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	From Relay, this is The Pen Addict, episode 690. Today's show is brought to you by our friends over at Pen Chalet. My name is Mike Hurley and I'm joined by Brad Dowdy. Hi, Brad. I literally almost said, hi, Brad Dowdy. Hi, Brad Dowdy. Hi, Mike Hurley. How are you? You know, he's saying about that, I listened to the episode of Rob. Thank you very much to Rob for filling in. And Brad, yes, I do listen. I told you, I had your back. I had your back. And so Rob did a fine job of the song, but come on, let's be real.		From Relay, this is The Pen Addict, episode 690. Today's show is brought to you by our friends over at Pen Chalet. My name is Mike Hurley and I'm joined by Brad Dowdy. Hi, Brad. I literally almost said, hi, Brad Dowdy. Hi, Brad Dowdy. Hi, Mike Hurley. How are you? You know, he's saying about that, I listened to the episode of Rob. Thank you very much to Rob for filling in. And Brad, yes, I do listen. I told you, I had your back. I had your back. And so Rob did a fine job of the song, but come on, let's be real.

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	It was so good. And I needed this in this, in this trifecta of articles to where Patty Smith, just like, man, this stuff makes a difference. Right. Right. Me writing stuff down makes a difference. And like the, all the things she would do to practice and her handwriting and just getting her thoughts down. It was like, it was so good. Like, so if you get, if you get a little baited by these first two articles, like I did, just go watch this Patty Smith, um, link on Instagram and, uh, your, your sanity will be restored.		It was so good. And I needed this in this, in this trifecta of articles to where Patty Smith, just like, man, this stuff makes a difference. Right. Right. Me writing stuff down makes a difference. And like the, all the things she would do to practice and her handwriting and just getting her thoughts down. It was like, it was so good. Like, so if you get, if you get a little baited by these first two articles, like I did, just go watch this Patty Smith, um, link on Instagram and, uh, your, your sanity will be restored.

	Um, in the stationery world. So it was, it was so good. It was just fantastic. So anyway, the, uh, quite, quite the run in, in traditional media, which doesn't happen all the time. So it was like, um, it was interesting to see all this stuff drop like within a day or two of each other. So pretty wild, pretty wild. This episode is brought to you by our friends over at ~~Penn~~ Chalet. They sell the products that you're going to love. They're going to sell the stuff that you want from the brands that you're a fan of.		Um, in the stationery world. So it was, it was so good. It was just fantastic. So anyway, the, uh, quite, quite the run in, in traditional media, which doesn't happen all the time. So it was like, um, it was interesting to see all this stuff drop like within a day or two of each other. So pretty wild, pretty wild. This episode is brought to you by our friends over at Pen Chalet. They sell the products that you're going to love. They're going to sell the stuff that you want from the brands that you're a fan of.

	Whether you want a new Pelican, allow me a pilot, sailor, it doesn't matter. Just go to their website. Take a look at the probably over a hundred brands. I haven't counted, but it's got to be. There is new stuff being added to ~~Penn~~ Chalet all the time. Like it's one of the things that's been so incredible over the time that we've been working with ~~Penn~~ Chalet, just how much, how much new stuff they carry in that, in that period of time. Cause they're always adding every month. You'll find new styles of products, new companies being added to the site and ~~Penn~~ Chalet do the		Whether you want a new Pelican, allow me a pilot, sailor, it doesn't matter. Just go to their website. Take a look at the probably over a hundred brands. I haven't counted, but it's got to be. There is new stuff being added to Pen Chalet all the time. Like it's one of the things that's been so incredible over the time that we've been working with Pen Chalet, just how much, how much new stuff they carry in that, in that period of time. Cause they're always adding every month. You'll find new styles of products, new companies being added to the site and Pen Chalet do the

	best prices around as well as having special discounts every couple of weeks and very fast and reliable customer service, as well as selling fountain pens and ballpoints and mechanical pencils and so much more like the implements. They also sell the accessories, whether you need some new ink, maybe you need a converter, a pen holder, a carrying case, no matter what it is, they got it over at ~~Penn~~ Chalet. You do free shipping of orders of over $75 in the US with great shipping rates internationally		best prices around as well as having special discounts every couple of weeks and very fast and reliable customer service, as well as selling fountain pens and ballpoints and mechanical pencils and so much more like the implements. They also sell the accessories, whether you need some new ink, maybe you need a converter, a pen holder, a carrying case, no matter what it is, they got it over at Pen Chalet. You do free shipping of orders of over $75 in the US with great shipping rates internationally

