Fountain Pens. People Of The Pen: My first time at a pen show.
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- čas přidán 17. 01. 2019
- I love using fountain pens. Why fountain pens? I had to know. I have three. One was made for me by a fan. Being that my goal is to improve my penmanship in 2019, going "full-on fountain pen" seemed like a reasonable thing. My favorite learning style has always been total immersion. I went to the show expecting to be there a couple hours, but fell down a deep rabbit hole. After I got there, I discovered something even more interesting than the fountain pen, it was the people of the pen. I only planned on taking pics and a few short vids for instagram. I ended up staying for several hours, seeing that I easily could've attended this for three full days. I haven't met people that were so eager to share their love of this hobby and business. What you are watching was a compilation of videos I edited in no particular order. The final edit produced a serendipitous, informative, humorous, inspiring, and poignant show. All by accident, or was it?
If you enjoyed my documentary People of the Pen, reach out to the real stars of the film and tell them you enjoyed them. Their contact info is pinned in the comments. Thanks!
My observations about media and culture are fun and informative for some, offensive for some, but always the truth.
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If you enjoyed my documentary People of the Pen, reach out to the real stars of the film and tell them you enjoyed them. Here they are:
-Mario Campa- Toys from the attic. tftamail@gmail.com
-Bert Oser- Bert@bertramsinkwell.com
-Jerry Tong- the pen with the swirling ink. jerry@additivepens.com
-Lisa Vanness- vannessonline@gmail.com
Ralph Reyes from Chicago- regaliawritinglabs.com @reachingralph on instagram
-Joshua Lax, Nib Maven, jjlaxpenco@gmail.com
-Mark Bacas, Nib Grinder, mark@nibgrinder.com
-Nik Pang, Worlds greatest calligrapher, nik@entropy.ink
-Richard and Jaqueline, philadelphiapens.com
-Michael McGettigan, Publetters.com
-Pier Gustafson (funny hat guy) piergustafson.com
We must be on the same wavelength at the moment. I subbed to your channel a few months ago...watched one video and would parachute in from time to time just to skim through a few more videos but then you come up again as I search for fountain pens...I recently bought one...and now here you are again.... starting the same journey I myself just recently embarked on...so interesting. Fountain pens are amazing...I bought my first for 25...now im looking to buy a more expensive one.
The young guy at 23 minutes needs his own pen-themed youtube channel. He's got passion. Great documentary George - very interesting.
Getting to write with fountain pens was one of the reasons I begged my parents to transfer me from public school to Catholic school back in the ‘60s. The nuns did not allow ball point pens then.
Judas Priest!! That kid at the 22:28 mark was absolutely fantastic to listen too. The passion was amazing!! Thank you George.
You have such great taste, I too have recently become familiar and enamored with the jewel of fountain pens, second only to my love for pipes
This was very well done. I've been a serious FP enthusiast for decades and still learned at lot. Thanks 😊🙏
My grandfather was a college professor; he used to always have ink stains on the breast pockets of his shirts and as a kid this would always baffle me. This documentary has opened a flood of fond memories of him, thanks George! This is also the second time i'm watching this and i have to say i think you've introduced me to a new hobby. I am already a DE razor hobbyist and i see many parallels to the fountain pen hobby.
Muhammad Umer : known as pocket protectors.
My brother bought a rifle with battlefield markings etched into the stock from the soldier who "owned" it. The mystery involved with owning it is incredible. I bet the same sense of time travel is true when owning a vintage pipe or pen.
Hey r u going to bingo? Is this rideshare ?
I love the featured chop stick microphone, that was a good idea, it made me smile
What a pleasure you brought me this morning! I shall search this home high and low, drawer by drawer, until I find an old fountain pen I've had for years. And I shall purchase ink and I shall, once again, endeavor to leave a bit of my soul on a lovely blank sheet of paper. Gracious of you to allow the stars of the show to shine. Thank you for their references. Wonderful documentary!
This was incredible, you really captured the passion surrounding this community. Thank you.
A much better and more interesting video than I expected.
Also, I watched it to the end, which I didn't expect either.
Thank you, George.
