Hello everyone, thought I should finally come clean and join this incredible group. I mean that in the most sincere way. I’ve recently picked up my pipes again and I’ve gained so much good and sometimes funny information from this forum. I look forward to getting to know everyone and sharing in this adventure that we all enjoy so much. A little about me: I was born and raised a midwestern boy with a father, uncle, and grandfather all smoking pipes. In the mid 90’s I could no longer resist the call of the Rocky Mountains so I moved to northern Colorado. Then about 10 years ago work brought me to the east gate of Yellowstone, where I call home today. I picked up my first briar in 97 and I still have fond memory’s of the tongue bite from those first couple of bowls. Luckily for me there was a good tobacconist in Fort Collins at the time that straitened me out and saved my entry into this hobby. I’ve always kept a tin in the garage but I’ve finally slowed down and started to enjoy the finer things in life. A good bourbon and a bowl of black frigate!
