More Pencils & Pens

[@MrMaxeemum]

Never realized there was so much to pens. Love your enthusiasm, it's contagious.

[@fossil25]

Since we are on the topic of pens. I turned many of my own on my lathe. I gave them as gifts, but a few I can't part with. Pen turning is very satisfying.

[@cgoad]

The first public school I went to, we "graduated" from writing with pencils to ballpoint pens. It was a big deal then! I switched schools and "had" to go back to writing with a pencil. Oh the shame! Or so it seemed at the time. But....then we went straight to fountain pens! Wonderful! We used Osmoroid pens - I don't recall the model - with script nibs. There was an amazing assortment of right and (!) left hand nibs. Somewhere, I still have a number of these pens, long forgotten - almost. One of my favourite fountain pens is also a Parker Model 51, a gold filled one. It belonged to my father. The only problem I have with it is it seems to flow more ink than I want or need a lot of the time. I'd also like a finer nib. Back in the Osmoroid days, I was taught to never borrow someone else's pen as the nibs "wear in" to each individuals writing style. Angle, pressure, etc. Maybe that's partially the problem with the Parker? But I'll never give it up. Thanks for a couple of interesting pencil and pen videos! I for one enjoyed them a lot, and I'm not really a "pen\pencil" person. Whatever I have at hand is good enough. Time to change that habit, I think.

[@chemicalcowpoke307]

I think the ball helps with the surface tension and bubbles, I also agree P51 aerometric is the one of the greatest feat of design and manufacturing in the USA.

[@Michael.Chapman]

I like your aluminum barreled pen and great vintage inkwell... I fell in ‘love’ with the Parker 51 Flighter, in 1949 it was the first fountain pen to be made with a beautiful, durable stainless steel cap and barrel. The 51 14K nibs were stamped with various codes over the years such as PU, RU, PL (?, Ruthenium, Plathenium) so the tipping alloy formula may have varied but likely contained osmium and iridium plus others. Rough or noisy nibs can be treated with practice by careful alignment followed by judicious use of Mylar ‘smoothing’ films. Thank you 🙏🏼 Fran :-)

[@shkhamd]

The best part of Fran's video is her intro, "aay, its Fran, agaaain..." there's something inexpressibly catchy about her saying it like that. Just love that part xD

[@ElektroLUDIKITS]

73's are made for ham-radio ;)

[@kurt9232]

I really enjoy these videos. Good information what to look for. I'm quite impressed with the 73. Wonderful.

[@ingeweeda]

29:36 The swirl pattern is done with the painting technic called: Mármol, (Marmaren in my language) (dutch) Thats done by a water reservoir, big enough for the to paint object, then gently poor or sparcle OIL based paints in your wished colours over the top of the water. The oil paint will float on top of the water Then gently stir until the wished patterns appear and dip the objects you wish to paint, under in one fluid movement. Every dipped piece is by that unique!! ✨🙏🏼 thanx for your inspiring post! Love from Amsterdam!

[@uwezimmermann5427]

German school fountain pens always (since the 1970s that is) had the small ink cartridges with a small glass ball as a seal on one side. Depending on your pen's manufacturer (Geha or Pelikan) you would use the side with the glass ball or the flat end. At one point I was collecting the small balls...

[@uwezimmermann5427]

also you would have had two of the small cartridges at once inside the pen - the spare one, turned around, would force the receptacle into the cartridge in use, popping the small ball into the cartridge.

[@pcengrav]

It's fun watching your videos, I am learning a lot about electronics.

[@d33b33]

Funny fact, that Parker comes from an era when an industrializing Japan was still mostly copying Western products, including Parker pens. They renamed the district where these copies were made "England," so that on the back of the cap they could truthfully print "Made in England".

[@cabinlife2347]

Daniel van Slooten - interesting story on the use of deception in copycat marketing.

[@raykent3211]

There's an "american" brand (Edison? ) that makes huge play of its long tradition and being all American, names of presidents, flags, etc. I heard that it went bust many years ago, left for dead for years, brand name bought by a foreign company I think and they're basically imports now. Am I right in thinking that Parker was originally American?

[@digitalArtform]

Ray Kent you are definitely thinking of a company other than Edison. I’m glad you posted a clarification. 😊

[@Flymochairman1]

Daniel Van Slooten - I can quite believe that. lolz Made in England !:^)

[@mavos1211]

Love that! Can you imagine being a resident of whatever the town was called before the rename! 😂 “What?” “A pen?” “Huh” 😂

[@hindler]

Ok, you've finally out-nerded me, Fran!

