“Anything involved with the Situation is a phenomenon.” Yep, those words actually came out of Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino’s mouth Saturday night at Bootleggers. Yes, he speaks in the third person and, yes, he called himself a phenomenon. By the look of Saturday’s crowd, he wasn’t exaggerating.
The breakout star of MTV’s smash hit, “Jersey Shore,” was in town for a paid-to-party gig at Bootleggers. Management said about 2,000 people funneled through the bar to get a peek at the buff reality star, who wore a typical muscle tee, plus a rhinestone-encrusted trucker hat and some blinged-out chains.
Sitch, as he’s called by his most devoted fans (162,000 on Facebook), got ready before hand at the swanky Graves 601 Hotel. For dinner, a stretch limo took him and his entourage to Seven Sushi & Steakhouse (Seven being one block from the Graves).
As for the party, it was almost like the TV show’s savage craziness had infected the crowd at Bootleggers. Whenever the Situation would simply stand up in his roped-off booth, people went absolutely bonkers. Fans pushed forward, jostling for the best view through their camera phones. From his perch, the Situation was happy to mug for their tiny flash bulbs. Women rubbed his abs. Dudes shook his hand.
At one point, the Situation jumped on top of the bar, where he proceeded to pour shots of liquor into the crowd’s screaming mouths. Then he showed his abs again.
Amid the madness, the Situation (who was half way to a drunken oblivion) sat down for a quick interview. Here's what he said (don't expect any philosophical musings):
You host these nights ever week, do you get tired of all the people grabbing you?
I don’t get tired of people loving me.
How does Minneapolis rank with other party cities like Vegas and New York?
I’ll be honest with you, Minneapolis is pretty wild.
Tomorrow is your day off. What does the Situation do when he isn't "working"?
On my day off, I do GTL – gym, tanning and laundry.
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