Broken Pipe: Chris Chopin

clickklick

Lifer

May 5, 2014

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• Jan 30, 2018

• #1

Chris Chopin, also know as flatticus, passed away in October unexpectedly.
While controversial to some, a bowl in his honor should be considered. May he rest in peace!
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/palmbeachpost/obituary.aspx?pid=186935459

 

lightmybriar

Lifer

Mar 11, 2014

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1,842

• Jan 30, 2018

• #2

Controversial for sure, but I really enjoyed his knowledge and wit. Learned a lot from him regarding pipes and tobacco. Very sad.

 

georged

Lifer

Mar 7, 2013

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16,678

• Jan 30, 2018

• #3

Lots of drama and strangeness surrounding his death:
https://medium.com/@kevinsarpei/about-the-death-of-twitter-user-actualflatticus-aka-alan-smithee-5b1952eb5330

 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings

Jun 15, 2013

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50,226

Southern Oregon

jrs457.wixsite.com

• Jan 30, 2018

• #4

Well, I'm sorry for his family. That's quite young to die. I remember him for showing up here just to create a stink over WarHorse before he got the boot.

 

daveinlax

Charter Member

May 5, 2009

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WISCONSIN

• Jan 30, 2018

• #5

WoW, Very Sad News, I was just thinking about him the other day. I didn't know him in person but I spent a lot of time with him online over the years and we got along well. He was quite the student of pipes and had an impressive collection of pipes and ephemera that I only saw on video chats. RIP

 

woodsroad

Lifer

Oct 10, 2013

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SE PA USA

• Jan 30, 2018

• #6

Having had extensive email and PM exchanges with Chopin, I can tell you that he was quite intelligent, had a lawyer's brain and was moderately to severely unhinged. I admired some of his personality characteristics, but his lack of empathy, sympathy and ability to engage socially, while it made him the perfect divorce attorney, must have made his personal life difficult for him.
RIP, Chris Chopin.

 

zack24

Lifer

May 11, 2013

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• Jan 30, 2018

• #7

Chris was an interesting character indeed...

 

condorlover1

Lifer

Dec 22, 2013

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New York

• Jan 30, 2018

• #8

A sad loss to someone or other. Its a shame the offer did not extend to 'BOGO' as there are one or two other citizens of the sunshine state that might have improved the world by joining him on a little journey across the River Styx who have said less than pleasant things about SToP products!

 

zack24

Lifer

May 11, 2013

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• Jan 30, 2018

• #9

Mmmm...let's show a little kindness on this thread...just because...Many of us have faults to varying degrees....and everyone's passing is mourned by the people in their lives....

 

condorlover1

Lifer

Dec 22, 2013

8,551

30,380

New York

• Jan 30, 2018

• #10

Your probably right. A tragic loss. Will you be unbanning him now that he is deceased?

 

pylorns

Lifer

Aug 20, 2013

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Austin, Texas

www.thepipetool.com

• Jan 30, 2018

• #11

Oh jesus. I setup his website for him. He was in the middle of updating the content I put on the site for him: http://www.cchopin.com/wp
No wonder I hadn't heard from him lately.
Here is a picture of us back in 2015

 

clickklick

Lifer

May 5, 2014

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• Jan 30, 2018

• #12

Condor,

That’s the most disgusting thing I’ve read in this community. A pipesmoker who mentored and started MANY people into the hobby has passed away. Sometimes the best said words are none at all, especially in cases like this.

 

zack24

Lifer

May 11, 2013

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2

• Jan 30, 2018

• #13

I've deleted a couple of comments to keep this thread going in the spirit intended by the OP...

 

jvnshr

Moderator

Staff member

Sep 4, 2015

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Baku, Azerbaijan

• Jan 31, 2018

• #14

Rest in peace Chris Chopin. My condolences to his family.

 

piffyr

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 24, 2015

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80

• Jan 31, 2018

• #15

Man, this is quite a shock. I haven't spoken with Chris for a good while, but to find out that he's passed away four months after the fact makes me feel pretty terrible. I can say without reservations that, on a personal level, Chris was a really good guy. I never had a problem getting along with him. However, it was sometimes hard to reconcile the guy that I knew the persona that interacted publicly online. He was passionate about both pipes and his opinions and sometimes that passion turned into something ugly. I know that he made no new friends when he caused a stink around here a while back, but I would hope that we could all forgive, forget, and lament the passing of another fellow pipe man.

 

disinformatique

Lifer

Jun 10, 2014

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Bangalore, India and St. Petersburg Florida

• Aug 13, 2019

• #16

Holy God !! i had no idea, I just posted on his wall how he was doing a few days ago !!
Chris