Joe McGoff

Happy Birthday Alan! I was what VS called a "floater" manager back in the day. I would relieve manager's on vacation or off for other reasons and fill in until vacancies were filled. The restaurants were in Chicago ….. VS Schaumberg, VS Villa Park, VS Northbrook and Detroit VS Southfield. Think I was only assigned to Southfield once or twice. Think I may have predated you by a year or 2. Victoria Station was a unique concept at the right time, with the right people. All the best J. M. McGoff Houston, Texas

I started with Victoria Station Restaurant when I was a sophomore at Bellarmine College (now Bellarmine University) in Louisville, KY as a bartender in 1971-1972. Our OJT took place at the VS’s in Indianapolis, IN and Cincinnati, OH both of which had just recently opened at the time. Joined their management program sometime later. Spent a bit of time at the original VS … 150 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA. Trained at the Lake Tahoe, CA restaurant. Assigned to the VS’s in Memphis, TN as Assistant Manager and as General Manager Birmingham, AL. Also worked in various capacities at VS’s in Schaumberg, IL, Villa Brook, IL, Northbrook, IL and Atlanta, GA. I was an underwater structural engineer in the oil & gas industry until I was diagnosed with stage 4 throat & larynx cancer in March, 2012. Currently a 4-year cancer survivor. May be found on Facebook …. Joe McGoff Houston, Texas. Cheers to All JM.