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Gads. I’m learning so much these last few days. First, I learned who Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron were. Tonight, I’ve heard there’s a buzz about some Eugene Montross character.

Over at mtvu.com, there’s an interview with Travis from Gym Class Heroes. Travis was asked:

Q: Any random messages or tips you’d like to give to mtvU watchers?

and Travis replied:

A: EUGENE MONTROSS IS COMIN’!

So I, like any good writer of an entertainment blog, wanted to know…

Who the hell is Eugene Montross?

Heck.. who are the Gym Class Heroes?

You see, I’m old. How am I supposed to know who the Gym Class Heroes are? I barely know where to find the rheumatiz medicine when I need it. Heck.. I’ve looked all over creation for that damn jug with the XXX on it, and frac if I can find it.

I’m not doing so well. Finding Vanessa links  was a whole lot easier than figuring out who Eugene Montross is. You might have to do with this photo of Granny Clampett… although I’m pretty sure she’s not Eugene Montross, she might know where that rheumatiz medicine is. I sure as frac could use a dose right now.

Because I’m such an old fart, the good folks at mtvu.com helped me out by offering this write-up prior to the interview.

“Mixing rap, rock, R&B, funk, pop and just about anything else, Gym Class Heroes have a sound that is based in hip-hop but explodes with live instrumentation and a zeal for anything that tickles their fancy. The Geneva, N.Y., group’s origins lie in, go figure, high school gym class, where frontman Travis McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley. The addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts completed the group, which has developed its sound through incessant touring. With the summer’s Warped Tour behind them and their second full-length, “As Cruel As School Children,” burning up hipster headphones, Travis parked his butt in the mtvU Hot Seat to answer our burning questions.”

So ok, now to figure out this Eugene thing. Apparently, someone at the MTV VMA Awards was wearing a shirt that referred to Eugene Montross, and now the world (or more correctly, the portion of the world that might be interested in the music world, or more specifically, the music world as it is related to MTV) is trying to figure out who the hell Eugene Montross is.

There’s a site called eugenemontross.com, but there’s nothing really there. Over at fluxblog.org, the September 9 entry (a play by play of the MTV VMA Awards) has a 10:18 entry that reads:

“Who is Eugene Montross?” Sorry bro, but I’m not Googling that!

I, not being too proud to Google, did Google that, and it seems that Eugene Montross is someone (or not someone but a scheme we are not yet to know of. Worn as a slogan on a shirt at the MTV VMA Awards, Eugene will I’m sure, present himself when the time is right.

In other words, Eugene Montross is some kind of marketing scheme.

If you happen to know otherwise, please do post a comment. I might even have some rheumatiz medicine for you if you do.