KC Pipe Show Sunday

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Sunday was a breezy warm day and KC with lots going on at 2015 KC Pipe Show. We had the slow smoke contest, the announcement of Best in Show Awards, and the drawing for the winning raffle ticket ticket in the 2015 KC Pipe Carving Contest. Attendance was light due to the club not realizing last June that the 21st would be Father's Day.
The Smoking Contest was Over seen by Steve Butler. We try to follow the CIPC rules but some times common sense has to take a part in these things. Due to the windy conditions we cut the guys some slack on their pipes lit. The winners of the contest were Dave Houfek (47:08), Eric Todd (43:21) and Bill Miller (39:31). These are impressive times considering the breeze we had.
Steve Butler getting out the contest pipes. The pipes were supplied by Tobacco Pipe Import (Kevin Brackett) out of Seattle.

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Steve going over the rules of the contest.

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Dave Houfek and Bobby Fabian.

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Steve Fallon trying desperately not to be the first man out. Steve Butler had told the contestants (true story) that last year's "first out" died shortly afterwards.

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Bill Miller with his game face on.

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Eric Todd (2nd Place) Steve Butler, Bill Miller (3rd Place) and Dave Houfek. Dave Recieved a very nice Locarn pipe from the Pipe Tart. Eric got a cool churchwarden from 4th Generation Pipes (Erik Stokkebye), and Bill got an S. Ropp pipe from Smokingpipes.com.

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Fletcher Hiner competing.

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And the Show Opens on Sunday.

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Greg Pease and Jeff Knowell.

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Chance Whittamore talking to Cam Schutte.

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Bud & Jill talking to a Customer.

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Lasse Petersen of Lane Limited.

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Larry Humphrey manning the Sales Table.

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Sam Morales of Drew Estate.

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Eric Moore, Tom Fletcher, and Bill Miller at the registration table.

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Bill Miller and Dru Melpolder checkout Dru's Silent Auction Purchase.

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Quinton Wells & Walt McKenzie.

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We then moved on to the Best in Show Awards. Our first winner was Anthony Harris for Best Display. Here's Joe Ketcherside, Anthony,, and Carl Staudenmyer.

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Next we had Best Collection which was won by Dave Peterson. He is flanked by Joe and Carl.

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The winner of the Best Carver Award was Scott Klein.

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Scottie Piersel won Best Non-Briar Pipe with a lovely Gourd Calabash.

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The winner for Best Pipe was won by Smokers Haven with a David Huber pipe. Sorry no picture.
The shot is the big one. This is Sarah drawing the winning ticket for the Seven Day Set.

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The winner was Chance Whittamore of Great Estates Pipes seen here with Quinton Wells and Sara. Chance was just thunderstruck. For the first time the winner wasn't a Bob or Bobby.

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Chance looking at the Seven Day Set.

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After that the only thing of great note was when Brian Levine announced that if you wanted some free tobacco just come to his table. There were a bunch of very nice Mac Baren tins (unopened). The stampede was amazing. And it was mainly big guys. Watching Cliff Stark & Reverend Rolf stampede from the corner of the hall to that table was hilarious. A film of that would be a killer.

 

[kcvet67]

A shout out to everyone from the GKCPC, this was another great show. Excellent job guys!

 

[pipestud]

Yes sir, sensational!

 

[jkrug]

Looks like a great pipe show for sure. Thanks for all the excellent photo updates. ::

 

[daveinlax]

Really good photo's! Thanks. 8O

 

[ssjones]

Awesome and congratulations to firm member Daveinlax!