The Current‘s entertainment crew recently stopped by Komegashi Too at 99 Pavonia Ave. in Jersey City to talk to people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Komegashi Too’s bartender
Name: Randy Ayala
From: Jersey City
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Long Island Iced Tea
What is your favorite type of music?
"’80s and disco."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"A good bartender never tells."
What is your favorite movie?
Seven
What is the last book you read?
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
What makes you happy?
"My son and getting an acting job."
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Donna Summer."
What three things can’t you live without?
"My son, my son, my son."
Last words:
"Those who talk about you are those who admire you."
Name: Rick
From: Jersey City
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Machlin 12
What kind of music do you like?
"Classic rock and techno."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I ran into a girl I dated in college who I thought I would never see again at a bar in New York six years ago."
What is your favorite movie?
Dr. Zhivago
What is the last book you read?
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
What makes you happy?
"True experiences."
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Going to a Metallica and Guns N’ Roses concert."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Roast beef sandwich, Machlin 12, and understanding."
Last words:
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." – Bull Durham
Name: Liz
From: Jersey City
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Bailey’s on the rocks
What kind of music do you like?
"Salsa."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Going to Atlantic City last year."
What is your favorite movie?
The Matrix
What is the last book you read?
The Leader Within You by John Maxwell
What makes you happy?
"Riding my bike."
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Madonna."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Money, kids, friends."
Last words:
"S___ happens."
Name: Corey & Brian
From: New York
Status: Dating
Favorite drink: fine wine
What kind of music do you like?
"SoCal and Ben Harper."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
Corey: "I was born in a bar."
Brian: "Dressing like a woman and a bartender thought I was my sister five years ago for Halloween."
What is your favorite movie?
Corey: Revenge of the Nerds
Brian: The Godfather
What is the last book you read?
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtryWhat makes you happy?
Corey: "Other happy people."
Brian: "Cleaning pools."
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Flashdance."
What three things can’t you live without?
Brian: "Sex, alcohol, the beach."
Corey: "Competition, integrity, spontaneity."
Last words:
Brian: "You snooze, you lose."
Corey: "The greatest risk is not taking one."