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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.

Hither, Yon & and Beyond

Posted on March 23, 2016 by phillytyper

(Yes, there’s no way to ignore the sad news from Ankara and Brussels; we can only reach out to others, any way we can, and make sure they know we are listening.  Words on paper are just a small bit of … Continue reading →

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Dear Cuba… I know it’s been a while, but…

Posted on March 18, 2016 by phillytyper

Writing letters is something that President Barack Obama gets. As the New York Times reported, he uses the “10-LAD” (Ten Letters A Day) system, where he reviews 10 letters from Americans and works their messages into his messages and speeches. … Continue reading →

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Yards Presents PubLetters!

Posted on February 27, 2016 by phillytyper
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February Marches On!

Posted on February 18, 2016 by phillytyper

We survived Valentine’s Day at a packed Doobies Bar! –including some inspired couples from the Rosenbach Museum’s LoveLetters/Publetters collaboration. (The Rosenbach offered a hands-on tour of vintage love letters from the Civil War era and beyond, then directed said visitors towards Doobies so they … Continue reading →

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Love Letters/Pub Letters on Valentines Day

Posted on February 5, 2016 by phillytyper

Publetters is, as always, every Tuesday in February at DOOBIES BAR. But, on Feb. 14th, Valentines Day, in a special collaboration with the Rosenbach Museum of the Free Library, we are proud to offer LOVE LETTERS / PUB LETTERS.  The Rosenbach will … Continue reading →

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Do Be at Doobies!

Posted on January 30, 2016 by phillytyper

February, we return to where Publetters all began–DOOBIES BAR. After a lovely month at  Clarkville , we’ll spend Tuesday evenings at 22nd & Lombard in SW CC. Starts 2/2.📬   AND — there will be a special Love Letters /  Publetters … Continue reading →

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PUBLETTERS 2016 SKED SHAPING UP!

Posted on January 25, 2016 by phillytyper

Okay, we have reached out to all sorts of bars to the north, the south, the east and the west and repeatedly “Gotten to Yes”, as the Harvard Biz School might put it. Our calendar is more than half-full, so … Continue reading →

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Best wishes to the Monk’s Bunk!

Posted on January 20, 2016 by phillytyper

Well, that’s a first!  We wrote to Portland and Seattle and Torrington CT, and a host of other places… then we wrote to Russia and, finally, to the capital of Estonia, Tallinn.         A good night’s work, one … Continue reading →

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Warm up near the pizza oven tonight!

Posted on January 19, 2016 by phillytyper

Cold is relative; think about the warm emotions a nice letter brings out on the second reading.  Join us tonight (19 Jan.) for the third Publetters of January at Clarkville, 43rd & Baltimore Ave., where the pizzas rival the craft beers, or … Continue reading →

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PUBLETTERS MAKES CLARKSVILLE DEBUT

Posted on January 8, 2016 by phillytyper

SOMETIMES a letter needs to wear a coat of ink, especially when it’s freezing outside!  The first Publetters in University City came off without a hitch at Clarkville, a pizza-meets-craft beer joint just off (d’oh) Clark Park at 43rd and Baltimore. … Continue reading →

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