http:/http://oztypewriter.blogspot.com/2012/12/son-of-22-olivetti-lettera-portable.html The Heidelberg inspired the typewriter… and we should be forever grateful to that mighty beast. I got this postcard at a printer’s fair a month ago… where it was sad to see so many machines sidelined, gathering dust in the Carson warehouse/museum. The good news was that plenty of people were there, all…
My friend’s Eric’s daughter, age 16, asked for and received the ultimate: her own new/used typewriter. I told her Dad, “I’ll write her a note” when I heard the good news. I hope this indicates a trend — that teenagers are getting into how cool it is to own a machine. I suspect, however, that…
I haven’t seen “POPULAIRE” yet but Ermanno, my typewriter mechanic, said he thought of me when he heard about it… a French secretary’s dream to become the world’s fastest typist. I can’t tell you anything more about it because I haven’t seen it … have you? Did you like it? Please Share
What better way to promote a theatrical performance than use keys on fire? I’m tempted to go to this play just because of the way they promoted typewriters. Please Share
I’ve never met LOUISE MARLER, but we’re linked by our favorite typewriter mechanic, Ermanno. We are trading times for me to go to her studio … but meanwhile, I’m using stationery she designed… and she’s sending me some of her favorite moments that involve you know what. Thank you, Louise! Please Share
I came to the front door a few months ago, right in the middle of changing a typewriter ribbon. I do it so often — I buy Nakajima correctible ribbons by the half-dozen. (And talk about a tough thing to find — they’re as scarce as hen’s teeth). Jamie’s friends from college were there, fresh…
We were on a conference call for Rhode Island School of Design and waiting for it to begin. My friend Jon K. mentioned he liked a letter I’d done — on the typewriter — and asked how I’d transmitted it to various folks on the Board. “Was it an app?” he asked. “Typewriter,” I chirped….
An example of Louise Marler, typewriter artist’s work:http://www.lamarler.com/typowriters/ Louise Marler, who was referred to me by Ermanno, my typewriter mechanic, is a self-professed typewriter lover and artist. She has a website, “TYPEWRITERS ARE SEXY”. I wrote her a note after hearing about her from Ermanno, and she’s invited me to her studio. I’m all atwitter…
I’m in Pebble Beach tonight, so I didn’t see the LA Times today. Luckily, my therapist Lynne did — and sent me this story: * Found this online tonite–The RISD Museum is listed on #11! 97 years of typewriters For many decades, the typewriter was an indispensable tool for writers. It was faster than…
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poem-store-20130809-dto,0,6438656.htmlstory Slightly breathless, I call Ermanno, my handsome typewriter mechanic. “Did you see the L.A. Times? Big story on the front page. A poet writes at the Farmers Market — on a portable Hermes typewriter. And it’s green!” I gaze at the paper as I tell him. The machine is even cuter than…
