Oh, and with I.T.A.M. in full swing, I will answer any mail I get! (at the address in the top left corner) cheers, mike mcgettigan… (Deek, workin’ on yours next)
Category Archives: manual typewriter
CBS to air typewriter/type-IN story on SUN., Feb. 5th? –And a short for now!
OH, and while you’re waiting, here’s a short about the Gramercy Typewriter Co. in NYC.
cheers
–mcget
January 26, 2012 · 8:47 pm
A post- flick haiku…
“… We can say with certainty, Watson, that this was not Mr. McGettigan’s first attempt at this particular haiku, and that he likely composed it in the morning, rather than the night before, and that he was in a hurry, perhaps even late to get to his place of employment, the bicycle shop just west of the river. Observe that above the paper bail, it is not only a different form of paper, but faint markings can be seen showing that it is in fact an envelope placed there to conceal his earlier effort on the same page; you may notice the characters are rather uneven in their impressions on the paper–he had just begun typing–once warmed up, most typists will press the keys more evenly and produce more consistent printing; and finally, his web posting was made using a cellular telephone and sent directly through the ether onto the Interweb, rather than his usual practice of taking a photo, then transferring it onto the larger computing machine inside his office. Come, Watson, we’ve no time to lose, if he trades his folding bicycle for a speedier racing machine, he could easily leave the city before we can alert the authorities.”
December 22, 2011 · 9:36 am
Son of Type-IN is tomorrow
The Recipe:
About 6 or 8 of our typewriters, easy. Maybe more. Sure, Martin Remy (Remington Portable #1), you may come with us–ditto Herr Doktor Olympia S.M. Nein, and Oli Lettera 32. Who else? Well, we’d better bring a Quiet-Riter so things don’t get too Nois-Ee. I suppose that at this kind of high-class do, a Socialite would certainly be welcome–but we’d better bring that square, Mr. Smith-Corona Classic 12, as a chaperone. Beyond that, it will be potluck.
One long “church picnic” table, since we said “potluck.”
A portfolio stuffed with regular typing bond, nicer stationery, envelopes, stamps, and the Speed Typing document–up till now a carefully-kept secret (even from myself!) — it’s a selection from Ernst Kreuder’s novel, The Attic Pretenders — an escapist fable and the first book published in Germany after WWII.
A little tripod and a few various (yes, digital) cameras. A small stack of event programs, sure to increase in value if stored properly.
Two typewriters as Grand Prizes for the Speed Typing Competition. Some lesser, er, “typoswag” for the runners-up.
A couple of short, type-written Radio Commercial scripts (one for our bike shop, one for the US Postal Service) that I am going to try to get some lucky people to read at our Station Breaks. Any variety show worth its salt must have the traditional “Word From Our Sponsor”, right?
A comb–since CBS Sunday Morning says they’re bringing a TV crew!
Ah, I know there’s something else, but it will be on a list somewhere–just have to find my map which has all my lists marked on it.
A Personal Appeal: If you are planning to come, do please RSVP to phillytyper@gmail.com, so we’ll now how many deviled eggs to bring!
— thanks for typing, and just as important, reading what others type.
cheers
–mcget/phillytyper
17 syllables; and a lament
where haiku happened
Above, at his typewriter, the Haiku master Nick Virgilio.
He wrote this:
My spring love affair
The old upright Remington
Wears a new ribbon
See more of his work and a lovely typed letter to another poet at
which is where the above picture came from.
And I had better confess with these three dashed off lines–
Cold December chills
Fifty thousand orphaned words
Failed NaNoWriMo!
It’s ON! Son of Type-IN. Sat. 10 Dec. Philly. Same Place.
We're expecting you....
Olympian apparition haunts skating rink
Type Writ(ing) Large, courtesy of Kodak Carousel
Filed under manual typewriter, Olympia SM 3, Olympia SM9
Two Mature Technologies Walk Into A Bar…
Oh, so sorry for the long delay in posting here… stuck in ActualSpace, neglecting PixelSpace.
So… one day I realized that both typewriters and cassette recorders have this ribbon-y thing running through them, back and forth.
Both are chunky, and both create permanent artifacts. Both are occasionally feeling a bit, er, neglected under a wave of glowing tablets.
So, let’s invite fans of both to a cozy bar (restaurant, too, so yes Matt “Manyfingers” Cidoni, you are legal/invited!) in Philly, I thought, and called Mr. Fergus Carey before I could re-think. Fergie of course being Fergie, said, “Why not?” and now hello Tape N Type. A Type-IN, but louder. Activities will include: (but are not limited to) : Typing Speed Competition with wifty prizes, Mystery Mixtape Box (“One Tape Enters, One Tape Leaves”), Headphone Charades, Typewriter/Boom Box Swap, Instant Interviews and no doubt more. Bring Typewriters, Audio Cassettes and machines to play same, headphones/earbuds, journalist-style portable tape decks, Carbon Paper, and mixtapes to toss in said MM Box.
WHEN: Sat., 15 Oct. 2-6 pm
WHERE: Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom St., downtown Philadelphia, just blocks from Market East Station.
PRICE: Free, if you’re carrying anything relevant to the above list of Mature Technologies!
RSVP to phillytyper@gmail.com.
Here’s the poster below as a pdf
phillytyper 
