All of us are reeling from the unexpected loss this week of our dear friend @texanjuventino. The Grotto was but one of many social orbits for the celestial being we knew simply as Tex, but his presence in the project, and in so many of our lives, was substantial and unmatched. A collector from (truly) the first minute of the project, he was the first Grotto member to arrive at an IRL 3v3nt and was the most recent visitor to the Studio. In between, he set the standard for what was possible in this thing that is so much more than collecting paintings of baseball players. --- Crouton and thr33s sit down to tell the story of Tex and the Grotto. In many ways, it's the story of the Grotto. It's also a look at the sort of connections that can be made in a project like thr33som3s. You are already missed, Tex.