How We Used To Talk

If only David Foster Wallace was alive today, This why we do it on How We Used to Talk #booksky

The cassette revolution doesn't have a thing on 8 tracks. Found this unopened gem in Portugal. If you're younger than 50, get in the mood for a deep dive.

Japan has one of the best payphone networks in the world, but they still find time in their hearts to turn some into wow public art. This week I am connecting via payphone in Tokyo to someone who didn't speak my language that lived with me over 20 years ago hosted later this summer on my website

Bring back cords!!! This classy box with some rather rustic hose was designer-with a capital D, believe it or not. You didn't hang it on a wall. You used the wall to show your "Hermann."

Me stamping my new business cards. I hope you like them and look forward to being your analog oasis after July.

A couple more of my favorite business cards (just from Porto!)

Can't believe that one of the top 5 recommended songs on tiktok is from the score to an old French film I have the original cassette for-A Man and A Woman. Great film. Better score.

See you again someday-you beautiful Japanese 1980 magic machine. You could do it all. Unfortunately your complete awesomeness sucks a time hole in man's life who's trying to open a business.

Now that compact discs (or should I say cds) are back around, thought I should point out this book secret. Plenty of newbs to the book world don't know most books about music come with a tangible copy of the music too! And always worth it-even if you have never heard of it (like Zimbabwe 1970s funk)

Didn't know that "grandmacore, paperback queen" or the ladies glasses George stole on Seinfeld were a thing/real terms until I posted this you know where So I guess, #punkrockprincess

Had two coworkers spend their break Gen z style in the payphone wasteland of Puerto Rico (who gave me some great extra stuff) but I connect with them over a closely guarded one in San Juan Court that had business hours. Do androids dream of electric sheep? 🤷 We dream of analog opportunities 🌙 July.

What's missing from my list analog info? And the last Murakami book is really autographed by Josh Johnson. Met him on my birthday.

People were curious as to how I would mail the letter. With an envelope of course. Turn on the sound. I'll explain more about the prison pen pal service and why it's super easy to type on things that are not boring pieces of paper.

This is a huge part of How We Used to Talk. This is a letter I am typing to a pen pal in jail I met through a service we provide that promotes safe communication with those incarcerated. In July, I look forward to sharing it with everyone. It's a very personal part it. Wanna see more letter action?

If this gorgeous payphone doesn't encapsulate the 2020-2021 pandemic pandemonium of protest central Portland, I don't know what does. This thing is like an overfilled burrito of culture with all the individual graffiti messages. Perfect. No notes