To Type, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth...

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Currently in the earholes:

Hey, look, I think it’s those blossoming cherry trees that people tell me about! The author’s notes, by Ivan Echevarria. Sounds like he’s got perhaps 19 still left in that box, if I got #6. Maybe you’ll get lucky too, if you are Mary’s Correspondent! An example page: Currently in the earholes:

And speaking of stuff in the mail, the Tape Pals box made it to Joe tonight – and here’s his report! (: Currently in the earholes:

I get unreasonably happy when working on a nice box to send someone, especially when I get to savor it for a couple weeks. The open box lives on the bar, and every so often I’ll make something to drop inside, building the mystery bit by bit… Currently in the earholes:

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Actually, now that I stare at it some more, I’m thinking it looks more like a 1964 Electra 110. The arrow label on the front of the keyboard, the carriage knob, the red half-space button.. yeah, that would explain why the front face looks different.

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The obligatory “Writing Environment” money shot: Currently in the earholes:

Currently in the earholes: I mean, if you think collecting a full set of Selectric elements is tough, try collecting like 180 different Composer ones! Luckily, Composer elements are plentiful, and the people who actually want them is like maybe a half-dozen, so I have high faith that I might someday become the first person […]

Some links from Gunier – his animations on Youtube, and his Spotify account, but I don’t have a Spotify account. Currently in the earholes:

Ninety Minutes of CHROME TAPE Marantz-Recorded Goodness from Joe & Mitch, with EXHIBITS! A little addition I made to the Mission Kit, for seeing things in a *different light*. Analog to Digital, for archival purposes. Well, had 90 minutes worth of listening to do, so I worked up a couple new letterheads. Currently in the […]

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Typewriters of James Bond 007 – From Russia With Love Back to the Bond series re-watch with the director’s commentary, looking for typewriters and identifying them for posterity. (:First shot of a typewriter is almost 20 minutes into the film, as will become the norm, in Moneypenny’s office. That sure looks like a green SCM […]