	as well. ~~Penn~~ Chalet has low prices and high quality pens and offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee. But there is a simple reason that if you want to buy something new for your pen collection, you should always go to penchalet.com slash penaddict first because as well as seeing a selection of exclusive offers because you listen to the show, maybe there's something you didn't know you wanted until you go to that website. You will also get 10% off anything over at ~~Penn~~ Chalet. So it makes them the perfect place to begin your pen buying purchase.		as well. Pen Chalet has low prices and high quality pens and offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee. But there is a simple reason that if you want to buy something new for your pen collection, you should always go to penchalet.com slash penaddict first because as well as seeing a selection of exclusive offers because you listen to the show, maybe there's something you didn't know you wanted until you go to that website. You will also get 10% off anything over at Pen Chalet. So it makes them the perfect place to begin your pen buying purchase.

	They have some elite deals this week. I mean, they always do, but sometimes some of the deals stand out. So these Aurora 100th year special edition inks. So Aurora has historically, they're a pen maker, an Italian pen maker, and historically they've made one of the best black inks on the market and then they had blue and that was it. It was like Aurora black and blue if you want it, which I appreciate. I appreciate a pen manufacturer saying here are our inks for our pens. Well, around there for their 100th year anniversary, they did about eight colors, I think, and they're		They have some elite deals this week. I mean, they always do, but sometimes some of the deals stand out. So these Aurora 100th year special edition inks. So Aurora has historically, they're a pen maker, an Italian pen maker, and historically they've made one of the best black inks on the market and then they had blue and that was it. It was like Aurora black and blue if you want it, which I appreciate. I appreciate a pen manufacturer saying here are our inks for our pens. Well, around there for their 100th year anniversary, they did about eight colors, I think, and they're

	mostly sold out, but they have gray and orange left at ~~Penn~~ Chalet, which would probably be like my top two colors in this list. And the price is like half off. I thought they were, honestly, I'll admit that I think they were pretty expensive when they came out. Like it was like, you know, it's a pretty standard color and it's probably a lot for that. But now at this price, it's kind of like a no brainer. Same with the Caran d'Ache 849 ballpoint, which, you know, I'm a super fan of. They have a couple of models here that are lower than any price you'll ever see.		mostly sold out, but they have gray and orange left at Pen Chalet, which would probably be like my top two colors in this list. And the price is like half off. I thought they were, honestly, I'll admit that I think they were pretty expensive when they came out. Like it was like, you know, it's a pretty standard color and it's probably a lot for that. But now at this price, it's kind of like a no brainer. Same with the Caran d'Ache 849 ballpoint, which, you know, I'm a super fan of. They have a couple of models here that are lower than any price you'll ever see.

	If you've been 849 curious, this is the time. And then the endless captive of fountain pen. This has been on my shopping list for a while. And I think today is the day where I go click add to cart. It's the one with the weird little piston twist mechanism built into the backside of the barrel. And I've always been kind of curious how this works. I think it's gotten pretty good reviews from people. I think people enjoy it. And the price at pengellet is obviously just like too good to pass up. So I think this might be my time to jump in.		If you've been 849 curious, this is the time. And then the endless captive of fountain pen. This has been on my shopping list for a while. And I think today is the day where I go click add to cart. It's the one with the weird little piston twist mechanism built into the backside of the barrel. And I've always been kind of curious how this works. I think it's gotten pretty good reviews from people. I think people enjoy it. And the price at pengellet is obviously just like too good to pass up. So I think this might be my time to jump in.
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	There's, there's nothing in between and, uh, pilots at least trying something. So we'll see how it goes. If you would like to send in questions, follow up or feedback about this show, it's very easy to do. So just go to penaddictfeedback.com and you can send them in there. You can also email longer feedback to hello at penaddict.com. At penaddict.com is where you also find all of Brad's great work. And along with a host of other very talented and wonderful contributors. Like if you want to read Brad's IA notebook review, you can go over to penaddict.com.		There's, there's nothing in between and, uh, pilots at least trying something. So we'll see how it goes. If you would like to send in questions, follow up or feedback about this show, it's very easy to do. So just go to penaddictfeedback.com and you can send them in there. You can also email longer feedback to hello at penaddict.com. At penaddict.com is where you also find all of Brad's great work. And along with a host of other very talented and wonderful contributors. Like if you want to read Brad's IA notebook review, you can go over to penaddict.com.

