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
A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon his third album "Excitable Boy". Although "Excitable Boy" sold well, Zevon had a difficult time capitalizing on the success of the album. The follow-up album "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" features Zevon's cover of Ernie K-Doe's "A Certain Girl" and while the single did chart, it was not included on "A Quiet Normal Life". "Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School" peaked at #20. Later albums fared even worse with the album "The Envoy" peaking at #93 in the Billboard Charts. That album is represented here by three songs including "Looking for the Next Best Thing". Zevon's last album under