Eugene recently stopped by the Iron Monkey at 97 Greene St. in Jersey City to talk to a few people and make new friends.Here’s what they had to say:
Iron Monkey bartender
Name: Joe Crossno
From: Jersey City
Status: Single
Favorite drink: cold bud
What is your favorite type of music?
"Anything."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"I was bartending in Missouri eight years ago and a girl was giving a guy too much affection at the end of the bar."
What is your favorite movie?
The Natural
What three things can’t you live without?
"Sports Center, tips, water."
What is the last book you read?
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
What is your homepage?
www.earthlink.net
What are your plans for April Fools’ Day?
"I have nothing planned."
Last words:
"Live free or die."
Name: Brian Marish, Alissa Anderson
From: Jersey City
Status: Engaged
Favorite drink: Grey Goose martini with an olive, Ravenswood Zinfandel
What kind of music do you like?
"’80s, hair bands."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
Brian: "Somebody removed my pants in front of my fiancée during St. Patrick’s Day a couple years ago and I wasn’t wearing underwear."
What is your favorite movie?
Top Gun, The Princess Bride
What three things can’t you live without?
Brian: "Thongs, cocktails, Motley Crue."
Alissa: "Cell phones, DVDs, Brian."
What is the last book you read?
Brian: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Alissa: Divine Secrets of the YA-YA Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
What is your homepage?
www.yahoo.com, www.msn.com
What are your plans for April Fools’ Day?
"Taking my girl out for her birthday."
Last words:
Brian: "It’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll."
Alissa: "Ain’t no baller in the league got more game than me." – Ja Rule
Name: Sheren Ghali
From: Cedar Knolls
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Pinot Noir
What kind of music do you like?
"Jazz, pop music."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Somebody asked me to marry him at a bar a couple of years ago in Hoboken."
What is your favorite movie?
The Way We Were
What three things can’t you live without?
"Love, laughter, chocolate."
What is the last book you read?
Repacking Your Bags by Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro
What is your homepage?
www.aol.com
What are your plans for April Fools’ Day?
"Tell a friend I’m engaged as a joke."
Last words:
"This is going to be our year."
Name: Marci Rappaport
From: Manhattan
Status: Single
Favorite drink: Mojito
What kind of music do you like?
"Salsa."
What is your weirdest experience at a bar or a club?
"Sliding on the floor of the college pub the last day of school several years ago."
What is your favorite movie?
Y Tu Mama Tambien
What three things can’t you live without?
"Great food, love, my sister."
What is the last book you read?
Paperback Raita by William Rhode
What is your homepage?
www.marcigalore.com
What are your plans for April Fools’ Day?
"Wouldn’t you like to know?"
Last words:
"Anything is possible."