahl with dumpster of disco records
Dahl on the field
Comiskey field in chaos
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