A fellow pilot flying over the Midwest heard an air-traffic controller trying to contact an airliner for normal frequency change. “Flight 354,“said the controller,"contact Kansas City Center on frequency 135.5.“ The request was repeated several times with no reply from the pilot. Finally,in exasperation the controller raised his voice."Flight 354,Simon says contact Kansas City Center on frequency 135.5.”The call was acknowledged with an emharrassed reply and prompt compliance.