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  1. classicgeek

    January 2011 - What are you smoking? II

    Mac Baren Plumcake in my 4-pin Brigham volcano. Takin' her slow and easy. Just right on that slow smoking line, I think. It is delicious. All the flavors coming through. Simon
  2. classicgeek

    An Unexpected Hobby

    Will be interesting to see who wins the race: the hysterical anti-smoking "throw the baby out with the bath water" rush to ban all forms, or the thoughtful, reasoned, risk-accepting adopters of pipe smoking. Simon
  3. classicgeek

    Seattle Trip Day 1

    It's amazing. Washington State actually sounds worse than Canada. If I was living there, I'd be giving Oregon a real close look. Their brochures read "Come visit Oregon! A pocket of sanity between California and Washington!" :wink: Now we know why Washington's budget's in the crapper: they're...
  4. classicgeek

    Smoke Rings Cigar & Tobacco Company Opens in Vancouver Area

    As I pointed out in the comments to the blog post, this is awesome. Nice to see another B&M pop out of the ground fairly near to where I live. I'm fortunate enough to be in Victoria, but a day trip to Nanaimo might be just the ticket for one of those lazy dog-dangling afternoons. Simon
  5. classicgeek

    To dump, or not to dump...

    I'm going to give this a try. Simon
  6. classicgeek

    Bubba's PAD, TAD, and Other Purchases Thread - 2011

    What is it about these little pieces of briar that instills such lust? Just a rhetorical question. Continue with the lusting. That's a nice shape. Not your usual bulldog stem shape. Distinctive. Simon
  7. classicgeek

    January 2011 - What are you smoking? II

    A second bowl of Solani #133 (X Sweet Mystery) in my Brigham 1/2 bent volcano. I spent more time with the baccy before lighting, and I think I'm appreciating it a lot more. Very interesting mix of flavors. Simon
  8. classicgeek

    Beginner Help

    Hey portascat. Please post in the "Explain Your Screen Name" thread, I can't wait for yours. It's probably not what I'm thinking. :-) Everybody's tastes are different, as well as their tolerances for the active ingredients in the pipe tobacco. Case in point, I loved the first half-bowl of the...
  9. classicgeek

    New Members, Introduce Yourself!

    Welcome, antipodesman. I'm also a "non-smoker" who took up the pipe, with about the same frequency of smoking. I agree with your assessment of burley, but to each their own. Unfortunately, a burley blend is what my tobacconist started me off on, and it probably set back my hobby three years or...
  10. classicgeek

    January 2011 - What are you smoking? II

    New tobacco (to me): McClelland Bulk Raspberry Cream. The local B and M redubs it "Chambord", which is a classy reference to a French liqueur. It's smoking well in my Grabow Omega. No bite. Tastes good. Nice for a change. Simon
  11. classicgeek

    January 2011 - What are you smoking? II

    First bowl of Solani X Sweet Mystery. It's not what I expected. It tastes good and smokes well. Not the currant as advertised. Going to have to order the Stokkebye. In my Vauen Rhodesian. Simon
  12. classicgeek

    New Members, Introduce Yourself!

    Welcome, acies, julesholling and twss! @julesholling: You can always poke around tobaccoreviews.com or Kevin's new luxurytobaccoreviews.com and see if anything there piques your interest. If you have the ability, try to find samples of a variety of tobaccos and see what works for you...
  13. classicgeek

    TAD Purchases

    I stopped by Goodfellas today and grabbed a tin of Solani X Sweet Mystery and a 25g bag of McClelland Raspberry Cream. I've been dying to try the Solani ever since I ran out of PS Black Currant Cavendish. Simon
  14. classicgeek

    January 2011 - What are you smoking? II

    Frog Morton On The Town in my rusticated Brigham apple. First in a while. This winter weather sure discourages the trips to the garage. But the trips I do make are all the sweeter for it. Simon
  15. classicgeek

    Slow Puff Cafe

    Great stories, everyone! Myself, I'm 37 and have been married for 13 1/2 years to a wonderful woman who I first met at university when I was at the tender age of 19. We've got two kids now, a seven year old daughter and a three year old son. Guess who's more trouble? I really should have stuck...
  16. classicgeek

    New Members, Introduce Yourself!

    Welcome, Sean and schmitzbitz! @Sean, there was a thread recently on recommended tobaccos for beginners: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/recommended-starter-tobacco#post-27151 That might give you some ideas. If I was anywhere NEAR Iwan Ries, I would make the trip to go see it, after...
  17. classicgeek

    New Members, Introduce Yourself!

    There's been a real flood of new members lately! Feel free to chime in on all the threads. The only rules are No pipe snobbery[/*]See rule #1[/*] Okay, so there areactual rules, but the ones above are a good rule of thumb. :-) The members cover the range of newbies to seasoned vets. We're...
  18. classicgeek

    More PADdy goodness!

    Nice pipe! I think I can honestly say that's the first freehand that would have turned my head in the store, too. Nice combination of the curves and angles. I didn't make it to Rich's when I was in Portland last summer. I might have to rectify that if I'm given the chance. How did your friends...
  19. classicgeek

    How many pipes

    I've got six pipes now (quite a few, considering the infrequency of smoking) and since my choice of tobaccos is mostly aromatic, I have five of them for that task and one for latakia blends. Just enjoy. The pipe I've selected for latakia only recently made the switch from being an aro-pipe and...
  20. classicgeek

    January 2011 - What are you smoking?

    Lane MV-1000 in my 1/2 bent Vauen Rhodesian. Simon
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