Here’s the situation:
I watched The Late Show with David Letterman last night in my hotel room in Atlanta. (Rory wasn’t there to tell me to go to bed.) Snooki from The Jersey Shore was his first guest.
The fact that I have never watched a single, solitary moment of this reality program has always been a point of pride for me. But every time I encounter one of the stars of the show on other programs — The Situation on Dancing with the Stars, and now Snooki on Late Show…
They seem like okay people.
Rumor has it, they don’t act very ‘okay’ on episodes of Jersey Shore. The news — and police — reports certainly don’t support that hypothesis, either. But when they are outside that reality show machine in other, more sane surroundings…
There appears to be a brain or two rattling around in their heads.
In fact, last night on Letterman, Snooki promoted her ‘Snooki Slippers,’ an oversized, plush houseshoe she is marketing under her name because — in her words — “Jersey Shore ain’t gonna last forever.”
I kinda wanna a pair. They’re cute, and they make your feet look all huge and funny. Plus, they come in lots of colors. Heck, David even tried them on.
Look at me — hawking products for Snooki. Now, that’s a sad reality.
I can tell you first hand that that show is OBNOXIOUS! Two close friends of mine went down the shore (that’s what we call it in New Jersey) for the day on two separate occasions. They couldn’t get NEAR any of their fav restaurants because of the camera crew, entourage, and security guards! There were even some places they weren’t allowed in if they were fans. If they weren’t and my friends let them know in more ways than one, they were permitted in. The boardwalk was a nightmare.
This show gives New Jersey people a bad name. Funny thing is that NONE of them are from NJ. They’re from Staten Island. They can STAY in Staten Island for all I care. Snookie needs NutriSystem and a therapist. She’s not right in the head. The others need to get over themselves.