File 13 | November 2025

Welcome to File 13
Resting place for rejected copy and random leftovers

The Inside Azaleaville Studio artists work night and day creating artwork for Facebook, Nextdoor, email and this very newsletter. Unfortunately, not every experiment is a masterpiece. Some images go straight into the trash where they belong. But every so often, a few misfires are too entertaining to stay buried. We present File 13, a small sampling of the best of the worst. It may be a waste of your time, but no one’s forcing you to look.


Azalea NA holiday party illustration

Artist’s depiction of last December’s annual Azalea NA holiday party.


Famous Steves collage

On National Steve Day, we posted an image of famous Steves and asked if readers could identify them. We didn’t post the follow-up image of some other famous Steves. How many can you identify? Answers at the bottom of the page.


Lego food drive artwork

Labor Day fell on the same weekend as the food drive, so we challenged our studio artists to create Lego-themed artwork that somehow combined the food drive with Labor Day and the Monday trash collection change. No easy task, which may explain why one Lego figure seems to be giving us the finger.


Pasadena Auto Theatre artwork

The movie on the screen in this image was too disturbing for our younger readers, so we chose to use different art for a previous issue’s segment on the Pasadena Auto Theatre.


Jungle Country Club in 1927

1927 at the very glamorous Jungle Country Club.


Admiral Farragut floats in parade

Several Admiral Farragut floats appeared in the Virtual Halloween parade.


Azalea NA meeting with injured animal rescue and beekeeper

The November Azalea NA meeting has a guest from animal rescue and a beekeeper.


Azalea history montage

We asked the studio for an image that would show important events in Azalea history.


Sputnik-era Azaleaville art

Azaleaville was completed around the same time Sputnik was launched.


Admiral Farragut moonwalkers float

Virtual Halloween Parade: the two Admiral Farragut grads who walked on the moon.


Soupy Shuffle at the holiday party

Azalea NA members did the Soupy Shuffle at last year’s holiday party. It was unforgettable. We’ve all tried.


Famous Steves in image above: Steve Buscemi with his distinctive wide-eyed expression, Steve Young in a football jersey holding a football, Steve Jobs in black turtleneck and round glasses, Steve Nash in a Phoenix Suns basketball jersey, Steve Allen in a 1950s suit by a microphone, Steve Miller playing guitar Steve Aoki, with long hair behind DJ turntables, Steve Winwood with a microphone. A ninth unidentified person is in the picture. He might not even be a Steve.

That wraps up this month’s salvage operation. We’ll be back next time with more curiosities. We remind you, this may be a waste of time, but no one’s forcing you to look.
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