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Here are some pictures from today's Pen Posse Pre-LA Edition.

 

 

This was supposed to be our annual Pre-La Pen Posse where we get ready for the LA Pen Show which is next weekend. I had called this Pen Posee a few weeks ago and it all seemed normal. But.......life has a way of making things interesting. The Japanese TV show "Wafu-Souhonke" is filming an episode with a segment on Nakaya. Ether and I were contacted back channel about being interviewed for the show. After a bunch of discussions, Ether convinced the show to film our Pen Posse. So today the film crew came to our headquarters and filmed us and our Nakayas.

 

 

 

The film crew from Japan.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8463984644_f52b2250d8_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

Azusa giving Lisa some instructions.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8462884637_67f82ae242_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

Bonding with the film crew.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8463985698_23cc0caec7_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

The film crew were awesome. They came and filmed the entire Posse including segments entering Peter's as well as the staff at Peter's. We talked about our Nakayas and even wrote and recorded a message to the craftsmen at Nakaya. They filmed everyone's story and I showed off my Nakaya pens. They're going to send us DVD of the show so we'll have a viewing party when it arrives.

 

 

 

I think the Nakaya filming scared off some members and at least one member had car troubles. :rolleyes: Even I did not anticipate this failure mode. I think I scared the film crew with my laugh when said member's message ob FB appeared on my phone. Still it was a very wonderful Posse. We had a new member Zach show up. As with all new members, they are enthralled with the wonders of the Pen Posse Box of Goodness.

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8463986894_d2223ee942_z.jpg

 

 

 

Zach does some wonderful calligraphy in Old French.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8462887473_33398515b2_z.jpg

 

 

 

When is the Nakaya filming over?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8462884991_0b2ed51733_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

We had some old members show up for the first time in a long time. Yay! Ms. Loathesome.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8463986124_6e412712b3_z.jpg

 

 

 

We had Mickey giving lessons in Spencerian script and dip pen use.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8463991690_ae046f2690_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

Of course, Todd worked on a few pens. Ms. Loathesome had a leaking 51 and asked Todd to look at the pen. "He proceeded to unzip a pocket on the lower leg of his cargo pants and whip out a fiber optic mini flashlight to begin his intense study of the said implement." Thus Ms. Loathesome gave Todd a new moniker, the Penguyver.

 

 

A pesky Ahab

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8462889619_815772ed3e_z.jpg

 

 

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8462888547_c3a09bb4ab_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

A satisfied customer

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8462890127_e90b6985dd_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stuff

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8463992596_6303d4cf3d_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

A nice nib

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8462891489_c43ef23d87_z.jpg

2020 San Francisco Pen Show
August 28-30th, 2020
Pullman Hotel San Francisco Bay
223 Twin Dolphin Drive
Redwood City Ca, 94065

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Bonus! Great coverage (as always), Ricky.

"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick; and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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I'm glad you took photos of the crew, Ricky. I completely forgot to. The interviewer is Hideyo and the camera man is Kazo (not sure of the spelling) who came from Japan last week and are leaving tomorrow (no time for sightseeing, I guess); Azusa works out of the LA office (not sure if that's strictly the TV show's office, but probably more of a production company that works with the the TV show's producers. I'm guessing.).

 

We learned -- rather *I* learned; Ricky already knew -- that the man who makes the barrels (the shape) and cuts the threads is 79 years old and doesn't have an apprentice. Draw your own conclusions! (Me, I want to buy a bunch more Nakayas! If I want a custom Nakaya, I'd better order it sooner rather than wait.) (I do want one. I just thought I had an unlimited amount of time to decide, heh.)

 

We Nakaya owners, users, appreciators wrote short notes to Nakaya using our Nakayas and said something to the camera directly to Nakaya (the crew will show the Nakaya craftsmen this footage), so that was fun. I like that we all use pens that individual men made with their hands and years of knowledge and experience.

 

As Mickey showed MsLoathsome how to write in a Spencerian hand, I realized again the wealth of knowledge Pen Posse shares -- from handwriting to repairs to nib tweaking and from sharing inks and papers and pens. And non-pen knowledge, too.

 

Maybe this little segment about Nakaya will spur a Pen Posse to form somewhere in Japan... hey? That would be cool.

 

Thanks for documenting Pen Posse, Ricky!

