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  1. musicman

    B & M Shops, Cincinnati, Ohio

    So, I've just accepted a job in Cincinnati, OH, so now begins the crazy, logistics intensive process of preparing a house to sell and moving my entire life there from Tucson, AZ. We should be there around September 15th, and I start at the end of September. Any advice on good B and M's in the...
  2. musicman

    Tell Us About Your Health And Pipe Smoking

    I'm 41, 6' 00", 210 lbs (still a little overweight but I used to be 238. I smoke 2-3 bowls/day, although right now it's down to 3-4/week because our weather in Arizona is not very conducive to outdoor smoking during the summer. I have never been a regular cig smoker, although I've had a few in...
  3. musicman

    Gawith & Hoggarth Dark Flake Scented Review

    Nice write up! I have some of this in a jar from the January Gawith drop, but I haven't tried it yet. Maybe time to get out the lakeland pipe and give it a go.
  4. musicman

    To Coat or Not to Coat

    I've tried coating with honey, and I've tried doing absolutely nothing, and didn't notice much of a difference. My standard new pipe procedure is to use alcohol to remove any factory applied bowl coating (if applicable) and then fill at least the first five bowls all the way to the top and...
  5. musicman

    First Crumble Cake

    I almost always fully rub out crumble cakes, dry as needed, and gravity fill. I find that if I just break into chunks, I have more trouble controlling the moisture content and end up with smokes that are too wet.
  6. musicman

    Why do You Smoke a Pipe?

    Well, I started in earnest because it was cheaper and a lower nic dose than a cigar. I used to dabble in both pipes and cigars, and when I started writing my dissertation I found that my creative juices were stimulated by smoking a cigar. Well, on a grad school budget, I couldn't afford to...
  7. musicman

    Ad from the '80's

    A little later than this, but I remember in the early 90s, lusting after the computer equipment in the Frys electronics ads. I really wanted that 4gb hard drive that was 500 bucks. Now I don’t even think I own a flash drive that’s as SMALL as 4gb
  8. musicman

    C&D Sunbear 2021 Edition “Black Locust”

    I picked up 5 tins, and added a few Pease blends to the mix since they are still 15% off. Probably not gonna even open the Sun Bear for a year or so though.
  9. musicman

    C&D Sunbear 2021 Edition “Black Locust”

    Well, crap. I’m trying not to buy any more tobacco right now but I’m gonna have to get a few tins of this one. Sun bear fresh=ok Sun bear with at least 9 months in the cellar= superb.
  10. musicman

    What's the Minimal Number of Pipes for Good Smoking

    Four sounds about right. One for Latakia, one for Lakeland blends, and two for everything else.
  11. musicman

    Moving Sucks.

    Good God you’re right. Moving just sucks. We’re likely moving cross country later this summer and I’m dreading it all, especially packing up the hundred plus jars of tobacco that have accumulated during the last move.
  12. musicman

    Too Hot To Smoke!

    Yep. Late summer and fall are going to be brutal. We just had our driest year on record here in Tucson. That’s right. The driest year in an already very dry desert. 4 inches of precipitation for the year. I think as we see climate change further develop we’re gonna see a lot more of...
  13. musicman

    Too Hot To Smoke!

    I know what you mean. I lived in Minnesota for 15 yrs before moving to Tucson, and I have many memories of going for walks in single digit temps so I could have a cigar. In fact, for a Vikings playoff game one January, I turned the TV towards the balcony sliding door and had a Martini and an...
  14. musicman

    Too Hot To Smoke!

    Down here in the Sonoran Desert it's often too hot to smoke outside, and there are nights during the summer when I am sweating my ass off trying to have a midnight bowl while the temps dip below 95. It seems like there's been a lot of those this June. It's not ideal, but it is temporary, and...
  15. musicman

    Marlin Flake...

    Update: Inspired by this thread, during a late night dog walk, I just smoked some 2014 Marlin Flake that was gifted to me in a tobacco bomb by @ashdigger. I dried it about 20 min and it smoked beautifully. Delicious!
  16. musicman

    Marlin Flake...

    I love Marlin Flake. I love all three of Rattrays Big Three Va blends, and I’m never unhappy with OG or HOTW in my pipe, but Marlin Flake is my favorite and the one I’ve chosen to cellar. I fully rub it out, and I give it a light dry time. Definitely more than 5 min but it doesn’t need...
  17. musicman

    Found an Old Bag of Ennerdale Flake

    Yes. You've probably got some perfectly smokable Ennerdale, no drying time needed, and Ennerdale is so heavily sauced that you'll still have plenty of sweet lakeland presence.
  18. musicman

    Do You Have a Lakeland Pipe?

    You're right. I mistyped. I smoke Ennerdale, and any of the sweet Lakelands out of the briar, and strong scented ones such as a Dark flake scented etc., Bosun, Conniston in the cob. I usually smoke rum flake out of whatever is lying around.
  19. musicman

    Opera...

    I’m a little late to comment on this one, but yeah, I love opera. I was introduced to the form in middle school through student dress rehearsals at the Portland Opera, and loved the shows, even as a middle schooler. One of the most seminal musical moments of my life came when I was 17 and...
  20. musicman

    1792 Small Batch Bourbon vs Costco 1792 Small Batch Bourbon

    Leaving for a Costco trip in 5 minutes. I’m hoping this has made its way to southern Arizona.
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