I live, sleep and breathe rock and roll. That scene in School of Rock where Jack Black makes the kids pledge allegiance to the band – that is something I would do. Since I was in about the sixth grade, the Hard Rock Café was the one place with any street cred that understood the sacred reverence with which rock music must be beheld. I remember waiting for an hour in a freezing New York City winter just to buy a T-shirt back when the flagship restaurant was on Lexington. Everyone in school had them.

So to spend a few days on location at the Hard Rock Seminole in Florida was both a privilege and a journalistic dream come true. This resort is quintessential Hard Rock brand – it delivers the classic devotion to the best music ever made while preserving a sense of freshness for current music. The café is off the casino floor and, like its counterparts in New York and all over the world, is filled with memorabilia from every band you can name.

It serves the typical “burger-centric” menu. There are salads and some healthy stuff for those who are watching what they eat – but you may as well abandon your diet concern for an evening. The food there is terrific and it's derived from the founder's original intent to have a diner-type American menu. More than 30 years later, you find delicious ribs, some great steaks and my favorite – the pulled pork sandwich. Dessert is equally excellent with traditional ice cream sundaes and chocolate brownies. Why get bogged down counting calories amid the loud music and ribs and pulled pork sandwiches? Relax, kick back…it's rock and roll.

On a serious note, I have been an avid guitar player for 25 years. This place is full of guitars. Not just any guitars, but axes signed by the original players. Each Hard Rock Café has its collection, and different pieces travel to different restaurants like museum exhibits. This is easily my favorite part. I feel like I get to go to a place where people love guitars as much as I do and understand that they have the same chemical reaction for me as any pin-up calendar. TMI? Sorry…I just really love guitars!

We strolled in that afternoon for a sneak peek and the band Staind was hanging out and playing an acoustic set. That night they were headlining the arena. The café at the Seminole has live performances, as does the one in Times Square. Among the many cool guitars around the café were one that belonged to Prince and a bass previously owned by Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses. One of the coolest non-guitar items in the café was a suit tailored for Eddie Van Halen that was red with white and black strips – the classic Van Halen colors. He wore this on the 1983 tour for the album Diver Down. I stood in front of the plexiglass case and simply breathed in its essence…the rest of The Boulevard staff stared at me with a worried look. Someone else understood Eddie the prophet. Someone else understood the hundreds of hours spent in my room learning reverse finger tapping on a cranked up Kramer. Someone built this sacred shrine for the faithful. The Hard Rock Café is your temple, brethren…now keep holy the Sabbath!