Editing The Pen Addict 260/transcript (section)

== Pen Line Future ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. So, yeah, I want to see what they do with this line, because I think they have something here. It looks good. And it works great.

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'''Brad Dowdy:''' So you dropped this next topic on me. This was a big surprise here. And I had to scramble a little bit. I had to rack my brain. So tell me what's going on here. Well, it wasn't that big of a surprise.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I told you about it last week. But, you know, whatever. We're in the vortex of time here, everyone.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Top five pens, 2017 edition is what we're going to talk about today. This was recommended to us by, I'm going to say, Mahuika. I'm so sorry. I would go with that. I'm so sorry if I butchered your name. Because they were listening back to the old episodes of The Pen Addict, and they pointed me towards episode 19 and episode 20. Where on these episodes, you spoke about your top five pens, and then I spoke about my top five pens. We did things very differently back in the day, where we would split that over two episodes. You know, I was talking last time about cliffhangers. Because that's a really big cliffhanger. That's like as big as a cliffhanger you can go.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. Because we'd only go about 30 minutes, maybe, or so.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, they were about 30 minutes. We doubled the episode length over time. I hope that you're happy with that, everybody. So, on episode 19, you unveiled your top five pens. And they were the Vanishing Point, the Pilot Vanishing Point, the Moleskine Classic Rollerball Pen, the Pilot Hi-Tech C, the Sakura Pigma Micron, and the Kaweco AL Sport.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's a pretty good list. I'm not going to lie. Are you happy with that list? That list holds up. I'm very happy with that list.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, here's the thing, right? I'm going to talk about my list in a minute as well. But you have something in your list that is interesting to me, where I'm the same for all but one of the pens that's in my current top five. I think if you took the value of all of the pens in your episode 19 top five list and added it together, it would still be less money than any single pen that you choose from your 2017 list. Without question. And I am that for all but one of my picks will be the same.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, this is a... The episode 19 list is awesome. It completely holds up. My list today is vastly different, like, in a huge way. Huge way. But I want to talk about this old list, Myke. You know, the Vanishing Point is still awesome. I love that pen. I have several of them. The Moleskine Classic Roller would get more play if they didn't discontinue their refills. That's why it was such a good pen is because they had these .5 gel refills that were fantastic. And they became impossible to get. And so, that pen's just gone by the wayside. It's still a great pen. The refills are impossible to hunt down. The Pilot Hitec C, I still use. I just happen to use it in a pen type B barrel. The Secura Pigma Micron is at hand all the time because it's one of the best drawing marker pens. And the Kaweco AL Sport, I use constantly. So, these are all great pens. I'm really happy with these choices. They hold up. Now, the next, my current top five, it's not going to relate to this list at all. It's kind of scary. It's not in any way, shape, or form. But that's the hard thing about this because that doesn't invalidate the old list. It's just my top five, I mean, I could pick 50 different pens, right? Also. Depending on my needs, are going to be the right choice.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There's two fountain pens on that list. Two. Which is also very different to your current list as well. Oh, absolutely. Absolutely. So, we'll get to those in a minute, but let's talk about my top five. The Retro 51 Tornado. The Pilot Vanishing Point. The Lamy Safari. The Hitec Sea Coleto. And the Kaweco Classic Sport. So, I would say, again, I'm happy with that list because... Yeah. Because this is the thing, right? It's like, it depends where you are in your journey. If you are 20 weeks into your pen addict life, like I was, it's a pretty solid list, right? And where we are now, things have just scaled. So, the Retro 51, right, like that has been in my top five lists forever. And it will probably continue to be until the end of time. The Vanishing Point. The Pilot Vanishing Point. I have fell out of love with that pen dramatically over the time. And I think I was kind of blinded by my price investment. It was like the most expensive pen that I'd ever bought by a factor of three. And I think that forced me and my mind to love it more than I did. Because it was just not comfortable for me to use, but I tried to ignore it, you know? Sure. But it is a fantastic pen. It's just not for my writing style, for my grip style. The clip gets in the way. I have seen and I saw some at Lanter of the Vanishing Points. I have the clip removed. Yeah. And I do find it's an intriguing prospect, but I feel like I've maybe moved up a gear, like, since then, where to feel like I maybe wouldn't use a Vanishing Point that often. So, like, I'm just not interested in putting the investment in. But if you really want a Vanishing Point in your life, getting the clip removed by someone who can do that or buying one that way if it's uncomfortable for you. It's a good way to deal with it, right? Because I tried it out and it was great. I mean, the Vanishing Point that works for me the most is the one that Jeff gave me, like, the classic one. The clip is, like, way lower profile. And I can use that comfortably.

'''Myke Hurley:''' All right. And Lamy Safari, right? Like, I still recommend this pen. I've been using Lamy Safari recently. Again. Oh, really? Because I've got the petrol, right? Okay, yeah, yeah. And I've been using it. Like, it's a great pen. It is. It's just a great pen. It's a great pen. The Hi-Tech C Colito is a really interesting pick for me because I do not like the Hi-Tech C. But I don't like the Hi-Tech C body. I like the Colito. The Colito is the multi-pen. And I had, like, ten really bright colors that I got from JetPens or something or however many it takes. And I love that little guy. I've still got it. I've got a couple of them now, actually, because I bought a couple over time. I've still got them.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's still probably the best multi-pen.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, yeah, yeah. It's my favorite multi-pen that I've ever owned. It's a great little pen. And then the Kaweco Classic Sport. I have, you know, I have a great affinity for the Kaweco brand and the Sport because it was, you know, a great pen early on for me. But I don't really use them anymore, right? And then they go ahead and do something like make the Kaweco King. Which, by the way, Mem in the chat room has pointed out, the Kaweco King debuted in 2006 and they still haven't sold all 300 of them.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Breaking news. Breaking news. We're 11 years behind discovering the Kaweco King.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And do you know where that information came from, Brad?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Where, Michael?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Stationary.wiki. Yeah. Yeah, it did. So. Love it. It's getting filled up. So that was my top five back. Many, many years. What year was this? Oh, my God. I'm terrified to look at this.

'''Myke Hurley:''' 2012, Brad. June 2012. Are you serious? We're five years from doing that. It was June 21st, 2012. So we're just shy.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. I'm still happy with this list, though. Like, I could come up with this list today and be really, really happy with it.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It is. I mean, both of these lists for us, they are solid lists. They're just not where our tastes are anymore. Yeah.