#238 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame w/ John Goehrke
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Since 1995, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located in Cleveland, Ohio has worked to engage, inspire and teach people about the power of Rock music and the musicians. During a recent Avett Brothers tour stop in Cleveland, Bob dropped by the RRHF and spoke with Rock Hall director of guest experience John Goehrke about the history of hall and the broad definition of the term "Rock and Roll" the hall uses in the induction process.
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This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
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| 0:00.0 | I enjoy a good round of golf. |
| 0:07.0 | My grandfather was a great golfer, but it never caught on with me when I was a child. |
| 0:11.0 | So I picked up the sport a few years ago. |
| 0:13.0 | I threw my clubs in the bus, and I play as often as I can when I'm out on tour. |
| 0:18.0 | One thing I've come to appreciate is a great fitting, great looking polo shirt at the |
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| 0:39.8 | It's got a four-button placket hard collar with removable collar stays. It reminds me of the |
| 0:44.9 | shirts my grandfather used to wear. I feel as good wearing a cricket shirt on stage or a night |
| 0:50.3 | out with my family as I do on the golf course. Go to cricket shirts.com. That's spelled |
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| 1:04.5 | going to dig these shirts. This is the Road to Now. Well, last week the the road took me to Cleveland, Ohio. And you know, if you're in Cleveland, Ohio, you have to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. My first time ever at the Rock Hall have long wanted to go. We had a gig in Cleveland, so I took the opportunity to stop by and see everyone there. |
| 1:29.6 | I had the great privilege to meet with John Gerke. |
| 1:32.4 | He's the director of guest experience at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. |
| 1:36.0 | He's been at the hall for 17 years. |
| 1:39.7 | He started out as an intern. |
| 1:42.4 | Loved hearing his story. |
| 1:47.9 | So without further ado, John Gerke and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So I'm here with John Gerke, director of guest experience at the |
| 1:53.0 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. John, thank you for making time for me. Thanks, Bob. So many questions |
| 1:58.4 | about this beautiful building and all the amazing things that are in it. |
| 2:04.4 | It's kind of overwhelming for me to be here, to be honest with you. |
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