Typewriter Day: June 23, 2012
Typewriter Day 2012 is this Saturday. Last year we had a trans-global virtual type-in with video and noise and suitable amounts of goggling at some members' superior finger-speed.
This appears to be the year of the occupier, so how about something a little more insurrectionist (within the bounds of civility, that is)? What would be a suitable radical activity/celebration for the 'sphere this year?
- Leave a copy of the Typewriter Insurgency Manifesto rolled into the platen of a plastic electronic wedge at your local thrift mart
- Strap a portable to a bike and try a little mobile art, a la Type Rider Maya Stein
- Stage a little poetry in the park
- Type on a train
- Peck out a postcard
- Send something personal back to junk mailers
* To be totally honest, I might have come this close to forgetting.
10 comments:
Ugh! Coincides with Field Day. Oh, well I may need to take a typewriter to the club. May not get much use though.
WooHoo! I am hosting a type-in in Madison, WI that day. I will be sure to have the Manifesto available on handouts.
"Type on a train"! Man, I only WISH there were a cool train ride to take around here. Riding a train and typing at the same time - that would be the ideal travel experience in my opinion.
Type on a train you say.... hmmm.
I won't be on a Train on Saturday, but I might have to do something similar. Let me think....
I'll meet you at Grand Central. We'll take the 3:40pm to New Haven, Connecticut. How's your schedule for June 23rd, 1946 look? I'll be wearing a grey San Juan Stetson and carrying a Royal Quiet De Luxe. I'll await your telegram at my local Western Union office.
Well, it's good that someone else remembered. I thought I was going to have to do something extreme, like updating my blog, to make note of the day. Missed it, shamefully, last year.
As a matter of fact, I _had_ been wanting to take a weekend rail excursion, recently. This may be something into which I should look.
I've got a wallet full of mini-Manifesto's, so I'd be up for some motivation to drop a few.
The day did kind of sneak up on me, so I'm glad you posted this!
I'm celebrating it this whole week! The 23rd I will have to do something on the Swissa.
@Ledeaux - Whre in Madison? I just may be up that way! I live in Illinois but my wife is always looking for a reason to go back to WI (she went to college in MKE).
Happy Typewriter Day! Love to find people who celebrate typewriters.
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