George, I've enjoyed so many of your episodes that when you spoke of this one I knew I had to watch it. So as I sit here enjoying my Toro sized cigar I knew it would take over an hour so watching this video was perfect. I truly loved the interviews. I am also just recently discovering fountain pens so this one was near and dear to my heart. It opened my eyes to the world of pen shows
At 22:20 we get the Legend. The soul that is willing to push the boundaries of the hobby. Thanks for this interview sir!
Welcome to the pen community..let it grow..and let it flow...😀
I enjoyed every minute of this hour. Thank you!
What an interesting group of people. I very much enjoyed hearing what they had to say. Thank you for filming this and putting this out for us to enjoy.
That was great! I watched all. Thank you sir.
Is that a vortex method microphone?
Oh man that was neat! Been waiting for this upload. Super awesome! Thank u.
primary school in holland obligated to write with these type of pens. They were plastic but the principles were the same. I loved it !
Interesting take on fountain pens. It's rekindling my interest.
Wow! Thanks for sharing this. Very cool hobby and art!
You knocked the ball out of the park on this one.
U are the best George. Been watching you from day one my friend. You give great advise.
By the way is that a chopstick microphone? Lol
In my country, kids are encouraged to used fountain pens until they graduate school (grade 10), and from grade 11 every one seems to quit it for ballpoint because they are easy to find and cheap. I have fallen in that habit too. It has been a few years since I stopped using a fountain pen and think I need to get into it now. Will be buying a good fountain pen later this evening to write my journal.
This is magnificent!
Excellent work George! I didn’t think I’d love this or even like it!
Really enjoyed attending a pen show vicariously via this video! Thanks.
... oh and I look forward twist ending the next pen show I can find. Thank you again for all you do.
Nice presentation George. Thank you. Well done.
Very fun video. Glad you included me in it! On my CZcams videos you see some examples of why I NEED 3000 pens in my collection. Most of them are there because of how differently the make me write or draw. They tend to control me, not me them.
Pier, either the world is small or You Tube is more of an invasive brain virus than I ever imagined. Glad to see you in this video but even more so, I am glad to see you have worn one of your interactive paper hats at the show that you made for the urban sketching group.
Awesome! I'd love to go to a pen show one day. Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed it! 🖋🙂👍
George ! I don't smoke a pipe or write obviously but, I always find all of your content very intriguing. Thank you for broadening my interests a little.
Brings back memories of joining a Victorian church school in the north of England 1961. We all used dip in the inkwell pens even fountain pens not allowed. Going home with inked up fingers. Inkwell filler-upper was one of our jobs. Glad when ballpoints were allowed, lot easier. Now, “thanks George”, investing in a nice fountain pen.
Outstanding! Well done and Thank You.
I’m glad I watched this. It was amazing sir
This is great. Thank you! I started using fp’s a few months ago and now have 10 of them. Makes my job a little less mundane using them. Piques the interest of co workers as well.
Really enjoyed especially the PubPen guy. Fantastic. Thank you
This is really interesting to me , thanks learning again.
Wonderful stories. Thank you.
I discovered your "how to be alone" video and thoroughly enjoyed it, then I seen again another pipe smoking video recommended to me. I really love how chill you are, I wish to be as humble as you in my older life. Take care and I wish you all the best!
Fantastic documentary.
I inherited a Parker fountain pen from my great aunt when she passed away when I was 8 or 9. It was manufactured in the 50's and had her name engraved in it. I still used it until a few years ago when it stopped functioning. Looks like I should have it repaired.
Chopsticks aside, I’m impressed with your interview skills. Camera shakes a little but I’m aware of all the inputs going on. Well done sir. Any budding journalist should do themselves a favor and watch this.
FANTASTIC, George! I’m a dentist from Arkansas (gonna have to pay Lisa a visit!). I write hand written notes to new patients and get positive comments on doing that, but it would make an even larger impact on people if I wrote with a fountain pen. Thank you for crafting this piece!
Cliff Higgins come by anytime!
One of the most enjoyable videos that I've watched, in a very long time. You're absolutely correct, as you shared with your pipes. I have a few myself. My tobacco is Prince Albert. I have a few ebonite pens, nothing vintage, and hope to find one someday. My ink is Parker Quink. I feel like I'm in another time, and location, something as simple as writing in my journal, or a letter; pen in hand, and pipe in mouth, I am transported.
