The Best Thing a Rock Star Has Ever Said to Me.

The first time I saw the band Oberhofer, I was so blown away that I felt compelled to express my appreciation face to face. After the show, I approached the lead singer at the merch table and gushed, "That was such an amazing show, you guys totally blew my mind!"

What followed was the single most unexpected reaction to a compliment I've ever witnessed.

Mr. Oberhofer smiled sheepishly, made his hand into a gun, brought it to his temple, and pulled the trigger.  Mesmerized, I watched him bring his other hand to the opposite side of his head to demonstrate the imaginary bullet exploding from his skill, making a subtle blast noise as he did so.

Evidently satisfied with his half of the conversation, he waited expectantly - by which I mean with casual indifference - for my reply. I racked my recently-exploded brain for a worthy response to his impressively rock-n-roll acknowledgment, and by the grace of the music gods, I somehow managed to register the connection between my compliment and his unconventional acknowledgment.

So, cloaking my bewilderment in an air of understanding and appreciation, I rewarded him with a knowing smile and my most rockstar-esque nod. Then I strode away into the night, already cherishing the still fresh memory of our magical, magical moment.