i heart betamike

My first experience with Betamike's hearthands was during Weezer's set at last year's Coachella. Instead of a hop-on-the-bandwagon expression of trend following, Betamike thrust his hands above his head in the shape of a heart as an unconscious show of love to Rivers and the boys.

At that moment, when you feel such unbridled excitement and love and nostalgia, sometimes you express that passion in curious ways, such as dancing like a country girl on crack. And sometimes you coin a phrase, such as Christy's "I LOVE Chick-Fil-A" or "That's so sauce." And sometimes, you fill all your friends with laughter and devotion, such as Beatmike did when he changed his Weezer hand gesture to that of love.

Now, it's everywhere -- on magnets, at live shows and even on a Threadless T-shirt. Whoa.