THE HITS THEY NEVER WANTED

It’s always a party when Team Republic promo shows up, if only because there are so damn many of 'em. Gary Spangler recently shepherded his crew through a visit to HITS HQ, where our own Todd Hensley, Samantha Hissong and Simon Glickman practiced calling each other “Buddy.” There followed what the HITS nerds thought was an awkward silence while the team discreetly got their spins upped in nine major markets. Seen wishing this particular panel would close already are (back, l-r) Glickman, Hensley, Lucas Romeo, Mario Vazquez and Amanda Walk Dobbins and (front, l-r) Spangler, Hissong, Manny Simon, Christian Taylor, Sharon Dastur, Brett Dumler and Talia Gilboa.