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18 February 2010
And then came Snooki....
There's a lot Jersey Shore hating out there, but to my complete and utter shock, Snooki just earned some respect from me.
I had the honor of spinning Bootlegger's famous Mardi Gras party on Tuesday with Snooki from MTV's Jersey Shore. The party was downright craziness. Doors opened at 10AM, there was mechanical bulls, lots of beads, Wired 96.5, and of course in the evening The Queen of Mardi Gras - Snooki. Now, I'd be lying if I said I've ever seen an episode of Jersey Shore, I just have no desire to watch that, but I don't live in a bubble and have seen snippets of Snooki interviews and whatnot here and there. Say what you want about her, but the girl earned some respect from me on Tuesday and here's why...
People are haters. Nothing wrong with that. It makes thick skinned people even tougher and better at what they do. Snooki got booed when she made an entrance on Tuesday... bad. I think for the crowd that was part of the appeal. Now she could have easily been angry for the rest of the night, sat in the VIP, drank free drinks, collected her money and went home (which is what most "celebrity hosts" tend to do anyway), but she didn't. She didn't sit down the entire 3 hours she was there. She met and talked to everyone who wanted meet her. She took photos with EVERYONE... easily several hundred. And she came on stage and partied with the crowd... dancing with the fellas, giving beads out to the ladies. Bottom line, she won over a crowd that didn't gave her the nastiest welcome I've ever seen a "celebrity host" get. She wasn't bitter, she was better... and no matter what I think/thought of her, that deserves my respect.
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