Jeff Caylor

I'm very excited to say that Jeff Caylor will be playing in the shop on June 29th (Friday) and again on July 14th (Saturday)!! He will be our first live music here at Nemo's. I met him at the Walk for Life in Memorial Park. His band was playing at the event. He gave me a copy of his CD for review, and I must say, we have really enjoyed it. One of the local radio stations will be playing his first single release (Pain is a Megaphone) starting on Tuesday.
He came by the shop with his friend Leora Saturday to check things out. Tracy and I had a great time talking with them. As it turns out, Jeff and I were both born and raised in Anderson, Indiana! Can the world get any smaller? What are the chances of that?
Anyway, please come by the shop Friday night, June 29 or Saturday night, July 14 to hear Jeff play. He is a starving artist right now, but he'll be famous by the end of the month after his song starts airplay Tuesday...

Tracy and I spent the day at the Pikes Peak Center for an art festival. Our main objective was to re-connect with the leaders of the Imagination Celebration and the Colorado Springs Conservatory. They are both organizations that promote art and music for youth. Tracy worked with them when she was the Community Development Lead Manager for Southern Colorado when she was with Starbucks. One of our passions is to support and promote local artists through Nemo's. We spoke with the ladies from the Imagination Celebration about hosting an art exhibition in August, displaying children's art. We are looking forward to doing this, and other events that encourage children to explore their creativity and nurture it into a part of their character. Even if they don't grow up to be artists, people who know how to think creatively are better problem solvers in any field of work. I have experienced this first hand over the years.



We were disappointed that we missed Linda from the Colorado Springs Conservatory. She started a music school to give children (prodigies) additional music instruction, since it has been all but cut from the public school system. She not only teaches the kids music theory and practice, but also about being successful in the music business. How many incredible musicians have you met in your life who had to give all their pay back to the venue to cover their bar tab? What about incredible musicians who couldn't keep a band together because they were all "A" type personalities who wanted creative control? Who knows how many incredible musicians are out there who never made it because they didn't know how to manage themselves and their careers. We are looking forward to meeting up with Linda and scheduling some of her bands to play here... We'll keep you posted...



I met a guy today named Dan Bedell who is an amazing photographer. He is local to Colorado Springs, and I spoke with him about doing a show here at Nemo's. I can't post any examples of his work here because I do not have permission to do so. You can see his work at:
http://www.danbedellphoto.com/




I met another guy named Ken who designs and makes really beautiful jewelry. He needs professional studio shots of his jewelry, as they are one of a kind pieces. He is going to come by the shop so I can show him examples of my work, and discuss pricing. We also talked about having him in on a Saturday to display his work for sale. We would like to carry it all the time, but we do not have a means to keep it locked up, but still visible for sale. Instead, we are just going to have him in for a 'showing', along with Jeanne, who makes incredible glass bead jewelry that will boggle your mind!

We also stuck Nemo's stickers all over downtown, which is only 1.5 miles from our shop. I especially enjoyed putting the stickers all over Starbucks door frames, outside cafe railings, inside their bathroom, etc.

I made some new items for sale for breakfast tomorrow. I used 8 oz deli cups with lids and used vanilla yogurt, bear naked granola, and fresh cut strawberries and seedless grapes for several cups. I did another with the yogurt and granola, and topped it off with dried tropical fruits, including papaya, pineapple, apricot, banana, craisins, cashews, etc... I also did some fresh fruit cups with strawberries, red seedless grapes, and Red Delicious apple slices. I'm hoping the apples won't be all brown in the morning. It is 1:10 am now, so breakfast isn't all that far away. I also cooked eggs, sausage, and potatoes, and made 20 breakfast burritos. Now I am very tired and want to go home and go to bed.

God Bless everybody!
JD