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Quick info on what's new in the hobby, meet a collector, upcoming events...

Keep on Rockin'!

Check out the latest edition of the HR Collectors News Magazine:  http://pintales.no-ip.info/

Latest Shot Releases:

(in approximate order of release)

New Orleans Back to the Bayou (announced)

Washington, DC Event (announced)

Bangalore Red Circle Large Font

On-Line 4th of July 2008

Cabo San Lucas Red Circle

Ottawa City 2008

Prague Black Letter Large "Cafe"

Panama Red Circle Large Font

Toronto 30th Anniversary

Foxwoods Red Circle Large Font

New York Red Circle Large Font

Toronto Red Circle Large Font

Myrtle Beach Park British Invasion Holder

Myrtle Beach Park Cool Country Holder

Myrtle Beach Park Lost in 70's Holder

Myrtle Beach Park British Invasion Angels Short

Myrtle Beach Park White with Black Crest Short

Myrtle Beach Park Black with White Crest Short

Fukuoka Red Circle

Tokyo Red Circle

Yokohama Red Circle

Tokyo Uyeno Eki Red Circle

Tokyo Uyeno Eki City 2008

Acapulco Red Circle

Osaka City 2008

Osaka Universal Citywalk City 2008

Myrtle Beach Park British Invasion

Myrtle Beach Park Black

Myrtle Beach Park White

Nagoya Red Circle

Cairo Red Circle

Hurghada Red Circle

Sharm El Sheikh Red Circle Large Font

Sacramento Red Circle

Nagoya City 2008

Paris City 2008

Houston Pin Shootout Event 2008

Myrtle Beach Park RPM Short

Myrtle Beach Park British Invasion Plastic Short

Newest HRC Logo:

Red Circle

97 cafes have it!

Next pages coming to the website:

List of Bottle Openers

List of Planet Hollywood shots

Newest page:

Charity!

Tijuana Cafe has CLOSED!

THIS JUST IN!!!

The New Orleans Hard Rock Cafe will be hosting the 2008 Shot Glass Event

"Back to the Bayou"

on Friday, July 25, 2008. 

Hope to see you there! 

For more details on the event click here:

NOEvent

Latest info posted Saturday, June 28.

Check out pictures from previous events:

Picture page was updated Feb. 11, 2008

Looking for Pictures from the Texas 2004 Event!!!

We need pictures of:

Mini Hurricane Sets

Osaka City 2008

Sydney City 2006

Any unlinked shot

If you can help with a picture, please email it to us at: Pictures

22 Seconds with a Fellow Collector:

  Dave Hafner -Baltimore, MD USA

• I started collecting HRC shot glasses on July 4, 1997 after the grand opening of the Baltimore café.  Up until that time, I had collected Hard Rock Café t-shirts (I have more than 120).
• My first shot was from Baltimore, purchased at the grand opening.
• I have 1109 four inch tall shots in my collection, and more than 1500 glassware items in total, including more than 50 coffee mugs. I only collect Hard Rock items. I have all of my shots displayed on shelves that I built.
• My favorite shot glass in my collection is the Baltimore “I Stayed” shot, because I created it.
• My favorite drink from a shot glass is tequila, but at my advanced age I simply cannot drink like a used to.
• The coolest HRC related item I own that is not a shot glass is the 32 ounce beer mug with the original logo from Toronto. I have an extra one, if anyone would like to make an offer. The picture shows the comparison to a mini mug.
• The first HRC I visited was Las Vegas in 1992.
• I have personally visited 37 cafes and my favorite is Skydome. Hard Rock and baseball, and they used to have pool tables. As far as personnel, Davey Jones at the Baltimore café is the best in the corporation.
• My favorite food at HRC is the Red, White, and Blue burger.
• The café I wish I had visited before it closed is Aspen. I understand it was the smallest.
•  I do not collect any other themed shot glasses, though I believe I have all of the shots released by the Baltimore Planet Hollywood before it closed.
• My favorite sport is baseball and my favorite team is the Orioles. I know, 10 straight losing seasons. If we could just get a new owner…
• My favorite color is blue.
• I think my life is incomplete without my family.
• I have 4 siblings, three brothers and a sister. I am the maladjusted middle child.
• My Zodiac sign is Pisces, but I’m not really into astrology.
• I work as a Software Integration and Project Manager for a large defense contractor. For the past 18 months, I have been traveling far too often, usually to places with limited access to the outside world.
• The last book I read is A Man in Full by Tom Wolfe, which was excellent, but the best book I’ve read in quite a while was State of Fear by Michael Crichton.
• I dislike intentional deceit. Everyone makes mistakes and anyone can miscalculate a situation. Those things are always forgivable.
• I have three pets. A dog, Kasey, and two cats, Oliver and Toby.
• If I had a super power, it would be to see the future.
• Some things you probably wouldn’t know about me are that I was in the process of turning my basement into a mini-HRC when it flooded for the second time in a six month period. It will be finished some day. And that I was invited to spring training by the Cleveland Indians in 1976.

Write-ups on group activities:

2006 Upcoming Event

2006 Event Wrap-up

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Time spent working on this website and the last is very much appreciated - contributions to both websites (content, testing, pictures, lists, etc...) made by:   CJ Marquette, Jeff Oxford, Floyd Terry, Dimos Panadopoulos, Joel Schmidt, Karen Thomas, Richard Pruden, George Schenck, Benny Jacobs, Beat Bodenmann, Paul Hillgren, Viola Osborne, Brian Mullins, Andreas Buza, Christoph Haase, Dave Nathan, Tom Cherf and Denise Black. Special kudos to Carmen Fazio (supreme tester) and Eras Magallanes (picture taker extraordinaire).   

Thanks to all members who sent in updates on the various shot glasses.