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The story contains a number of obscure pop-culture references. The fictional band [[Spinal Tap]] originated in the 1984 mockumentary ''{{w|This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap}}''. Jenny gets tickets for [[Hullabalooza]], a [[w:c:simpsons:Hullabalooza|musical festival]] which appeared in the ''Simpsons'' episode [[https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Homerpalooza ''Homerpalooza'']]. The nightclubs from various dimensions which Jenny visited during her bender include [[Clouds]] from the video game ''{{w|Cyberpunk 2077|Cyberpunk 2077}}'', ''[[The Friendly Tap]]'' from the loose shared universe of American professional wrestling shows, and the [[Malibu Club]] from the video game ''[[w:c:gta:Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''. [[The Electric Mayhem]] is the recurring in-house band of [[w:c:muppets:The Muppets|''The Muppets'']]; according to Mattkind, “Jenny seeing them live is supposed to be a reference to the end of ''The Muppets Mayhem'' TV show on Disney +, where they play the Hollywood Bowl”. Additionally, the superheroine [[Beet Feet]], who makes a cameo at [[The Drunken Heroine|the Heroines' bar]], was borrowed with permission from another DeviantArt creator, AtomicWick.