My friend Louise A. Marler is a typewriter artist… whose worl I have hanging in my ‘Thank You Room”. (It’s where I type most of my notes). She’s been commissioned by Steve Soboroff, a well-known typewriter collector, to create a limited-edition series of prints. My friend Chuck Larsen — who lives in Pacific Palisades &…
Justin Wilkes is my hero. He promised his new wife that he’d go “off the grid” on their honeymoon. No computer. No phone. But he couldn’t go cold turkey. So he figured out a way to stay in touch: he bought a portable typewriter!! When I was in New York for a RISD Board meeting,…
http://uppercasemagazine.com/blog/2014/4/1/typewriter-notes#.U7sgso1dXC8 I got this box of typewriter cards from my friend, illustrator Kim DeMarco. I’ve used up a third of them and am worried about not having any left in abeyance. I’m now in search of where to buy another few boxes… If I find them, I’ll let you know. Please Share
I bought a book from its cover tonight. I was hanging around, waiting to have my friend Linda sign her new book, “Tears & Tequila”. “THE OTHER TYPIST” jumped out. I remembered my cousin Lauren had told me about it. Don’t remember what the story is, but the back paragraph was enough for me: “Confessions…
Louise Marler, my kindred spirit and fellow typewriter lover, sent me an incredibly beautiful golden card that took my breath away. I wanted her to know how talented she is and how much I appreciate getting one from her “private reserve’. Some people treasure fine wine. I like that all right, but a golden handmade…
“GLAMOUR” magazine has a “See It, Share It” page. This month’s has a picture — “PLEASE BE PREPARED TO SAY GOODBYE TO ALL OF YOUR DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY”. If must be at a campground or somewhere in the woods… Doesn’t that mean I could still use my typewriter? How do you feel about giving up YOUR…
There’s “Dr. Phil”, the television host — and then there’s the REAL “DR. PHIL” — my father’s long-time best friend, Dr. Phil Siegelman. Phil is one of the few people I know who eschews the joys of a computer and remains steadfast in his appreciation of the typewriter. I found a few typewriter cards and…
Some people have my number. I have distinct preferences. Chocolate, preferably See’s. Bridge Mix, not truffles. Work-out clothes, lacy or colorful. Shoes, 4″ height max. But when it comes to typewriters — any kind’s OK. Kim DeMarco knows my taste. She’s got excellent style herself. A RISD alumna, an illustrator whose work has graced the…
Chuck Larsen, a long-time friend — and someone who’s been in the television/syndication business forever — knows of my typewriter obsession. He found this clipping in the Pacific Palisades paper and sent it to me. Steve Soboroff is the pre-eminent typewriter collector IN THE WORLD, it says. He gets his machines repaired at the same…
At the end of our party last week, I got into an animated conversation with Brian and Victoria. Brian, who’s a major executive now, shared how he got his first job as an administrative assistant because he knew how to type. (He also knew shorthand AND accounting, which helped.) I invited them into my inner…
