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  1. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, December 2025?***

    A third of a bowl left of Ken Byron Ventures Mr. Christian’s Brown Flek 2021 in a smooth brown full bend 1984 Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Enjoyed smoking Mark Twain pipes on his and my birthday. Had a long chat with an old...
  2. JimInks

    The Real Stories Behind the 1919 and 1920 Black Sox Scandal.

    For those who only know the movie "Eight Men Out", you will gain a new perspective on the entire subject here with many links embedded for many more detailed articles: https://sabr.org/eight-myths-out
  3. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Warped: Saint Espresso Review.

    This goes on sale today at 6 p.m. EST. It's a limited edition of 5,000 tins. The lightly sweetened Dominican cigar leaf cavendish provides an abundance of smoke, floralness, peat, cedar, bread, herbs, leather, earth, wood, vegetative grass, sourness, some sugar, mild tart citrus, spice, tea...
  4. JimInks

    An Article on Comic Book Legend Murphy Anderson.

    Having been a long time friend with the late Murphy Anderson, I was quoted in this article about him. I also supplied some research about this wonderful artist and human being. Murphy was one of the kindest, sweetest people whom I knew, and he had a legion of devoted friends and fans. I know and...
  5. JimInks

    Jim's Low Country Carolina Christmas 2025 Review.

    This goes on sale this Tuesday, November 18 at 1 p.m. EST. This review is very close to the same as last year’s review of this blend. A couple of nuances are the only differences. The 31 Farms St. James perique offers an abundance of spice, dried plums, figs, raisins, earth, wood, bread, some...
  6. JimInks

    Jim's 2025 C&D Wintertime Reserve Reviews.

    C&D Baskerville (Wintertime Reserve 2025): The year 2014 white and year 2023 dark burleys produce a wealth of nuts, bread, sugar, molasses, earth, wood, mild sharp, dry, tart sourness, creamy cocoa, spice, anise, and floralness as the lead components. The year 2023 Canadian bright Virginia...
  7. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, November 2025?***

    I'm starting off the month with a bowl of Watch City Jim’s Golden Ticket in a straight smooth brown mid-late 60s Corporate Era Barling 5579 London England (made by Charatan) lumberman with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. This pipe is from the estate of David Cuneo. Ice water and bergs is...
  8. JimInks

    Jim's C&D From Beyond (The Old Ones) Small Batch 2025 Review.

    This blend goes on sale this Tuesday, October 21 at 6 p.m. EST. C&D From Beyond (The Old Ones) Small Batch 2025 The 2019 Thai Izmir and 2022 Greek Basma provide an abundance of floralness, herbs, vegetation, earth, wood, peat, some sharp bitter sourness, smoke, spice, incense, and mild...
  9. JimInks

    Jim's Watch City Simply Gold and Jim's Golden Ticket Reviews.

    Both blends go on sale this Tuesday, October 21 at 6 p.m. EST. Watch City Jim’s Golden Ticket: Full disclosure: I am the co-creator of this blend, and Ernie named it after me. The various gold Virginia cavendishes provide a wealth of tart and very tangy citrus, sour lemon, fragrant floralness...
  10. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Warped: The Haunting Cake (Small Batch) 2025 Review.

    This goes on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. EST. The year 2023 AA grade Dominican Criollo cigar leaf provides a wealth of peat, cedar, floralness, smoke, bread, leather, herbs, earth, vegetative grass, sourness, some sugar, mild fermented tart citrus, spice, tea, coffee, and light creamy butter notes...
  11. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, October 2025?***

    Half way through this bowl of year 2022 Solani 633 in a straight smooth brown Algerian briar post-WW2-mid 50s family era Barling’s Make Ye Olde Wood Straight Grain Made in England bulldog with a diamond shape shank and black ebonite stem. This pipe came from the estate of David Cuneo. Ice water...
  12. JimInks

    Roberto Clemente Documentary on The History Channel.

    Tonight at 8 p.m. EST The History Channel is showing a documentary on Roberto Clemente.
  13. JimInks

    Jim's Carolina Red Flake with Perique 2025 Review.

    This goes on sale this Tuesday, September 23 at 6 p..m. EST. The 31 Farms St. James perique offers an abundance of dried sour fruit (plums, figs, raisins), floralness, spice, earth, wood, bread, mild sweetness and light smoke as it takes a small lead. Its inherent floral, spicy, sour qualities...
  14. JimInks

    Jim Interviewed About Comics.

    I was interviewed about my time working for Malibu Comics, but we also discuss other parts of my career. I managed to get some pipe talk in, and Tomato the Brave makes a cameo, too. I joined the group a few minutes after the start. Tomato the Brave:
  15. JimInks

    Jim's STG Versions of Mac Baren Blends Reviews.

    I rewrote my original reviews of the five Mac Baren blends that are now made by STG. Below each one is a review of the current STG versions in this post and the one below it. Mac Baren Capstan Original Navy Cut: The bright and more obvious dark Virginias provide plenty of tart and more tangy...
  16. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, September 2025?***

    Starting off the month with a bowl of year 2014 Edgeworth Ready Rubbed Match in a very much appreciated 1979 brown, slight bend grain etched flat front Stanwell Rego 969-48 (09) with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Sleepy Suzy is by my side. Molly Danger is with...
  17. JimInks

    Jim's Per Jensen Legacy Reviews.

    These blends go on sale Tuesday, September 2 at 6 p.m. EST. Legacy Collection: Brothers in Arms (Per Jensen): The Saint James perique supplies some lightly sweet and rather sour dried plums, dried figs, spice, floralness, bread, earth, wood, light dried raisins, and smoked mesquite. It takes a...
  18. JimInks

    Jim's C&D We Three Kings Review.

    This goes on sale Tuesday, at 6 p.m. EST. The Katerini Turkish provide an abundance of earth, wood, herbs, floralness, vegetative grass, dry, bitter sourness, spice, some stewed creamy sweetness, tart and tangy citrus, bread, some smoke, mild darker fruit, sugar, clove and incense as the lead...
  19. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Sun Bear Navy Cask 2025 (Small Batch) Review.

    This goes on sale August 5, at 6 p.m. EST. The rugged 2018 Turkish Izmir and 2020 Thai Orientals provide a wealth of floralness, bitterly tart sourness, spice, smoke, incense, herbs, vegetation, earth, wood, bread, very mild tangy citrus, creamy buttery sweetness and light nuttiness as the...
  20. JimInks

    Jim's Watch City Bostonian Rhapsody Review.

    This blend goes on sale this Thursday, August 7 at a presently undetermined time. The stoved Virginias produce a wealth of fermented stewed, tangy dark fruit, floralness, sugar, bread, earth, wood, some sweet citrus, vegetative grass, and spice as the lead components. The red Virginias provide...
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