GIVING music reviews

the in-studio session at gigantic studios in ny was pretty cool last week; we were there for a few performances that aired live on kexp. our favorite band was the essex green out of brooklyn. they sound similar to belle + sebastian (which is one of my all time favs).

another band we liked was dr. dog. others review them as sounding beatle-esque. looks like they will be touring georgia in june:

Tue June 13, 2006
Athens, GA
Tasty World
$6.00
w/ The Whigs and TBA

Wed June 14, 2006
Atlanta, GA
Drunken Unicorn
9:30 pm/$10.00/$12.00/All Ages
w/ Spinto Band and Lovely Feathers

GIVING props

We had an amazing few days at the national stationery show and we thought we'd report back on some of the companies that impressed us.

Create.Ink
from charleston, sc, gets our vote for the best booth design; we LOVE it!
www.create-ink.net

fomato
from los angeles was our favorite card line, especially her sense of humor and cute cute cute characters
www.fomato.com

Saplingpress
from philadelphia had by far the most impressive use of handmade paper and letterpress.
www.saplingpress.com

more reviews to come...

GIVING at the new apple store

we're blogging here in the new apple store on fifth avenue; we came to see what a bazillion people were waiting in line to see yesterday. they were giving away a free macbook every hour for 24 hours after their grand opening. ny is definitely a mac loyal city.

GIVING in the big city

we are scheduled to arrive bright and early in new york friday am, then head straight over to gigantic studios and hang out w kexp as they broadcast live. we'll get to see a few live performaces by the bands they're interviewing. then the new apple store is opening on fifth avenue, so we plan to attend that grand opening, of course. saturday will be filled with business meetings, then sunday starts the national stationery show. we're looking forward to a fun, productive, educational trip!

GIVING’s first project!

we are so proud of our first project being such a success! we spent the past weekend building a wheelchair ramp for mr and mrs suttles in asheville, north carolina. they've been married for over 50 years and they are the sweetest couple, still very much in love. mrs suttles has been in a wheelchair for the past few years, and whenever she needed to go somewhere, mr suttles would lovingly help her out of her chair, and support her while she struggled to take the steps down to the walkway. now with their new ramp, she and her husband are able to go outside and enjoy the fresh air will a little more ease.



we couldn't have done it without the help of several brilliant friends who worked hard to engineer and build such a beautiful ramp. thank you, matt + nichols + steve + sheila + sabrina + jordan + lawson!