[@stefanfrankel8157]

TWSBI actually stands for something in Taiwanese Chinese. By the way, you can lock down the filling mechanism. Just turn it to the end of the fill cycle and turn just a little bit farther and it will lock.

[@Fireship1]

Only Fran can take a topic like writing instruments and make it interesting and fun!

[@mnoxman]

The ball is to change the surface tension of the ink.

[@JWH3]

I'd like to see some more vintage drafting stuff in a future video if you have any more.

[@nomfg]

You can put a second short cartridge, flipped, inside the fountain pens that take the long ones. I know it works for the Lamys or Pelicans we use in Europe. This way, they will click in when you screw them together and you always have a spare cartridge :D

[@truckerallikatuk]

This is, in fact the way they work. Using a second cartridge as leverage and the slow application of pressure by screwing the nib in on top is how it pierces the cartridge.

[@Cadwaladr]

I also don't have any Montbanc pans, but I do love that Montblanc ink. I use a Parker Vector most often. I'm not any kind of pen aficionado, but a friend recommended the Vector to me and I'm pretty satisfied with it.

[@drasco61084]

I love writing in pencil, I really prefer it to pen for regular writing although pen has its purposes. I use a Pentel Graphgear 1000 0.7 mm I have one in each bag and one at home, and the triangular Ain Clic eraser that I have to order online because I can never find it at stores locally! A set of the two pieces together can be found cheap though. I want to buy my dad some Palominos now, he likes wooden pencils more and that fountain pen looks good for when I have to sign stuff.

[@yardleybottles6025]

"To hold a pen is to be at war." Voltaire

[@DanPitrello]

Weather you are sponsored or not, Palomino noticed an up-tick after this video! I for one will be purchasing some!

[@terranovarain6570]

Water marbling and you just get better love your channel what a amazing woman of many interests 💖💝💗

[@gregorythomas333]

I have always hated using pencils unless I must but I will be getting some of these Blackwing ones. For ink pens I really like the Pilot G2 0.7mm gel fine point pens.

[@dwoodog]

I've found using a dip pen a very cool experience, it's like having to set up your equipment to write something. As far as the screw top to fountain pens go, I like them. Makes it feel kinda official to take the cap off to write something.

[@lloydgarland4667]

Beware, looking at the Dryden website, all their pens are Chinese imports. They're selling a Jinhao 250 (worth less than 5 GBP from China) for almost 15 GBP and a 99p Jinhao 599 for almost 8 GBP. They've even got a Parker Sonnet copy for 12 GBP, right down to the arrow clip!

[@lloydgarland4667]

No, you are right Tom, I have several Chinese pens, which is why I recognised most of what they were hawking on their website. I agree they are mostly, excellent value for money writers. The website claims "their" pens are hand assembled by craftsmen though, and they go on to say how British (the company) is etc etc. It's just a blatent rip off IMO. @ @Tom Gidden

[@faumnamara5181]

​@@lloydgarland4667 Trading standards might take a look......

[@johnbond3363]

Dear Fran Blanche, you might like the Ferrari pen that requires no ink. It carbonizes the paper and is fairly dark on most paper manufactured plus it never needs refills ever it has a proprietary metallic alloy nib and is quite beautiful with wood inlay jabe

[@kenwolfe6093]

To safely install the cartridge, put the cap back on....place the cartridge facing up on a hard surface. Push the front section (with the cap on), straight down onto the cartridge. That’s how I replace my cartridges.

[@FranLab]

For this pen that just shoved the nib assembly far up into the cap - not something I'd recommend in this case.

[@ethanpoole3443]

I’ve not used this particular pens, but on the pens I’ve used with single use cartridges I just place the cartridge in the nib, then thread the cover back on and the pressure exerted on that post is perfectly inline as it is just a compression force so you are unlikely to break anything. But as you thread the cover back on the cartridge would be pierced without any trouble. I was curious if that is how this pen and cartridge were meant to work.