 

 

 

P.S. The photo entitled "Stuff?" That's my stuff! :-D My F-C Penvelope and pens and the Levenger Pen Parapet with four Nakayas and the pen bag with Pilot Parallels and Pentel brush pens and TWSBI Minis, :-D.

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oooooooo

Thank you! This was so cool.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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P.S. The photo entitled "Stuff?" That's my stuff! :-D My F-C Penvelope and pens and the Levenger Pen Parapet with four Nakayas and the pen bag with Pilot Parallels and Pentel brush pens and TWSBI Minis, :-D.

And your new smartassphone, too. ;)

"When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick; and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

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Here are some pictures from today's Pen Posse Pre-LA Edition.

 

 

This was supposed to be our annual Pre-La Pen Posse where we get ready for the LA Pen Show which is next weekend. I had called this Pen Posee a few weeks ago and it all seemed normal. But.......life has a way of making things interesting. The Japanese TV show "Wafu-Souhonke" is filming an episode with a segment on Nakaya. Ether and I were contacted back channel about being interviewed for the show. After a bunch of discussions, Ether convinced the show to film our Pen Posse. So today the film crew came to our headquarters and filmed us and our Nakayas.

 

 

 

The film crew from Japan.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8379/8463984644_f52b2250d8_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

Azusa giving Lisa some instructions.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8365/8462884637_67f82ae242_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

Bonding with the film crew.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8463985698_23cc0caec7_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

The film crew were awesome. They came and filmed the entire Posse including segments entering Peter's as well as the staff at Peter's. We talked about our Nakayas and even wrote and recorded a message to the craftsmen at Nakaya. They filmed everyone's story and I showed off my Nakaya pens. They're going to send us DVD of the show so we'll have a viewing party when it arrives.

 

 

 

I think the Nakaya filming scared off some members and at least one member had car troubles. :rolleyes: Even I did not anticipate this failure mode. I think I scared the film crew with my laugh when said member's message ob FB appeared on my phone. Still it was a very wonderful Posse. We had a new member Zach show up. As with all new members, they are enthralled with the wonders of the Pen Posse Box of Goodness.

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8389/8463986894_d2223ee942_z.jpg

 

 

 

Zach does some wonderful calligraphy in Old French.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8462887473_33398515b2_z.jpg

 

 

 

When is the Nakaya filming over?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8462884991_0b2ed51733_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

We had some old members show up for the first time in a long time. Yay! Ms. Loathesome.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8463986124_6e412712b3_z.jpg

 

 

 

We had Mickey giving lessons in Spencerian script and dip pen use.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8463991690_ae046f2690_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

Of course, Todd worked on a few pens. Ms. Loathesome had a leaking 51 and asked Todd to look at the pen. "He proceeded to unzip a pocket on the lower leg of his cargo pants and whip out a fiber optic mini flashlight to begin his intense study of the said implement." Thus Ms. Loathesome gave Todd a new moniker, the Penguyver.

 

 

A pesky Ahab

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8462889619_815772ed3e_z.jpg

 

 

 

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8462888547_c3a09bb4ab_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

A satisfied customer

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8462890127_e90b6985dd_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stuff

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8463992596_6303d4cf3d_z.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

A nice nib

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8099/8462891489_c43ef23d87_z.jpg

 

Wonderful diversion: the opportunity to share all about your favorite hobby via media!

 

It would be wonderful to get this clip posted here :) :thumbup:

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The producer contacted me and said the segment would be aired in Japan at the end of this month or beginning of March. Afterward, she will send me a DVD -- and a Pen Posse shall be convened for the U.S. premiere. :-)

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The producer contacted me and said the segment would be aired in Japan at the end of this month or beginning of March. Afterward, she will send me a DVD -- and a Pen Posse shall be convened for the U.S. premiere. :-)

Yay!

2020 San Francisco Pen Show
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The producer contacted me and said the segment would be aired in Japan at the end of this month or beginning of March. Afterward, she will send me a DVD -- and a Pen Posse shall be convened for the U.S. premiere. :-)

Bonus!!

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Hi! I really enjoyed the TV program in Japan.

Here's the video I've recorded on my HDD.

 

And I'm really happy to know there're many people who love Nakaya!

 

Thank you so much,

VirtuThe3rd

 

From Japan

 

 

Nakaya Fountain Pen Was Broadcast On Television!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQD9cA7dbXQ

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Wow. Thank you.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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