5 Party Crashers Who Did More Than Slip Past Secret Service

This morning, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who snuck into Obama's State Dinner, were interviewed on the Today Show. But that couple is nothing compared to our list of real party crashers, who pushed boundaries beyond Pennsylvania avenue. See our top five below:


1. Larry Eustachy
While coaching the Iowa State basketball team, Eustachy developed a coping mechanism for tough road losses: crashing student parties at the winning school. While this was unusual behavior for a coach from a rival program (not to mention a man in his mid-40s), both Larry and the coeds he encountered seemed to enjoy themselves, as documented in this photo. Others at Iowa State were more uptight than Coach Larry, and the publication of the snapshots led to his resignation (plus $960,000 in severance).

2. Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious & Nancy Rotten
The Sex Pistols always knew how to liven up a gathering (e.g., renting a boat to cruise the Thames blasting their version of "God Save the Queen" during Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee). They could also crash more conventionally, as Rotten's autobiography recounts the time when a debutante snuck the trio into a coming-out party. The pair of Pistols inhaled food and booze while Sid's less-than-hygienic girlfriend showed off legs so dirty they had "white marks where the piss dribbled."

3. Christopher Rocancourt
Any destitute French lad can come to America and make something of himself. For instance, he can make himself a Rockefeller, a de la Renta, or even Sophia Loren's son. When Rocancourt stole these family names, he was the belle of the ball from the Hamptons to Hollywood, as rich folk showered him with money and other perks (he married a Playboy model). Eventually exposed and jailed, Rocancourt made his scams even more impressive when he flaunted his Pepe Le Pew accent on Dateline in 2006.

4. Kid Protocol
Many claim to be the master of infiltrating celebrity gatherings. Only Kid Protocol, however, bills himself as the "world's leading expert in party crashing" on his Web site. He's made a short film about his exploits - available for purchase on aforementioned site - and even offers a "Dogma" section condensing his hard-earned wisdom ("Sneaking into parties cannot be confused with sneaking into clubs."). What has his expertise earned? He's had his picture taken with Ben Kingsley, Colin Farrell, and the back of Tom Cruise's head (wow!).

5. Oasis
The recently disbanded Britpoppers got their big break when the Gallagher brothers drove a van from Manchester to King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow and refused to leave unless allowed to play. Once added to the bill, they impressed Alan McGee, the head of Creation Records, so deeply he signed them to a deal. They soon conquered England (with seven consecutive number-one albums) and invaded America, which heroically repelled their incursion (Stateside number-one albums? Zero.).

There are even more party crashes where these five came from, so check out five more at Esquire.com.

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