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By Bob Tate
I arrived in Chicago on the afternoon of Thursday April 29, to cover The 2010 Chicago Pipe Show held by the Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club (CPCC). Kevin picked me up at the airport and we drove back to the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL. and I checked into my room. The resort had accidentally booked me in a handicapped room (everything was made shorter to be assessable and I am 6 feet tall) so I had to change rooms and Kevin upgraded me to a suite next to his.
Dowstairs Sitting Room
TV and Refreshment Area in Sitting Room
Work Area (Upstairs)
King Size Bed
Gigantic Bathroom
The Fountain Outside of the Back Door to Our Suites
After I had finished unpacking and freshened up, we headed out for a great dinner at the Harvest restaurant in the resort. After dinner, we went to see The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the resort Theater. It was a quite funny and entertaining show. It had been a long day for us so we decided to head off to bed so we could rest up for a very busy Friday.
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Friday morning we heading down to the Mega Center to check out the Pre-Show activities.
Pre-Show Action
Ardor Pipes for Sale at the Pre-Show
Pipes for Sale at one of the Tables at the Pre-Show
A Work of Art
Ready for Customers
While we were at the Pre-Show, I stopped by the table of John Tolle, President of the North American Society of Pipe Collectors (NASPC), to say hello and to check out what he had available. Among some nice pipes and pipe accessories, John also had some of the older limited edition NASPC pipe tobacco blends made by G.L. Pease Tobacco.
Me and John Tolle, President of NASPC
Fellowship I - 2007 NASPC Limited Edition Blend
Fellowship I - 2007 NASPC Limited Edition Blend
Fellowship II - 2007 NASPC Limited Edition Blend
Fellowship II - 2007 NASPC Limited Edition Blend
Blend of the White Hand - 2008 NASPC Limited Edition Blend
We also met and spoke with Gary B. Schrier. Kevin and I both bought a copy of Confessions of a Pipeman and Gary was kind enough to sign each of our copies.
Gary Schrier, Author of Confessions of a Pipeman
Gary Schrier & Kevin Godbee
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After the Pre-Show, we spent awhile handling various tasks and going over a game plan for the full show on Saturday and Sunday. Later Friday evening, we sat in the smoking tent fraternizing with everybody and smoking the night away. Of course there were quite a few drinks involved.
Kevin (standing) talking with Pipe Maker Bob Gilbert in the Smoking Tent
Wonderful Aroma of Pipe Smoke
Hadley Scott Dressed in Full Scottish Garb
Pipe Maker Jeff A. Burt-Gracik of J. Alan Pipes
J. Alan Pipes
J. Alan Pipe
J. Alan Pipe
J. Alan Pipe
Relaxing with a Smoke and a Few Drinks
After smoking, drinking, and chatting the night away; we headed for bed. We had to get up early for a busy Saturday which lied ahead. Stay Tuned for More Coverage of the 2010 Chicago Pipe Show!
Read more on the 2010 Chicago Pipe Show at the following links:
Chicago Pipe Show 2010 Pre-Show
Chicago Pipe Show 2010 Day 1 Update
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May 6th, 2010 at 7:28 AM
pstlpkr said:
Excellent post Bob,
However; slipping the “Pres.” a twenty wasn’t enough to rig the smoking competition, and it probably should have been under the table.
May 6th, 2010 at 10:14 AM
TomPier said:
great post as usual!
May 6th, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Kevin said:
Even though I was there myself, it is still great to see these pictures and the story of what we did. I actually forgot parts of it, and this helps bring it back. I also helped deplete the bar too. LOL.
I love the idea of all those NASPC blends relating to the Lord of the Rings. There’s a few there that I hadn’t seen before.
We were out until about 2 am every night, and Laura was wondering why I was tired when I got home. Women! LOL!
May 6th, 2010 at 1:09 PM
Joe Greenfield said:
Great to hear you guys had a blast…nice review. I was fortunate enough to attend the show 3 times in the last 10 years. With the addition of our daughter to the family, lack of time and funds, I haven’t been able to return yet. Would love to meet you guys one of these days. Great work with this site and your never-ending ambition towards this hobby of ours…Joe G.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:53 PM
joeg said:
Great to hear you guys had a blast…nice review. I was fortunate enough to attend the show 3 times in the last 10 years. With the addition of our daughter to the family, lack of time and funds, I haven’t been able to return yet. I AM JEALOUS! Would love to meet you guys one of these days. Great work with this site and your never-ending ambition towards this hobby of ours…Joe G.
May 6th, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Bob said:
LOL @ Pstlpkr!
May 6th, 2010 at 4:15 PM
Kevin said:
Bob this is really a lot of work you did! I heard it takes 15 - 30 minutes per photo for processing! That’s 8 - 16 hours of work!
Oh never mind. That was someone else that said that.
Can you do me a favor and blur me out of the pictures. j/k
May 6th, 2010 at 5:41 PM
Bob said:
This was a ton of work and took me an entire day!
I tried to blur you out of the one with Bob Gilbert, but I am an amateur and I don’t have the right photo software to do it. j/k
May 6th, 2010 at 5:45 PM
group7 said:
Great report Bob, I hope everybody tries to set some time away for next year. I’d love to see a large group picture of all of us from Pipes Magazine. It was a really good time!!!
May 8th, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Bob said:
I agree Hans, it would be great if we could have a lot of our members there for a photo next year.
It was great meeting you and hopefully we will be able to meet up again in the future!
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