	Keep your eyes locked to spoke design.com as well. Cause my understanding is something new is coming soon. Soon. We'll talk about it here on the show once it finally drops. But yeah, big, big, big update. You can find my products over at cortexbrown.com. And I write over at theenthusiast.net. I want to thank ~~Penn~~ Chalet for their support of this week's episode. Most of all, I want to thank you for listening. Now get ready to enjoy that jingle. As I say, say goodbye, Brad. Goodbye, Brad.		Keep your eyes locked to spoke design.com as well. Cause my understanding is something new is coming soon. Soon. We'll talk about it here on the show once it finally drops. But yeah, big, big, big update. You can find my products over at cortexbrown.com. And I write over at theenthusiast.net. I want to thank Pen Chalet for their support of this week's episode. Most of all, I want to thank you for listening. Now get ready to enjoy that jingle. As I say, say goodbye, Brad. Goodbye, Brad.

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	And the whole concept of this was, basically, I have no plans. Can I just show up and go? And should I? And that's what, like, Elliot took. You know, we had some people mail in with some advice, some tips and tricks. And he just went for it. And that's great. Like, that's, like, the coolest thing ever. So, people wanted to know how it worked out. Just kind of winging it to what us outside of Tokyo think is, like, just a big, massive undertaking to manage this. But, like, just show up. Go do the thing.		And the whole concept of this was, basically, I have no plans. Can I just show up and go? And should I? And that's what, like, Elliot took. You know, we had some people mail in with some advice, some tips and tricks. And he just went for it. And that's great. Like, that's, like, the coolest thing ever. So, people wanted to know how it worked out. Just kind of winging it to what us outside of Tokyo think is, like, just a big, massive undertaking to manage this. But, like, just show up. Go do the thing.

	It's a ~~stationary~~ show, right? It's not like you're going to, like, the Comic-Con, like, which is, like, a massive, like, convention center type of situation, right? Where it's just big and massive and, you know, don't know how to get tickets. Like, pen shows, even if they're huge like Tokyo, like, it's going to work out, right? It's going to work out. So, really cool. Glad that he went. Glad he had a good time. Yes. This is wonderful feedback to get. Yeah. So, and thanks for taking the time, Elliot, to send in this feedback.		It's a stationery show, right? It's not like you're going to, like, the Comic-Con, like, which is, like, a massive, like, convention center type of situation, right? Where it's just big and massive and, you know, don't know how to get tickets. Like, pen shows, even if they're huge like Tokyo, like, it's going to work out, right? It's going to work out. So, really cool. Glad that he went. Glad he had a good time. Yes. This is wonderful feedback to get. Yeah. So, and thanks for taking the time, Elliot, to send in this feedback.

	So, glad you had a good time. All right. You want to hit these other follow-ups here real quick? Oh, you know I do. You know I love a good follow-up. This one comes from James. It says, This sounds like an ink that you were both describing and looking for. It has an extremely cool bottle as well. Yeah. This is one of my favorites. I actually have a review of this one on the blog. We'll get it on the show notes. Brad, first link on Google is your review. Yeah, boy. Yeah, boy. Hashtag SCO. Yep. I forget what you call that type of label on the box, but it's, I mean, on the bottle		So, glad you had a good time. All right. You want to hit these other follow-ups here real quick? Oh, you know I do. You know I love a good follow-up. This one comes from James. It says, This sounds like an ink that you were both describing and looking for. It has an extremely cool bottle as well. Yeah. This is one of my favorites. I actually have a review of this one on the blog. We'll get it on the show notes. Brad, first link on Google is your review. Yeah, boy. Yeah, boy. Hashtag SCO. Yep. I forget what you call that type of label on the box, but it's, I mean, on the bottle
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	It was so good. And I needed this in this, in this trifecta of articles to where Patty Smith, just like, man, this stuff makes a difference. Right. Right. Me writing stuff down makes a difference. And like the, all the things she would do to practice and her handwriting and just getting her thoughts down. It was like, it was so good. Like, so if you get, if you get a little baited by these first two articles, like I did, just go watch this Patty Smith, um, link on Instagram and, uh, your, your sanity will be restored.		It was so good. And I needed this in this, in this trifecta of articles to where Patty Smith, just like, man, this stuff makes a difference. Right. Right. Me writing stuff down makes a difference. And like the, all the things she would do to practice and her handwriting and just getting her thoughts down. It was like, it was so good. Like, so if you get, if you get a little baited by these first two articles, like I did, just go watch this Patty Smith, um, link on Instagram and, uh, your, your sanity will be restored.

