RideShare RoadTalk: Conversations In Motion
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RideShare RoadTalk: Conversations In Motion
Eddie Vedder Drinks Here — Pearl Jam & Adams Morgan Nights
Ever wonder where rock legends hang out when they visit DC? A lifelong Washington native reveals that Pearl Jam, particularly Eddie Vedder, used to make The Raven Grill their secret haunt when touring through the capital. "It was like this surface level, 'dude, did you hear? Eddie Vedder's at the Raven,'" describing how fans would flock there hoping for a glimpse of rock royalty.
Our conversation with this DC native provides a fascinating window into Washington's evolution over decades.
Areas like NoMa and Union Market—places where "you would be caught dead 15 years ago"—have blossomed into vibrant, sought-after destinations. Meanwhile, The Wharf exemplifies successful urban renewal projects that continue to alter the capital's landscape.
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Welcome to another episode of Rideshare Road Talk Conversations in Motion, a podcast where we create unfiltered talk space that examines the meaningful lives of my passengers, while engaging in personal and topical discussions. I'm your host and driver, john Foddas, and we're cruising the streets of Washington DC. Buckle up, let's drive. It looks like you're going to a cool place, I think so. The Raven Grill.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:You know the famous connection point with that place.
Speaker 2:Is it Edgar Allan Poe? No.
Speaker 1:Whenever Pearl Jam comes into town, town they hang out there.
Speaker 2:Really. Yeah, that's pretty cool.
Speaker 1:Yeah, they first did it. This was like maybe 10, 15, maybe even 20 years ago. It was like this surface level dude did you hear?
Speaker 2:you know?
Speaker 1:Eddie Vedder's at the Raven, and so of course everyone, and their mom, goes there.
Speaker 2:But they never come here anymore. They don't. They've been touring and I feel like it's like Philly and New York and like never here. Rude, have you been here a really long time? I guess if you've worked at the White House, you've been here.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I've been here my entire life. Okay, you've been here. Yeah, I've been here my entire life. I went to school in Florida. I was very fortunate to come back and start and end one career here and then started my second, you know business and never looked back. So I've been very fortunate to be a native that never had to leave. You know, in my business lots of people had to go to the middle of nowhere small markets If you're successful, great. But some people go to the middle of nowhere and they're never heard from again.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:I was very, very fortunate.
Speaker 2:That's wonderful.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it was just luck.
Speaker 2:How long have you been here? Have you seen the city kind of change?
Speaker 1:I have, I have yeah, I mean, I think one of the things that I talk about a lot with people who are locals and tourists when we do the podcast is how much these neighborhoods have been changing. There's always the staples, but you get places like Noma and Union Market that you would be caught dead in 15 years ago, but now it's fantastic.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:So it is interesting to see those things. The wharf obviously is one. Yeah, you know, it's definitely a tour.
Speaker 2:I mean, I went to Georgetown for college and I feel like.
Speaker 1:Adams Morgan and DuPont were like the only places you hung out right, the whole city, right, right, you know that's, that's fair and in Georgetown yeah, but clearly you're underachieving going to school at Georgetown and um but yeah, adams Morgan, I mean I used to spend a lot of time there when I was younger. You know, in the pocket I would call it um. I don't really party lot of time there when I was younger, you know in the pocket I would call it.
Speaker 1:I don't really party that much anymore, but when I did I was there quite a bit. It was like a total dive bar. At the front was a facade. It was like an old boat. What was it called? It's Escape, oh, dan's Cafe? Oh yeah, we had like a blue facade. It was like remember that and Heaven and Hell Remember that place, heaven and Hell.
Speaker 2:Something else is there, I think, maybe not, I don't know, I can't remember. I used to love that place.
Speaker 1:Yeah, Because downstairs I remember like these weird, like rusty barber chairs or something like that, and then all the girls obviously were upstairs at the dance club part in the heaven part.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:As it should be. And then you know, madam's Organ's obviously been there forever.
Speaker 2:What's your podcast called oh it's called Rideshare Road Talk. Rideshare Road Talk yeah.
Speaker 1:I don't have an RSS feed, so it's just there's three pilot share road talk. Ride share road talk. Yeah, it's um. I don't have an RSS feed, so it's just there's three pilot episodes on there. It's published up on Apple as almost like a placeholder, um, I think it's on Spotify too, and so, uh, yeah, it's been kind of a lot of good feedback from them. First we'll be chatting with you. Awesome, thank you much. That was great, hey, best of luck to you also. By the way, everyone struggles with the handle. It's so strange. Find out where Eddie sat, you'll figure it out. It's not that big. See ya Bye now.
