Aug. 2, 2012: Weird Al Yankovic, Jon Taffer
Musician / Comedian – Weird Al Yankovic
Few would have guessed that Yankovic, who as an awkward, accordion-playing teenager got his start sending in homemade tapes to the Dr. Demento radio show, would go on to enjoy a varied and successful career that is now entering its fourth decade. Over that time he’s won three Grammys (with 12 nominations), racked up 31 Gold and Platinum albums and won countless awards and accolades for Weird Al classics like “Eat It,” “Like a Surgeon,” “Fat,” “Smells Like Nirvana,” “Amish Paradise” and “The Saga Begins.” Yankovic is also well-known for his cult-hit feature film UHF (1989), his late ’90s CBS Saturday morning series The Weird Al Show and the numerous AL-TV specials that he’s made for MTV and VH1 over the years. His previous album Straight Outta Lynwood (2006), the highest-charting of his career, spawned the Billboard Top 10 single “White & Nerdy,” the video of which spent two months at #1 on iTunes and garnered over 100 million hits on the Internet.
Now out on his “Alpocalypse” Tour for his latest album.
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Alpocalypse Tour at The Club in The Cannery Hotel & Casino Aug. 4th, 8:00pm
Star of Spike TV’s “Bar Rescue” – Jon Taffer
Star and Co-Executive Producer of “Bar Rescue”
Bar Rescue – Season 2
“Bars mean money, but they also mean stress if they aren’t properly run. Jon Taffer is a bar and nightclub owner who has started, flipped, or owned over 600 bars and clubs in his career and currently owns one of the most highly respected consulting firms in the bar and nightclub industry. Jon will travel around the country and employ his expertise to return struggling bars to the cash cows they once were. Everything from the science of the perfect pour, to the height of the bar stools is a key factor in making a bar the hottest place in town.”
Jon is an internationally recognized, award winning, concept developer, the voice and guru in the bar & nightlife industry. With over 30 years of experience, Taffer became of the worlds top restaurant and bar consultant. In 2010, Taffer was appointed president of Nightclubs & Bar Media Group and organizes the Nightclub & Bar Convention Trade Show, Nightclub & Bar magazine. Taffer is also chairman of Taffer Dynamics, where he is a consultant and development adviser to nightclubs and bars around the world.
For more about Jon Taffer, click here.
You can catch “Bar Rescue” Season 2 on SpikeTV and SpikeTV.com
First episode of Bar Rescue – Season 2 which premiered on July 29, watch now!!!
You can listen to a recording of our show below!
