It came to me in a dream last night.

Been looking for some funny go-to thing to yell at bands to try to make them laugh/get the audience to pay attention to you? "Freebird!" and "More cowbell!" just aren't cutting it anymore? What's more, they make you look like an unoriginal tool? No worries - I've got your hook-up.

Last night, I had a dream in which Scamper was playing a show except instead of Keith it was Neil Patrick Harris. As we were struggling to think of what to play next, a lone voice arose from the audience with a gift - the absolutely perfect works-every-time thing to yell during a quiet moment at a show:

"Play Kokomo!"

Right? How could you not laugh when that happens? As a bonus, you get your initial laugh and then you get your second wave ripple laugh when everyone's mind immediately jumps to the iconic image of John Stamos on drums.

And the best part is - it's funny no matter what kind of band is playing! A heavy metal band would think it was funny to play Kokomo, but then again so would an indie pop band. Hell, I bet it would even be funny to yell at a classic rock cover band. I mean - no one would actually play Kokomo, with the possible exception of the Beach Boys and maybe Scamper.

Let's make this happen, friends. Start yelling "Play Kokomo!" at shows. I know for a fact that our buddies Baker and Harris have (competing) cool rock and roll shows tomorrow night. If I don't get reports back on Monday from both Conan and Mike that someone fucked up their set by yelling "Play Kokomo!", I will consider myself a personal failure and probably punch myself in the bread basket or something.

Let's do it, team!