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About phillytyper

Co-owner, Trophybikes in Philadelphia; live with and tolerate computers; but I also dig manual typewriters. Shoot film from time to time, as a break from the rush of digital. Favorite bikes: Brompton S3L-X, Surly Cross Check, SURLY Long Haul Trucker Favorite camera: Leica M4, Fujifilm X20, Nikon F4. Favorite typewriter: Olympia SM9, Olivetti Lettera 22.

Should Valentine’s Day be a MONTH? (discuss)

Valentine’s Day is Saturday–and good luck with all that.  We say it’s always best to have an Alternate Plan prepared; call it a Follow-Up if you like. That’s where we come in.  Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 17, upstairs at the Standard … Continue reading

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Farewell to Strangeloves

Publetters host (and paper maven at Casa Papel) Nestor Torres peers over our final stack of handwritten mail from January at Strangeloves Bar in Wash West. For February, we return to Northern Liberties and to one of the city’s best … Continue reading

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We wrote to OHUMWA, Iowa, and NOLA –and PENNSAUKEN!

Last week’s Publetters upstairs at Strangeloves went swimmingly, and we added a slew of new cities to the list, including hard-working Pennsauken, NJ, and Hammonton–becoming known for its taco and burrito blocks!           NOW, comes the … Continue reading

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Getting familiar at STRANGELOVES

Well, a private party upstairs and the resulting packed house made things a bit tight at first for our Publetters debut at Strangeloves, a nice bi-level bar on 11th St. between Walnut and Locust in Center City Philadelphia (BTW: it’s from the same people who … Continue reading

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PUBLETTERS stamps into ATLANTA, GA

We did a spur-of-the moment, ad hoc, maybe even off-the cuff Publetters at Meehan’s Downtown, a classic tavern just across the street from the America’s Mart — where the Gift Show is hosting a stack of greeting card companies and their … Continue reading

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FIRST PUBLETTERS OF 2015 — DOOBIES, Tuesday, Jan. 6th

NEW FOR 2015: First, join us at DOOBIES BAR, 22nd and Lombard this very Tuesday, 1/6 for the first Publetters of Twenty-Fifteen. Starts at 7pm, like all* Publetters–and it’s free. Wednesday–if you’re in Atlanta, GA–we will be at a special … Continue reading

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Sealing up a year…

Got a final letter into the mail box at Amtrak 30th St. Station, with 6 hours to spare–close by cosmic standards–won’t be received till next year! Coming soon–a January Publetters, and next week, a special “one-night-stamp” in Atlanta, Georgia at … Continue reading

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Cranking ’em out at the Standard Tap!

Setting a new house record –we bundled up 54 hand-written, sincere letters by evening’s end, in the cozy second floor of the Standard Tap.  The fireplace was fully involved, and sweaters wound up draped all over the place as a … Continue reading

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Thank you Philadelphia City Paper for the fresh ink!

Okay; following a great article in the Inquirer, we braced for the inevitable backlash–instead, there came another complimentary story in the Philadelphia City Paper. Please read it/tweet it/Like it, and all that, but above all, please come on out to write … Continue reading

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Suspicious Parcel today…

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