[@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail]

Drop the cartridge into the pen and screw the nib assembly on, causing it to pierce the top of the cartridge. That's how I've done it with other types of pens. edit: o.k I see now you've covered that :) idk

[@michaelking3327]

@@FranLab take a small punch, screwdriver, etc, and knock the ball in then put the cartridge in the tip holding the tip on top until the cartridge seats. i,ve learned years ago, you do whatever it takes to get a job done. if plan a doesn't work, then you move on to plan b. (b as in bic pen!) :)

[@jani73]

Staedler has pencil and pen made from concrete. At work I use Rotring pen and pencil.

[@flymypg]

For high school gradation (in '75) I received a gold-plated Cross set that had a terrible fountain pen nib that turned me off from fountain pens until the prior FranLab pen review encouraged me to get a Preppy Platinum. It's been so great to write with "feel": To be able to tell the quality of the paper, to have a slightly calligraphic variation to the stroke width, to have the rotation of the pen in the hand matter, like holding a real tool (like the chisel tip on my soldering iron). Thanks, Fran!

[@karachokater402]

Wow, it surprises me that you own a LAMY pen. In Germany they were quite popular in primary school when I was a child in the nineties. So it was the kind of pen that I used to learn how to write cursive. I wonde how it is today and whether kids even still use pens. I guess there's a remarkable shift towards gel pens.

[@petercollin5670]

I've always loved old drafting tools. Have you ever used them before? Enough to do a similar review of them?

[@andreaeray]

I inherited a couple of sets, along with a slide rule (generations of geekitude). And yes, when I took Commercial Art a few decades ago, we used dip pens, the mechanical pencil tip-sharpeners, and as a last resort, Pelikan White to cover over any Oops.

[@RichardFrost]

What a cool video. You should be a hand model Fran you have such beautiful hands ! ;-) Combined with your dulcet tone what a surprisingly relaxing video to watch

[@jlucasound]

I would guess the ball is for mixing. Shake the pen and it breaks up any settling of the ink.

[@datlcm]

Thank for your very interesting pencil/fountain pen presentation. From a different perspective, I found inexpensive mechanical pencils to be more practical for math-intensive undergraduate engineering. A 2H lead and an Eberhard Faber eraser did the trick. And in business in graduate school, and I found ball point pens (biros)

[@datlcm]

... were better.

[@Ramsis-SNES]

25:47 This trick you mentioned might actually work on the Dryden Designs pen too if you put an extra cartridge back-to-back to the one delivering ink into the reservoir. ;-)

[@EnorMouseUK]

I can't recall who it was, but this is exactly how some other company that used pygmy cartridges worked. The idea was that you could carry a spare cartridge in the barrel of the pen, behind the one in use and change over almost instantly if you ran out. You would then replace the empty cartridge with a new full one for next time it happened.

[@Christian-ti7wh]

When I learned to write we used Pelikan pens. They had 2 cartridges back to back. Now they also offer long cartridges. If I am not mistaken you should be able to either use a long one or 2 short ones in every pelikan pen.

[@quietdeluxe]

Totally scrolled down to say this.

[@docink6175]

I carry a purple pilot varsity disposable fountain pen daily, I keep a set of multi colors in my sketch bag

[@z_actual]

very good Fran, almost a lesson in industrial design

[@matthewblalock4916]

Hey Fran, since you like the Parker 51 you should check out the wing sung 601! It's a remake of the 51. I own two and they come very very close to the Parker 51 vacumatic

[@JennyEverywhere]

My favorite pencil is the General's Layout #555. It's a decent hardness, and the black is BLACK. Not gray. More like charcoal black, but not a charcoal pencil. Excellent for pencil sketching and layout (hence the name). I buy 'em by the box.

[@johnbrock1602]

I learn to write in the 2 grade with a fountain pen in 1953.

[@djtrishm]

wow what a record collection!

[@CookingWithCows]

There was a time in the mid-90's-2000's in germany where we weren't allowed to write with ballpoint pens. I think it was in grades 1-4 (Elementary school) We had to use fountain pens like the cheap one. Not sure if kids these days still have to learn using fountain pens.

[@anatolyblyatlov4739]

I love that beatles A Hard Day’s Night south America Edition .

[@cabinlife2347]

Thanks for the reviews and info on fountain pens. I thought they were a thing of the past. Nice to see that they are still available and well functioning. Maureen

[@BPantherPink]

You're a baby doll Fran... Loved the detailed video. I love pens and pencils too and bought about half a grand worth of Palominos after seeing your much earlier video on them. Hadn't heard of them before... Thanks.

