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  1. mikestanley

    Broken Pipe? Art Ruppelt (Ming Kahuna)

    It would appear that a man I called Friend, Art Ruppelt, passed away in March of this year. I used to be a police officer in Solon, Ohio and became acquainted with Art when he and his lovely family lived there. He eventually moved to the Atlanta area but we were friends on social media. Hadn't...
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    NASPC

    I've been a member since it was the Ohio Pipe Collectors. Things don't seem to be run nearly as well as they used to be. You just don't replace guys like Bill Unger, Regis McCafferty and John Tolle very easily. For several decades, the February issue has been my prompt to send a check. This...
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    Left Handed Forum Members

    The only thing I do right handed is play the guitar. Or, rather played the guitar. It has been a while. Mike S.
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    What is Your Fondest Memory Related to Pipe Smoking?

    For me, there is no single one. For years, starting with the first Ohio Pipe Collectors (now NASPC) all the wonderful folks I've shared conversation over pipes and tobacco. The late Charles Frank, a pipe maker from Zanesville for instance. We worked the front table together for a number of...
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    Carter Hall by Middleton

    Carter Hall is one of those tobaccos that I appreciate someone else smoking it in my presence. A fellow I play golf with occasionally smokes it. I enjoy when he does. Mike S.
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    Old Gowrie vs Hal O The Wynd vs Brown Clunee?

    Hal O the Wynd is more stoved Virginia. I find a stoved Virginia difficult to smoke. Packing and a proper burn rate just elude me with them. Usually leaving me a rather hot, flavorless smoke. I haven't smoked either Old Gowrie or Broun Clunee fresh or even from recent productions, preferring to...
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    Thanks to the Pipes Magazine Radio Show!

    The radio show generally makes the weekly lawn work tolerable. In the Winter, it does the same for one treadmill session. Now, if only it were daily in the Winter! Mike S.
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    Coffee Check

    We have been drinking Kirkland Coffee for years now. I like it with Half and Half. Mike S.
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    Amphora Thoughts

    My Grand Dad smoked Amphora Brown exclusively from the time my memory kicks in (1965 or so) until 1984 when he passed. I was of course, drawn to it when I first tried a pipe over Thanksgiving break my Freshman year in College (1981). I eventually smoked the Amphora line and settled on the Red. I...
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    Some More of my Jess Chonowitch Pipes

    I don't expect you to tell me but, I sure would curious as to the annual household budget for pipes! Mike S.
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    McClelland CC Editions

    Its been at least 25 years! It was a bite free, smooth Virginia flake prone to crystal forming on the flakes. As the tin emptied, the flavors just got better. Absolutely no sharp edges. I've yet to find any Virginia Flake to compare. I would love to know the origin of the leaf and the sugar...
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    McClelland CC Editions

    I've smoked all up to 2008. Haven't cracked those yet. I don't have anything older than 2008 left. Oddly enough, the blend they did instead of a 1993 Christmas Cheer, Nutcracker Flake, is by far my favorite Christmas blend by McClelland. Mike S.
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    Richards Sheffield Pipe Knife Find

    I have one and, I like it. I just wish the tamping surface was a wee bit larger. Mike S.
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    C&D Folklore

    I will TOTALLY be on my computer at midnight to buy as many tins as possible! Mike S.
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    Anybody Smoke a Pipe while Playing Golf?

    I occasionally golf with a guy who smokes a pipe while playing. He smokes Carter Hall in Grabows. He always takes a cart. I walk. If I'm playing alone, I sometimes smoke my pipe. I walk so, it's a bit of work though. I usually buy two bundles of J. R. Alternatives in the Winter for golf season...
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