St. Louis Pen Show 2024 Recap

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Ай бұрын

0:32 Mike Green's Pen Fun pen (1.5 stub) with Iroshizuku Kon-peki
2:44 Penlux Masterpiece Grande Golden Crystal (1.1 stub) with KWZ 2024 St. Louis Pen Show "Big Muddy"
4:14 Penlux Masterpiece Grande Golden Crystal (B) with KWZ 2024 St. Louis Pen Show "Big Muddy"
6:13 TWSBI Vac 700 Iris (EF) with Iroshizuku Mirasaki-shikibu
9:46 Sailor Pro Gear Slim Line Friends Brown (14k B) with Sailor 2024 Pen Show ink
11:58 Sailor Pro Gear Tea Time Winter Spice (21k MF) with Taccia Hokusai Benitsuchi
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@mikegreen1083 29 күн бұрын

It was great meeting you. As usual, I had a fantastic time at the St. Louis Pen Show. It's always gratifying to hear how much you are enjoying my pen.

@charis_explores Ай бұрын

It was lovely meeting you! I’m happy Gail introduced us. I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed the organization of the show 👏🏼💙 We are a small group of people, but we are passionate!

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

I'm glad I was able to meet you too, Charis! This was such an enjoyable weekend that my sister and I are even more committed to making this an annual event. Being able to spend time with other pen enthusiasts who share your same passion is a real treat. 😀

@marilyngardner4269 Ай бұрын

I'm so glad you had a great time. Going to the St. Louis Pen Show is a dream of mine, but I have yet to manage it. Maybe 2025 will be my year. You've inspired me to try hard to make it work.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Marilyn! Circumstances prevented Gina and I from attending the Pen Show until this year, but we've decided it's worth making our plans around it from now on. 😀

@user-gl5ld9vm7i Ай бұрын

Hey Cathy! I'm just happy that you're back to posting videos again 😊

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

It's great to be back! The pen show reinvigorated me. 😀

@peggylove1 Ай бұрын

I’m happy to see you back. I was hoping you would be giving an update on your pen show experience.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Peggy! It was so much fun. 😀

@gailsbookishthings5191 Ай бұрын

It was so fun meeting you both. I agree that meeting and talking with the people is the best part of it. I also feel very content about my purchases and just have a few minor regrets…like I didn’t sample any inks this time or check those out as thoroughly as I wanted, but overall had a wonderful time. When is the Arkansas pen show? Would that one actually be closer for you?

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

Thanks, Gail! I'm already looking forward to next year. The Arkansas Pen Show is in March. It's about the same distance from us as St. Louis, just in the opposite direction. Next time I'd like to visit more vendors and participate in a workshop. I don't feel like I missed out on anything this time though. The weekend was so full! 😀

@craft-o-matic399 Ай бұрын

@@gadgetstop321 Hi! I really enjoyed this video. I live in SE Kansas, and I wondered if you and your sister might live in Missouri? I have placed several Ink and paper orders from Vaness in Little Rock, AR. I've been wanting to meet the staff there. I think they do a fantastic job, and I really enjoy the variety of fountain pen goodness they offer. Little Rock would be closer for me than St. Louis. Please let me know! Thanks so much! Lisa

@gailsbookishthings5191 Ай бұрын

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@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

@@craft-o-matic399 Thank you! My sister and I have visited the Vanness Pen Shop twice and it was wonderful. We're planning on going to the Arkansas Pen Show in Little Rock next March and if possible have a table there. 😀

@Susansinksanddrills Ай бұрын

It sounds like you had a wonderful time. My first pen show was the DC show last year and it was definitely overwhelming, but I loved it. I hope to go to a different show this year to be able to compare the experience.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

I've heard that the DC Pen Show is much larger than the one in St. Louis...I can't even imagine! But I've also heard that the St. Louis Pen Show is growing, so that's good news.

@courtney9212 Ай бұрын

Nice to meet you Gina 😊 I enjoyed hanging out with you two and hearing about the show.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

She enjoyed it too! We're going to try to do more videos like this. Maybe she'll let us explore her collection. 😀

@ginachaplain8058 Ай бұрын

I loved it the pen show. I think we do need to take a look at my collection too.

@courtney9212 Ай бұрын

@@ginachaplain8058 I'll be glad to see it 🖋️😊

@timmytan3531 Ай бұрын

Wow, the Sailir deal is so good!

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

I know! When my sister told me about it, I thought she must be mistaken, but when I saw it for myself I snapped one up. 😀

@HistoricGentleman Ай бұрын

@@gadgetstop321that deal would have been worth the 7 hr drive there had I known as I’ve wanted the Brown line pen for some time

@ichirofakename Ай бұрын

Pro Gears for $139? I wonder if they'll have the same deal here at the San Francisco Pen Show in August...

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

I hope you guys get the same deal. I'm so glad I got a Pro Gear. That 21k nib is nice!

@crouserm Ай бұрын

What fun to hear about your time at the St Louis Pen Show. I was in St Louis 20-23 June for the Association of Professional Chaplains annual conference. If that was when the pen show was happening, it is well that I didn't know -- the temptation would have been overwhelming. ... Oh! It was! It was. Best not to have known. Rats. Sorry not to have the chance to meet you at your table.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

Maybe you'll get another chance in the future. My sister and I would like to make this an annual thing. We're also making plans to be at the Arkansas Pen Show in Little Rock.

@FountainPenNews Ай бұрын

I got that Christmas spiced tea pro gear recently, also! The finial has actually grown on me a bit. But I agree with you that it's weird.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

I was writing with mine this morning and was thinking the same thing. The finial gives it that Sailor touch. 😀

@anguswhite8233 Ай бұрын

so glad you got the Sailor pro gear: both of mine are EF’s and they’re probably my two favourite pens:); you should definitely get a Montblanc 146: mine’s a F which writes too fat for my liking but think your writing might be slightly larger than mine:) - the 146 is just a very comfortable writer:)

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

I really like the softness of the Pro Gear nib. I'm definitely glad I got that pen. You're really selling me on the Montblanc 146. How would classify the line width of the fine compared to Japanese nibs?

@anguswhite8233 Ай бұрын

@@gadgetstop321 much broader: a Montblanc F is like a Japanese B!:)

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

Wow!

@tbayless8324 Ай бұрын

My first Pen Show was in Dallas last year, and it was overwhelming and busy. Hopefully this year I will have my game on. I kind of lost touch with you over the months. I just got in to this hobby March 2023. It seems there have been alot of You Tubers coming out of the woodwork. Hard to keep track of all of the followers I keep an interest in. Congrats on you & your sister's Sailor purchases.

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

Thank you! For the first half of this year I didn't make or watch much fountain pen content - just spent my time enjoying the pens and ink in my collection. However, in the month leading up to the show I did start watching more fountain pen reviews and tried to get an idea of what I'd like to look for at the show. I didn't get any of the pens that I had planned to look for, but I don't feel like my planning was a waste. I was able to weigh the pros and cons of those pens with pens that randomly caught my eye at the show and was able to come away with some pens and ink that I'm extremely happy with. It was nice to hear from you again, and I hope you have a wonderful experience at the Dallas Pen Show in a few months. 😀

@tbayless8324 Ай бұрын

@@gadgetstop321 Thanks Cathy! I appreciate it. Your pens that you were selling were very nice. I have been looking for a Stargazer. And I saw this video too late

@gadgetstop321 Ай бұрын

@@tbayless8324 I recommend keeping an eye on eBay for a Stargazer (or a Stella). They show up from time to time for a reasonable price.

@tbayless8324 Ай бұрын

@@gadgetstop321 ty