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  1. JimInks

    50th Anniversary of Roberto Clemente's 3,000 hit.

    This film of eleven minutes of the game where Roberto Clemente got his 3,000 and final regular season hit fifty years ago today has no sound, but you will see more than the usual clip of the hit. In this case, Roberto goes to the plate at the five minute mark, and gets a hit for the ages.
  2. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Warped: Scarecrow 2022 Review.

    It goes on sale this Friday, Sept. 30 at 9 a.m. at Smoking Pipes. The only difference I notice in this version as opposed to the 2021 release is that the matured white burley seems to be a notch more potent. As I note in the next paragraph, it is slightly more of a competitor for the lead...
  3. JimInks

    Jim's SPC Give Me Liberty Review.

    This straight Virginia crumble cake goes on sale Tuesday Sept. 27. The old belt North Carolina red Virginias and stoved, fermented Brazilian Virginia provide a lot of tart and zesty citrus, tangy dried dark fruit, vegetative grass, bread, floralness, some tartly sour lemon, sugar, earth, wood...
  4. JimInks

    Jim's Quoted in The New York Times.

    In today's New York Times, I am quoted several times about the life and comic book career of the late Lily Renee. Here's a link to the article: Lily Renée Phillips, Pioneering Comic Book Artist, Dies at 101 - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/arts/design/lily-renee-phillips-dead.html
  5. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Carolina Red Flake 2022 Review.

    It goes on sale September 5. The year 2020 Virginia red and orange tips are from one farm and the sugar content is 13.53 percent. They produce an abundance of mildly tart and very tangy ripe citrus, sugar, bread, grass, some tangy ripe dark fruit, earth, wood, floralness, vegetation, mild sour...
  6. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, Sept. 2022?***

    Now smoking 2021 Watch City Simply VOriental in a straight smooth medium brown 1930s Wilshire 5 bulldog (Comoy’s second) made for John’s Pipe Shop in Los Angeles with a black vulcanite saddle stem. I fed Daisy the Feral Princess and Shy Stripesy. By sheer luck, I finally got a photo of her which...
  7. JimInks

    Jim's 7-20-4 Reviews.

    These two new products were blended by C&D's Jeremy Reeves for Twins Smoke Shop in New Hampshire. I understand that an English blend is in the works. 7-20-4 Boston Tea Party (Briary Blends) The Basma and sharp Izmir offer a wealth of earth, wood, floralness, vegetation, herbs, spice, dry...
  8. JimInks

    Jim's Sutliff Whimsical Review.

    The twelve grades of the fermented, very floral Virginias from several continents are spearheaded by reds and brights as the lead components. They offer a wealth of tart and tangy citrus, vegetative grass, bread, some very sour lemon, tangy ripe dark fruit, earth, wood, sugar, hay, spice, light...
  9. JimInks

    David McCullough Passed Away at Age 89.

    Historian David McCullough passed away yesterday at age 89. He greatly enriched the scope and study of American history. I read all of his books, and enjoyed meeting him some years back. RIP.
  10. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Peterson 3Ps Review.

    The Virginias have a fair amount of tangy dark fruit, earth, wood, bread, sugar, some grass, tart and tangy citrus, vegetation, mild floralness, a couple of cigar notes, and a pinch of spice. They are bolstered by the bold nutty, earthy, woody, sweet burleys. The fruit toppings remind me of...
  11. JimInks

    Vin Scully Dies at Age 94.

    Vin Scully broadcast Dodgers games for a record sixty-seven years, not to mention all the years he called network baseball games on radio and television. For me, he was one of the greatest baseball play-by-play men who ever graced a microphone. I used to listen to Dodgers games on the radio just...
  12. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, August 2022?***

    My first bowl for this month is Wilke No. 515 in a smooth dark medium bend 2021 Peterson Heritage Brown POTY 4AB No. 45/500 military mount with a silver cap and a tapered black vulcanite AB stem. This was the blend Basil Rathbone smoked.
  13. JimInks

    Jim's C&D Sun Bear Mountain Flower Review.

    This blend goes on sale August 2. The potent Basma and Turkish Izmir provide a lot of earth, wood, floralness, a fair amount of dry, tart sourness, spice, vegetation, herbs, light tangy sweetness, and a touch of smoke as the lead components. The bright Virginias offer some tart citrus, sour...
  14. JimInks

    Who Made This Meer?

    I know it's a long shot, but in case somebody recognizes the style of the meer enough to figure out who made it, I figure I'd give it a shot. The silver mark looks like JT to me.
  15. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Wessex Burley Slice & Sov. Curly Cut Reviews.

    Wessex Burley Slice: There's an extremely light anise additive to accentuate the mild molasses and light cocoa toppings. The burleys offer a fair amount of earth, wood, some nuts, bread, and a small sharp note. No harshness or bite at all, and has a mild nicotine hit. The strength is a step or...
  16. JimInks

    Jim's Revised F&T CVP and Special Brown Flake Reviews.

    F&T Cut Virginia Plug: The dark flue cured Virginia provides some some tangy dark fruit sweetness, earth, wood, bread, and vegetation along with a minor sugary stewed fruitiness, and small spice and floral notes as the lead component. The flue cured gold Virginia offers some tart and tangy...
  17. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Solani 633 and ABF Reviews.

    Solani 633: The bright Virginias have a fair amount of tart and tangy citrus, bread, sugar, hay and grass, light floralness, and a honey note as a lead component. The earthy, woody perique has a very obvious spiciness along with some figs, plums and raisins as a strong supporting player. The...
  18. JimInks

    ***What Are You Smoking, July 2022?***

    Starting off the month with a bowl of F&T Blackjack in a straight smooth brown post-WWII Comoy’s Grand Slam billiard 27 Canadian patent 341422 with a black vulcanite saddle stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Off to work I go.
  19. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Astley's No. 109 Review.

    There's a light topping of some kind that added a light citrus/sugar note, but it tended to fade as I smoked. The raisin hit I sensed when I opened the tin also seemed to fairly much vanish. The Virginias offer a fair amount of tart and tangy citrus, hay and grass, bread, earth, wood, mild...
  20. JimInks

    Jim's Revised Prince Albert Review.

    The lead component is the very nutty, earthy, woody, lightly sugary burleys. The Virginia cavendish chips in with a little grass, tart citrus, light sugar and a few drops of honey in the background. The bourbon and cocoa toppings mildly tone down the tobaccos, and have a lightly distracting...
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