Trader Vic's was delayed when the Corbin Park developer filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Construction activity began resuming in 2012; however, a new completion date for Trader Vic's has not been announced. The song "Werewolves of London," a Top 40 hit co-written by Warren Zevon and appearing on his 1978 album Excitable Boy, contains the line "I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic's," presumably referring to the chain's London location. The restaurant is also referenced by Bill Murray's character Frank Cross to John Forsythe's character Lew Hayward in the 1988 movie "Scrooged." Trader Vic's Trader Vic's is a
Jordan Zevon song "Studebaker". In 2005, he appeared on another tribute album called "", issued by Wampus Multimedia, where he sang another unreleased song called "Warm Rain" with Simone Stevens. In 2005, Zevon released his self-titled debut EP through his production company Mixed Headache. His first full-length album, "Insides Out", was released through Texas-based New West Records on April 15, 2008. On June 7, 2007, Zevon appeared on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and again on April 18, 2008. In 2008, he won the Overall Grand Prize of the prestigious 14th Annual USA Songwriting Competition with his song "Home". Zevon is