[@wesleytabaka8183]

I bought a LAMY Vista/Safari on Fran's recommendation a while back and I love it! It's cool switching out different color inks and playing around with it. I bought another Safari in white for work and I get compliments on it all the time. I noticed the steel/shiny nibs that they come with are a little too soft/compliant and scratchy for my taste (I might just be using them wrong), so I bought nib replacements in black and they write like butter. I suspect they're a different material or are treated with something that makes them more stiff. Maybe the blackening process does this. I think the pen looks pretty badass with a black nib, too. Love all your videos, Fran! It's great to know there's cool people out there that are into the same stuff I am and can introduce me to even more cool stuff!

[@devttyUSB0]

My sister is crazy about fountain pens too. :) Great video.

[@jeg1972]

I love pens, I remember one of the first posters I had on my wall when I was young, was a picture of 24 carat gold Sheaffer... I loved it. My favourite at the moment is a Yard-o-led.

[@johnyoung4747]

After watching Fran's video I dragged out my father's 1950s Sheaffer Paladium Silver, which had somehow cured itself after the last time I tried in years ago. It's not 24-carat gold but it is a dream to write with.

[@erbro]

I kinda love what you do.

[@joelmurphy9369]

Thanks for helping me finish my Xmas gift list! My nieces and nephew will love it!

[@thermionic1234567]

Great LP collection!

[@btouw8558]

Thank you Fran, an other great video

[@kevonlevon7350]

You have quite the collection of vinyl, Fran! 😊

[@catsupchutney]

I love my Pilot Varsity fountain pen. It lasts as long or longer than a felt tip and writes 100x better.

[@FranLab]

And they are refillable - I discovered. I have been refilling mine for a while now.

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

It's all about Montblanc. Wow I wish I'd bought one back in 1990 when the shop I was working in "The Book & Art Shop" had them for half off (going out of business) but it still would have been like $250-$300

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

*A capital cursive Q looks more like a numeral 2, with a loop in its shoe. dooby-dooby-doo.. lol

[@aurthorthing7403]

That Parker is sweet. This inspired me to build a pen.

[@JEMHull-gf9el]

I love your long videos like this!

[@tonyk438]

Have you ever tried the old watermans with the fill bar? They can take a huge number of different nibs. They are the type that came before cartridges.

[@johnrobinson357]

Fran i loved this. I have fooled about with a few types of pencils and lead hardness, pretty common stuff - what i could find locally. Not much really but a good pencil is just good. But a bad one is awful. You never really think about it until the bad one is in YOUR hand. I really noticed it when my son came home from school with a pencil from one of his classes, it was left on the table, so i used it. Yuk! Plastic and the lead was hard and could not stay attached to the core - pieces kept falling out. Gotta stretch the school budget. Pens, i messed with a few fountain pens in the 80's when i wanted something different at work, cartridge type Parkers. That were probably not real Parkers. I found one that had a great nib and wrote so smoothly - but it leaked. Way too long ago to remember models, but i remember it was thick - ish with a white and black inlay at the tip of the cap. I stuffed paper behind the cartridge thinking it may slow or stop the leaking. It sort of did both. Separated the cartridge from the pen in transit - little stopper i made. That made it usable. Got to work one day and ink had leaked all over my papers and anything near it - all done with fountain pens at that point in time. The fondness for ink pens remains, so i think i will try a few of the cheap and cheerful ones like you showed. Please if you would, do more stuff like this on pens and such. You do not really think about it until you use it - or watch them being used. Every once in a while type of thing.........

[@temmihoo]

Nice writing drawing utensils sure are wonderful things to exist

[@notethis]

I'm just now catching up on your videos on pens. I watched the previous video introducing the TWSBI and was like "No its Twisby!!!" I own about four of them at this point, they are by far my favorite utilitarian pen. I also own a Parker from my grandfather and it is a dream to write with. I try not to use it too often for fear I'll break it or lose it!

[@Boffin55]

staedtler 925 25 20 is my favourite writing instrument.

[@jaysbob]

I've always wanted to like fountain pens but being left handed I tend to have trouble getting them to deliver ink reliably (lefties tend to push the pen across the page instead of pulling it) and I also have to be super conscious of not dragging my hand through wet ink. Fountain pens are beautiful and functional objects but I'm thankful to live in the age of the ballpoint and felt tip. Enjoyed getting a look at some of your pens nonetheless! thank you!

