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Memorial Day Weekend Starts With A Trip To The Jersey Shore – In Omaha

May 27, 2010, 4:25 PM UTC

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â†µFor most bar hoppers and club goers, the Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off tonight. In New Jersey, thousands upon thousands of people will flock to the Jersey Shore to spend the first official weekend of summer basking in the sun, eating pizza by the slice while downing $1 beers and lathering in more hair gel than you can possibly imagine.â†µ

â†µâ†µSeriously, more than you can possibly imagine.â†µ

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â†µâ†µIt turns out, the hit MTV show Jersey Shore became more than just a cult classic… it became a Minor League Baseball promotional night as well. Tonight, to kick off their holiday weekend, the Omaha Royals are hosting a “Jersey Shore night.” Here are the particulars:â†µ

â†µâ†µâ‡¥Thursday, May 27, 6:35 p.m.: It’s Thirsty Thursday, when fans enjoy $1 beers and Cokes, courtesy of 96.1 The Brew, Action 3 News and The City Weekly!â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥It’s also Jersey Shore Night - any fan who attends the Royals game with a “blowout,” or “bump,” shows a receipt from a spray tan or brings a bottle of hair gel will receive a General Admission ticket.â†µâ‡¥
â†µâ†µLook, I lived the Jersey Shore for about five years (it was like 10 years ago, but feels like a different lifetime), so I wasn’t exactly setting the DVR for whatever mockumentary MTV made a mint off putting on TV. To that end, I have no clue what a “blowout” or a “bump” may be. I suspect a “bump” is that mound of hair a girl has instead of bangs, which would make the “blowout” that electrocuted look that the kids from Growing up Gotti made famous? Let’s assume I’m right, just so I don’t have to Google either of those terms. Then there’s this, from the wire report:â†µâ†µâ‡¥Between innings, a “fist-pump” cam will zero in on fans dancing to the techno tune “Sandstorm.”â†µâ‡¥â†µâ‡¥Rob Crain, the team’s promotions director, says the Royals are playing off what’s hot in pop culture.â†µâ‡¥

â†µâ†µâ†µ“The Royals are playing off what’s hot in pop culture.” Thanks, AP! So, is making fun of a flavor-of-the-month TV show what’s hot in pop culture, or is the fake tans, ridiculous hair and copious amounts of gel what’s hot? Watch, Middle America… this is how it starts. I’m telling you, this is what’s going to happen to those fans in Omaha – they’ll start to like it. First, they’ll do it to be ironic. The crazy hair? The obnoxious clothes? The tank and/or tube tops? Then, it becomes you.â†µ

â†µâ†µSo be careful, Omaha Royals fans. It starts by dressing up to get on the Jumbotron, but it always ends in the passenger seat of a 1992 Camaro with tinted windows, blasting house remix versions of Bon Jovi songs. You don’t think it will happen, Omaha, but when it does, don’t say I didn’t warn you.â†µ

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