The Current‘s night crew recently stopped by McMahon’s Brownstone Ale House at 1034 Willow Ave. in Hoboken to sit down and talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
McMahon’s bartender
Name: Matt Detlet
From: Hoboken
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Cider
Most popular drink at the Bar: Guinness
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"There was a saloon brawl at a bar in Hoboken during the Yankees and Mets World Series, and a guy with a glitter shirt was outside the door waiting to hit people with a large stick."
Who would win in a fight: Cookie Monster or Elmo? And why?
"Cookie Monster because he is a lot tougher and Elmo is not."
Last words:
"Work hard, play harder."
Name: Vicky Hogan
From: Hoboken
Status: Dating
Favorite drink: Long Island Iced Tea
How drunk are you now?
"Not."
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"My best friend flashed the bartender at the Planet a few years ago."
Who would win in a fight: Cookie Monster or Elmo? Why?
"Cookie Monster, because he is a little bigger and he has more muscles."
Last words:
"Don’t sweat the small stuff."
Name: Amanda
From: Hoboken
Status: Taken
Favorite drink: White Russian
How drunk are you now?
"Not enough."
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"Seeing my friend fall in a hole at a club in Trenton a few years ago."
Who would win in a fight: Cookie Monster or Elmo. And why?
"Cookie Monster, because Elmo is so annoying he would run away."
Last words:
"No pasa nada."
Name: Tim Maloney
From: Hoboken
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Jameson
How drunk are you now?
"Drinking water."
Weirdest experience at a club or bar?
"Two years ago at a club down the shore I was swing dancing with a girl and the dance floor was too crowded so we ended up dancing in the kitchen and the staff didn’t say anything."
Who would win in a fight: Cookie Monster or Elmo? And why?
"Cookie Monster because he is always on a sugar rush, and Elmo – I don’t think he got much packing."
Last words:
"No problem."