This event at the Auburn State Theater, 985 Lincoln Way in Auburn (near Sacramento) is the brainchild of Gary Moffat, who welcomes questions at gm50wpm@gmail.com.
Starting at 4 pm, there will be an exhibit of over 50 vintage typewriters. You can try many of them, and possibly win one by participating in a typing test and a 10-word story contest. A few will be for sale. At 6 pm, Richard Polt will be interviewed by Gary and local TV news anchor Edie Lambert. The typosphere's favorite cult film, California Typewriter, follows at 7. Tickets can be purchased here for $25.
Watch this brief video for Gary Moffat's personal invitation to the event:
Here is the Facebook page for the event.
TYPEWRITERS
ReplyDeleteIn the late 19th century
A time of development bliss
The great gun maker Remington
Bought a patent that he could call his
Created with a foot pedal
Charming flowers stenciled on
Mark Twain spent a fortune
And regretted buying one
We’re talking early typewriter
QWERTY printing through a ribbon
In the formal business place
To have one was a given
Think of beautiful longhand
Written, mailed, received
Replaced by some ugly typeset
“Junk Mail” you’d have to believe
Computers are now here to stay
Typewriters – well, they have gone away
But look at the keyboard you use everyday
See QWERTY? Still here, what can I say?
Joanne Kenzy
April 2014
www.thepoetqueen.com
Lincoln, Ca
It's not every day we get poetic comments on this blog. Yay!
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