Patrons in Tigerland were “jollificated” on Wednesday night by Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.
Fred’s Bar in Tigerland hosted the event, called “Ragbag of Jollification,” which was free to the public.
The event featured carnival-like games, Adult Swim style, and musical performances from DJ Triz-A and Curren$y.
Jason Nay, Fred’s general manager, said the event took several months of planning between Fred’s and Adult Swim.
“They wanted to be as close to campus as possible, and they thought we had prime real-estate for the event,” Nay said. “We’re prepared for a busy night.”
The event has been going for about four years in a variety of iterations, and almost every event has featured live music and games.
“We like our fans. They’ve been good to us. So, we wanted to get out there and thank them in the way of a free event with odd games, cool prizes and good music,” Stacy Moscatelli, director of marketing for Adult Swim, said in an e-mail to The Daily Reveille.
Moscatelli also said each of the stops on the Ragbag tour is near a college campus, and the 11th stop on the tour will be the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
In addition to hosting the event, which spanned the entire length of Tigerland’s parking lot, Fred’s lowered its age limit for entry from 20 to 18 to accommodate a larger crowd.
Fighting the cold wind and potential rain, students turned out in droves to experience the jollification.
Games within the carnival included “Convict Escape,” “Babies Versus Old People on Segways,” “Toilet Bowel,” “Flunko,” “Black Hole Fun” and “Oh Yell No.”
One popular game was “Balloonicorn Blowout,” where contestants donned a helmet with a unicorn horn on the top and attempted to pop balloons on the ceiling by jumping and piercing them with the horn.
Emily Cefalu, psychology junior, heard about the event from a friend and said the carnival games were her favorite part of the night.
“The unicorn game is pretty cool,” Cefalu said. “I didn’t do it because I’m too short, but it looks like a lot of fun.”
In addition to games and music, there were a fortune teller’s tent, free pizza and a tent offering free 5-Hour Energy shots to passers-by.
Also popular was the T-shirt stand, where patrons could make their own shirts.
Joseph Salzer, mechanical engineering senior, took advantage of the free giveaways and made himself a shirt while he waited to see Curren$y.
“Ragbag is awesome because everything is free,” Salzer said. “I’ve got drinks, pizza and a T-shirt, and I can’t wait for Curren$y.”
Curren$y took the stage with a large entourage behind him that appeared to be doing nothing, but the crowd was energized nonetheless.
A sea of hands waved as the New Orleans native and former member of the 504 Boyz performed.
Matthew Sewell, business management sophomore, said the performance by Curren$y was the reason he attended the carnival.
“Curren$y was amazing,” Sewell said. “I’m really glad I came to the show.”
 
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