Slobot About Town VII:
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Slobot hears the Hub-Bub, pt. 1.
It was June of 2005 and Slobot heard that the Future was Coming.
He had heard the Hub-Bub.
Slobot went to check out Hub-Bub.com's "Hubatomic
Bandstand" concert in the parking lot of the old Gilbert's Shoe
Co. Building. |
Slobot had a good time.
He told his Masonic brothers about it.
He told his Party friends about it.
He even told Daniel Morgan about it!
Hub-Bub had changed Slobot profoundly, he was
no longer the shy wallflower. |
He had that new Hub-Bub attitude.
Slobot started hanging out at the Hub-Bub building...
leaning against the wall and throwing out "the vibe."
Yep, Slobot was big pimping out by the granary.
But that was 2005, a year had passed and there
had been some big changes out at the old Gilbert's Shoe Co. Building.
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Some evidence of the building's former lives linger.
The paint silhouette of an automobile is clearly visible on a wall,
a reminder of a different era, a time when the building was a Nash dealership. |
The building is now home, neither to shoe nor
Nash, but rather (from left to right): Brian Hitselberger (Artist
In Residence), Kerry Ferguson (Project Director), Emily Smith (AIR),
Justin Plakas (AIR), Leah Brown (AIR) and Betsy Teter (not pictured). |
Spartanburg, meet Leah Brown.
Leah, 23, was raised in Asheville, NC.
Leah told Slobot that she has a BFA in Sculpture
from the Rhode Island School of Design. |
Slobot confessed that he was immediately impressed
by Leah's work. |
He was most fascinated by this particular sculpture.
Slobot next met Justin Plakas, 29.
Justin is a mixed-media film/video artist.
Justin and Slobot immediately bonded over their
love of The King. |
Slobot marveled at Justin's devices.
This one provided Slobot with a particularly gratifying
tactile and visual experience. |
Join us again for our next installment when Slobot
gets up close and personal with Artists In Residence Emily Smith and
Brian Hitselberger and rocks out at a Hub-Bub Soapbox Session! |