tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post1139177517444165627..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: Report from Sitwell'sRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-6657147841684127702013-05-03T03:25:10.123-04:002013-05-03T03:25:10.123-04:00I was privileged to be at that type-in. I brought...I was privileged to be at that type-in. I brought in my Oliver 3 replete with sheet metal cover on a suitcase dolly, and if I remember correctly the regulars there did their best to "pretend" we weren't there. I mean, you have to really work at it not to notice an Oliver. <br /><br />Yours,<br />MartyMartin A. Rice, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11855770090552152269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-68513082177488933702013-04-30T12:50:35.176-04:002013-04-30T12:50:35.176-04:00I hope so!I hope so!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-2776466517351947442013-04-30T12:42:28.076-04:002013-04-30T12:42:28.076-04:00I would imagine somebody from the flash mob would ...I would imagine somebody from the flash mob would see your entry and comment with a "I was there. I was part of that group."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-4629305187397129032013-04-29T18:53:27.945-04:002013-04-29T18:53:27.945-04:00Most insurgent action in Apple Store Covent Garden...Most insurgent action in Apple Store Covent Garden: load Typosphere.net and Typewriter heaven home pages onto as many macbooks as I could. Satisfying.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-48534691603629952222013-04-29T10:09:10.822-04:002013-04-29T10:09:10.822-04:00I participated in a Direct Action Flaneurs insurge...I participated in a Direct Action Flaneurs insurgent typewriter event last year in New York's Grand Central Station. We used our typewriters in various locations in the terminal. But security guards prevented us from even entering the Apple Store. No Noiseless Portables allowed, apparently.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-39739110739678319452013-04-28T22:04:10.827-04:002013-04-28T22:04:10.827-04:00That's neat! It's good to see nondigital t...That's neat! It's good to see nondigital trends spreading by digital means. Let's keep the momentum going.<br /><br />I see that the two guys in Ogden considered themselves a mini flash mob!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-30077748098604957182013-04-28T21:51:39.898-04:002013-04-28T21:51:39.898-04:00I've added all these reports on the Cinci 2011...I've added all these reports on the Cinci 2011 type-in to the relevant section. Also, just discovered randomly that there was apparently a Type-In in Utah in April of 2011, that I don't know if anyone else knew about:<br /><a href="http://www.standard.net/topics/wasatch-rambler/2011/04/06/old-typewriters-stir-memories-amaze-youngsters" rel="nofollow">http://www.standard.net/topics/wasatch-rambler/2011/04/06/old-typewriters-stir-memories-amaze-youngsters</a><br />So I added it too. :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-69889722878866521492013-04-28T19:33:07.608-04:002013-04-28T19:33:07.608-04:00Two right!Two right!Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-33422974441074134732013-04-28T18:23:13.879-04:002013-04-28T18:23:13.879-04:00You're on. I think we'll be a flash duo.You're on. I think we'll be a flash duo.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-68911950940995013482013-04-28T18:22:55.271-04:002013-04-28T18:22:55.271-04:00Typed letters?Typed letters?Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-28543375512849263272013-04-28T18:22:40.579-04:002013-04-28T18:22:40.579-04:00I can't wait.I can't wait.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-65211220621567676662013-04-28T18:21:36.231-04:002013-04-28T18:21:36.231-04:00The great typewriter man Martin Tytell used to tel...The great typewriter man Martin Tytell used to tell a similar story about how typewriters saved him in World War II. I believe he kept busy during the war producing typewriters with exotic typefaces such as Burmese.<br /><br />My own father's typing skills helped him get stationed in Massachusetts during the Korean War.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-67505413337713374402013-04-28T16:41:33.631-04:002013-04-28T16:41:33.631-04:00Would the two of us constitute a "flash mob&q...Would the two of us constitute a "flash mob"?Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-2745993143250102912013-04-28T16:40:12.665-04:002013-04-28T16:40:12.665-04:00Fantastic post - and stories! Please put Sitwell&#...Fantastic post - and stories! Please put Sitwell's on our list of "things to do in Cincinnati" in October.Robert Messengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-56164367270369233522013-04-28T15:46:32.373-04:002013-04-28T15:46:32.373-04:00As the young people say, "cool story, bro.&qu...As the young people say, "cool story, bro."<br />I wonder how they are contacting each other without any of us seeing the trails.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-51840034408704423692013-04-28T15:02:10.771-04:002013-04-28T15:02:10.771-04:00Maybe that should be the location for the next typ...Maybe that should be the location for the next typewriter flash mob. XD can you imagine the looks on the baristas' faces when they see five or six typists doing their thing on their tables?Miguel Chávezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411154570699775904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-35216720174010718332013-04-28T13:34:38.718-04:002013-04-28T13:34:38.718-04:00Man, a typewriter flash mob, that is the coolest! ...Man, a typewriter flash mob, that is the coolest! And how could this have gone under your radar???<br /><br />Great ambience at Sitwell's, certainly not like Starbucks where typers get stoned by the mob. Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-55821807936674503152013-04-28T13:32:43.574-04:002013-04-28T13:32:43.574-04:00A first! A typewriter flash mob! Too bad they di...A first! A typewriter flash mob! Too bad they did not let you in on it. That fellows story is great. Good news when a stranger gets into a conversation about typewriters and typing.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-38194214322920584452013-04-28T13:16:41.960-04:002013-04-28T13:16:41.960-04:00Yeah, I think a typewriter flash mob is a quintess...Yeah, I think a typewriter flash mob is a quintessential insurgent act. (Even more so if instead of taking place in a funky coffeehouse, it took place at an Apple store ...) I was glad to hear that it happened, and actually glad that I had nothing to do with planning it. That's a sign of spontaneous insurgency activity springing up, in independent <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2012/07/cells-of-resistance.html" rel="nofollow">cells of resistance</a>. Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-32695495885289082652013-04-28T13:11:42.148-04:002013-04-28T13:11:42.148-04:00I find it highly interesting that you've tagge...I find it highly interesting that you've tagged this post under "insurgency!" I like it!<br /><br />I had no clue that a typewriter flash mob had been attempted. I wonder if anyone took photos..<br /><br />Anyway, great story from your new acquaintance!Will Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371377137844175320noreply@blogger.com