Talk:Hard Rock Cafe

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Events

It may be worth including a section on noteworthy events held at the various locations. The London venue is often used for press conferences and small gigs. Jamelia played at the venue this month while perhaps the most famous press conference to have taken place there was the shock announcement by German footballer Jurgen Klinsmann that he was leaving Tottenham Hotspurs FC and returning to Germany.--Supergussy 08:52, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The events that are listed need to be notable and reported by reliable 3rd party sources. Band performances, in and of themselves, are not notable unless it occured as a significant reportable and confirmed moment in the band's career (ex: last performance of xxxxx; performance where xxxx happened, changing the band forever; somebody died; etc). Again, these need to be confirmed by an outside source before being included in WP.SpikeJones 12:16, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Francesca Granata

Quote: "The Hard Rock Cafe is also routinely associated with Francesca Granata because of the rocky features of her face." I don't think this is correct. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.224.83.65 (talk) 15:30, 12 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HardRock Cafe Heidelberg

Why isn't the Heidelberg (Germany) Cafe on the list? It's not on the official website either. I don't get it - I was there just a couple of days ago!! March 18th 2007.

Naming Conventions?

Should "Cafe" be capitalized when used as an abbreviation, as it's part of the name of the chain? SpikeJones 12:31, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Yes it is a part of the name so it is Hard Rock Cafe / Short HRC Peace keeper II 13:43, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

West Tennessee

I'm from West Tennessee and have, for all my life, heard that the first Hard Rock Cafe was opened in Jackson in the mall... Interesting trivia -- I've even seen a t-shirt from the Hard Rock Cafe, Jackson. Several individuals remember the store as being basically a "burger joint" in the mall. I've thought this would be an interesting addition to this article, but have been able to find only one source -- the Jackson Sun (a Gannett paper, I think) -- at http://www.jacksonsun.com/discoverjackson/famous_faces.shtml. This link provides little information and certainly nothing verifiable. Anyone else ever heard anything about HRC and Jackson, TN? --Chiacomo 06:28, 21 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There might have been a burger place named "Hard Rock Cafe" in the mall, but I'll guess that it was a knockoff. It's well documented that the first one was in London and the 2nd one was in NYC.SpikeJones 12:31, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The page that I referenced above is no long available, but the only thing (other than individuals to whom I have spoken who remember the Hard Rock in Jackson) is that Isaac Tigrett is from Jackson (in fact, his family is still prominent in the city). I was told that the original store was placed in Jackson to establish United States trademarks/copyrights or something -- before the international opening in London. I'm continuing to research this -- I'm intrigued. --Chiacomo (talk) 05:43, 17 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The page you referenced is available at google cache, and says this:

Also included here is Isaac Tigrett, son of entrepreneur Frances Tomlin Tigrett and industrialist/developer John B. Tigrett. Isaac Tigrett grew up in Jackson. He created Hard Rock Cafes, which he later sold. The first Hard Rock cafe was opened in Jackson at the mall for six weeks to satisfy a U.S. corporate requirement. The second one was in London. Tigrett has been deeply involved in the Renaissance Center development in Dickson.

For research purposes I would start to see what malls Jackson has had and see if mall management has any historical information. It *should* be in the 1970-1971 time period, as the London branch opened in 1971 (right?). As to "US corporate requirement", that should be a matter of public record. If it were me, I'd just call HRC corporate and ask for the PR/marketing department and ask them directly, quoting from the newspaper article and asking for confirmation.SpikeJones 14:35, 20 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I'm a Jackson native, and I remember it, though the timeline quoted above appears to be a bit messed up. IIRC, it was opened in the Old Hickory Mall in Jackson for a year or so in the early 1980s. I seem to recall from the PR that it was the third one opened. After it left, its space was split between a pipe store and a taco joint, I believe, both of which were more successful. While there may have been another place called the HRC in Jackson early in the 1970s, the interior section of OHM wasn't built until the late 1970s and I wasn't born until 1972, so it would be tough for that one to have been it. Jdb1972 17:50, 4 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fire

Is Hard Rock Café really a current event? To my knowledge, the company isn't particularly in the media at the moment, and I don't suppose that all currently existing organisations qualify for the Current Event tag? --Thf1977 22:31, 11 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

The person who added that tag said the one in London was on fire. But he didn't expand on it. Mackerm 07:04, 12 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

It *was* on fire. Not anymore. [1] SpikeJones 12:31, 31 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism

There should be a criticism section. Many diehard fans of the chain know that there have been many changes to the restaurants that haven't been good.

If you can find unbiased, fact-based critiques of HRC that would support an encyclopedic discussion, then feel free to add it. Adding commentary created by "diehard fans" will be considered "original research" or POV, is frowned upon by WP standards, and will be removed by the editors.SpikeJones 03:50, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, I remember my brother coming back from a school sports trip and complaining that the Hard Rock Cafe they visited was playing "Hips Don't Lie". I think if there are other Cafe's doing this as well (I don't know which one it was, but it was mostly likely either Egypt or somewhere in western Europe, not very descriptive, sorry), it may be worth including as that I'm sure many people besides just me and my brother feel that this is a sell-out move to attract customers. I don't think my story should actually be included, but I'm just throwing it out there to check if there are similar incidents occurring. Xanofar (talk) 05:00, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The food at HRC is actully not prepared in microwaves, but on the grill and in open ovens There are some dishes, like the pastas that are microwave heated but they are few. Its embarassing to read an article so badly informed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.234.41.130 (talk) 16:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fake Crap

Bunch of fake crap at hard rock cafes, they should research their junk before spreading lies aboot imposter items. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.181.84.88 (talk) 05:13, 2 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Spam in the article

I've initiated a drastic cleanup of the article. Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertisement and the tone of the article was absolutely unacceptable. I will continue to aggressively remove all content that is unsourced and fix parts that are clearly biased. I intend to strip the article to its basic core from which it may be rebuilt according to the core policies of the encyclopedia. Pascal.Tesson (talk) 15:49, 23 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]