Eugene recently stopped by Uptown Pizzeria at 54 14th St. in Hoboken to talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Uptown’s chef
Name: Eric Rodriguez
From: Hoboken
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Don’t drink
What is your favorite type of music?
"Gospel."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I don’t usually go out. What I like to do is reach out to people and provide bilingual gospel services."
What is your favorite movie?
The Ten Commandments
What is the last book you read?
The Bible
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Growing up in Hoboken."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Salvation, Jesus Christ, and the Word of God."
What celebrity do you look like?
No one famous
Last words:
"We can do all things through Christ, who gives us the strength."
Name: Sam Mikhael
From: Jersey City
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Corona
What kind of music do you like?
"Spanish and Middle Eastern."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Too many to recall."
What is your favorite movie?
American Pie
What is the last book you read?
The Bible
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Playing soccer."
What three things can’t you live without?
"God, peace, and family."
What celebrity do you look like?
Harry Connick, Jr.
Last words:
"Be safe and take care."
Name: Eddie
From: Jersey City
Status: Taken
Favorite drink: Jack and Coke
What kind of music do you like?
"’80s alternative."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I was escorted out of Hoboken one night because I told the cops I got lost."
What is your favorite movie?
The Matrix
What is the last book you read?
Photoshop for Dummies
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Samantha Fox."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Family, computer, car."
What celebrity do you look like?
Brad Pitt
Last words:
"Tattoos are a great way to express yourself."
Name: Gregg
From: North Bergen
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Stoli and club soda with orange juice
What kind of music do you like?
"Alternative."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"My friend fell down at Hudson Place a few weeks ago because he was so drunk."
What is your favorite movie?
Legends of the Fall
What is the last book you read?
Five-Finger Discount by Helene Stapinski
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"The Jeffersons."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Family, friends, women."
What celebrity do you look like?
Allen Iverson
Last words:
"Nothing great in this world is created without enthusiasm." – Ralph Waldo Emerson