Alright Ladies and Gents, just what you’ve been waiting for…the all-inclusive, completely exclusive, run down on how we broke into the 2007 MTV MVA’s:

this man had a pass (so we took his picture)

We scoped out the scene at The Palms (where the Awards were being held) a day before the show so we could get a feel of the security, where the entrance/red carpet was and what our opposition was going to look like. The place had more protection than the White House: Casino Security, City Police, State Police, hired guns, personal bodyguards. One MTV staff member told Duncan that because of reduced seating (around 1400 seats total - one fifth the size of last year) and increased celebrity profile (Beyonce, Dr.Dre, Justin Timberlake, 50-Cent etc) the place was a relative “Fort Knox”. Even NBA stars and senior management at MTV were being turned away.

So we did what any good sneak would do and headed to the thrift stores in search of the perfect disguise. We searched for hours and on our 3rd stop found the perfect threads - matching women’s pinstriped suits from the early nineties in powder purple, royal red, neon green and power blue… undersized of course. The next day we washed the bus and when the time came, parked just out of sight of the Awards. After circumnavigating the building on foot we returned to the bus and got geared-up in our noticeably feminine suits.

We rolled up to the back entrance, music blazing, honking and had our “publicist” (our friend Brad) tell the police and security we were late for the red carpet. They asked for tickets, we said we couldn’t find them, so they told us we couldn’t come in - no way, now how! Unsure of what to do, we pulled out our best impressions of celebrity hissy fits, making as much noise as possible.

After 20 seconds of screaming the impossible happened - they said okay. We couldn’t believe it! Without a moment to spare we zoomed in, screeched in front of a few hundred fans and busted out in our matching suits like we owned the place. People turned around, pointed, snapped photos and we ran inside yelling we were late for our red carpet appearance!! The next couple of minutes are a bit of a blur, I just remember walking through at least 4 security ropes and yelling that we didn’t have much time. The next thing we knew we were at the doors of the show with Kid Rock!

jonnie takes a victory chomp out of MTV

In the next hour we hustled a press pass, a ticket into the Awards and had convinced everyone that we were meant to be there. Jonnie took his camera into the Awards just in time to see Dr. Dre and Jamie Fox present. Dave, Duncan and I went up to the press room and lined up interviews with Stevo, Kelis, Warren G, Sarah Silverman, and chatted with 50 Cent and Akon. The best part - everyone commented on our suits, including 2 editors from InStyle Magazine! Busy P (daft punk’s manager) gave us VIP to the Justice after party and the rest is history.

On our way out Warren G gave us props and said “y’all is some crazy mutha-f@*!’s”