	Um, in the ~~stationary~~ world. So it was, it was so good. It was just fantastic. So anyway, the, uh, quite, quite the run in, in traditional media, which doesn't happen all the time. So it was like, um, it was interesting to see all this stuff drop like within a day or two of each other. So pretty wild, pretty wild. This episode is brought to you by our friends over at Penn Chalet. They sell the products that you're going to love. They're going to sell the stuff that you want from the brands that you're a fan of.		Um, in the stationery world. So it was, it was so good. It was just fantastic. So anyway, the, uh, quite, quite the run in, in traditional media, which doesn't happen all the time. So it was like, um, it was interesting to see all this stuff drop like within a day or two of each other. So pretty wild, pretty wild. This episode is brought to you by our friends over at Penn Chalet. They sell the products that you're going to love. They're going to sell the stuff that you want from the brands that you're a fan of.

	Whether you want a new Pelican, allow me a pilot, sailor, it doesn't matter. Just go to their website. Take a look at the probably over a hundred brands. I haven't counted, but it's got to be. There is new stuff being added to Penn Chalet all the time. Like it's one of the things that's been so incredible over the time that we've been working with Penn Chalet, just how much, how much new stuff they carry in that, in that period of time. Cause they're always adding every month. You'll find new styles of products, new companies being added to the site and Penn Chalet do the		Whether you want a new Pelican, allow me a pilot, sailor, it doesn't matter. Just go to their website. Take a look at the probably over a hundred brands. I haven't counted, but it's got to be. There is new stuff being added to Penn Chalet all the time. Like it's one of the things that's been so incredible over the time that we've been working with Penn Chalet, just how much, how much new stuff they carry in that, in that period of time. Cause they're always adding every month. You'll find new styles of products, new companies being added to the site and Penn Chalet do the
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	So some really good stuff in there. It's like a nine, 10 minute video. So y'all go watch that. David is one of the best, if not the best pen review YouTuber out there and just a good guy. He's always been great to the community and super supportive. Never forget you have the king's pen. Never forget that. He did bring that up. And the man wore a suit. The man wore a suit. All right, he knows how to do it. He happened to mention that in this video. No way. Brad, come on. Did you know the time I had the king's pen?		So some really good stuff in there. It's like a nine, 10 minute video. So y'all go watch that. David is one of the best, if not the best pen review YouTuber out there and just a good guy. He's always been great to the community and super supportive. Never forget you have the king's pen. Never forget that. He did bring that up. And the man wore a suit. The man wore a suit. All right, he knows how to do it. He happened to mention that in this video. No way. Brad, come on. Did you know the time I had the king's pen?

	If I had the king's pen, it's how I would start every episode. My name is Mike Curley, a user of king's pen. That would be me. He also had something he mentioned in the video that I took offense to. He was talking about how one of the things he enjoys doing, which is why I enjoy doing David's content, is he likes giving back and helping people. And he's like, sometimes people doing YouTube or wanting to do ~~stationary~~ YouTube will send him examples of their work. And he's like, at one point, I'm always glad to help, but I don't need a 40-minute review		If I had the king's pen, it's how I would start every episode. My name is Mike Curley, a user of king's pen. That would be me. He also had something he mentioned in the video that I took offense to. He was talking about how one of the things he enjoys doing, which is why I enjoy doing David's content, is he likes giving back and helping people. And he's like, sometimes people doing YouTube or wanting to do stationery YouTube will send him examples of their work. And he's like, at one point, I'm always glad to help, but I don't need a 40-minute review