Conducting interviews with a chopstick microphone holder using the vortex method...the only true way to get down to the bottom of things...at the molecular level. I love it!!!
I'm still using the tungsten Mont Blanc slimline fountain pen I bought back in 1986. It still writes smoothly, fine gold nib with cartridges or converter (depending on where I am). I'm looking forward to going to my first pen show in London in October 2022. Fascinating film, thank you!
Excellent job, sir.
Really great show! I've got some of the same addictions (pipes, pens + vintage straight razors)
wow great job george, i need to buy a fountain pen!
Thank you for this video. I just got my first fountain pen and have never been to a pen show so this was very interesting.
I'm so glad I subscribed to this channel.
I never thought I would watch a 1-hour long video about pens.
I remember using a fountain pen and being fascinated by them as a kid in the 1960s. I haven't thought about them again until now. At the time cartridge pens were popular as well as ball point pens of course. The cartridge pen resembled a fountain pen but instead of having a rubber refillable bladder the had a replaceable plastic ink cartridge.
Ralph Reyes passionately described finding a lifelong writing companion in a valued and cherished fountain pen. I think what was said that was most true was that writing with a fountain pen adds character and distinction to your writing. I also like old books and you often find inscriptions written with a fountain pen and it makes you dream about who and when and under what circumstances they were written. Thanks
A cartridge pen is also considered to be a fountain pen. It's just another way to fill it. Most modern fountain pens are cartridge pens. In most cases you can replace the cartridge with a "converter" which acts as a little piston, so you can use bottled ink which is much less expensive than cartridges but you also have a much larger selection of inks available.
@@stephanfeinen3923 Thanks for that explanation.
Great video! I’ve never been to a pen show and have been a fountain pen user for four years.
Watching again 👍
Love this
Bert! He’s been a friend to my uncle for many years. I bought my first Montblanc from Bert about 20 years ago when I was a young 19 year old Marine visiting for the weekend during a holiday. He inscribed my initials in the clip. Man did I think I was classy! Never had it occurred to me that writing with a good pen could be something more than just recording numbers and letters on paper. I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked why someone would spend so much money on a pen. All I do is hand them the pen I’m using, slide them a piece of paper, and tell them to sign their name. About 60% of the time they just get a surprised look, nod approvingly, and the conversation is over. It is then that they understand 🙂
This was great, thank you.
I see why you're getting into fountain pens, the aesthetics, the history and the people. Nick's story is painful yet amazing and almost spiritual.
Excellent! -Stephen, Ohio
Very interesting George. My dad colelcted pens and I never got into their use before he passed. Very well done.
Very nice intro for those about to fall down the pen, ink, paper rabbit hole... spoken from experience.
Great video as always!
But I don't know if I'm going to use a fountain pen any time soon but then again I didn't think I was going to try smoking a pipe and i just ordered a 7 days secondhand corn cob pipe-box from Missouri and I'm thinking of getting a oil lamp, and my beard is almost down to my nipples so never say never i guess :)
You really do inspire.
Keep on trucking brother! :)
What a beautiful font!
NOTE: Next @publetters session is Tuesday, 22 January at @thepostphl bar, 129 S. 30th St. in Philly. Goes 7pm to 9-ish; come and write a letter(s) or post card(s) and drink a beer(s) with us. Just look for the old guy with the briefcase, packed not with cash, but with stationery and stamps. It's FREE.
Love the Bob Barker mic! Interesting topic George. No, I had no idea what a nib was😁
Thank you George for helping me to locate more members of my clan.
Love the chopstick microphone!
Fountain pen shows are overwhelming.
Very interesting! I'm not sure if it's the correct translation but I think it's called Cursive Handwriting, when the letters are put together with lines in a tasteful way?
Anyway I enjoyed those writing classes in school when was a kid, I think I will try to pick it up again now after watching this George!
Peace from 🇸🇪
Great piece....
I think i found the real thing i need thanx sir thanx a lot
Great documentary George!
I was bitten by the fountain pen bug a year ago, and now have 40 or so pens. There is an artistry, a craft, to manufacturing quality fountain (and dip) pens. My favorites are Lamy (German) and machined American-made pens from small manufacturers. Next step is investigating vintage pens. And yes, ink and paper are part of the whole culture. Good times.
