Mark
@marktmcgrath.bsky.social
Diarist. 🏳️🌈
Music, books, analog. PHL. "May the holy mind of God bugger you!"
Music, books, analog. PHL. "May the holy mind of God bugger you!"
Odenkirk, Burr, McKean, Culkin.
April 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Odenkirk, Burr, McKean, Culkin.
Orville Peck was absolutely sensational in his Broadway debut tonight. His Emcee in 'Cabaret' is wild, insane, and deeply, deeply unsettling. I cried a lot, not just bc of OP, but because it all feels so close to what's happening in the US now. As for OP... a bat outta hell.
April 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Orville Peck was absolutely sensational in his Broadway debut tonight. His Emcee in 'Cabaret' is wild, insane, and deeply, deeply unsettling. I cried a lot, not just bc of OP, but because it all feels so close to what's happening in the US now. As for OP... a bat outta hell.
1973 Smith-Corona Sterling, by god. Pristine. Full of vim, verve, and vigor. Galaxy Class, for heaven's sake.
March 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
1973 Smith-Corona Sterling, by god. Pristine. Full of vim, verve, and vigor. Galaxy Class, for heaven's sake.
Smith Corona Electra 210. Late 1960s.
Ever since I visited the Robert Caro exhibit at the NY Historical Society, I've been on the lookout for one of these. The 210 is synonymous with him.
Ever since I visited the Robert Caro exhibit at the NY Historical Society, I've been on the lookout for one of these. The 210 is synonymous with him.
February 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Smith Corona Electra 210. Late 1960s.
Ever since I visited the Robert Caro exhibit at the NY Historical Society, I've been on the lookout for one of these. The 210 is synonymous with him.
Ever since I visited the Robert Caro exhibit at the NY Historical Society, I've been on the lookout for one of these. The 210 is synonymous with him.
Be it not forgotten.
January 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Be it not forgotten.
Visited Mount Vernon today to view George Washington's inaugural suit jacket and tour the estate.
At the tomb of George & Martha, I spotted a man about my age wearing an Eagles hat. I threw him a cheeky "Go Birds." Quietly and respectfully, of course.
At the tomb of George & Martha, I spotted a man about my age wearing an Eagles hat. I threw him a cheeky "Go Birds." Quietly and respectfully, of course.
January 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Visited Mount Vernon today to view George Washington's inaugural suit jacket and tour the estate.
At the tomb of George & Martha, I spotted a man about my age wearing an Eagles hat. I threw him a cheeky "Go Birds." Quietly and respectfully, of course.
At the tomb of George & Martha, I spotted a man about my age wearing an Eagles hat. I threw him a cheeky "Go Birds." Quietly and respectfully, of course.
My diary turned 20 years old this year, and I turned 40. This year's volume came in at 153,853 words and 360 pages, written entirely on 19 typewriters.
January 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
My diary turned 20 years old this year, and I turned 40. This year's volume came in at 153,853 words and 360 pages, written entirely on 19 typewriters.
Last book of 2024. 👍
December 28, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Last book of 2024. 👍
1965 Sears Portable.
Actually, it's a Brother JP-1 in Sears clothing. It is mechanically identical to the Brother Activator 800T.
Actually, it's a Brother JP-1 in Sears clothing. It is mechanically identical to the Brother Activator 800T.
December 10, 2024 at 1:13 AM
1965 Sears Portable.
Actually, it's a Brother JP-1 in Sears clothing. It is mechanically identical to the Brother Activator 800T.
Actually, it's a Brother JP-1 in Sears clothing. It is mechanically identical to the Brother Activator 800T.
Condolences to those experiencing frociaggine.
December 6, 2024 at 11:10 AM
Condolences to those experiencing frociaggine.
1967 Brother Activator 800T.
I have yet to encounter a Brother typewriter of any vintage that doesn't work. Very well made. This is my road trip typer. I take it on every vacation or overnight stay. Lightweight and snappy. Recently cleaned and adjusted by Karl Business Machines in Trenton, NJ.
I have yet to encounter a Brother typewriter of any vintage that doesn't work. Very well made. This is my road trip typer. I take it on every vacation or overnight stay. Lightweight and snappy. Recently cleaned and adjusted by Karl Business Machines in Trenton, NJ.
December 2, 2024 at 1:20 AM
1967 Brother Activator 800T.
I have yet to encounter a Brother typewriter of any vintage that doesn't work. Very well made. This is my road trip typer. I take it on every vacation or overnight stay. Lightweight and snappy. Recently cleaned and adjusted by Karl Business Machines in Trenton, NJ.
I have yet to encounter a Brother typewriter of any vintage that doesn't work. Very well made. This is my road trip typer. I take it on every vacation or overnight stay. Lightweight and snappy. Recently cleaned and adjusted by Karl Business Machines in Trenton, NJ.
199X IBM Personal Wheelwriter, the first nameplate given to the award-winning model 6781. It is one of the last models to be made in the United States. I purchased this for a song on Marketplace and had it cleaned and serviced by its original retailer, Karl Business Machines in Trenton, NJ.
December 1, 2024 at 11:52 PM
199X IBM Personal Wheelwriter, the first nameplate given to the award-winning model 6781. It is one of the last models to be made in the United States. I purchased this for a song on Marketplace and had it cleaned and serviced by its original retailer, Karl Business Machines in Trenton, NJ.
1999 IBM Wheelwriter 1000 (model 6781). The last and best of the Wheelwriter series and one of the last truly great typewriters ever made.
December 1, 2024 at 5:01 PM
1999 IBM Wheelwriter 1000 (model 6781). The last and best of the Wheelwriter series and one of the last truly great typewriters ever made.
Thankful for, among many other things, my typewriters.
November 29, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Thankful for, among many other things, my typewriters.
Four books to get to know me? Well.
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Four books to get to know me? Well.
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
A note inside tells me I finished this book for the first time on 10/13/7, 17 years and 1 month ago today. I was 23 and hooked. I've just finished rereading it for perhaps the twelfth time and it is still my favorite work of non-fiction. Absolutely sensational.
A note inside tells me I finished this book for the first time on 10/13/7, 17 years and 1 month ago today. I was 23 and hooked. I've just finished rereading it for perhaps the twelfth time and it is still my favorite work of non-fiction. Absolutely sensational.
November 14, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
A note inside tells me I finished this book for the first time on 10/13/7, 17 years and 1 month ago today. I was 23 and hooked. I've just finished rereading it for perhaps the twelfth time and it is still my favorite work of non-fiction. Absolutely sensational.
A note inside tells me I finished this book for the first time on 10/13/7, 17 years and 1 month ago today. I was 23 and hooked. I've just finished rereading it for perhaps the twelfth time and it is still my favorite work of non-fiction. Absolutely sensational.
1977 IBM Selectric II (model 893), fully loaded with correction and dual pitch. Last serviced in 1998 by Karl Business Machines of Trenton, NJ.
February 24, 2024 at 12:19 AM
1977 IBM Selectric II (model 893), fully loaded with correction and dual pitch. Last serviced in 1998 by Karl Business Machines of Trenton, NJ.
1964 Olympia SM-9
(aka the "Mercedes-Benz of typewriters")
(aka the "Mercedes-Benz of typewriters")
November 27, 2023 at 2:13 AM
1964 Olympia SM-9
(aka the "Mercedes-Benz of typewriters")
(aka the "Mercedes-Benz of typewriters")
1960s Smith-Corona Coronet Electric in Starmist Blue.
November 12, 2023 at 9:26 PM
1960s Smith-Corona Coronet Electric in Starmist Blue.
