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when we showed up at Glasslands Gallery in Brooklyn for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs free show, we had no idea what to expect. after getting sunburned, meeting a million friends, and getting shook down by the cops for drinking in public, it was time to head into the venue. eleni and i opted to go to the 10 o'clock show, which was for LADIES ONLY. the doors opened and we began to file into Glasslands, which turned out to be an artist space that was very small, and looked like someone's house. i knew we were in for a great fucking time when we walked by a kitchen with a sink full of dirty dishes.

there were about eighty other girls, and men began handing out small black eye masks which we all promptly wore. the room suddenly looked as if it were full of raccoons. then, we were led down dark hallways and into a room about as big your bathroom. the walls were lined with shining silver paper and multi-colored christmas lights and there was a tiny, tiny stage in the center, which we all swarmed around. the crowd was dotted with people holding video cameras, and signs warned us that our likeness would be used in an exclusive live DVD and music video. sweet jesus, if that isn't enough to make you flip the fuck out, i don't know what is.

within minutes, the band took the stage and my world was ruined. they started off with 10x10 which is far and away my favorite song.

they moved on to play cheated hearts, rich, modern romance, Y control, pin, kiss kiss,, black tongue, and an older song called down boy, which was filmed/played about four times for videotaping. karen O donned a lyrcra suit and a giant cape that she used frequently.



while all of this was going on, karen was constantly jumping into the crowd, writhing on the floor and generally flipping out. during the videotaping, she would alternately look vulnerable and insane and i think it was a look that worked.


the energy of the crowd kept building. everyone was screaming, jumping up and down, clapping and catching karen when needed. we almost fought one girl with an ugly haircut but decided to be nice when the band started taking crowd requests.


but then possibly the most amazing thing i've ever seen happened. the YYYs started playing maps, and karen asked "who wants to walk out with me?"

everyone seemed hesitant to volunteer because nobody wanted to leave. but karen got down off of the stage and walked out of the room, with a crowd of eighty masked girls following her. she led us all through dark hallways and the music faded as we moved away from the rest of the band. in the hallways, you could hear the voices of eighty girls singing "wait, they don't love you like i love you" while film crews captured us in night vision. the song was being hummed, slightly, slowly, as we snaked through the building. karen O led us out into the streets of brooklyn, still singing, where we formed a huge circle around her and began bellowing 'WAIT THEY DON'T LOVE YOU LIKE I LOVE YOU!' over and over again as the film crew circled us.

afterwards we got to meet the band and snap some pictures. that was dope, but really i don't think anything could top the feeling of singing along with one of my favorite bands in the street. it was such a small, intimate, and perfect night that it's hard to believe there will be anything in the world that can top Glasslands. and don't forget to look for our masked faces up in lights. we have tasted quasi-fame and it tastes delicious.