Archive for May, 2008
Yeehaw!
It’s here! The much-anticipated E-Pure Rhodia notebooks! We got ours last Saturday from France via New York, especially hand-delivered to us here in the Windy City. We dare say, we’re the first to own this hot hot hot eye-candy notebook here in the US!!! The notebooks were made available at the 2008 Chicago Pen Show, in different sizes and prices. Keep an eye on it. We’ll let you know which retailers already have them. Or if you have seen them in your local shops, take some pictures and share it us. Please?
2008 Chicago Pen Show:
Sneak Preview
Hey guys! We were at the 2008 Chicago Pen Show a few hours ago, to catch a glimpse of the event, before the “Big Day” later today, Sunday, May 4, when the doors open to the public. It was already quiet when we got to the venue at Westin O’Hare, but we still spotted a number of attendees conferring with each other. Here’s some of the initial photos we took.
This is a very soothing impression you’ll see as you will enter the hotel lobby.
An arrow directs participants to that show.
Some of the participants surf the Internet during their down time.
And finally, we met up with our new friends from Francis and Spain, who came all the way from their to attend the Pen Show.
This Is It!
“This is the big one!” – Wayne Samardzich
“The pen auction is a major event.” – Len Provisor
“Fountain pens are hot!” – PR Newswire
UPDATED SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
FRIDAY , May 2, 2008 – subject to change
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. – GRAND B & C; Everyone is welcome to congregate, meet one another and buy, sell and trade pens. Doors lock at 12:00 am. with overnight security in place Friday night for entire space and Saturday. Around 6:00 pm. the full Grand Ballroom should be ready for Saturday setup for dealers with table registrations.
8:00 p.m. – PARTS AND TOOLS AUCTION – 12th floor
10:00 p.m. – DESSERT PARTY SPONSORED BY GREGORY H. SACHS. 12th floor.
SATURDAY, May 3, 2008 – subject to change
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. BUY/SELL/TRADE – GRAND BALLROOM; additional space is available in the evening in the MADISON (across from Executive Forum).
4:30 to 5:30 – Internetters meeting in the Executive Forum Theater. Meet representatives from popular internet sites. Meet other internetters and join us for APPETIZERS and soft drinks.
SEMINARS – EXECUTIVE FORUM THEATER
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Legendary SUSAN WIRTH’S presentation on how to find pens that enhance your writing and why pen shows can really help
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – REPAIRS FOR COLLECTORS presented by the renowned Joel Hamilton and Sherell Tyree of Inkpen.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – STUART HAWKINSON’S demonstration on the use of his latest tools for cap repair.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. MEET THE AUTHORS and BOOK SIGNING. Meet authors of recent pen books who will be attending the show, especially the latest book on the Parker Vac. Question and answer period and book signing.
SUNDAY, May 4, 2007 – GRAND BALLROOM
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – GENERAL ADMISSION – dealers can remain open until 5:00
12:00 p.m. – PCA Children’s presentation – Lakeshore Room by ballroom
Schedule of Events via Chicago Pen Show 2008 official website.
Flickr Friday: It’s A Pug’s Life
Alas! We found our Rhodia dog. In fact two Rhodia dogs, Polly and Gretel, our two adorable pugs from the Emerald City. Two weeks ago, we noticed that most, if not all, of our featured Rhodia pets are cats. While we admit our feline fascination, we were quite sure we could find a canine version. We weren’t just sure how soon. Pretty soon, it turned out. Our two featured pugs are owned by Andrew from Seattle. On his Flickr, Mr. Rogers, aka “asr-cascadian” details the life and times of these two pudgy creatures, from Polly’s trip to a Pug Gala to Gretel’s penchant for people-watching from their living-room window. Other sets also include a virtual photo essay on a trip to Israel, as well as France. Go check it out.
