His Nibs.com --

January 4, 2008

HisNibs.com update --

Happy Birthday to the King!

January 4th, 2008

As I'm sure all of you are aware, January 8

marks the birthday of the King. Now no need

to send lots of presents...I have everything

I need.

Oh wait. You thought I was talking about the

other King? I see. Well, in

recognition of the 8th also being the

birthday of Elvis....Lai Yee has found

material for a pen wrap just for him. I guess

it's deserved. Graceland is rumored to bring

in a few more tourist dollars than His

Nibs'

Palace.

For those of you joining us at the Philly Pen

Show starting January 25th, if you are

planning to purchase pen rolls once you

arrive, please drop us an email now so that

Lai Yee can start making the pattern(s) you'd

like...ready for you to pick up at the show.

I also plan on bringing a good supply of the

Duke/Uranus Multifunction pens...but my

supply is dwindling fast...and re-supply

doesn't look promising.

I hope that more of the Delta Israel 60th

Anniversary pens will have arrived from Italy

in time for the pen show. It sounds like it

will be a close call.

On the blog...'Miraculous' Recovery for Man

Who Fell 47 Floors

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in this issue

* Pen Roll fit for the King

* Multifunction pen

* Delta's Israel 60th Anniversary pens

* On the blog....'Miraculous' Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors

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Pen Roll fit for the King

http://www.hisnibs.com/PenRollElvisArmy8-2_small.jpg

We have quite an unusual tribute to the King

here, as the pattern relates to items from

Elvis Presley's stint in the U.S. Army!

Shown are his Selective Service registration,

Certificate of Service, Honorable Discharge

document...even his dog tags!

While we're on the subject of honoring

veterans, the December 28th entry on my

weblog has a link to a PBS video of my good

friend Kurt Gimson, who was stationed in the

Pacific theater during WWII. The video link

can be found here http://tinyurl.com/2z2se3.

Kurt called me just a few hours before I

wrote this, and I was thrilled to learn that

he's sending me a copy of the diary he kept

during the war...and which is mentioned in

the video. Sorry to say, he informed me that

he mostly used a typewriter, and not a

fountain pen, to record it!

More pen rolls here.... - http://www.hisnibs.com/pen_rolls.htm

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Multifunction pen

http://www.hisnibs.com/Uranus2018BothHN_small.jpg

The usual multifunction pen from Asia has a

fountain pen on one end, and a ballpoint on

the other. Here's a truly unique variation on

that theme. This pen has a liquid-ink

rollerball on one end, and a Chinese

calligraphy 'brush' on the other!

Unscrewing the cap above the clip reveals a

super-smooth rollerball, fed by liquid ink.

The metal tip allows for the most demanding

writing, from the Sunday crossword puzzle to

multi-part forms. But, unlike the pasty 'ink'

used in a conventional ballpoint, this

liquid-ink rollerball provides for a smooth,

skip-free writing experience, allowing for a

quick note -- or an extended writing session.

Pulling off the cap from the other end of the

pen reveals the real surprise however, a

self-contained, flexible calligraphy 'brush',

fed from the same ink source as the

rollerball! Made of a soft, sponge-like

material, the faux-brush allows for the

writing of traditional Chinese characters (or

Japanese 'kanji'), with a fidelity as close

to using a real calligraphy brush and ink

stone as I've seen.

See more photos here... - http://www.hisnibs.com/uranus_2018.htm

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Delta's Israel 60th Anniversary pens

http://www.hisnibs.com/DeltaIsrael60-3pen2_small.jpg

In 1948 the nation of Israel declared

independence and in 2008 Israel celebrates

its 60th anniversary.

The Israel60 collection offers 948 fountain

pens with particulars in vermeil (.925

sterling silver gold-plated) featuring the

lateral lever filling system. It offers also

1948 fountain pens and 1948

ballpens/rollerballs, both with trimmings in

sterling silver with aged finish. The

Limited Edition fountain pen features a

converter or cartridge (threaded) filling

system and the rollers are easily convertible

into ball pens.

Read more... - http://www.hisnibs.com/israel_60th.htm

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On the blog....'Miraculous' Recovery for Man Who Fell 47 Floors

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/hisnibs/Blog/Miscellaneous/AlcidesMoreno.jpg

"If you are a believer in miracles, this

would be one."

