QWERTYFEST PHOTO ESSAY: Friday

Friday, June 23 National Typewriter Day Party @ Dandy

Photos by Carlyann Campione

Typing Stations

Typing Station #1 asked guests to sign in on the Electrodex, an electronic Rolodex gadget from 1989. You can see a raffle prize-- a 1948 Underwood, case of Lakefront Brewery's M'waukee Beercicle, and copy of The Typewriter Revolution next to it.

Typing Station #2 asked guests to write a short poem about a frog on a Royal Signet. Some of these will appear in a future issue of QWERTY Quarterly.

At Typing Station #3, guests gave their arguement on whether they were for or against Candidate Cthulhu for President on a Remington Rand Model 5.

Station #4 was a thank you note typing station on an Olympia SM 8.

And Station #5, "Meet the Press," asked to grab a sheet of paper and...

...a fedora with a press card in it, then interview a fellow guest and return to write a short report on it.

Here is the ad hoc QF press corps!

Nineteen Thirteen

Cello, drums, and...typewriter made lovely sounds from music guests Nineteen Thirteen.

L-R: Cellist Janet Schiff, percussionist Renee Bebeau, guest typist Monica Thomas.

Clackathon

The Clackathon was hosted by typewriter poet (and QWERTY Quarterly columnist) Anja Notanja Sieger.

Competitors Clint the Cowardly Clackist and J.F. Finagler receive a prompt from an audience member.

Competitors Caye Crowe (left) and ChatGPT are introduced.

Cavewoman Test Subject talks to audience members.

The Clackathon erupts into chaos!

Anja reads a closing poem.

Greg and Kalen from Complete Computer Systems (one of our great sponsors) and fest co-organizer Molly Snyder announce raffle winners!

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