On Friday, October 1st - Pipers, Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders descended on Richmond, VA for the 26th Annual CORPS Exposition & Celebration. The official exhibits open today, on Saturday, but there were several people showing pipes for sale in their rooms Friday night. There were cocktail receptions, a great Southern-style dinner of bbq pork, fried chicken, with other typical Southern accompaniments.
Here are a few photos from Friday night at the 2010 Richmond Pipe Show.

People Start to Gather in the Smoke Filled Room

Drinks Before Dinner are Always a Good Idea

Pipe Maker Peter Heeschen & PipesMagazine.com Owner Kevin Godbee

Gathering at the Doors of the Banquet Hall

The Pipe Maker Corner - How Many Can You Name?

Gary B. Schrier, Pipeman & Briar Books Press Publisher

Dinner is Done, Let the Pipe Smoking Begin

Bob Tate, Associate Editor of PipesMagazine.com Listens Intently

Foreground - Russ Ouellette; Tobacco Blender & PipesMagazine.com Contributor

SmokingPipes.com Owner Sykes Wilford Presides over his Hospitality Suite.

The #1 Fan of SmokingPipes.com & PipesMagazine.com

SmokingPipes.com's Offering of High Grade Pipes for the Early Buyers

Brian Levine Schmoozes Pipe Buyers with His Charm & Wit

I Think I Drooled a Little Bit

I Have to Send This Picture to Santa Clause

There are Lots of Gorgeous Pipes for Sale

The Espresso Machine So We Can Stay Up All Night and Smoke

How Many Beans Would You Like?

I'll Drink to That!
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ernest said:
Coffee,Scotch Whiskey,and those beautiful pipes.Looked like a fantastic show.And once again you never let us down.Thanks for taking us there through your pictures.I’m glad I wasn’t there in the flesh,with my credit cards.The temptation would have won me over with the craftsmanship.The food sounds absolutely to die for.
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
arko said:
Great pictures! Looks like it’s going to be a nice weekend in Richmond. Coffee, Single Malt, and a whole lot of beautiful pipes - could you wish for more?
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:33 am
group7 said:
O.K. that does it. Your having way to much fun. I’m showing up next year for sure.
October 2nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
fred said:
The Pipes look great! The Pipesters are laid back.
It looks like a swell time! Thanks.
October 2nd, 2010 at 11:41 am
lestrout said:
I like that haze. Hope that’s the pipe smoke.
hp
les
October 2nd, 2010 at 12:13 pm
maggid said:
My keyboard needs a good wiping down now, those pipes had me drooling!
October 2nd, 2010 at 12:38 pm
dunc said:
The show looks amazing!! I wish we could hold an event like this in UK!!
October 3rd, 2010 at 9:35 am
Dan said:
WOW! It looks like I missed another great show. Hope you can get some more pics of Saturday up soon!
Maybe next year.
Dan
October 3rd, 2010 at 6:21 pm
funn said:
Fantastic pics!!!
October 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 pm
brazz said:
Thanks for sharing!!
October 4th, 2010 at 8:02 am
thezman said:
A nice lottery win would go well and then to enter that show. thezman
October 7th, 2010 at 3:38 am
renzo said:
Hello American Pipe Friends,
I’m a French pipe smoker … so please accept my apologies for my poor English
In France we can just dream about such a nice event… and hope to have the chance to come one day in the US and visit an event like Richmond Pipe Show.
Thanks for these great pictures!!
This way we participate a little bit… nose flattened on the screen :-))
Enjoy your pipe
Renzo
October 7th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Richmond Pipe Show 2010 Report | Pipes Magazine - Community for the 21st Century Tobacco Pipe Smoker said:
[...] You can see some more highlights from Friday night at the Richmond pipe show when we spent time in the SmokingPipes.com hospitality suite here. [...]
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Kevin said:
More info on the Richmond show is up here:
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-manufacturer-retailer-spotlight/richmond-pipe-show-2010-report/
October 22nd, 2010 at 3:15 pm