RUSSELL CROWE AND DENNIS QUAID NEARLY FACE-TO-FACE

NEAR MISS: Meg Ryan’s new love Russell Crowe dropped by the House of Blues in LA for a nightcap — and nearly came face-to-face with estranged hubby Dennis Quaid. But actor Jim Belushi — part-owner of the club — stopped Russell at the door and warned the “Proof of Life” star that Dennis was inside. Crowe took the hint — and vamoosed.