Mike Veeck on Disco Demolition and Netflix documentary ’The Saint of Second Chances’

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

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4.4 • 612 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Chuck Garfien speaks with Mike Veeck, son of Hall of Fame owner Bill Veeck, to talk about the new Netflix documentary “The Saint of Second Chances,” which chronicles how Mike worked to turn his life around after Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in 1979. Mike talks about his relationship with his dad, how his perspective about Disco Demolition has changed over the years, the second chance in life he received from his daughter Rebecca and much more.

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0:42.4	So Disco Demolition was both the greatest sports promotion of all time and also the biggest failure.
0:50.6	In what became Woodstock on 35th Street, the images of Steve Dahl blowing up thousands of disco records and fans rioting at Comiskey Park have been seared into our memories.
0:57.6	But a bad night for the White Sox turned into a career catastrophe for Mike Vec,
1:04.0	whose life spiraled out of control after that until he made a comeback,
1:08.7	had a second chance that turned everything around but in ways
1:13.5	he wasn't expecting. There was an incredible documentary released last week on Netflix that
1:19.5	tells the whole story. It's called The Saint of Second Chances. Mike Vec is back on the podcast
1:26.4	to talk about the movie.
1:28.2	His Maverick Days in Baseball, Fathers and Sons, Fathers and Daughters, redemption, and more.
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