With COVID causing so many casualties in the restaurant industry – the purpose of the podcast is to harken back to a different time in LA and tell the stories of some iconic restaurant/bars in LA through the eyes of the people that worked there and tell the stories, experiences and talk about the effect these places had on the individual personally and give the opportunity to give a forum for those who work in this industry. For this Podcast we will focus on the Hard Rock Café Los Angeles (88’-93’)
LA Stories Podcast - Hard Rock Cafe Edition
Episode 11 - Daved Thom
Meet Daved Thom….who is the unofficial documentarian of the late 80’s-early 90’s HRC LA staff. Daved talks about his journey to LA from Minneapolis and how an bad accident inadvertently led to his start with photography. Daved talks about friendships forged and names and faces from his past - from the HRC LA
18 Jun 2021
Joe Solo
LA Stories Podcast - Hard Rock Cafe Edition
Meet Joe Solo….busser and host that found his way to the doors of the Hard Rock Cafe all the way from Shaker Heights, OH. A musician at heart, Joe tells us how he found his musical calling in LA and a true life family member from his Hard Rock family. His desire to succeed in has led to successes, mentorship, and a long career in the music industry…and his other full time job as a loving dad to his two daughters.
11 Jun 2021
Linda West
LA Stories - Hard Rock Cafe Edition
Episode 9 - Linda West
Meet Linda West….a free spirited rock n roll gal at heart who worked at the HRC while pursuing an acting career in Los Angeles
Coming to LA by way of Buffalo, NY - Linda tells us of her early days back in NY and how LA life led her to life on tour with Roseanne & Debbie. Soon after the Hard Rock Linda tells us of life as a mother, restauranteur, and best selling author. How is that for a unique journey….
2 Apr 2021
Tessa Haynes and Tara Hale
LA STORIES PODCAST - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet Tara Hale & Tessa Haynes…original HRC employees and long time friends. The two have been co-workers and friends for so long that we had to interview them together. Tessa tells us about the early days of HRC LA and her interview with Peter Morton himself. Tara tells us about opening Hard Rock Café’s with Tessa and setting all the new girls straight at these new restaurants
Both exemplify the bond that many of the former HRC employees have spoken of as they still have a core group of friends from the LA restaurant days and have attended reunions over the years
These two ladies have so many tales of the days before cell phone cameras….
26 Mar 2021
Kathy Bodie
LA STORIES PODCAST - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet Kathy Bodie….an old and dear friend who has made and maintained many close relationships through her time at the Hard Rock Café…then Swingers in LA. Originally from San Diego – Kathy tells us about her spontaneous job interview with Tara (in someone else’s shoes)…and her time in LA. Kathy epitomized the courage and determination it takes to see something and to make it happen as she tells us how she went from HRC waitress, to pro mountain biker, to traveling nurse – starting her journey in her mid-30’s and reminding us all to follow your heart and your dreams will follow
19 Mar 2021
Mike King
LA STORIES PODCAST - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet Mike King – a bartender with dashing good looks and a wicked fastball
Mike came to the LA Hard Rock by way of San Francisco….
Mike tells us tales of Hard Rock LA past and takes us on his personal journey to his new career as an Executive recruiter for Silicon Valley
And the obstacles he overcame to get to where he is today…his wish to share his journey with others and the love he found while at the HRC LA
12 Mar 2021
Rich Rubin
LA STORIES PODCAST - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
EPISODE 5 - RICH RUBIN
Meet Rich Rubin – an Arizona transplant that made his way to the bright lights of Los Angeles.
A long time Hard Rocker – Rich tells us about his time at the Hard Rock Café, parties at LSD guru Timothy Leary’s house and celebrity sightings during his time at the restaurant
A true renaissance man – listen as Rich takes us on his journey from the HRC to KROQ and destinations yet to come – all while joining the ranks of the triathaletes…a true underachiever (lol)
29 Jan 2021
Steve Calabro
LA STORIES - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet Steve Calabro or to owner Peter Morton…”Rock”. Steve worked as a doorman with his brother Freddie and then moved behind the bar with some help from Peter himself. Steve talks about working the door at the Hard Rock and other places, confrontations with customers, and club courtesy that existed in LA at the time. Steve also shared bar stories to tell as he tells us about his first day behind the bar and a trial by fire orchestrated by some of the other bartenders.
22 Jan 2021
Mike Linehan
LA STORIES - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet Mike Linehan. A busboy and barback who came to LA on a whim from upstate NY and ended up at the Hard Rock Café due to a opportunistic lunch with a friend and his dad. Mike gets a good amount of ribbing from our co-host Rich Rubin harkening back to their roommate time in LA. Mike talks about the great friends he made, the parties, the private events, ponytails, and motorcycles and friendships all while at the HRC LA
1 Jan 2021
Birdie Adamowich
LA STORIES PODCAST - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet Birdie….so synonymous with the Hard Rock brand that she goes by one name. Birdie is the longest tenured Hard Rock Café employee spanning 36 years as a server and bartender (1982-2019). Birdie is a no-nonsense gal with a soft heart who tells us about her journey from Ontario Canada and how love brought her to LA to the corner of San Vicente & Beverly where she started her career working for the Hard Rock Café. Birdie gives a colorful account of her time with the HRC and some of the stories from her first interview with Hard Rock owner Peter Morton to her journey from LA to Vegas to Universal City to Florida with a little Victorville sprinkled in between
26 Dec 2020
David Hiler
LA STORIES - HARD ROCK CAFE EDITION
Meet David Hiler. A new face on the scene as he joined the HRC LA from his stint at HRC San Francisco. A easy going, well liked Manager, David tells us of the decision to come to LA and his impressions of the people he worked with and the community he saw within the eco-system that was the HRC LA and how his time with the Hard Rock helped chart a course for his future endeavors leading to his own Bar & Restaurant in Vermont
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