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  1. musicman

    A Nod of My Sweaty Brow from Phoenix

    Welcome from just down the road in Tucson! If you haven't found it yet, Ye Olde Tobacco Shoppe on 24th St. in Phoenix is an excellent B & M. It's a required stop for me every time I drive through your fair city.
  2. musicman

    Culling My Pipe Herd

    Well, as someone who is still building a rotation, I, for one, look forward to seeing what you might be selling, especially if you're selling on here.
  3. musicman

    Smoking in Super Hot Weather

    One hot weather no-no that I learned early on is to NEVER leave a pipe with a Ebonite stem in the car on a hot day, unless you want instant oxidation. I did this once with a Peterson and the stem still smells slightly of sulphur.
  4. musicman

    Do You Smoke for a Nic-Hit?

    I generally don't smoke with vitamin N in mind. That said, many of the fuller bodied blends that I enjoy because they are fuller flavored can pack a punch. I've found that if I have a couple of bowls of a perique heavy VaPer, for instance, I definitely feel it, and not in a good way. I don't...
  5. musicman

    Severe Pipe Smoking Warning

    Sounds like your wife might be related to my wife! I mean, she's not abusive or anything, and we've long since stopped actually using that language directly towards each other, but that would be her exact response. I can't really blame her for the f-bombs. Her (New England 100 percent Italian)...
  6. musicman

    Smoking in Super Hot Weather

    Hey man of glass! Howdy from just down the 10 in Tucson. I also smoke nightly, but usually later than the dog walk (the wife makes faces when I grab a pipe for the dog walk). 92 down here at 1:00 AM, and I'm enjoying a bowl out on the patio. One good thing about living in Tucson as opposed...
  7. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2020?***

    Having some C and D Carolina Red Flake w/ Perique in an OMS Cherrywood poker. It's 12:40 AM, and it's still 92 outside.
  8. musicman

    Anyone Notice Growing a Tummy Yourself After Smoke Pipes on the Long Term?

    Nope, nicotine is an appetite suppressant so it would tend to make sense that people might lose weight rather than gaining it. Since I picked up the pipe again a little over a year ago, I've lost 30 lbs. But that's mostly from exercise and less alcohol consumption.
  9. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2020?***

    Having a bowl of Dan Tobacco Gordon Pym in a Mastro de Paja bent billiard. We had our first true monsoon storm of the year earlier this evening, so now it feels a little like Florida in AZ! Still supposed to be 113 tomorrow though.
  10. musicman

    Hello from Oregon

    Welcome from Tucson, AZ! I grew up in Portland. When I was finally "of age" I used to buy cigars and Nat Sherman cigs downtown at Rich's. I do love that town.
  11. musicman

    Hello from Fairhope, Alabama

    Welcome from Tucson, AZ! I have an aunt and uncle who live across the bay from you in Mobile.
  12. musicman

    Smoking in Super Hot Weather

    I tend to disagree, although not because the tobacco is burning at a hotter temperature than the outside air. I've noticed that when it's really hot out, the stummel of the pipe gets warmer much faster. And given that one job of a briar pipe is to disperse the heat of the tobacco so it smokes...
  13. musicman

    Smoking in Super Hot Weather

    Just smoked a bowl in our wonderful Arizona sunshine. 105 on the patio, on the way to a high of 109. The one thing I do notice is that if I'm not careful, the tobacco will smoke warmer than usual. I attribute this to the stummel not being able to disperse heat as efficiently as in cooler...
  14. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2020?***

    Having some WCC Simply Red in a James Upshall Tilshead billiard. It's 105 out on the patio and I have the misters on, getting some evaporative cooling on.
  15. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2020?***

    Having a bowl of Gawith and Hoggarth Dark Bird's Eye in a Peterson Aran straight apple.
  16. musicman

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2020?***

    Having a bowl of Gawith and Hoggarth Brown Flake Licorice in a Road Town bent pot. Halfway through, it's a great smoke! I've had a series of mediocre smokes the past few nights since it's so hot in Arizona right now (it's been in the 90s even after midnight lately), which I chalk up to warming...
  17. musicman

    US Court of Appeals Unanimously Strikes Down Warning Labels

    I agree. I think a large part of the regulation that the cigar and pipe industry have been having to deal with is 100 percent due to cigarette companies knowingly peddling a dangerous product and lying about it for years. I also think that pipe tobacco especially is a very minor niche in the...
  18. musicman

    Love/Hate Blends That You Love or Hate, and Why?

    I detect a hint of Lakeland essense on this, and I think the flavoring and the constituent tobaccos identify it clearly as a Gawith product. I think the CW on Gawith is that since they often use the same equipment to process all their tobaccos, even the ones that aren't deliberately dressed with...
  19. musicman

    Love/Hate Blends That You Love or Hate, and Why?

    This is some good stuff. Like you say, very light/subtle Licorice flavor and some great Va leaf. People might be turned off by the licorice label, but I think this blend would make a great introduction to Lakeland tobaccos.
  20. musicman

    Love/Hate Blends That You Love or Hate, and Why?

    Two blends that everyone seems to love that I just can’t get behind are Old Joe Krantz and Dark Fired Kentucky. I love a number of other burley based blends, but I don’t get a lot of flavor out of DFK, and OJK tastes like I’m smoking dirty socks, and ghosts the hell out of whatever pipe I’m using.
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