At the Chicago Show every year, there is a huge award (our hobby's biggest), that is handed out to an individual who has done something or a lot of things over a long period of years to enhance the hobby. The list of former winners is HUGELY impressive.
I want to congratulate our own Brian Levine, host of the Pipesmagazine.com Radio Show for winning the 2015 Doctor of Pipes award at the Chicago Show. Not only has Brian taken the hobby to a new level of entertainment with his radio show, he has, for decades, worked in the pipe and tobacco industry. His knowledge of pipes and tobaccos is astounding. Folks, when I need help dating old tinned tobacco, I just ask Brian and nine times out of ten he has the answer and then tosses in a bit of history about the tobacco, to boot!
I have long admired and appreciated Brian Levine for what he has done for our hobby and for the gentleman that he is. We are blessed to have him around.
By the way, I asked Brian what was the first thing he did after getting his Doctorate. He said that since he's about to turn 50, the first thing he did was give himself a Prostate exam. :wink:
Congratulations Dr. Levine!
I want to congratulate our own Brian Levine, host of the Pipesmagazine.com Radio Show for winning the 2015 Doctor of Pipes award at the Chicago Show. Not only has Brian taken the hobby to a new level of entertainment with his radio show, he has, for decades, worked in the pipe and tobacco industry. His knowledge of pipes and tobaccos is astounding. Folks, when I need help dating old tinned tobacco, I just ask Brian and nine times out of ten he has the answer and then tosses in a bit of history about the tobacco, to boot!
I have long admired and appreciated Brian Levine for what he has done for our hobby and for the gentleman that he is. We are blessed to have him around.
By the way, I asked Brian what was the first thing he did after getting his Doctorate. He said that since he's about to turn 50, the first thing he did was give himself a Prostate exam. :wink:
Congratulations Dr. Levine!