NYC Potlatch 2?

DunEdinRanger · Jan 28, 2011

DunEdinRanger said:
Get the video cams ready!

"Wait, you mean a 50 year old USED Fountain Pen is better than a modern one built at the Parker Pen Factory in Shanghai?"

brianw said:
If you need to ask that question.... there will not be enough tape in NYC to catch all the things that will happen to you tomorrow.....

I'm just going to point to Craig87c, and say, "Could you please explain to my friend here, the fountain pen neophyte, why a vintage 50 year old Parker 51 Fountain Pen is infinitely better than a modern Hero 616 built at the Parker Pen Factory in Shanghai." :lol:

Alacrity59 said:
If you all get to the Carnigie (I'm a Canuck . . . probably did not spell this correctly) deli . . . take pictures.

Mike

If we get there we will take photos!

craig87c · Jan 28, 2011

DunEdinRanger said:
I'm just going to point to Craig87c, and say, "Could you please explain to my friend here, the fountain pen neophyte, why a vintage 50 year old Parker 51 Fountain Pen is infinitely better than a modern Hero 616 built at the Parker Pen Factory in Shanghai."

Hmph. I was thinking of doing the same to you! I'm actually bringing my 51. Better bring your army of Chinese pens to try and show who has better taste in pens :laugh:

brianw said:
I think I will personally help the Art Brown staff toss you.....

I'll hold him down while they kick him!

brianw · Jan 28, 2011

I'm bringing about a dozen with a '61 flighter as well as a few examples of other makes.... and a '51 aerometric with a crisp italic nib :w00t:

brianw · Jan 28, 2011

Also Craig... lets do the match test on a '51 and a hero and see which one goes up in flame... that cheap plastic versus the lucite... no contest :thumbup1:

DunEdinRanger · Jan 28, 2011

brianw said:
Also Craig... lets do the match test on a '51 and a hero and see which one goes up in flame... that cheap plastic versus the lucite... no contest

Your old college frat must have been Pi Rho? :tongue_sm

craig87c · Jan 28, 2011

DunEdinRanger said:
Your old college frat must have been Pi Rho?

The "start drinking earlier" idea is sounding better and better by the minute..and by the pun :thumbup:

SiBurning · Jan 28, 2011

Pi Rho just makes me want to light a cigar.

DunEdinRanger · Jan 28, 2011

SiBurning said:
Pi Rho just makes me want to light a cigar.

Wish You Were Here. The Pink Floyd.

craig87c · Jan 29, 2011

Well I'm early! See you guys soon.

DaveNJ74 · Jan 29, 2011

Have fun at Wet Shavers gone wild. :thumbup1:

Evbo · Jan 29, 2011

Holy crap -- First I totally forgot about this get together & then I got so hammered w/work...I haven't looked at this thread in weeks. I thought everyone was getting together this evening for beers, burgers & bulls... :blush:

uh, conversation! Obviously, I was wrong. :mad3:

That'll learn me to check the thread from time to time. Sigh.

Oh well. FWIW, I had stuff to do w/my kids today so I probably couldn't have made it anyway. Next time, then. Hope everyone had fun!

brianw · Jan 29, 2011

Hello from Rattle and Hum.... waitress is being seduced by our charms except for Lou who is wearing the veg....

brianw · Jan 29, 2011

Hey from Rattle and Hum
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RichGem · Jan 29, 2011

brianw said:
Hey from Rattle and Hum
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Howdy guys! Who's who ?

craig87c · Jan 29, 2011

RichGem said:
Howdy guys! Who's who ?

From left to right: NicholasSalerno, brianw, me, RudyVey and SiBurning. DunEdinRanger took that photo.

DunEdinRanger · Jan 29, 2011

craig87c said:
From left to right: NicholasSalerno, brianw, me, RudyVey and SiBurning. DunEdinRanger took that photo.

Yes, I controlled my AD's admirably, except for Mosswood A/S, and a Palmolive shave stick.

Unlike some people, who shall not be named... Right BrianW, Craig87C? :lol:

DunEdinRanger · Jan 29, 2011

brianw said:
Hello from Rattle and Hum.... waitress is being seduced by our charms except for Lou who is wearing the veg....

She asked me what I was doing hanging out with you curmudgeons. I told her that a few times a year, they let me take the codgers out so they can have some fun.

She was so impressed, I have her number. Strange, I haven't seen a 555 exchange before. :tongue_sm

DaveNJ74 · Jan 29, 2011

If anyone needs to be bailed out let me know.

brianw · Jan 29, 2011

Everything was okay until Lou uncorked that LV, I thought Rudy's knees were going to buckle and I have never seen a store clean out that fast......and yes Lou I know you wanted that Somerset Chubby 3....you just were not fast enough

DunEdinRanger · Jan 29, 2011

brianw said:
Everything was okay until Lou uncorked that LV, I thought Rudy's knees were going to buckle and I have never seen a store clean out that fast......and yes Lou I know you wanted that Somerset Chubby 3....you just were not fast enough

Yeah.. when I was told the price of that brush, they almost had to call EMS - talk about knee buckling. And then there was that OMAS Fountain Pen.