phillytyper

SO… looks like Cory Doctorow’s tech blog BOING BOING has a mention here. Ditto for MAKE Magazine over here.

Though MAKE did  stick a question mark on “A Pleasant Afternoon of Manual Typing?” which in point of  fact it could be agonizing for our computer softened fingers for some of us if we get carried away. I know I personally am only good for a letter or two at the moment–though my ability to backspace and type XXXX is improving by leaps and bounds.

Also just got off the telephone with the Philadelphia Daily News and have had a nice email chat with a Philadelphia  Weekly reporter…. so Le Type-IN, as they’re probably calling it overseas, is becoming less obscure by the minute!

Train station pub. Vintage typing machines.  Stamped envelopes.

It’s all happening at BRIDGEWATER’S PUB inside 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, 30th & Market Streets.

SATURDAY, 18 DECEMBER, 1 P.M SHARP

SEE a choice selection of vintage writing machines. TOTE your favorite functioning manual typewriter (and maybe one or two to swap/sell).                     COMPETE in a typing contest for dinky prizes. COMPOSE a holiday letter (we’ll provide nice paper & stamped envelopes). CONSULT with an experienced typewriter tech. ENJOY the excellent kitchen & vast selection of craft beers at Bridgewater’s Pub. FREE to typewriter aficianados, but please RSVP to phillytyper@gmail.com .

humbly sponsored by trophy bikes university city and the trophy bike garage liberties walk, northern liberties

download poster below!:

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