The Current‘s entertainment crew recently stopped by the Shannon Bar at 106 First St. in Hoboken to talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Shannon’s bartender
Name: Marie Wall
From: Hoboken
Status: Divorced
Favorite drink: Envy
What is your favorite type of music?
"Anything."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Dancing with a cowboy on a cruise two years ago."
What is your favorite movie?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
What three things can’t you live without?
"Music, friends, daughter."
What is your favorite TV show?
America’s Funniest Home Videos
Last words:
"If it’s not fun, it’s not worth doing."
Name: Melanie
From: Hoboken
Status: Married
Favorite drink: Black Haus
What kind of music do you like?
"Beastie Boys."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I saw a guy dancing and licking himself at a bar in Hoboken."
What is your favorite movie?
Chuck & Buck
What three things can’t you live without?
"Alcohol, TV, money."
What is your favorite TV show?
O.C.
Last words:
"Smile."
Name: Jake
From: Hoboken
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Captain & coke
What kind of music do you like?
"Allman Brothers."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I met a girl at a bar in Hoboken who needed a ride to Philadelphia, so I dropped her off at Penn Station in Newark."
What is your favorite movie?
Field of Dreams
What three things can’t you live without?
"Alcohol, TC cell phone."
What is your favorite TV show?
Cheers
Last words:
"You’re so money." from Swingers
Name: Brooke
From: Hoboken
Status: Single
Favorite drink: red wine
What kind of music do you like?
"John Mayer."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I got drunk with my high school teacher two years ago in Pennsylvania."
What is your favorite movie?
Men in Black
What three things can’t you live without?
"TV, beach, talking."
What is your favorite TV show?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Last words:
"Tomorrow is another day."