Saturday,
The number of people lining up in the morning (9am start) was amazing. I know that Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex is a big place with a lot of people, but it still incredible that so many people would spend their weekend at a niche show like this.
And as the day went on, it became readily apparent to me that the age range of the showgoers are starting to skew towards the younger end. I had fun talking to an 8th grader whose latest pen was a vintage safety pen, was able to score a gold-filled Conklin crescent at the show, and he can talk vintage stuff like he had collected them for decades
Quite a few of young couples, best friends who penable each other, sisters who poked fun at each other. And a few people determined to get a Pilot Myu.
Last but not least, my pen friends, my pen people.
So good to see them again, it feels like two days are way too short because we all know that it'd be another year before we meet again.
Why can't we have bi-annual pen shows?
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