Far be it for us mere mortals to question the research skills of Nardwuar the Human Serviette, but parts of "Gassy Jack" leave us wondering if the Evaporators frontman totally did his homework.

Its moniker came from John "Gassy Jack" Deighton, a colorful and chatty British sailor who opened a tavern in the area in 1867. With its cobblestone streets, the compressed historic district is ...