Meet the humble Baxter box. In all of the moves that I have made over the years, these boxes would have to be the ultimate for shifting a variety of things. These boxes are used to hold and protect intravenous fluid bags (those clear bags of mostly water you see up on poles which have…
Guzman y Gomez is a Mexican restaurant that is incredibly casual and relaxed, while the food is utterly amazing. The first shop opened up in Fortitude Valley a few years ago, and at the time it was placed nicely along the path I used to take from my old apartment in New Farm, to the…
I got a phone call from Steve K (writelephant) about 10:30 telling me that he’d managed to acquire one of the covered park benches at the park. This was fortunate as the section directly under the bridge that I wanted to use was sadly off-limits. They had done some grass replacement there. So when Natalie…
Brisbane type-in/out Captain Burke Park 11m 9th of March. Bring typewriter – and a camp chair. With the type-out/in Only a few days away I’ve got a couple of things on my mind. Firstly, the weather. Like last year there’s a cyclone brewing off the coast, but at least this time there’s no expectation that…
My previous post was about Nick Cave and typewriters but I should have been more accurate at the time, because it was really more about Nick Cave and his typewriters on film and a couple of anecdotes about the man. Had I have done my homework, I would have had a lot more to say…
*Many of the components of this blog entry will not be visible on an iPad or tablet* So, the Nick Cave film ‘20,000 days on earth’ is coming out soon, and the promotional dance has begun. The trailer has a significant amount of typewriter and writing love. I spotted two typewriters in the trailer, but…
Hi. My name is Scott, and I have a typewriter problem. Well…. Not a problem per-se. They’ve all been kept in cupboards and haven’t obstructed hallways and bedrooms. I’m not climbing over typewriters to get into bed. That said, I have contemplated keeping one next to the bed so that I could bash off some…
Finding a venue that will suit everyone’s needs has proved to be a bit of a pain in the backside. So I’ve decided to think outside of the box, and make up a venue of my own. Captain Burke park is a beautiful spot that sits under the Story bridge at Kangaroo point. It has…
bing………….. bing……….. bing………. A hotel for kings and queens, surely! The sweet little display just inside Rob’s front door. Feeeeeeeel the blick love. A bit of Remington 2 love, while you’re at it. A tired eyed yours truly, and the Standard folding with my name on it. (Robs blog) Oh dear… look…
Just a quick reminder that the Brisbane Type-in is still going ahead. I’ve yet to settle on a venue, as the original site that I had booked informed me that a large party was going to take place in the room next door, and were likely to be ‘very noisy’, so I’ve canned that and…
The Filthy Platen 