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gord

Lifer
May 1, 2024
1,907
24,499
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
BriarWorks Pete’s Beard’s Blend in a Ron Smith extreme Anse morta with brown stem.View attachment 393677
Now that's an interesting pipe . . . . about the first thing I saw this morning, and in my pre-coffee stupor a thought crossed my mind was this a weapon from the colonies? Do you smoke it or shoot it? Only your hairdresser knows for sure . . . . :eek: 👍 👍 Love it!
 
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JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
70,279
805,585
Part way through this bowl of year 2024 Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Fed my cats, and will check on the ferals after this is posted. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Getting ready to watch the Padres-Jays game.
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JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
70,279
805,585
Did a set of walking reps, and am close to finishing this bowl of year 2016 D&R Three Sails in a slight bent black pattern etched 1977 Lorenzo Lorsan Sigma level top billiard with a gray swirl acrylic saddle stem. When I started out, Abner the Eager was waiting for me by my car. I scooped him up and brought him in to eat. Tomato the Brave was playful as always. Harry the Hairy stood driveway guard.
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andysc83

Starting to Get Obsessed
Dec 30, 2012
247
3,734
42
Laurens, South Carolina
Anniversary Kake in a Nate King

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JimInks

Sultan of Smoke
Aug 31, 2012
70,279
805,585
Enjoyed a tall stack of cinnamon raisin French toast with unsalted peanuts and two small golden delicious apples lunch. I'm a quarter of the way through this bowl of year 2020 Watch City Rouxgaroux in a smooth medium bend 2021 Peterson POTY Natural 4AB No. 6/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. Gold Star Jamaican Estate Reserve, neat, is my drink.
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Choatecav

Lifer
Dec 19, 2023
1,914
18,744
Middle Tennessee
HU Edward G in a Abe Herbaugh Blasted Apple Nose Warmer
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Hey Paul, I have noticed that you have been smoking a lot of HU blends. I have yet to delve into them due to my backlog of other blends. But, this particular one is for Edward G. With the old Edward G Robinson blend now gone away, I almost ordered some just to see how it compares. Is it similar to the old EGR???
 

TubbyInTweed

Part of the Furniture Now
Nov 21, 2024
610
12,800
Southern California
On the menu for my morning commute into work was a bowl of GH&Co Whiskey Twist loaded into my Grande Morez.

I prefer the Rum Twist over Whiskey Twist but I admittedly haven't smoked Whiskey Twist as much. As a result, I threw some Whiskey Twist in an XL PocketJar to give it a fair chance over the next couple of weeks.

Hope you all have a great Thursday!

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gord

Lifer
May 1, 2024
1,907
24,499
Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Okay, this post is not quite about what I'm smoking today, but about a question that was asked of me either in this thread or in the "Other Topics Thread."

I'll repeat this thread there, but to make this post legitimate here, I'm currently puffing on another Kwiki Grape Cigar cuz I just don't type and post while smoking a pipe. Requires too much attention.

Okay, last year I mentioned I spent a lot of time in Toronto, especially at the beginning of my career, at the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and a bit later in my career, when I was invited to NYO as Assistant Concertmaster of the newly formed "L'Esprie Canadianne" (or whatever - can't spell French very good, eh) a professional orchestra specializing in Canadian and 20th Century Music, and to coach the students in ensemble, etc etc etc.

Gist of this, is that I mentioned we spent a lot of time at the Embassy, which we called the Bloor Street Office. Someone posted a picture of the Embassy, and I said, "Nope. That ain't the Embassy. It's a TRAVESTY etc etc etc. Well, the old one was of course torn down, and it seemed nobody had a picture of the old one. I said I do and I'll find it.

Well I found it yesterday. It's on a half-frame Olympus Pen F color negative filmstrip I discovered, and I'm now in the process of restoring. Here's a quick look at the old girl, in all her glory. This, remember, is just the beginnings of my restoring and printing the original COLOR negative, which is in miserable but restorable condition. THIS PICTURE DATES FROM 1972. LOOK AT THE REAL, BEAUTIFUL CARS! Not the obscene robotic travesties of today. And they served real beer, too, not this arty-farty custom stuff that costs a month's salary. Ten cents a glass for real draft. Really. And mini-skirts, too!

This is a B&W mockup for density and color balance . . . . It'll take me a week or so to get it all done. Lots of spotting and other stuff to do.

CANADIANS (at least I think they are) FROM TORONTO, feast your eyes on what your city once was!

Love, Gord.

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. . . . to be continued. Let's Make Toronto Great Again!! 👍 👍
 
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