Episode 210: A Box of Flamingos (with special guest Carol Beggy)

Today on the show, we have a much needed catch up, with a freewheeling discussion around Tools of the Trade and Fresh Points. We cover the new Blackwing 574, the Field Notes Dream Journals, Bluesky, and even talk about something Andy's only dreamed of — Star Trek wine.For this episode, we recorded video, available to Patreon subscribers! If you’re a patron, head over to Patreon to see our faces and visual examples of many of the things we discuss. And if you’re not a patron, join us at any level and you can see this and other supplemental content at any time!Show Notes & LinksArab Strap bandGangs of London TV seriesStardew ValleyIt. Goes. So. Fast. : The Year of No Do-Overs by Mary Louise KellyThe Terraformers by Annalee NewitzPsalm for the Wild-Built by Becky ChambersI Cheerfully Refuse by Leif EngerField Notes Dream Journal Gift SetMade in BaltimoreBlackwing 574Find us on [email protected]@[email protected]@[email protected] Stationery Folk Starter PackEberhard Faber Permapoint 182Star Trek wine advent calendar!Your HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy [email protected] on BlueskyTim Wasem@TimWasem

For this shorter episode, we’re fighting our pre-US election anxiety by talking about handwriting in digital notebooks. Johnny had a few questions about it that we didn’t have time to ask Roland in the last episode, so instead he turned to Andy and Tim, both who have some experience writing on a tablet with a stylus, to learn the ins and outs of digital writing.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Light PhonereMarkable tabletGoodnotes appKindle ScribeThe Far Side by Gary LarsonYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, for our special Erasable Book Club episode, we discuss the new book The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. And who else better to discuss it with, than the book’s author himself, Roland Allen! Roland joins us from the UK to talk about how he researched the book, how the structure of it came to be, and especially to geek out about his favorite notebook and writing utensils.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonThe Notebook: A History of Thinking on PaperUniball Micro UB150Stalogy notebooks at JetpensOur GuestRoland AllenRoland-Allen.com@notebook_historian on InstagramYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight we catch up on some Tools of the Trade, from watching too much British TV, to the Allman Brothers. We look at the latest Blackwing release, compare ADHD to stationery, and Andy recaps his trip to Europe. And finally, we reveal our next book club book, which we’ll talk about in the next episode!If you want to follow along in our book club discussion, pick up a copy of The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland Allen. We’ll be discussing it for episode 217, coming out the week of October 7, 2024.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonOur book club selection: The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper by Roland AllenBlackwing Vol. 71The Library ThiefFahrenheit 451The MarchThe AcolyteCalexit: The comicDrunk On All Your Strange New WordsThe Power Broker

During our Decade of Pencilcasting celebration, a few folks mentioned that we should talk more about art pencils, and our good friend Leslie Herger from the RSVP Podcast and Comfortable Shoes Studio joined us to do just that!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonXOXO 2024 Field NotesGentleman Stationer ShopNahvalur Aqua Regia and Terra FirmaUni-Ball ZentoPilot Precise: HarmonyComfortable Shoes StudioLess is More HealthyLess’s KofiLess’s YouTube recommendations:DrewscapeDanny GregoryKoosje KoeneToby SketchlooseAlfonzo DunnOur GuestLess HergerComfortable Shoes StudioLess is More HealthyYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

In this episode, we;re taking a break from rooting for Team USA to check in with a midsummer episode about some fun new Blackwings, the latest Field Notes release, and a rousing round of Tools of the Trade to see what we’ve been listening to, reading, and writing with.Show notes and linksErasable PatreonSturgill Simpson GQ ProfileJohnny Blue Skies - Passage Du DesirJason Hardy SongsJason Isbell Field NotesStephen Wilson Jr. - Son of DadMicrotomic Blackwing ErasRobert Brighton BlackwingsField Notes Index editionNarwhal Original Plus in Lovina GraphiteDiamine Midnight HourHitide DTLA

On this episode of Erasable, the guys are trying to muster as much patriotic spirit as they can and talk about some of their favorite American-made stationery brands. From JR Moon to Write Notepads, there are still some good quality products made between American shores. Plus: Updates from Blackwing, Andy’s trip to Seattle, and more!Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonBorn in the USAJ. R. Moon General Pencil CompanyMusgrave Pencil CompanyBlackwing 746 CollectionJason Isbell Field NotesQuintessence: The Quality of Having ItYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

After a few weeks of different mixes of hosts and guests, we’re back as The Terrific Trio tonight, talking about the latest Tools of the Trade and Fresh Points.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonStar Trek DiscoveryNuclear War: A ScenarioWriters Playing Video GamesSuitsDaisy Jones and the SixBlake Mills "If I'm Unworthy"Navel GazingUnder the BridgeGuild of Bookworkers Newsletter ArchivePlaylist to win a custom journal from JohnnyXOXO Fest 2024Stephen Sondheim Auction:OLD old BlackwingsOld and new BlackwingsPocket Bullet JournalNew Narwhal pens” Spring Nautilus and Pride EditionsYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

Tonight, Andy and Johnny are chatting, sans Tim, about some of the recent spring releases from Field Notes and Blackwing, recap Andy’s trip to The Happiest Place on Earth™ (hint: it involves many many pressed pennies) and they even talk about $75 minimalist notebooks. Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonLevenger True Writer OriginsThree Body Problem on NetflixThree Body Problem Trilogy by Cixin LiuThe Core of an Onion by Mark KurlanskyDisney pressed pennies Jerry Garcia necktiesFancy iA Writer NotebookField Notes Flora EditionBlackwing Volume 710Independent Bookstore Day 2024 BlackwingsDeadest Prints Field NotesYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem

This is a fun episode, folks. We’re joined by Carol Beggy, a longtime listener, group member, newspaper journalist, and author of “Pencil”, one of the latest books in the Bloomsbury Object Lessons book series, joins us to talk about her book and the object of all of our affections. We chat about the wonders of the newspaper supply cabinet of the 1900s, Thoreau, collecting pencils, and much, much more.Show Notes and LinksErasable PatreonPencil (Object Lessons, by Carol Beggy)Object Lessons seriesJohn C. BurkePortage Reporter NotebooksChina markersThe Transcendentalists and Their WorldOur GuestCarol BeggyYour HostsJohnny  GamberPencil Revolution@pencilutionAndy WelfleWoodclinched@awelfleTim Wasem@TimWasem