tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post7901495714479940821..comments2023-06-05T05:38:21.987-07:00Comments on A Typewriter A Day Keeps the Doctor Away: The Professor and the Olympian: Hanging out with Richard Poltmichaelianyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-2911122096624906072012-08-05T09:18:07.820-07:002012-08-05T09:18:07.820-07:00What a cool story! It's too bad we weren'...What a cool story! It's too bad we weren't there at the same time. I hope you continue to enjoy that Olympia you can always haul it out to make the rest of us jealous.notagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915679111849352765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-29383186605355632982012-08-05T05:33:15.875-07:002012-08-05T05:33:15.875-07:00Great post, Michael. Thanks for sharing this momen...Great post, Michael. Thanks for sharing this momentous occasion with us. That Olympia is downright gorgeous!<br />6'7"? Dear god...you guys make me feel so incredibly short...L Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585495720234064210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-55993376820058457792012-08-05T04:02:16.606-07:002012-08-05T04:02:16.606-07:00You know, I saw that Craigslist ad and contemplate...You know, I saw that Craigslist ad and contemplated going and swiping that one myself, since it's in relatively close proximity to me. I'm glad it was the two of you that did, and it sounds like (store clerk aside) the afternoon/evening was a really neat experience for you both!<br /><br />Salut!A.R.M.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11647457788080424015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-68309051467063083032012-08-04T21:59:20.248-07:002012-08-04T21:59:20.248-07:00So blingy! That is a nice looking machine. I'...So blingy! That is a nice looking machine. I'd say it was too garish for my taste if I weren't already guilty of owning a gold Royal. Gold trim and Olympia performance would be so choice. Any idea if the gold is more durable on this machine than on the Royal QDL?<br /><br />One of the gold Olympias is on ebay. I can't wait to see how crazy expensive it gets.Dwayne F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07032059161503386028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-52406898188791407252012-08-04T21:49:37.345-07:002012-08-04T21:49:37.345-07:00Michael, Richard already has a gold Olympia in his...Michael, Richard already has a gold Olympia in his collection.Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-82481394029246017302012-08-04T21:34:07.529-07:002012-08-04T21:34:07.529-07:00Yeah he said hes a bad influence hahaha but i did ...Yeah he said hes a bad influence hahaha but i did need that extra urging. I went into that store with absolutely zero intention of purchasing that typewriter. In all honesty, Richard was probably going to buy it but i think he saw into the future and the joy i would get in having this machine in my possession. He acted selflessly and for my greater benefit, to be sure. It's a ridiculously opulent machine - maybe too pretty to type with, but i'll use it anyway hahaha - probably not too much in public though because i dont want to encourage people to rob me hahahamichaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-82678093595766622352012-08-04T21:24:24.254-07:002012-08-04T21:24:24.254-07:00"to perve at" - love that hahaha!! like ..."to perve at" - love that hahaha!! like perving at that australian pole vaulter melanie adams or your stephanie rice!michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-41123908524220480072012-08-04T21:12:34.887-07:002012-08-04T21:12:34.887-07:00Richard - thank you for hanging out. It was indeed...Richard - thank you for hanging out. It was indeed fun and momentous. Hope we get to do it again one day.michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-28825196515949042762012-08-04T21:10:31.573-07:002012-08-04T21:10:31.573-07:00Ted - no doubt it was a special day. The man knows...Ted - no doubt it was a special day. The man knows his typewriters, alright. It was really cool and i hope a lot of us get to meet him. Besides typers, he obviously has a passion for philosophy and i also learned that he heads a site on one of his fav authors, the obscure and aberrant Harry Stephen Keeler. The typosphere is lucky to have Mr Polt among its more distinguished members and certainly one of its leaders. I hear you're not too shabby yourself!michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-40278597161248424562012-08-04T21:09:41.019-07:002012-08-04T21:09:41.019-07:00So this is Polt over-exposure week, no? ( :
RIchar...So this is Polt over-exposure week, no? ( :<br />RIchard shared with me the Olympia back story; I told him he's a"pusher" lol! The gold Olympia looks to be in pristine condition, what a find!Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-37728432114465656672012-08-04T16:02:25.394-07:002012-08-04T16:02:25.394-07:00Richard seems to have become quite the super-star ...Richard seems to have become quite the super-star in the blogs of late! Not that such a nice guy shouldn't get such airtime. <br /><br />It sounds like you've had quite an adventure! It's great getting about with typewriters, and I'm really starting to love seeing these posts from all around the place. <br /><br />And oh, how hard is it to read a blog, when you KNOW that there's going to be more photos of that olympia to perve at.Scott Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243020164163596709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-34207248910801664012012-08-04T15:50:49.774-07:002012-08-04T15:50:49.774-07:00You told it like it was! (Except for the part abou...You told it like it was! (Except for the part about my running for president -- that is WAY beyond my introverted skill set.) Thanks for the reminder of a great afternoon.<br /><br />Readers can see the event from my perspective <a href="http://writingball.blogspot.com/2012/07/type-out-with-michael-y.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706279880858264207.post-65826918532989213812012-08-04T15:27:49.676-07:002012-08-04T15:27:49.676-07:00Meeting the distinguished Professor Polt *and* hav...Meeting the distinguished Professor Polt *and* having him guide you to such a magnificent machine like some magical, oversized typewriter fairy? and then he bumps you a Jackson to help out? Yeah, that's a day I'd never forget! :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.com