[@jamesal6138]

Typically a parker 51 will have a 14k gold nib not an alloy nib. Parker did produce a version with an alloy nib but that was the 51 special, which yours is not they can be distinguished primarily by the cap, cap jewel and the filler unit.

[@jeffking4176]

The only time I ever got whipped: I was 3. Standing in the middle of the living room carpet with an open bottle of ink. “ Grandma. Look!” And I turned the bottle over. You never saw an old lady move so fast in your life ❗️ I guess Parker is going to be selling more pens this Christmas season. ( I’m getting me one). 👍🙂‼️

[@nor4277]

Have you ever own a space pen ,they work great

[@christhesnaildriver]

Fran, I was bought a Dryden pen as a gift, and is identical in design and packaging to the one you have, although with black plastic in place of the brushed stainless. I have the same criticisms about the cap, and found fitting the cartridge was tricky. However I could not get the pen to write reliably at all, and the nib is very scratchy. If left for more than a few hours, getting the ink flowing again is a nightmare, and when it does, it tends to over-ink or run dry when trying to write quickly. I wonder if the better luck you had was down to the high quality ink you used, or maybe I have a duff nib? I've yet to try a 3rd party ink with the refillable cart. As others have noted, I suspect they are just re-branding cheap Chinese made pens, and perhaps the quality control isn't too hot.

[@inerlogic]

TWSBI (and most pens) have steel nibs tipped in "Iridium" and by "Iridium" they mean a mix of rare earth metals. The finer the tip, the scratchier it will feel. TWSBI being an Asian pen will be a size finer than the German Lamy. An asian Fine is finer than a European Fine. The ball in the converter is to break the surface tension of the ink to keep it from sticking in the top of the converter when the level gets low. I don't write with any of my caps posted on the back of the pens, so i can't help you there :)

[@locouk]

I remember back in 1995ish, we bought a supposedly fantastic set of pens from QVC. They were expensive, they were also the biggest pile of sheite ever.

[@andljoy]

I approve of purple ink .

[@shartne]

interesting never seen those before.

[@digitalArtform]

I bought some stainless bearings to add to my ink converters and I now think they actually inhibit ink flow. I’m removing mine. Little springs, being hollow cylinders, seem a better solution you’ll see from time to time. If they are sufficiently rust proof.

[@PeteOhki]

I'm curious, have you ever tried 'glass' quill/dip pens? Also, I have used fountain pens with replaceable ink cartridge before, and since they did not have the shoulder for the cartridge to sit on, I have found that you can put two cartridges in. The first one backwards, then the second the right way, and then when you screw the pen back together the ball pops properly. I don't know if the Dryden is made the same way, but it is worth to try and experiment.

[@lostindesolation2810]

Awesome! Have been looking forward to this a lot

[@h0lx]

I wish my handwriting was this pretty

[@elfynwilliams]

Brilliant as ever, love your stuff, greetings from the Isle of Anglesey

[@K3vinK]

I just watch these to hear you say “Hey... It’s Fran”

[@robertdougherty349]

The Parker 51. Fran's first love. :D

[@suntexi]

I've got a '51 somewhere; I think the rubber of the filler has perished. Nice pen though when it worked.

[@ffggddss]

Note (13m 40s): Ruthenium (Ru, Z=44) is not a rare-earth metal (Z=57 to 71); it's a transition metal in row 5. Did you say (or mean?) Lutetium (Lu, Z=71)? Around 18½min: (DD pen) - the little ball in the ink chamber - Isn't that supposed to act as a valve? So that with the base upended, in the inkwell, as you pull up to get ink into the chamber, it flows up past the ball; but if you should happen to push down, the ball goes down to close the hole, stopping ink flowing out of the chamber? ≈ 19½min: Having trouble getting the cartridge installed in the pen - What if you rest it in place, then screw the barrel on? Would that pop the hole in the cartridge? . . . I see you remark on that a bit later, that pen not having what's needed to apply that technique. Fred

[@jlucasound]

I need to get a Palomino for my crosswords. I am always using the eraser up on conventional pencils. ;-) Those are beautiful. Just like you, Fran! (Blush).

[@jamesfancher7874]

I feel more educated now. Thank you

[@graemebrumfitt6668]

You can get ruthenium pen kits here in England, n that Dryden Designs pen is pretty darn nice apart from the flaw of the cap not staying on. G:)

[@rdon53]

Like 'I Need You' from the' Help' album great guitar work.

