Peck's thread on Mummert pipes got me to thinking. How much of the pleasure of smoking a pipe
is related to a certain amount of showmanship? At pipe shows and in some pipe shops that permit
smoking, some folks like to bring their most unusual and dramatic pipes. I'm always busy sampling
tobaccos in a few traditional billiards and Dublins and such. No dramatic persona at all. Since I mostly
smoke alone, with only one or two pipe friends I see face-to-face, I've never thought of having an audience
for my pipes, hence none of them have much theatrical impact. Just wondered if anyone buys a pipe now
and then for the entertainment of friends, or to attract attention when smoking socially. In a sense, I feel
a Mummert would be wasted with me, since so few would see it. These are works of art and self-expression,
and have content and statement in their designs, it seems to me.
is related to a certain amount of showmanship? At pipe shows and in some pipe shops that permit
smoking, some folks like to bring their most unusual and dramatic pipes. I'm always busy sampling
tobaccos in a few traditional billiards and Dublins and such. No dramatic persona at all. Since I mostly
smoke alone, with only one or two pipe friends I see face-to-face, I've never thought of having an audience
for my pipes, hence none of them have much theatrical impact. Just wondered if anyone buys a pipe now
and then for the entertainment of friends, or to attract attention when smoking socially. In a sense, I feel
a Mummert would be wasted with me, since so few would see it. These are works of art and self-expression,
and have content and statement in their designs, it seems to me.
