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Rock ‘n’ Roll History now contains 69,000 pieces, including gui-
The first Hard Rock Café opened in Lon-
don in 1971, created by Issac Tigrett and
Peter Morton. “Attracting customers with
first-rate but moderately-priced casual
American fare, warm service and ubiqui-
tous rock ‘n’ roll music and sensibility,
Hard Rock Café became an instant clas-
sic,” Hard Rock says.
Following the brands’ roots in rock ‘n’
roll, the San Diego hotel will have a 7,000-
square-foot music venue called The Vault.
“The Vault will put on one hell of a show,
whether it’s an amped-up celebrity DJ to
infuse the place with his own signature
sounds, an intimate live concert or unplug-
ged set, movie premier or corporate event,”
Hard Rock says.
Eric Clapton was a regular customer at
the original Hard Rock Cafe. One day, he
asked the restaurant’s staff if he could
hang his guitar on the wall next to his fav-
orite barstool and call it “his spot.” A week
later, Pete Townshend from The Who
mailed the restaurant his guitar with the
same request.
Those two guitars were the first two in
Hard Rock’s memorabilia collection, which
“Regardless of the type of service pro-
tars, other instruments, posters, costumes,
music lyric sheets, album art, platinum
and gold LPs and photos.
The collection is worth about $50 mil-
lion, Hard Rock says.
Hard Rock Hotel will also have a “Rock
Shop,” featuring t-shirts designed by musi-
cians such as Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Sping-
steen, Shakira and Green Day, along with
Hard Rock’s signature series t-shirts, which
are used to benefit an artist’s charity of
choice.
About 24 artists have participated in
the charity, raising millions of dollars for
Crossroads Centre Antigua, the Elton
John AIDS Foundation, World Hunger
Year and Fundacion Pies Descalzos.
Integrity and Commitment
Henry C. Turner founded Turner Con-
struction Co. in 1902. The company offers
a number of services such as pre-construc-
tion; program, project and construction
management; design/build; and general
construction and building maintenance
for commercial, sports, healthcare, enter-
tainment and many other markets.
vided, clients can be assured of the quali-
ty and professionalism of Turner’s staff
and its extensive in-house resources that
are unrivaled in the industry,” Turner
says.
The company’s core values are team-
work, integrity and commitment. It works
to follow those values and to achieve high
ethical standards.
“We are proactive in finding solutions
for our clients that best achieve their
goals,” the company says.
“Lasting relationships are the lifeblood
of our business.”
Turner also promotes an injury-free
workplace and strives to provide a safe
environment for clients, subcontractors
and employees.
It accomplishes this through inn-
ovation and training programs, and by
implementing a zero-tolerance drug test-
ing program.
“Turner is recognized as a leader in the
industry,” the company says. “Our posi-
tion and strength enables the company
to provide additional value to our clients
and opportunities for our employees.” ■
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