So...I'm posting an older photo from Hub-Bub's flickr account titled "Derya, Arielle and Nicholas work out a crossword puzzle".  Im posting it because a) my mother took my camera with her to Jackson Hole so I am temporarily unable to take photos and b) it is a really wonderful picture that illustrates just how focused these guys can be and how well they work together.  I have not yet asked them exactly how it happened but if I were to guess they probably started the crossword puzzle the night before this photo was taken while sitting on Derya's couch after eating vegetarian curry and watching a movie with the word "Girl" in the title.  Disctracted by the sound of cicadas and passing trains, they decided to finish the puzzle at a later time.  Nicholas was charged with holding onto the puzzle until they could all work on it together again.  He carried it in his pocket the entire next day before presenting it (slightly crumbled) to the other AIRs to finish up between sets of Old School Freight Train.  Rachel is missing from the photo but only because she has run upstairs to check the spelling of a really really big word while Derya, Arielle and Nicholas keep a steady eye on the page so that it doesn't go anywhere.  Im pretty sure they finished that puzzle and got every letter right!  

So...it's been a good week around here.  The AIRs took off on another great adventure to go camping in the Smokey's.  Derya's friend Christina was here for a nice long visit which meant our artists got to be tour guides for the first time in Sparkle City...and much of the region for that matter.  Check out their blogs for photos and stories.  The Marc Higgins band on Friday night was pretty awesome.  We have another good one coming up this Friday when Julius Curcio will be "masterfully weaving pop hooks with a profound edginess" (daddylikes.com) right here in the Showroom.  Check it out.

If you haven't met our AIRs please stop by and do so.  They are a cool group with a lot of charisma and big creative plans for their time with us!