california typewriter

just watched this documentary and even though i love my new laptop, this made me want to go out and also buy a vintage typewriter immediately!

named after a repair shop, this film features the collectors, history, and benefits of the typewriter as *tool (*this is the simple root meaning of the word technology) and why so many people are going back to it.

actor tom hanks collects them, musician john mayer uses one to type his lyrics, and other famous authors prefer them over word processors in order to really see and edit their work on paper.  there is even--get this! a 'typewriter band' who uses the keys and bells to make music!?

i remember typing out papers in high school on our old smith-corona electric typewriter, using correction tape or fluid to cover mistakes.  my grandpa always had one out on his dining room table to type letters and take care of business paperwork.  what are some of your typewriter memories?