According to the daily email from the friendly folks over at Rolling Stone, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy went and slugged a fan Monday at a show in Springfield, Missouri. According to an anonymous source, the victim/fan climbed on stage and tried to give Tweedy a "fat smooch" on the cheek. Logically, Tweedy grabbed the man by the throat and punch/slapped him in the face. "Tweedy freaks out like the retard from "[There's] Something About Mary" who doesn't like having his ears touched," the source said. Tweedy apparently apologized (kind of) and finished the set as quickly as possible.

The show's production manager, Pat Hagin, affirmed that the incident occurred, explaining that when you're on stage and someone tries to become part of the show, it can get pretty scary. Tweedy's response was, obviously, just a reflex. Because when people come up to me, my first impulse is to punch them in the face.

"This [fan] is an idiot," Hagin said. But think of all the "Cool Points" he gets now for being the guy Jeff Tweedy of Wilco smacked on stage. Or maybe they're more "Loser Points."

Either way, it'd pretty damned funny. Man, I <3 Rock Stars...




Edit: Here, I found this video of the incident. I love Jeff Tweedy. Good for him!