[@sadiqmohamed681]

That model of Dryden is £14 about $20. They do quite a range of "luxury" pens. Another great video.

[@paulwyand6204]

Sadiq Mohamed or order it direct from China for a few dollars. I find this relabeling other company designs to be very disingenuous at a minimum. Especially if you call your company a design company. To honest it should be called Dryden Marketing as they are not doing the design. At least Italix grinds nibs and adds value to the Chinese pens they market. Here they add a cheap sleeve and a bunch of cartridges that don’t even work in the pen. Not a good value at all.

[@kingcrunch85]

Just watched the Guitologists Fran impersonation and had to "come over" and see what you are up to lately. Although we don't know eachother, it's kinda good to see you!

[@boba6776]

Hi Fran - Good timing on this video. I have a Parker Brushed stainless steel pen made in France with no model number on it. I just used the pen to write my Christmas cards and I really like the smooth writing experience. I find that when I don't use the Parker for a while the ink will disappear in spite of having it capped. I was wondering if I should remove the cartridge if I am not planning on using the Parker pen - your thoughts in that you seem to have many pens. Thanks for the video, Bob

[@johncole9964]

Fran, I've been using fountain pens for over 50 years and I have never heard of the difference between screw on caps and snap on caps being attributed to leaking and the prevention of. In the early days pens had screw on caps, snap on caps were introduced because they were cheaper to make. These days screw on caps are generally used because people perceive them as a sign of a higher end pen. What it boils down to is a personal preference. I dislike snap on caps and prefer a screw on cap. Parker is my preferred pen brand too, however I don't think the 51 is the best pen ever made, far from it. It was a mass market pen that sold well for Parker and was relatively cheap to produce. The Duofold line both old and newer are far superior in my opinion. Then again its all personal preference and opinion so there's mine.

[@alcoyot]

Can you show us something that you draw with these?

[@AtomkeySinclair]

Alright Fran - So I went looking for the Parker 51. Them fellas are pretty darn 'spensiv Lucy. Is there a reliable remake out there of the same style look and reliability? Neat video BTW. I was completely entertained to the very end.

[@donhalley5622]

Many people consider the act of twisting off the cap and parking it on the barrel as part of the writing preparation ritual. Pull off vs. twist off isn't really a measure of how "civilized" a pen is, but rather only one of personal choice. For example, I've used fountain pens of every design and price point for about 65 years, and I prefer twist off caps. Go figure!

[@basicdose.9872]

Pilot varsity is best writing instrument.

[@hannahmich7342]

Fran I think you collect more stuff than the Smithsonian. Way to go.

[@stealthbanana]

Totally agree, I love my Parker 51, my goto pen, though the Parker 50 "Falcon" with its integrated nib comes a close second; if you can find one that is. I was looking at the Dryden pens, but they look remarkably similar to Jinhao pens from Aliexpress for a fraction of the price, so much so they look like a rebadge job. For inexpensive mass made Chinese pens they are excellent value, but I would not pay a premium for a fancy name and packaging.

[@catsupchutney]

Maybe if you dip the end of the cartridge in hot water first it will soften the plastic?

[@delukxy]

I enjoyed that. I have a 51, I'll have to see how I can find the date of it. I would guess 50's. Can't remember the last time I used it but still have a couple of bottles of Quink in the cupboard. Some issues with focus with the new camera. You may be using manual focus with a wide aperture so a low depth of field, but some experimentation with autofocus may prove better.

[@FranLab]

It's complicated. The new Canon has no easy close-up focusing options if you are in front of the camera - It's easy if there is an operator to select where the focus priority should shift, but you can't just set it to stay on what's closest.

[@rosshollinger8097]

I use the Nemosine with fine nib. I do have an issue with allowing it to sit more than a month, but I like it so... Only blue ink and I won't sign anything without that pen. How nerdy is that?

[@rockubtzer]

I have to ask. Behind you is an album, Once you had an album with ruby slippers on it. That didn't happen to be the Disco version of the Wizard of Oz. Use to have friends from your fair city that talked about a Club called The Emerald City they use to frequent. They use to live across from the Betsy Ross house.

[@FranLab]

Eldorado by Electric Light Orchestra.

[@Hustler1856]

Another great video thank you

[@scottarmstrong5607]

Hey Fran, I LOVE your vidaoes! can you suggest a good intro to fountain pens?