Pepperjam’s mission statement of “work hard, play hard” is infamous both locally and throughout the entire internet space. In typical PJ fashion, happy hour this past Friday night started promptly at 5:01pm. However, two of pepperjam’s finest - Kat and Tara Lynn (a.k.a. TL) - bucked the system, said adios to Wilkes Barre, and ventured into unknown territory….Scranton. (side bar: ok, it’s not really unknown territory since I, Kat, live there…. but we thought it was funnier this way)

Perhaps some of you have heard of this little town from the hit NBC comedy “The Office” - or maybe you recall Kevin’s mother in “Home Alone” meeting John Candy in the Avoca airport just outside of Scranton - either way this city is famous. There were rumors of two other “scrantonians” coming “home” this weekend, and TL and myself were on the hunt. Perched high above the ground in my Ford Explorer, cameras in tow - TL and I set out with an undeniable sense of purpose - “pepperjam and the Office will UNITE!” And Unite, we did.

After hours of painstaking stalking, we eventually got word that “scrantonians” would be hitting up their favorite local watering hole, Poor Richards. (Please note all Office Fans, this pub is actually located in a bowling alley… no joke.) Without hesitation, TL and I booked it to the bar! (not the first time we’ve hightailed it to a bar… but i digress.) So what, you may ask, does a bar in a bowling lane in the great city of Scranton look like? Well allow us to give you a visual:

Picture if you will a lovely, plump woman in florescent pink stretch pants, a denim mini skirt, and an ill fitting white wife beater standing guard at the front door… and by standing guard, we mean “working.” Inside, the clientele didn’t disappoint. Take for instance a charming (smelly) old gentleman, drunk, and propositioning me to sing karaoke for him - namely , Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn.” Yes, I did oblige. When in rome, as they say….or Scranton. (the buck fifty drafts didn’t hurt).

After “wowing” the stunned crowd, TL and I took it down a notch and staked out a prime location to pounce on the elusive “scrantonians.” We found ourselves in between a group of Office fans and few disgruntled regulars who were pissed that we took their seats at the bar. Amid flashing bulbs and blinding lights, two lone figures stood…one half the size of the other…Angela and Brian (a.k.a. Kevin). Hand in hand, TL and I ambushed The Office castmates! Were they overwhelmed…yes. (have you met the two of us?) However, were they enthralled, enchanted, entertained? Obvi. It was at this moment that TL and I knew that this would be the beginning of beautiful friendship…. or at least one hell of a night.

And without further ado, Here are some pics from the fateful night with some witty (?) commentary by me:

TL, Kat, Angela and Brain (Kevin) — The pepperjammers look a little strung out in this pic. I think it has to do with all the hunting that we did in order to capture this awesome pic…. or maybe we are a little star struck. whatever.

TL and KAT wooing Kevin with their mesmerizing ways….. case in point, Kevin’s sh*t eating grin. He hearts us…. or at least me, the one that doesn’t look like she belongs in an insane asylum. (love you TL)

For those of you who have ever been out with any pepperjammer, there are certain truths. The first one being, “The night is not complete without a jagerbomb shot.” In true pepperjam style I asked Kevin if he would partake in a shot with me. The conversation went a little something like this:

KAT: “Brian, do a shot with me!”

KEV: “What Shot?”

KAT: “A JagerBomb”

KEV: “What’s a jagerbomb?”

KAT: “Seriously? You’ve never had a jagerbomb? It’s jager and red bull!”

KEV: “ummmm…i don’t know about that.”

KAT: “Come on….. do it!”

KEV: “alright…”

This is me peer pressuring Kevin into taking a jagerbomb shot. In this picture, he is saying:

KEV: “This is a shot?!? It’s in a half pint glass!”

KAT: “That’s the way we roll.”

KEV: “Is this what they call a shot in Scranton?”

KAT: “Sure is!”

 

This pic is Kevin showing Angela a Scranton jagerbomb shot, half pint glass and all….she doesn’t seem impressed, does she?

 

But give this girl a $1.50 draft….and it is an entirely different story.

 

TL, exhausted from the hunt, tapped out and headed back down to the WB…but not before she got this last pic in w/ Kevin.

 

I, however, couldn’t get enough of Angela and Kevin (as is evidenced by this pic). After losing TL to the lure of Luzerne county, I jumped in the Limo (what? like you never crashed a celeb’s limo before?) and headed off with the rest of the crew to do a little bar crawl of Scranton. Up next - COOPERS!

This is a little photo of Angela and Kevin (in character) at Cooper’s American Seafood house. Kevin’s favorite part of Coopers? The Mariachi Band, of course! Because what AMERICAN style seafood house doesn’t have a MARIACHI band?? After Coopers we made a quick stop at Farley’s and then ended the night at The BOG. I think it is fair to say that this was probably Angela and Kevin’s favorite stop that night. Here they got the royal treatment — they got to tend bar all night! The bar was packed and Angela and Kevin soaked up the scene. Without hesitation, I’m gonna say that they both had a killer time that night, and one that they will not soon forget! (if they can remember….)

 

And just one more picture of me and Tess. Tess is Angela and Kevin’s personal PR guru. She is a rockstar in her own right and an amazing chick. The blog just wouldn’t have been complete without a little shout out to her since she made the whole weekend possible.

 

 

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