# Re:Building Together EP 307 — Let's Play W/Our JPEGs! (NY Edition)

*Host: CEELOS (@CEELOSFIGG) · Sat 29 Aug 2026 · ~1h23m · ~11 speakers*

## TL;DR
- A daily community hangout themed around NFT NYC weekend: CEELOS dropped a long three-part "New York edition" AI prompt and everyone was encouraged to generate scenes from their PFPs and tag the projects.
- SLICK RIC and Woof both animated their images live; CEELOS walked through his workflow for turning stills into short videos via Grok and stitching them in CapCut.
- Little bit of "alpha" for the day: CEELOS noted Gemini has (at least on his app) stopped watermarking generated images.
- Long, warm detour into coffee — CEELOS is a 23-year roaster — plus Lyss's saga of trying (and failing) to enjoy Dunkin.
- Lyss and CEELOS teased Regen team plans: merch drops, and IRL events beyond NYC in 2027 (Florida, California, western New York).
- CEELOS takes coffee orders by DM and customizes bags with your JPEG or a personal photo; Woof and DARKM N vouched for it.

## Highlights

**[3:50] Cold open, apologetically late.** CEELOS explains X kept kicking him out for posting a prompt too long, then reflects that daily Spaces aren't as easy as they look — "sometimes you gotta erase the whole board and bust out a brand new piece of chalk."

**[5:03–8:48] Nas plays us in.** The New York edition earns a full run of "N.Y. State of Mind," which CEELOS caps with a shout to "the God MC" and the East Coast birthplace of hip hop — from his seat in LA.

**[9:49] Lyss savors the moment.** Doing dishes on Long Island, Lyss relishes the West-Coast host spinning a New York anthem given their running coast-vs-coast "feud," raising a toast to "EST — elite standard time."

**[10:49] SLICK RIC and Woof go the extra mile.** Slick reports he already animated his PFP "wolf style" and dropped it in the purple pill; both he and Woof leaned into the Grok-animation route. Both also flagged that X wasn't loading purple-pill posts, making it hard to engage.

**[16:16] Tag the projects.** CEELOS's core ask: when you generate from a project's IP, tag them — a community member's content might land on a founder's timeline on a rough day and put a smile on their face.

**[24:12] The day's "alpha."** Not an alpha space, CEELOS jokes, but here's some anyway: Gemini has apparently dropped its image watermark on his version, unlike Copilot's "AI generated" banner across the top.

**[42:02–45:09] Lyss vs. Dunkin.** Challenged by a friend to give Dunkin a fair shot, Lyss "took a deep breath" before walking in — and got a shrug of a barista who couldn't recommend a single drink. A verdict was reached, and it was not kind to Dunkin.

**[45:09–onward] The coffee roaster comes out.** CEELOS nerds out on 35-second roast differences, Colombian beans and tasting for the customer, landing on a genuinely warm ethic: everyone's opinion at the table matters, and "any coffee is better than no coffee."

**[50:52 / 52:XX] Regen roadmap.** Lyss shared that while NFT NYC is small this year, the team is planning IRL events in Florida, California and possibly western New York in 2027, plus exclusive merch drops — with the "no FOMO, start a rainy-day fund" encouragement.

**[1:13:38] Dingus reps upstate.** Joining from near Saratoga, Dingus plugged his Thursday 5pm ET "off-chain chatter" space on the Late Stage Archetypes collection and said he'll likely pick up a regen to support the crew.

## Topic timeline
| Time | Topic |
|------|-------|
| [3:50]–[8:48] | Intro + Nas "N.Y. State of Mind" |
| [8:59]–[16:16] | Playing with JPEGs, PFP animation, greetings |
| [16:16]–[25:19] | AI tools, Gemini watermark tip, NY-scene prompts |
| [25:19]–[34:00] | Skynet jokes, NY rats/smell banter, PFP sniping |
| [34:00]–[45:00] | AI creation how-to, coffee roasting, Dunkin vs Starbucks |
| [45:00]–[53:23] | NFT NYC, IRL events, Regen 2027 plans (alpha) |
| [53:23]–[1:06:27] | Coffee culture, pizza & boss-appreciation stories |
| [1:06:27]–[1:13:00] | Merch alpha, how to order CEELOS coffee |
| [1:13:00]–[1:22:20] | Closing remarks |

## Notable quotes
- "Don't let anybody fool you tell you that doing these daily spaces is easy… sometimes you gotta erase the whole board and bust out a brand new piece of chalk." — CEELOS [3:50]
- "I just want you guys to understand how great I feel having C play a song about New York." — Lyss [9:49]
- "At the end of the day… all you got with you is your memories. Not your NFTs, not your bling bling chain." — CEELOS [29:04]
- "You uh drinking stuff that you think is coffee. Now you should get some good stuff and throw that trash out." — Woof [41:03]
- "If you drink CeeLo's coffee, you just automatically become more sexy." — Solo dolo [1:18:52]
- "I was already sexy and I was wondering what made me more sexy. So the coffee explains it." — Woof [1:20:41]

## Who said what
- **CEELOS (host)** — ran the show, wrote the three-part NY prompt, evangelized playing with your JPEGs and tagging projects; 23-year coffee roaster who takes custom orders by DM.
- **Lyss (@Lysss302)** — New York rep and hype engine; delivered the Dunkin story and teased Regen merch and 2027 IRL events.
- **SLICK RIC (@richj530)** — co-host, animated his PFP live; sitting out NYC for Monday back surgery but promised to FaceTime in.
- **Woof (@WoofArmyXX)** — co-host and "master prompt" guy; animated his images and vouched hard for CEELOS's dark roast and custom labels.
- **Walt (@WaltDisneyIF)** — artist heading to NYC Tuesday; brought the HVAC/boss-appreciation and stale-donut riffs.
- **DARKM N (@Bryan36krun)** — steady supporter and engager; plans to DM for a bag with both his and CEELOS's photo.
- **Dingus (@DingusUSA)** — upstate New Yorker; plugged his Thursday off-chain chatter space and leaning toward buying a regen.
- **Baked (@Bakedmetax)** — semi-absent co-host who jumped in to close; thanked the room and promised better attendance.
- **Solo dolo (@solodolo)** — resident little brother energy and the coffee-makes-you-sexy theory.

## Worth a full listen
- **[42:02]–[45:09]** — Lyss's full Dunkin monologue, from the pre-entrance deep breath to the espresso negotiation. The play-by-play lands better than any paraphrase.
- **[59:06]–[1:03:00]** — Walt and Lyss on the "pizza party as bonus" trope, the good-boss donut run, and why post-COVID appreciation gestures fell flat. Genuinely funny and quietly pointed.
- **[38:34]–[45:00]** — CEELOS's coffee nerd-out, roast-timing and all, into a broader "everyone's opinion counts" philosophy that captures the room's warmth.