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  1. fatbob

    Too Many Pipes ... Or Not

    Time makes a big difference. I like pipe tobacco and pipes. If something intrigues me, I buy it; within reason. After a while, you amass quite a pile. I must admit, sometimes I will dig out a box of pipes, or tobacco, that I may have forgotten and it's like Christmas...bonus. If you ask my wife...
  2. fatbob

    Can I Learn How To Drink Bourbon Or Whiskey?

    Browns are like tobacco, it's all about the journey. If you like sweet, try the mid priced rye's where the sweetness is more prevalent. Knob Creek is good and it's 100 proof, as you go up in price, and theoretically quality, the sweetness is overcome by the process.
  3. fatbob

    Most Underrated Tobaccos

    Maybe not underrated but more under appreciated, OTC's. I often realize I'm smoking an OTC as I dig through the cellar looking for that perfect blend.
  4. fatbob

    Old Absurd Radio programs

    You are correct doc I should have given Mr. Conrad his due and he is ubiquitous on the old radio programs for good reason. I meant to say that whenever I hear that voice, I get the mental picture of Frank Cannon and curiously enough he is wearing a plaid jacket in that picture. And +1 for Johnny...
  5. fatbob

    Old Absurd Radio programs

    Curious that you bring it up. I have found myself listening to Radio Classics on Sirius almost exclusively lately, definitely an escape strategy. Not necessarily absurd but maybe in an anachronistic sense, somewhat. The only drawback is that I actually know that Marshal Dillon is Frank Cannon...
  6. fatbob

    Kudos for Distributon, Availability

    I agree with mso and those blenders get the lions share of money. But the unicorns are just that and I love the hunt sometimes and like some hunts, can disappoint. The real joy of this forum for me are the tangents these discussions often take. Against counsel for many years I didn't expand...
  7. fatbob

    What Kind of Pipe Loot Did You Get?

    I get to extend my Christmas Eve anticipation every 2 years when my wife goes "home" for Christmas. She has family in Kiel, Germany and always brings me a goody bag from Motzek. I feel like a kid waiting for Santa to come home. And no, that's not why I married her.
  8. fatbob

    This Might Explain a Lot of Things

    Thanks deathmetal for the Cahokia reference, it tickled my memory enough to force me to peruse the shelves and now I'll be pondering til bed, love to chat but my phones ringing.
  9. fatbob

    Big Neck? Anyone Else?

    I am also in the 18.5-19 inch neck crowd. I have to wear "dress" shirts often. While I had some success ordering "custom tailored" shirts online, they never really felt right. I had been bringing my clothes to a couple Asian ladies for years for that little taking in...or letting out. I fish and...
  10. fatbob

    The Dangers of Alternating Tobaccos in a Single Pipe

    I'd have to say most of my pipes pretty much dedicated themselves. Some blends and pipes just work better together. Lakelands and lat bombs are the wild cards but I would have to agree with mortonbriar, sometimes that ghost in the background seems to be a positive.
  11. fatbob

    Prepping Sam Gawith's Full Virginia Flake

    I crack a tin and let it sit. Sometimes due to ambient humidity it takes a few days, sometimes I get caught up in some other blend and it sits longer than I intended. Either way it's like waiting for anything, the anticipation enhances the experience. I usually have a cracked tin sitting around...
  12. fatbob

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    I get what you mean Brian64, no matter now hard they push the Christmas music and the Black Friday, this is the last bastion of family and friends and what Thanksgiving means to each individual. Be it belt fed and water cooled or oyster dressing, Happy Thanksgiving to all.
  13. fatbob

    But I Really Want The Drugs!

    As long as I get "everything looks fine" at the end, I'm OK with it.
  14. fatbob

    Peretti "No Name" Blend

    And the list grows. I'm caught in a chicken and egg dilemma. I started smoking a pipe in '96 after years of using tobacco in various ways. I spent many years just smoking my pipe, I never really thought about it, just scratching an itch. Sometimes I'd pick up something at a B&M during my travels...
  15. fatbob

    Software? Website? Recommendations for documenting my collection?

    I use pipetool for my Tobacco and the Mead/Dixon method for pipes. I just have a problem getting the information I want to archive about my pipes to fit into their template.
  16. fatbob

    Peretti "No Name" Blend

    Another instance of "listen and learn". You nailed it Hawky. The Original Mixture you sent is exactly what I was looking for. When I first fired it up, I was instantly transported back to every head shop I ever walked into in the 70's. Florals yes, almost incense like, but not soapy or...
  17. fatbob

    Trouble with Flake Tobaccos

    In my experience folding and stuffing is really an exploration of sipping vs puffing. If I just want to puff away I scoop and go with Carter Hall. If I'm in the mood for a long contemplative smoke, I'm folding and stuffing some FVF. Whenever I hear "sipping" I'm thinking of how conscious of the...
  18. fatbob

    Why Buy a New Pipe After Smoking Used Estate Pipes?

    I used to insist on buying new and "training" my pipes personally. Now I like everything about estates; my wife does that queasy face scrunch when I call them used. Researching/pondering the history, cleaning, finding what smokes best in them and seeing if I pick up any different nuances from...
  19. fatbob

    Are Forums Dying, And Why?

    My experience tells me some are dying; absolutely. But I also noticed that the early warning signs of demise seem to be stringent parameters arbitrarily applied, bottle necking conversations to fit some agenda and plain old squeaky wheel mentality. I enjoy the depth and breadth of knowledge on...
  20. fatbob

    Peretti "No Name" Blend

    Stonehenge...hmmm.... now I'm going to have to find that jar. I don't remember florals but again tastes and perceptions may change. Definitely going to try Hyde Park; thanks Cortez. It seems trying different blends regularly reinvigorates the discovery part of this endeavor.
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