Editing The Pen Addict 305/transcript (section)

== Atlanta Pen Show ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm fine. Very fine. I'm excited, because yesterday I got to see, and I've watched the first cut of the Kickstarter video of the Atlanta Pen Show. And I'm very excited about it, because from a visual perspective, it's like, without a shadow of a doubt, just like multiples of betterness than last year. I can't think of a right way to put that. It's like, multiple times better. I think multiples of betterness. There you go. Multiple betterness than last year.

'''Myke Hurley:''' The Hackett's upgraded their camera equipment prior to doing the show, and you can tell. And there's lots of different camera angles, and there's more B-roll footage than ever, and it all looks incredible. They're kind of putting the finishing touches on it now, like color grading and stuff like that. So, basically, keep your eye on your email. If you're a Kickstarter backer, it is imminent. I would be surprised if within the next week, it wasn't out. So, make sure that you keep an eye out for that, because we'll be sending it to you, if you backed for the video. And you're going to love it. It came out really, really, really great this year. I'm very, very happy with it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I'd tell you how awesome it is, except for the part where I only saw pictures in our little Slack room that we have for this show. And so, we got on the air pre-show. Myke's like, did you see the video? I'm like, no, I saw the pictures. They look great. I think it's going to be cool. He's like, wait a minute. Did you see the video? The video's in there. I'm like, oh, I missed that part.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It was shared with Brad. Brad just didn't see it. And it might have been, because after they sent it, I started sending all of my feedback. So, which was basically just like, oh, this sounds look so good. Oh, wow. The audience, because like, the audience sound is better this year as well. So, like, it's easier to hear people's reactions to stuff. But yeah, it looks really legit. Yeah. I think people are going to like this one a lot.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' What I gathered from not seeing the video is that when the two non-pin people, that being Mark and Stephen Hackett, are excited about how it turned out, it's got to be good, right? I mean, I fully intend on this being the best one ever. And I will be checking it out tonight, the first cut. And then, yeah, like Myke said, probably in the next week or two, look for an email. You'll have the access to the first of many things we are sending all of our Kickstarter backers this year. So, this gets the ball rolling. So, I'm excited.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah, it won't be long. Honestly, I reckon it'll be done in the next couple of days.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Awesome. So, we do have a few, more than a few new things I wanted to touch base, check in on, get your opinion on, say a few things on from the new release product catalog, if you will, the product catalog of the internet. That's what the stationary world seems like. The RightPad Secura Edition. I swore we talked about these on the podcast before. I may have mentioned them in passing. And I went back through the notes before I wrote this down. I was like, I know we talked about this. I had to have talked about this, right? And I couldn't find that we talked about it. Have we not talked about how amazingly beautiful these are? There's no way I would forget these. When did they come out, then? Just a couple of weeks ago. So, like, maybe two weeks ago. So, it's been very, very recent.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So, it's like a cherry blossom, right, is what they're going for design-wise, and it is stunning. I love it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so I am very partial to anything cherry blossom. Baltimore, obviously, being in the D.C. area, they're known for tons of cherry blossoms and cherry blossom events. Macon, Georgia, of all places, is known for its cherry blossoms. We have a cherry blossom festival every year. I have, let's see, four large cherry blossom trees in my yard that are just stunning for about one week out of the year. Then they just look like normal trees. Yeah, yeah. So, I didn't even get a picture of them this year because the blooms come and go so fast depending on the weather. And we've had very weird weather. But I love anything Sakura or cherry blossom related, and they nailed it. I mean, this is just a beautiful addition. It's kind of outside the norm for right notepads. They did a stapled addition, which they've always done, like, the perfect binding or whatever they call the flat binding on the sides, not without staples. But these have Rolls-Royce gold staples and just beautiful covers. And, heck, the belly band is awesome. Like, you know, that's the part that you throw away or keep in a drawer somewhere. I don't know. I'm fascinated by these. These are all the things I've ordered. I've ordered mine. They are on the way. I don't have them in hand yet. But I can assure you I'll be talking more about these because I love right notepads.

'''Myke Hurley:''' They're very good looking. Really, I think that this has been a consistent thing that right notepads are doing some of the most interesting design right now. And this has been, like, a consistent thing for a while. These notebooks all look amazing.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yep. And I failed in two aspects at the Atlanta Pen Show, Myke. One, I was supposed to bring you some pencils. And two, I was going to bring you a sampling of right notepads. Oh, for two.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Oh, yeah.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It didn't really work out well for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' It's fine. Just remember it for October.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. I'll see you soon enough. I'll see you many times this year. Or I could always mail somewhere in advance on your travels in the U.S. You'll be over here enough. The shipping will be easy. I'll just, you know, send something to one of your other friends that you're visiting. So, yeah, that's hilarious. But, yeah, I mean, great job, Chris and team. And I'm going to put the screws to Chris. Chris Roth, the owner, founder, creator, designer, printmaster of right notepads. I'm going to put the screws to him right here. Me and him are working on something on the back channels. I don't know if it's going to come to fruition. But if it does, it's pretty awesome. He's excited about it. I'm excited about it. We'll see if it happens. There have been designs traded amongst us. Okay. And I'm pretty pumped about it if it happens. So, there you go. There's one of my teases that may not ever happen. And you can all yell at me later. How's that?

'''Myke Hurley:''' Sounds fair.