On Friday, October 1st – Pipers, Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders descended on Richmond, VA for the 26th Annual CORPS Exposition & Celebration. The official exhibits open today, on Saturday, but there were several people showing pipes for sale in their rooms Friday night. There were cocktail receptions, a great Southern-style dinner of bbq pork, fried chicken, with other typical Southern accompaniments.
Here are a few photos from Friday night at the 2010 Richmond Pipe Show.
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People Start to Gather in the Smoke Filled Room
Drinks Before Dinner are Always a Good Idea Pipe Maker Peter Heeschen & PipesMagazine.com Owner Kevin Godbee Gathering at the Doors of the Banquet Hall The Pipe Maker Corner - How Many Can You Name? Gary B. Schrier, Pipeman & Briar Books Press Publisher Dinner is Done, Let the Pipe Smoking Begin Bob Tate, Associate Editor of PipesMagazine.com Listens Intently Foreground - Russ Ouellette; Tobacco Blender & PipesMagazine.com Contributor SmokingPipes.com Owner Sykes Wilford Presides over his Hospitality Suite. The #1 Fan of SmokingPipes.com & PipesMagazine.com SmokingPipes.com's Offering of High Grade Pipes for the Early Buyers Brian Levine Schmoozes Pipe Buyers with His Charm & Wit I Think I Drooled a Little Bit I Have to Send This Picture to Santa Clause There are Lots of Gorgeous Pipes for Sale The Espresso Machine So We Can Stay Up All Night and Smoke How Many Beans Would You Like? I'll Drink to That!
Coffee,Scotch Whiskey,and those beautiful pipes.Looked like a fantastic show.And once again you never let us down.Thanks for taking us there through your pictures.I'm glad I wasn't there in the flesh,with my credit cards.The temptation would have won me over with the craftsmanship.The food sounds absolutely to die for.
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arko
October 2, 2010
Great pictures! Looks like it's going to be a nice weekend in Richmond. Coffee, Single Malt, and a whole lot of beautiful pipes - could you wish for more?
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group7
October 2, 2010
O.K. that does it. Your having way to much fun. I'm showing up next year for sure.
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fred
October 2, 2010
The Pipes look great! The Pipesters are laid back.
It looks like a swell time! Thanks.
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lestrout
October 2, 2010
I like that haze. Hope that's the pipe smoke.
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maggid
October 2, 2010
My keyboard needs a good wiping down now, those pipes had me drooling!
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dunc
October 3, 2010
The show looks amazing!! I wish we could hold an event like this in UK!!
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Dan
October 3, 2010
WOW! It looks like I missed another great show. Hope you can get some more pics of Saturday up soon!
Maybe next year.
Dan
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funn
October 3, 2010
Fantastic pics!!!
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brazz
October 4, 2010
Thanks for sharing!!
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thezman
October 7, 2010
A nice lottery win would go well and then to enter that show. thezman
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renzo
October 7, 2010
Hello American Pipe Friends,
I’m a French pipe smoker … so please accept my apologies for my poor English ;-)
In France we can just dream about such a nice event… and hope to have the chance to come one day in the US and visit an event like Richmond Pipe Show.
Thanks for these great pictures!!
This way we participate a little bit… nose flattened on the screen )
Enjoy your pipe
Renzo
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Kevin
October 22, 2010
More info on the Richmond show is up here:
http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-manufacturer-retailer-spotlight/richmond-pipe-show-2010-report/