DR. PHILIP S. BARIE, on the recuperation of

Alcides Moreno, a window washer who plunged

47 stories last month.

Follow the link below to read this incredible

story in the New York Times.

Read the full stories here... - http://hisnibs.blogspot.com

Regards,

Norman Haase

His Nibs.com

www.hisnibs.com

Blog: http://hisnibs.blogspot.com

January 8, 2008

Sort of off topic.. but were you born in 1956? I'd find that a bit amusing as my father was born just 9 days before on Dec 31st 1955 and also happens to be named Norman Haase. :-D

I'm curious how you pronounce Haase? We pronounce it HAH-zee.. but most people I've ran into with the Haase surname pronounce it Haas.

Happy Birthday!

Edited January 8, 2008 by sph33r

January 8, 2008

HisNibs.com update --
Happy Birthday to the King!
January 4th, 2008

As I'm sure all of you are aware, January 8
marks the birthday of the King. Now no need
to send lots of presents...I have everything
I need.

Oh wait. You thought I was talking about the
other King? I see. Well, in
recognition of the 8th also being the
birthday of Elvis....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pen Roll fit for the King

http://www.hisnibs.com/PenRollElvisArmy8-2_small.jpg

We have quite an unusual tribute to the King
here, as the pattern relates to items from
Elvis Presley's stint in the U.S. Army!

Shown are his Selective Service registration,
Certificate of Service, Honorable Discharge
document...even his dog tags!

Well, a merry birthday to you, Norman! And to the late swivel hips as well.

Wow, maybe I should put all of my old stuff together and make something out of it! I think the only thing I actually have though is my DD-214. But that's the most important thing for me! Oh, how I wanted that DD-214 when I hadn't gotten it yet! I'm not sure if I still have a draft card around somewhere or not. I think we're required to carry it on us but mine might have been in a wallet that was stolen years ago. Well, no real danger of my getting drafted now anyway!

Again, merry birthday to you, Norman.

January 8, 2008

HisNibs.com update --
Happy Birthday to the King!
January 4th, 2008

As I'm sure all of you are aware, January 8
marks the birthday of the King. Now no need
to send lots of presents...I have everything
I need.

Oh wait. You thought I was talking about the
other King? I see. Well, in
recognition of the 8th also being the
birthday of Elvis....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Pen Roll fit for the King

http://www.hisnibs.com/PenRollElvisArmy8-2_small.jpg

We have quite an unusual tribute to the King
here, as the pattern relates to items from
Elvis Presley's stint in the U.S. Army!

Shown are his Selective Service registration,
Certificate of Service, Honorable Discharge
document...even his dog tags!

Well, a merry birthday to you, Norman! And to the late swivel hips as well.

Wow, maybe I should put all of my old stuff together and make something out of it! I think the only thing I actually have though is my DD-214. But that's the most important thing for me! Oh, how I wanted that DD-214 when I hadn't gotten it yet! I'm not sure if I still have a draft card around somewhere or not. I think we're required to carry it on us but mine might have been in a wallet that was stolen years ago. Well, no real danger of my getting drafted now anyway!

Again, merry birthday to you, Norman.

January 10, 2008

Sort of off topic.. but were you born in 1956? I'd find that a bit amusing as my father was born just 9 days before on Dec 31st 1955 and also happens to be named Norman Haase. :-D

Son!!!!! That's wild! He must be an incredibly handsome, intelligent and successful man. Yes, I was born on January 8, 1956.

I'm curious how you pronounce Haase? We pronounce it HAH-zee.. but most people I've ran into with the Haase surname pronounce it Haas.

I know that in Germany it's pronounced 'HAZ-A' (two syllables, like the soft 'a' sound when Porshe is pronounced correctly). My grandfather Americanized the pronunciation, so our family says 'HAZ', one syllable, like in Hagan 'DAZ', of which I had my share last night.

Happy Birthday!

Thanks very much! Please give my regards to your father...from his namesake.

January 10, 2008

Wow, maybe I should put all of my old stuff together and make something out of it! I think the only thing I actually have though is my DD-214. But that's the most important thing for me! Oh, how I wanted that DD-214 when I hadn't gotten it yet! I'm not sure if I still have a draft card around somewhere or not. I think we're required to carry it on us but mine might have been in a wallet that was stolen years ago. Well, no real danger of my getting drafted now anyway!

Again, merry birthday to you, Norman.

Thanks very much!