The boat that Midge and Shy are on is the "When and If". It's a boat that General George S. Patton commissioned John Alden to design for him, and built in Maine in 1939.
Susie says that Gavin's 'Got some pirate movie', Gavin is played by Cary Elwes who starred in the The Princess Bride (1987), where he played Dread Pirate Roberts.
The title "Kind Of Bleau," is a variation on the title of the classic 1959 Miles Davis album, "Kind Of Blue."
The real life location of the club that Joel and Archie visits, was used as the setting for the Victrola, a club owned by Chuck Bass in the TV show, Gossip Girl (2007). The first sight of the club was in the episode, Victor/Victrola (2007).