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Ryan makes a beautiful zombie in this very The Smiths one-off single.

Blue Head Ryan Jarman

Ryan Jarman posted this picture on his Twitter. He says it's from the New Fellas days. I had to post it for a laugh, plus is reminds me of THIS:

The Cribs at Irving Plaza

Welcome back, brothers. You had great energy. The crowd consisted of very young boys and girls who knew all the words. The set list did not change, nor did Ryan's outfit from the last time I saw you. But tried and true works, and the Cribs work very hard to be one of the best bands in the entire world and my favorite of the moment to see live.

I won't say much more than that because I'd be repeating myself from all my previous reviews, but when Ryan Jarman stage dives and unleashes 175 lbs of unadulterated Jahhhman body mass flying at 50 mph over your head, well, that's rock and roll. That's poetry.

i look for cigarette butts you threw away

When Ryan kicks in his vocals on "To Jackson," I could die. (And I love how the person video-recording knows when to move the camera. Key.) This song is how I feel about everything right now.

In happier other news, Joseph Gordon-Levitt did NOT disappoint with his SNL performance. Dude's awesome, and he does back flips.

And I'm still Team Edward. NEW MOON ROCKED (it was a little long, yeah) BUT YOU SHOULD GO SEE IT!

And anyone who jumped ship to Team Abs, well more power to you. Leaves more of R-Patz for the rest of us! Baby, baby.

The Cribs at Bowery Ballroom #2

The second night at Bowery Ballroom for the Cribs didn't disappoint. They played "What About Me" from The Cribs and "We Can No Longer Cheat You" from The New Fellas. Energy was high, and they really loved the crowd. Ryan motioned multiple times for people to come up front and onto the stage.

Two notes I want to make about the crowd this time. 1. To the guy with the camera who told me to say "excuse me:" you really think I could control which way my body moved in the pit? I was just trying to hold onto my purse and not get knocked over. So, yes, I am sorry I got in your way, but I stick by my original comment. This is a concert, honey.

2. To the fat bastard who wormed his way thru the crowd toward the end only to stand next to me and get his disgusting Mexican food B.O. sweat all over my jacket. You, sir, are a joke. You do not need to body slam girls who are 1/4 your size when you weigh 400 lbs. And when you almost came in your pants when Ross tossed his sticks and nearly pushed me to the ground, all I can say is, you are lucky you didn't. Because you do NOT forget that other people have skulls when you go to concerts. You do NOT knock someone's glasses off her face so you can grab a piece of wood that a drummer held in his hand for 1.5 hours. And you especially do not act like a wild jungle beast when you weigh said 400 lbs. Because it's gross, and it's annoying, and it's just rude. You're lucky you didn't damage my face or my stuff because I really would have punched you.

Ugh. Sorry for the negative energy, but I can honestly say that that was one of the worst crowds ever last night. The 1st night was so much better!!!!!!!

But concert-wise, the Cribs went all out both nights, and I'm glad I had tix for los dos because who knows when I will see them again. Love you guys! Keep up the hard, good work.

The Cribs at Bowery Ballroom #1

The Cribs came back to Bowery Ballroom tonight, and the show kicked ass as usual. Ryan had on some seriously disintegrating pants and striped leggings underneath. He wore the same shirt he wore 18 months ago at MHOW. His guitar was adorned with a sticker of Kate Nash's face (what a lucky lady) and he wore a heart necklace with the word "Love" and his earring in his newly-pieced ear. Gary looked divine as well, and he sported his recently acquired wedding ring. Johnny Marr was amazing, and Ross was too, DUH!

The crowd got pretty rowdy, but I didn't care. I expected to be knocked around and was ready for the onslaught. I'm pretty glad I'm 5'6" and have sturdy nalgas because I was able to hold my own and managed to have fun with some boys in the front. Great times, great crowd. I hope it's the same tomorrow evening.

Song highlights definitely include "Direction," set closer and best new track "City of Bugs" and "Mirror Kissers." The latter song always induces a spiritual experience in me, and I will jump as high as I can in the pit and scream as long as my lungs allow. I love the Cribs so much for making me feel alive and loving every minute of it.

Another cool moment was when they played "Be Safe" they projected a huge video of Lee Ranaldo doing his spoken word bit. I couldn't get any pics of it, but it was almost as cool as having him there to do his part live (like last time.)

I exited the show after the 1.5 hour set almost deaf, but it was totally worth it.

You gotta love those Jahhhmans. See you tomorrow night, boys.