Fuhget Abou' Dit

Listen, Montclaire, New Jersies. I loved watching the train wreck that is known as Jersey Shore (MTV) as much as the next girl. But I think it's hardly a reason to swarm a nightclub where these eight flash-in-the-pan Guidos/Guidettes are rumored to be. It's also not a reason to start fights. I mean, is that your solution for everything up there?

Here's what I'm talking about...via NJ.com.

"Disturbance" at Montclair club where Jersey Shore cast members were billed to attend

Far from the land of boardwalks and beaches, there was bedlam as members of the cast of "Jersey Shore" descended on a Montclair nightclub Friday night, forcing the closing of a stretch of the main business strip to disperse fans anxious to get inside, police said.

"They had crowds much larger than they could control," said David Sabagh, Montclair’s police chief. "They had 600 upstairs, 200 to 300 downstairs and 400 outside. ... There were fights inside and fights outside."

The crowds of fans responding to advertisements to "Meet the Jersey Shore Cast" spilled out into the street late Friday as they pressed against the doors of the 501 Lounge on busy Bloomfield Avenue.

Sometime after 10:30 p.m., police closed the thoroughfare between Park Street and North Fullerton Avenue for about 2 hours. A fire engine was parked in the middle of the road, along with police cruisers up and down the avenue.

By night’s end, four people were arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and drunken driving, Sabagh said.

At its height, about a dozen Montclair police were called to the scene, with backup from the Essex County Sheriff’s Department and police in neighboring Glen Ridge, he said.

"They failed to hire police for security," said Sabagh, who was called in while attending a retirement dinner and spent two hours on the scene. "We dispersed hundreds of people."

Injuries were minor. "There were some twisted ankles, but nothing life-threatening," Sabagh said.

Deputy Fire Chief John Herrmann, on his way up a stairway to speak to the club’s manager, briefly got caught in the crowd and slightly hurt his wrist.

"They were in the process of removing somebody," he said yesterday. "We just didn’t expect it coming."

The owner of the property and the liquor license in place there was identified as Richard "Dick" Grabowsky, a prominent downtown fixture who several years ago bought the block-long Hinck building at Montclair’s landmark "six corners."

"Too many people showed up," he said yesterday. "A lot of people were upset they couldn’t get in. The place had a capacity of 800, and apparently about 2,000 showed up."

Yesterday, Grabowsky said he has no relationship with the club’s operators. No one could be reached at the 501 Lounge. Rich DiFeo of partybody.com, whose name appears on a poster promoting the event, declined to comment.

The investigation, in conjunction with the state division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, is continuing.

"Jersey Shore" — featuring Vinny Guadagnino and Jenni "JWoww" Farley — is a hit MTV reality show about the exploits of eight summer roommates in Seaside Heights.

The show has drawn darts from the Italian-American service organization UNICO National, which asserts that its depiction of Italian-American beachgoers as the "hottest, tannest, craziest Guidos" is offensive. Yet the show’s season finale this month pulled in some 4.8 million viewers.