The 2016 San Francisco Pen Show: a personal perspective

[Waski_the_Squirrel]

Waski
You mean like the town I lived in where 5 cars waiting at a traffic signal was a traffic jam?

If, by that, you mean a county with no traffic signals and no traffic signals in any of the bordering counties either? Yes! We're extremely rural.

[ethernautrix]

Fantastic report, Jon! I'm happy for the photos, too -- and I have to commend Franz for his photography, some of the best photos capturing people at a pen show, conveying the good will and excitement.

I love the Joey Feldman poster! Also, I've listened to a couple of podcasts that have made glowing references to the SF Pen Show. Even though I'm not a part of it -- and no longer enjoy Pen Posse in person -- I feel so proud of Ricky, Todd, Syd, and Pen Posse for blazing new trails (ink testing and guides of the show and splitting the days into vendor and public, giving the public more opportunity to attend the show).

I enjoy reading pen show reports, but I especially love the ones about the SF Pen Show. I love seeing all those familiar faces!

[d3cadent]

Thanks for all those details. Think ten hours is a long drive? From here it's about three weeks… 😉

[laurielindly]

Wow! Thanks for sharing Jon! I feel like I was getting the inside scoop. Making a pen show next year is definitely a must!

[Woody]

Jon - there are sooo many people like myself who can't get to these shows. Perhaps one day. Great pictures and Thank You So much for posting. Enjoyed it very much.

-Bill-