Fathers Day 1996

A dispute over songs they were set to record for the Twister soundtrack ends with Van Halen

firing frontman Sammy Hagar, ending his tumultuous 10-year tenure as David Lee Roth's replacement.

Fortunately for him, the man dubbed the Red Rocker had a backup plan.

A Cabo San Lucas nightclub and restaurant he'd launched in 1990 after a vacation to Baja

California sur made him fall in love with the beachy local Mexican culture.

Sammy's remarkable business instincts had already been established.

While a member of Van Halen, he opened a travel agency and had co-founded the second-largest

fire sprinkler company in America.

After buying out the shares of his now former bandmates, Sammy's Cantina, purportedly named

after an inebriated Cabo resident who wobbled as he walked, exploded in popularity, growing

into a mecca for American tourists.

Soon there were locations north of the border in Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and Hollywood.

Meanwhile, the incredible success of Hagar's affiliated premium tequila brand of the same

name proved him a pioneer in the now massive field of celebrity branded spirits.

In 2006, Hagar sold 80% of his brand to Grupo Campari in exchange for $80 million, a

windfall that dwarfed the money he made as a rock star.

And his cantina's continued prosper with adults who grew up on his rebellious music and

later settled into the comforts of domesticity in Middle-Age.

This week on Doe Boys, we kick off rock Doeber Fest 2015, with Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wobble

Cantina.

Welcome to Doe Boys, the podcast about chain restaurants.

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