00:00I can't believe we are celebrating 15 years of the Jersey Shore.
00:04How would you kind of, Mike, why don't you start off,
00:06how would you kind of sum up these past 15 years?
00:09I know it's probably hard to even wrap your head around.
00:11Yeah, it's definitely hard to wrap your head around 15 years.
00:15But I think short and sweet, we've turned 15 minutes of fame into 15 years,
00:21and the story continues.
00:22We started out as cast, and then we turned into friends,
00:26and now, evidently, we are truly family right now.
00:29I would definitely say exactly what, Mike.
00:32We started off as people that didn't really even know each other.
00:36I feel like if we didn't really do the show,
00:39we probably would have never even met.
00:40I feel like all of our personalities are so strong
00:44that I think maybe we would have clashed in real life,
00:47but I think that us doing such a unique experience together
00:51and going through so many different things together,
00:53ups and downs through 15 years,
00:56is that you basically only really go through, like Mike said, with family.
01:00The stuff that we went through is what you really go through in life
01:03with your real family, so that's why we consider ourselves family.
01:06Definitely.
01:06You know what I love about this episode, too,
01:08like I said before, is that we bring in all these Jersey Shore artifacts,
01:11and the note is there in the flesh.
01:14Ron, what was it like seeing the note in person again?
01:17I see the note everywhere.
01:20It's everywhere.
01:21I can't get away from the note,
01:23so it's not the first time I've seen the note.
01:26I've seen the note on blankets.
01:28I've seen the note on banners.
01:29I've seen them on t-shirts.
01:31I've seen them on tattoos.
01:33So it's like it's not the first time that I've seen the note,
01:36but, you know, to have it back in the Shore house
01:39where, you know, the kind of it resonated from
01:42and where it stemmed from, you know,
01:44it was bittersweet because, yes, the note is iconic in so many ways,
01:49but it's also iconic because, you know, of really bad circumstances,
01:53you know, I can say on my part, but also at the same time,
01:57you know, the fans made a big thing about it,
01:59so I have to kind of just enjoy it and go alone for the ride.
02:02What was it like getting back into the Shore house,
02:04the first time together really as a cast in so many years,
02:07having those family dinners, sitting down kind of reflecting,
02:10bringing back some of these Jersey Shore artifacts
02:13and things like that.
02:14Mike, what was that like for you to kind of sit around
02:16for a family dinner?
02:18Well, you know what?
02:19I mean, listen, I am truly grateful.
02:20I mean, we all know that reality shows, you know,
02:24they normally don't last.
02:25You know, they're one season or two seasons.
02:27That's really the truth.
02:29But, I mean, listen, 15 years speaks for itself.
02:31The staying power of Jersey Shore and this cast
02:34is just truly lightning in a bottle.
02:37And, you know, listen, JWoww's my neighbor.
02:40She's my godmother.
02:42You know, Pauly and Vinny and Ronnie were the best men at my wedding.
02:47You know, our children are friends.
02:48I mean, listen, that right there is priceless.
02:52And the fans grew up with us and they love us.
02:55And, again, as long as there is more story to tell,
02:58we'll be happy to give it to the fans.
03:01Definitely.
03:01You know, 15 years in, hopefully another 15 more years,
03:05where do you guys kind of see yourselves in 15 years?
03:08And do you see yourselves doing this into the next 15 years of your life?
03:12I mean, I don't know if you can, you know, really look into the future of 15 years.
03:20But, you know, definitely say for the next five years for sure.
03:25You know, I'm going on my 10th year of sobriety now.
03:28So I'll probably be, you know, God willing, 15 years sober.
03:33These guys are my family.
03:35I'm opening up my own treatment centers called the Archangel Centers over the next month.
03:39So I'm so excited for that.
03:43And I think there's so much more story to tell.
03:46You know, a lot of us have just started our family.
03:48I have three kids.
03:50Ronnie has one.
03:51Sammy just had her baby.
03:54Jenny has two.
03:55Snooki has three.
03:56Dina has two.
03:57Pauly has one.
03:57So I believe there are a dozen children amongst us, which is a football team.
04:03I mean, you know.
04:04It's another cast for a New Jersey Shore.
04:07I mean, listen, I'm not going to say it's meant to be, but it is meant to be this cast,
04:20our journey.
04:21And I wouldn't put it past anyone if, you know, our children got together because they're all
04:27very similar ages as us.
04:29And oh, my God, what a story that would be.
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