	of Alami Safari. And I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa. I think everybody needs a 40-minute minimum, minimum review of Alami Safari. So I had a little problem with that, David. So we'll take that up in person. So I see that. That might be a challenge, Mike. I think this is a challenge that we need a 40-plus-minute review of Alami Safari. So we'll see. We'll see what the possibilities are there. But anyway, congratulations, David. It's a really great, huge accomplishment, massive accomplishment. So the double shout-out this week, Mike, it is Fountain Pen Day tomorrow, if you're listening		of Alami Safari. And I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa. I think everybody needs a 40-minute minimum, minimum review of Alami Safari. So I had a little problem with that, David. So we'll take that up in person. So I see that. That might be a challenge, Mike. I think this is a challenge that we need a 40-plus-minute review of Alami Safari. So we'll see. We'll see what the possibilities are there. But anyway, congratulations, David. It's a really great, huge accomplishment, massive accomplishment. So the double shout-out this week, Mike, it is Fountain Pen Day tomorrow, if you're listening
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	There's not going to be a lot of change and maybe not a lot to talk about on those unless I come up with something like super interesting. We might bring those up. So we'll see. All right. So late entry into the notes and it kind of relates to this last fountain pen price bracket, the $100, $200 range. And I'm very curious at what pilot has just released. I just saw this on Instagram this morning before the show. They have a new pen coming out. It's called the Pilot Custom NS. Um, I don't know exactly what that means.		There's not going to be a lot of change and maybe not a lot to talk about on those unless I come up with something like super interesting. We might bring those up. So we'll see. All right. So late entry into the notes and it kind of relates to this last fountain pen price bracket, the $100, $200 range. And I'm very curious at what pilot has just released. I just saw this on Instagram this morning before the show. They have a new pen coming out. It's called the Pilot Custom NS. Um, I don't know exactly what that means.

	Next ~~stationary~~. Next ~~stationary~~. Maybe. So I saw this picture before I read the description. I was like, what is going on here? It's like, um, it's like the 74 barrel colors, like the translucency of the barrel colors. But it has a new like cap finial design. That threw me off for a second. I was like, wait, is this actually a pilot? Because they normally do flat or very rounded. And this is kind of like, um, yeah, domed. This is like, this is a Mont Blanc shape finial. Um, to where it goes up into the snow cap.		Next stationery. Next stationery. Maybe. So I saw this picture before I read the description. I was like, what is going on here? It's like, um, it's like the 74 barrel colors, like the translucency of the barrel colors. But it has a new like cap finial design. That threw me off for a second. I was like, wait, is this actually a pilot? Because they normally do flat or very rounded. And this is kind of like, um, yeah, domed. This is like, this is a Mont Blanc shape finial. Um, to where it goes up into the snow cap.

	But what this is, is this is, this is a steel nib fountain pen at the $100 to $110 price range. And this is what I've been waiting to see companies start to backfill their product lineup now that the gold nib pens have gotten so expensive. This is the category I've been waiting to see what people do. Like the Sailor Tuzu doesn't quite fit this to where it's a, it's a weird pen, right? This is a standard pen. Um, because again, this, the price brackets have shifted with the cost of materials. And the gold nib pens are just so expensive now that there's these huge gaps in these product lines from, I'm looking at, you know, pilot, sailor, platinum, you know, people like that, even, even, uh, like Pelican and some of the other manufacturers to where like the, the, the, the cost is they just have these huge gaps in their, in their catalogs.		But what this is, is this is, this is a steel nib fountain pen at the $100 to $110 price range. And this is what I've been waiting to see companies start to backfill their product lineup now that the gold nib pens have gotten so expensive. This is the category I've been waiting to see what people do. Like the Sailor Tuzu doesn't quite fit this to where it's a, it's a weird pen, right? This is a standard pen. Um, because again, this, the price brackets have shifted with the cost of materials. And the gold nib pens are just so expensive now that there's these huge gaps in these product lines from, I'm looking at, you know, pilot, sailor, platinum, you know, people like that, even, even, uh, like Pelican and some of the other manufacturers to where like the, the, the, the cost is they just have these huge gaps in their, in their catalogs.