The cool guys from the Current recently stopped by the Madison Bar & Grill at 1316 Washington St. in Hoboken to sit down and talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Madison bartender
Name: Helen O’Brien
From: Ireland
Status: Taken
Favorite drink: Jameson shots
Most popular drink at the bar: Sex in the City cosmopolitan
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"About a half hour ago a guy with giant white headphones came in. I tried to ask him what he wanted to drink but he couldn’t hear me because he refused to take his headphones off. We finally had to ask him to leave."
If you could go on a date with anybody, who would it be and where would you go?
"Adam Sandler because he is the funniest guy in the world. We would go to Great Adventure because I’m addicted to roller coasters."
Last words:
"Live life to the fullest. Party with the Irish."
Name: Dan Antonelli
From: Hoboken
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Captain & Diet Coke
How drunk are you now?
"Not."
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"Two women simultaneously came onto me about three months ago at Three A’s bar in Hoboken."
If you could go on a date with anybody, who would it be and where would you go?
"Reese Witherspoon because she has a wholesome/all-American look. I would take her to SoHo."
Last words:
"I’m never boring."
Name: Maureen Alestra
From: Staten Island, N.Y.
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Apple martini
How drunk are you now?
"Semi-buzzed"
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"Some guy spanked me about three weeks ago."
If you could go on a date with anybody, who would it be and where would you go?
"George Clooney because he’s hot, older, handsome and I could learn something from him. We would go on a cruise."
Last words:
"Money, Hair and…"
Name: Mark Auerbach
From: Weehawken
Status: Dating
Favorite drink: Jack & Coke
How drunk are you now?
"Not"
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"Being groped at the Bar Bar in Manhattan."
If you could go on a date with anybody, who would it be and where would you go?
"I would take my girlfriend to Brazil or Scotland because she is really good to me."
Last words:
"Who’s your daddy?"
Compiled by Eugene Mulero & Gerald Cadena