Advantages: Charlie Parker of course. Disadvantages: None.
Crazeology - CharlieParker
Jazz time again folks, well bebop to be precise (mostly).
I make no secret of being a huge CharlieParker fan. Not just because he was arguably the greatest alto saxophone player ever, but because he was a pioneer.
At a time when black music was seen as something that was somehow less accomplished, and the musicians somewhat less worthy than their white counterparts (in fact it was thought that hardly any black musicians could read music, a common myth), Parker broke the mould.
He wrote, he practically invented a new genre (be bop), well maybe I exaggerate, he was certainly one of the leading lights. He also played with chord structure and melodies
and harmonies, tearing up the rule book and inventing his own style.
His sound is incredibly distinctive, despite the fact that he played ...
Advantages: Cheap, Parker, Quality Disadvantages: Mine looks unprofessional, MArks through the paper
I seem to have recently started my own Parker fan club having owned 4 pens in the last few months, I'll admit it's the vector rollerball that's been getting the most use from myself. Costing just £1.99 from the works when I got it, the pen has a ?street map? graphic across the barrel which seems rather childish but yet likeable, even more so when you realise you're getting a Parker at that sort of a price. It's not the most professional of the Parker's out there, pens like the jet black M2 are much more ?business? modelled than this one but it's hard not to like it's charm even if it does look more like it'd feel at home in a 13 year old girls pencil case. The pen, as all Parker's with lids seem to have, posses a metal ?butt? to place the lid on when the pen is in use.
When compared to other Parker pens it's incredibly light, mainly ...
Advantages: Strong, Reliable, easy to use, hard to break, can be refilled Disadvantages: No that i can think of
In my opinion there?s no better pen then the full metal Parker Jotter.
Sit on it, stand on it, drop it or bite it ? this bad boy has never broken on me.
Easy to use [it?s a pen?], it looks stylish in any setting from the classroom to the boardroom.
The click design means there?s no lid to lose, the Achilles heel of most ballpoints, and thanks to some smart thinking the click mechanism has been encased into the top half of the pen meaning you won?t have small pieces of plastic and springs rolling around your desk on those less productive days.
Refills are easy to come by, which makes pen that little bit more environmentally and economically friendly.
Whilst these pens do retail from between £6 - £10 it?s well worth the investment. I?ve had my Pen for years, and there?s no doubt in my mind that without it I?d have spent ...
