Eugene recently stopped by Hobson’s Choice at 77 Hudson St. in Hoboken to talk to people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Name: Todd Loesch
From: Hoboken
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Sierra Nevada
What is your favorite type of music?
"Rock."
What is your favorite movie?
A Bridge Too Far
What is the last book you read?
The Killer Angels by Jeff M. Shaara
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Van Halen."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Wife, dog, TiVo."
What celebrity would you like to meet?
Catherine Zeta Jones
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or club?
"In college we played a game called ‘Run, Drink and Puke’ at area bars."
Last words:
"Pick your s___."
Name: Amanda Loesch
From: Hoboken
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Champagne
What kind of music do you like?
"Dance."
What is your favorite movie?
Office Space
What is the last book you read?
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Madonna."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Husband, dog, champagne."
What celebrity would you like to meet?
"Madonna."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or club?
"I saw people with full body paint at Webster Hall on Halloween."
Last words:
"Go Yankees."
Name: Phil
From: Jersey City
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Beer
What kind of music do you like?
"Classic rock and hip-hop."
What is your favorite movie?
Swingers
What is the last book you read?
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"Life without responsibilities."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Money, women, alcohol."
What celebrity would you like to meet?
Salma Hayek
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or club?
"Having sex at a club eight years ago."
Last words:
"Greed is good." – from Wall Street
Name: Melanie Cini & Niki Westra
From: Hoboken
Status: single and dating
Favorite drink: vodka tonic and captain and ginger
What kind of music do you like?
"Dave Matthews Band."
What is your favorite movie?
Pretty Woman, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
What is the last book you read?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
What is your favorite memory of the ’80s?
"The side ponytail."
What three things can’t you live without?
"Feather bed, mom, blender."
What celebrity would you like to meet?
Edward Norton, Noah Wyle
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or club?
Melanie: "I run into too many people I know from the past."
Last words:
Niki: "There’s no such word as impossible for those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Melanie: "The future is no place to place your better days."