As Republic siblings and co-heads Monte and Avery Lipman prepare to be celebrated as City of Hope's Spirit of Life honorees at this year's gala, we thought we'd offer up a little tribute of our own the only way we know how: by dredging up a bunch of photos from our musty archives. So here's a little time-traveling fantasia of the bros, with mazels on their success, their philanthropy and their general menschiness. Lord knows how they've put up with us all these years.

"If I could give the graduating class one piece of advice, I'd say, 'Tell them what they wanna hear.'"

This photo with Taylor goes back so far that they weren't even talking about vinyl.

Monte truly paid his dues, as evidenced by this terrifying two-shot with our own Todd Hensley.

Matt Barton, Cat Thomas, Jerry Dean, Bo Jackson, Monte, Steve Douglas and Jay Casey
up their spins while lowering their handicaps.

Avery, Sir Lucian Grainge, The Weeknd, co-prez Wendy Goldstein, Monte and Wassim "Sal" Slaiby can't feel their faces.

Doug Morris, Monte and Mel Lewinter looking like a million bucks

It's all relative: the bros with Joe and Kevin Jonas

Republic Co-President Jim Roppo urges the brothers to steer clear of us.

Avery, Monte and Lorde are feeling flush over "Royals."

Monte unveils Ariana Grande's gazillionth plaque.

A long-ago Monte has his eye on the horizon. Nearby, Hensley was stung by a jellyfish.

Avery with Republic's Dana Sano shortly before and after stepping and repeating.

The Lipmans pose with Aussie rock troupe Powderfinger, who as early as the '90s could not feel their faces either.

Monte and Avery flank a promising kid known as Post Malone, whose single "White Iverson"
reminded Monte of his days as "the Jewish Havlicek."

Doors of Perception: Richard Liles, Todd Harrell, Avery, Matt Roberts, Monte,
Brad Arnold, Chris Henderson, Lewinter and Tom Mackay

Monte and Michael Martin hail the pop majesty of Wilson Phillips back in the day.
They agreed at the time that HITS wouldn't last more than another year or two.

Not even appearing on the cover of this disreputable mag could impair the duo's momentum.

The bros hail the juggernaut that was "Despacito" with Sir Lucian, artist Luis Fonsi and UMLE's Jesus Lopez.
Later, there was a killer remix of this photo.

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Monte and Avery remind promotion aces Davey D and Lucas Romeo and promo chief Gary Spangler
that there are a thousand ways to say "Hey, Buddy," and it's all about the inflection.