For Immediate Release

Jeremy took big hair to a retro level when he wore this fro wig around the office.
Graphic courtesy of Rod Austin.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Men fainted, women wretched and children cried when Jeremy Seeley wore a fro wig at work. The Utah Department of Workforce Services employee donned the wig because someone suggested it.

"I'm not sure who it was," Seeley said, "But he or she said, 'Jeremy, you should wear this.' I improvised the pimp strut, though. That was all mine."

Although Seeley said he received mixed reactions, most were negative.

"He looked like a chubby Justin Guarini," said a DWS employee under condition of anonymity. "It was like watching the first season of American Idol all over again. I kept looking for Kelly Clarkston. Man, that girl could sing."

"When he was strutting around like sloppy 70's leftovers, I just wanted to pimp slap him back to his own time," said Onda Lamb. "We had guys like him back in the joint. They had it rough in prison. We used to call them names on the playground."

"I actually liked the look for him," said Happy D Lushun. "It really brought out his eyes."

In what seemed to be a general consensus, no one was surprised by Seeley's antics. One of Seeley's coworkers who asked to be identified only by the initials N.V. called it "shameless self promotion."

"I've seen a lot of this since I started working for the state," N.V. said. "People can't get promoted based on merit, so they get creative. Usually they cause some ruckus or an uproar. Some of us try to work and that stuff gets old fast."

Seeley said he had plans to cause several other "ruckuses."

"My fans can expect a lot in June," he said. "Watch for a mullet-wig, stilts, a bright yellow rain coat and I just might part my hair on the other side."

The owner of the fro wig could not be reached for comment.

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