The Current‘s entertainment crew (EUGENE MULERO) recently stopped by the wonderful Louise & Jerry’s at 329 Washington St. in Hoboken to talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Louise & Jerry’s bartender
Name: Briano Santiago
From: Union City
Status: Dating
Favorite drink: Pilsner beers
What is your favorite type of music?
"Genesis."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"This interview."
What is your favorite movie?
Cotrone Folly
What is the last book you read?
The World of the Dark Crystal by Brian Froud
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Our high school science team took the regional finals."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Crosswords, glasses, dry socks."
What celebrity do you look like?
Sean Penn
What is your favorite TV show?
From Geek to Riches
Last words:
"Told ya I was sick."
Name: Merilee Kuchon
From: Jersey City
Status: Desperate
Favorite drink: Chocolate malted
What kind of music do you like?
"Country, western."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Keanu Reeves bought me a drink 10 years ago at a bar in the city."
What is your favorite movie?
The Witches’ Vacation
What is the last book you read?
Manos: the Hands of Fate
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Sleepover parties."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Sunshine, lollipops, rainbows."
What celebrity do you look like?
Laci Peterson
What is your favorite TV show?
Beakman’s World
Last words:
"I’ve got a headache in my pants."
Name: Cheese
From: Union City
Status: Single
Favorite drink: A screaming Nazi
What kind of music do you like?
"Japanese music."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"It involved a [person of short stature]."
What is your favorite movie?
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
What is the last book you read?
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Discovering masturbation."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen."
What celebrity do you look like?
Gary Gygax
What is your favorite TV show?
Get a Life
Last words:
"Those who desire security above liberty deserve neither." – Ben Franklin
Name: Michael V. Comforti
From: Hoboken
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Budweiser
What kind of music do you like?
"Sinatra."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Hitting a kid five years ago at this bar because he wouldn’t shut up."
What is your favorite movie?
"Anything with Sinatra."
What is the last book you read?
Sports Illustrated magazine
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Ballroom dancing in New York City."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Louise & Jerry’s, my apartment, beer."
What celebrity do you look like?
Frank Sinatra
What is your favorite TV show?
"Baseball games."
Last words:
"God bless America."