Josef K wrote:Steve V. wrote:cesb wrote:Ty Webb wrote:Steve V. wrote:Oh, and my love...
1957 Remington Quiet-Riter. Snowman mug.
What kind of lunatic uses a typewriter?! I think even Andy Rooney has switched to a word processor, Steve.
David Sedaris, I think?
FUCK THAT! FUCK THAT RIGHT THERE NOW!
Dude, typewriters are like the vinyl of typing. Didn't you get the memo? Everything you put on paper is immediately more important if you typed it with a portable Remington. It like, makes you look indie. Red/black correction ribbon = colored wax. See the relation?
Honestly, I just like the sound of a typewriter. It keeps me centered when I try to complete my thoughts. The loud hammering. Beautiful music. Like a tribal beat of words. I just draft everything on the old typer (of which I have three at this point) then word process it should I send it out. Also, notice the German stein (?) filled with...PENCILS!
Tom Hanks is on UK TV at the moment. He has a vintage Czechoslovakian typewriter with him. He collects them.
Yeah, I know. Me and Tom hang out. *sniff, pop collar.