If you haven’t already, checkout ‘Figboot on Pens’ channel. He has reviews of pens and inks going back years.
Moonlight sonata is one of my favourite classical pieces.
I have a pen and handwriting fetish myself....I have hanging in my study, replicas of: the Emancipation Proclamation, the US Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Gettysburg Address....not because these are important historical documents (they are), but because the handwriting is so beautiful and pleasant to look at.
Why is excellent handwriting so pleasing to look at? I love looking at peoples writing and I have no idea why.
A very interesting video.
Well Done!
What did u buy?? I just got into FPs recently, so fun! I’m an artist and draw with them.
I picked up a fountain pen the other day(pilot metropolitan), and so far I really don't like it. It has a lot of friction, tugs on the page, stresses me out when it stops writing if I don't hold it correctly. When I'm drawing I'm trying to be loose, expressive, I'm constantly shifting the pen position, holding it in a fixed angle is not for me. Another thing that bothers me is that the tips can be easily damaged, I don't like having to worry about that, I'd rather have something cheap. My personal favorite pens right now are just some cheap stuff, crystal bic, dollar tree r-2 rollerball, and papermate flair medium felt tip.
Great video bruno ...
Back in my College days, the one thing that my Teachers always told me was how terrible my handwriting was.
Due to being ambidextrous, where sometimes I'll have to change hand's when writing, due to my Brain deciding to switch sides, as well as having arthritis in my fingers, my hand writing wasn't exactly the best.
But one Teacher told me "have you tried using a Fountain Pen? As due to the sensitivity of the Pen, you have no choice but to go careful, it's like taking the Training Wheels off your Bike for the first time", an I tried using a Fountain Pen, at first it was a big slopping mess, smudges everywhere, ink all over my hands, but just like playing an instrument, you begin to develop muscle memory, where you reach a point where your writing something down, an without even thinking about how your controlling the Pen, your handwriting is perfect.
P.S. Sadly I got lazy, I needed to write down a number very quickly, I used a Ball Point Pen, I needed to make a shopping list (where I'd cross shit off at the store) I'd use a Ball Point Pen.
But I really am now highly considering getting back into it, my Daughter is 5 years old, she has shit handwriting (she's 5) an I'm not too much of a role model when she looks at my writing.
This is fucking awesome. I'm buying a fountain pen asap.
Where does the word fountain come from as it pertains to pens? Thanks
This is for the People Of The Pen!!! Coming back around again!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Within 3 min already getting knowledge 😎
The Boyish Glee is transparent on GB's expression 😎
I'll never look at a "evil" ball point pen the same.
George and Lisa look good together!
George, Being a fountain pen aficionado I really enjoyed this one immensely! Big question is, What did you bring home?
They must have been surprised when u walkd in. How many folx said, "Oh my God, itz George Bruno!" That has to boost the excitement level there. Pens r interesting.
I have to wonder if you bought a new pen or ink while there? And if you did, what did you buy?
R u single ? Maybe we can try out some pens soon
I love fountain pens I just wish more companies would do like lamy and go with less flash.
Comics time lol! But seriously great investment or coin collecting/silver.
The guy at 31:15, looks like Mathew Perry.
I think George was using the vortex method with that chopstick microphone.
I truly liked this video.
The people interviewed, like most people, say and/or spell their wed presence and/or web address too fast.
When one speaks too fast, like in giving a phone number, the one receiving it generally is not able to understand it.
If the receiver does not understand it, then one needs to rewind or ask again.
So:
When stating a web presence and/or web address, speak slowly and/or spell it slowly.
And it would be a a nice addition to add the web presence and/or web address to the videos narrative below the Channel Name.
Just my three cents worth of a thought.
Love of the pen is a wonderful pastime
Great documentary, informative and inciteful, as an artist I like drawing in bic pen, will go back to drawing in better pens. Thank you.
You saved the best to the last. Very talented and we got to see some pens in action Not just talk, talk,talk. I could tell that you weren’t into pens at that point.If you loved fountain pens as much as I do, chatting would have been secondary to browsing with the desire to buy. As far as smoking an old pipe, drop it before it smokes you! Obituaries never read ..”died from writing with a pen”. 🥴