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The four times Jan played guitar on MV (all “chugging distorted rhythm” except for one): - MV Theme - teaser of No Exit - lead guitar at the beginning of Noogie’s wedding on Made for Each Other (also actual bass guitar on that one!) - Buddies Am I missing any @Crockettt?

Jan also played some rhythm guitar on the second part of Airport Swap

I can do neither.

Recommending this article: Miami in the 1970s and 80s: A Look at the Magic City’s Turbulent Years Couple of images to tease you, and there are some cool old videos too:

All under the assumption that the venue was as-is real-life location in the scene, I am trying to pursue this through the Reggae and flag leads - no result, but posting as food for thought again. Incidentally I just recently learned from some Jamaicans that their countymen like to settle in Broward (as opposed to Miami-Dade). Indeed, South Florida is the second highest concentration of Jamaicans in the US after New York, but there are no significan communities in central Miami-Dade, though plenty further north (source): Yes, Broward is far from the other locations, but I just like to explore and who knows where it could lead. Upon googling relevant places though, I didn't find much, neither in the 80s nor now, except this Caribbean tiki bar with a music stage in Hollywood, which also had trellis fencing similar to the one in the scene, but this place was just recently built: All that is not to say that a Reggae band has to play where Jamaicans live... but a higher chance maybe. Speaking of the band, finding out its name appears to be impossible (knowing the name could lead to their possible regular venues) - all we know is that they were playing Bob Marley's Jamming. The second research track is the flag, and here it is again, now with enhanced color: I'm no vexillologist, but I'm fairly sure it's not a country flag. If you assume this is a horizontal flag that is hung sideways, as is often done with flags, it becomes this: Lots of country flags have some kind of inner rectangle top left (in fact like the star-spangled banner) and having something that looks like a coat of arms in there would be also very appropriate, but no country flags really have thin vertical stripes, that's unusual. Could it be a maritime flag? Wouldn't be inappropriate, Miami is on the water after all. And plenty of vertical stripes there, but again no match. @Tom could you possibly pull out an enhanced image version from your MV copy to try and discern if that's some heraldic symbol? Let's continue brainstorming!

Wow, incredible that you know this!

That´s a good possibility and very close vibe wise. The 1986 aerial is inconclusive whether Palapa was there at that time already. But there is a potential squared pointed roof (in red) on the 86 aerial that is not there today. The layout of buildings and trees from the episode do not match up though. Needs further investigation, but definitely worth a closer look.

Was hoping to find a thread like this! Am listening to Lazerhawk; Redline right now. Cant get enough of this at the moment... Love Rocky IV by the way, and that track. Driving round in a Lambo reminiscing of Apollo on the beach in his crop top. Training Montage is another quality track from the film.

I just never get tired of those blaring synth guitar hooks... they're 110% Jan Hammer... Also, this number reminds me of a vacation to the Canary Islands last year. Imagine zipping down a winding highway in a rented convertible along the most stunning rocky coastline you've ever seen, with that song on full blast...