The Cribs Sign My Trading Card.

Shortly after the Cribs played at the Tribeca Rock Club last week, they disappeared downstairs, having a road crew take care of their equipment. For months I’ve had this idea that I wanted to get an Insound trading card signed by a band. I only had three opportunities, because I only had three of the ten available cards: Spoon, Jim Yoshii Pile-Up, and the Cribs. Spoon was too big to get close too and Jim Yoshii just didn’t interest me. So that left…

Since the Cribs have a road crew to pack up the gear, the only way I was going to get this damn thing signed was to go backstage. So as soon as they left stage, I followed them straight downstairs. I found them sitting on the couches looking pretty worn out, and then curious who I was. I explained my idea, and they were more than happy to oblige. We chatted for a short bit, and then took off for our next show. Here’s the card:


As soon as I went downstairs I realized I had never been “backstage” –anywhere. It might seem kind of dumb, because I talk with loads of musicians, but suddenly I felt like I was not myself. What didn’t help was the fact that the Cribs told me that they actually saw me from the stage, and that, I was the only one singing along. In hindsight, I think that’s great, but at the moment I felt even more like I was 13.