OK GO ARRESTED

American cops aren't famed for their patience (mainly because that would make for a really shit TV detective show, although ITV4 would consider finding a slot for Allis - The Patient Cop if it came up). So it's perhaps not surprising that Damian Kulash, singer with Ok Go, wound up in jail when he acted the goat in Orlando:

Late last night, while standing in front of the Orlando House of Blues, Damian Kulash was arrested and charged with "intent to take pictures and talk to fans." Also, there was a little matter of resisting arrest, which is the official charge.

The unofficial charge is "giving the wrong answer when a police officer asks you 'what part of move don't you understand?'" For those of you planning travel in the Orlando area, the correct response is not "I understood what you said; I just didn't do it." Damian didn't know that, so he was immediately handcuffed and taken inside the venue to chants of "Let him go!" (Had I been there the chants would have been "Jorge, NO!!! It's not worth it!" 'cause you know I got my boy's back.)

The band's statement, you get the feeling, is attempting to build some mythology around the whole business. Anyway, he was carted off to the local jail, where he did some time:

Damian was released this morning, and promises he'll be in fine fettle for Tuesday's show in Jacksonville. Until then, he'd like to address two rumors that have sprung up on the Internet in the last 24 hours: No, he wasn't drunk; and Yes, he did get the arresting officer to watch the "A Million Ways" video on the on-board computer. If that's not awesome, awesome doesn't exist.

Well, that'll ensure they won't arrest any indie blokes again. "If the Feds want to run the risk of having to watch some cookie-cutter empty indie bombast, let the feds deal with it..."

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