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This Woman Has Been Constructing Disco Balls For 40 Years

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Meet Yolanda Baker, who has been constructing Disco balls for nearly 40 years. In the 70s golden era, Yolanda and her co-workers used to make hundreds of thousands of mirror balls per year. Now, 40 years after the premier of Saturday Night Fever, Yolanda is the last person in the U.S. still making the reflecting spheres and ships about six per week from the Louisville plant.

Her biggest competitors are now located in China… Watch the video below and discover more about this interesting story.

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Hi, my name is Erick Ycaza. I have a BA in Advertising & Graphic Design. This blog is to provide you with daily music news and share my personal style. Surprisingly, I have been blogging and writing about music since 2007.

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