The Current‘s entertainment crew recently stopped by Arthur’s Tavern at 237 Washington St. in Hoboken to talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Arthur’s bartender
Name: Rhonda Longobardi
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Scotch and soda
What is your favorite type of music?
"’80s hard rock."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I met my husband while bartending in Bayonne seven years ago."
What is your favorite movie?
Pretty Woman
What is the last book you read?
Any book by Anne Rice
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Heavy metal hair bands."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Cigarettes, sex, food."
What celebrity do you look like?
Fran Drescher
What is your favorite TV show?
The Sopranos
Last words:
"Cover your ass."
Name: Jason
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Bass Ale
What kind of music do you like?
"K-Rock."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Falling asleep and my friends leaving me at a bar in Pittsburgh six years ago."
What is your favorite movie?
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
What is the last book you read?
Comic books
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Transformers."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Protein shakes, computer, family."
What celebrity do you look like?
Carson Daly
What is your favorite TV show?
CSI
Last words:
"What’s a trouser snake?"
Name: Randy
Status: Dating
Favorite drink: diet Coke
What kind of music do you like?
"Rock and roll, classical."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Two years ago I made out with a girl who turned out to be a man. It was nuts."
What is your favorite movie?
Girls on Girls
What is the last book you read?
Playboy
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Sex."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Sex, air, bathroom."
What celebrity do you look like?
Danny DeVito
What is your favorite TV show?
Six Feet Under
Last words:
"God touches those who touch themselves."
Name: Larissa
Status: Dating
Favorite drink: diet Pepsi
What kind of music do you like?
"Classic rock."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I don’t hang out at bars."
What is your favorite movie?
GoodFellas
What is the last book you read?
Watchers by Dean Koontz
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Big hair."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Shower, boyfriend, women."
What celebrity do you look like?
Jennifer Aniston
What is your favorite TV show?
Sex and the City
Last words:
"Whatever."