Tom Hanks visits Middle Tennessee typewriter shop

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Shared passions bring together all sorts of people. One shared passion has brought together a local man and someone known all over the world.

"Once you get used to typing on it, it feels almost like playing an instrument," said Kirk Jackson, typing on a typewriter in his shop.

Kirk calls the community of typewriter collectors the Typosphere. They're the people who love the history, the story behind typewriters. Kirk collects, restores, and sells at his business, Nashville Typewriter.

In finding even more people in that Typosphere, he decided to send a letter to a well-known collector of typewriters. That certain well-known collector of typewriters wrote back, and decided he'd like to drop by.

"My brain just kind of shut down. I started pacing the house," Kirk said.

That well-known collector was none other than Tom Hanks. He visited Nashville Typewriter in Goodlettsville on Tuesday.