The internet’s own Corey Worthington is officially a decade-old meme. Good lord, where did the time go. Worthington, at the time 16-years-old, shirtless, and with fewer shits to give than sewerage treatment plant during a mass-constipation outbreak, shot into Australian infamy thanks to an out-of-control party he chucked in Narre Warren that spread like wildfire on MySpace (christ), resulting in 500-odd teens descending on the area and necessitating the police helicopter to be deployed.
The ensuing interview on A Current Affair,in which reporter Leila McKinnon attempted to chastise him like a petulant child and Worthington responded with brazen defiance, propelled the incident from curious anomaly to eternal, undying piece of internet folklore.
That was in 2008. Ten bloody years ago.
Like all good major group events – high school graduations, sporting premierships, that one loose as trip to Pilko’s Mum’s beach house – a reunion seems like a smart way of commemorating things. Getting the band back together. Catching up with the old crew. The boys are back in town.
MySpace isn’t much of a thing anymore, though. So instead we have this Facebook event, created by god knows who, promising the reunion party to end all reunion parties.
The event description assures us that the party is, indeed, very real, and that the hottest acts of 2008 will be appearing. We’re talkin’ Operator Please, The Potbelleez, and the almighty Gabriella Cilmi. Y’know, real bookings. A real lineup. For a real party. Observe:
Hey guys, hope you’re all well.
As I’m sure you’re well aware, we’re approaching 10 years since that rager at Corey’s place. Thought we could all reunite for a little catch up, 10 years on!Would love to see how we all are, so feel free to bring your partner and/or kids along. It’ll be BYO again and if you could each bring a plate of something as well that would be fantastic.
Still sorting out entertainment for the night, at the moment we’ve locked in some big names from that era that have stood the test of time; Operator Please, The Potbelleez, Sam Sparro, Gabriella Cilmi and DJs will be spinning the Ministry of Sound 2008 annual (loads more TBA).
In regards to location, we’re still waiting on confirmation from Corey that this is actually happening, but it’ll be somewhere in Narre Warren again.
RSVP asap and easy on plus 1’s, as per usual.
Are we sceptical? 10,000%. But if even a sliver of the 5,200-odd people who have so far smashed that “going” button wind up showing on January 8th, 2018, then we suggest that maybe the Narre Warren cops might need a touch more than a single helicopter to handle things.
For what it’s worth, neither Worthington, nor event “organisers,” nor Victoria Police have commented.
