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My Goody Bag Came!
Yesterday, when P&C announced their $75 IPSD special, I quickly placed my order, seen at the bottom of the photo. The three tobaccos you see at the bottom, the Julius Max travel pouch, the Stanwell Nanna Ivarsson Sandblast, the Ream N Klean pipe cleaners, and the pipe tool. Then in the Goody...- ravkesef
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Beef Stew
Nothing like a warm, friendly pot of beef stew to warm up a winter's day. This one is made in a pressure cooker, so it's ready in a jiffy, and has a secret ingredient: anchovies. The finished product has no fishy taste whatsoever, but the anchovy really helps build up the umami in the finished...- ravkesef
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Identify These Dunhill Shapes
We all know that Dunhill is a very conservative company, and they make only three shapes. But I have three Bruyeres that I've been unable to find on any Dunhill chart. I'd appreciate any help anyone can offer in identifying the shapes of the following pipes, numbered 1,2 and 3. Herewith #1... -
My New Castello
Hey guys, check out my new Castello, acquired on eBay from Coopersark. My first Castello, and I can't wait for it to get here. Thanks to Rob Cooper for providing some of the finest pipes out there. More later when she comes aknockin' at my door.[/url][/img] -
Purple Pipe
Thanks to Bob Savage who felt that I should have one of the new purple Old Dominion corncob pipes to mark my ascent to the purple and to match the purple Bentley. Kevin's repo boys hadn't shown up yet, so I felt pretty snazzy driving along the road in my purple Bentley, smoking my purple pipe... -
Just Hit the Purple!
What an awesome night this has been! I made Preferred status, and not long thereafter, my doorbell rang, and a messenger handed me my framed certificate, my purple propeller beanie, and various other assorted trinkets. I sat down to enjoy my loot, when the doorbell rang again. There was...- ravkesef
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Surgery
On Wednesday I will be having cervical spine surgery (C-2,3 and C-5,6.) to deal with some serious stenosis/compression issues. The surgery is being done by a neurosurgeon and an orthopedic surgeon working in tandem. Both men are nationally prominent, so I have hope of a good outcome. I'll be at...- ravkesef
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Kennedy 50 Years Later--A Personal Remembrance
This is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I was a student at Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, scheduled to graduate on Friday, November 22, 1963. Two weeks before, the President had visited the Naval Base on his yacht, the HoneyFitz...- ravkesef
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Dating a Dunhill Tanshell
The pipe is a small bulldog, Group 2, with a saddle bit. On the bottom of the shank is stamped Dunhill Tanshell C, and below that Made in England 17. To the left is stamped 1938, and below that 224. The 1938 does not represent a date, since the Tanshells were made from 1952 on. I got the... -
Charatan's Make 232
One of my pipes that I've had since the 70's has interesting info stamped on the side a bit different from the usual: Charatan's Make, and below that it says London England, below that Schild&ZN, below that is stamped Amsterdam. To the right is stamped 232. If anybody has information on these... -
Not yet Back in the Saddle
On December 7, I had a spinal fusion from L2 -5. Quite the surgery, as you can well imagine. On my return home, I discovered that my tobaccos didn't taste quite right and I am assuming that this is due to the influence of the heavy doses of morphine I was taking. I wonder if any of you have...- ravkesef
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Back Surgery
Having Back surgery tomorrow (Fri, Dec 7.) I will be in the hospital from 2-4 days, probably in considerable pain for the first few days. The tough part will be not being able to smoke my pipe while I'm there. Now there's a good incentive for a speedy recovery!- ravkesef
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A visit to Paolo Becker
We have just returned from another trip to Rome (where I work occasionally in the Vatican Archives,) and I took the time off to visit Paolo Becker at his atelier, Via della Panetteria, 49. I had previously e-mailed him to let him know I would be coming and his response was most gracious. When... -
My twins
Well, fraternal rather than identical. First my new Storient PM2012 arrived. it's a beauty, and I'm looking forward to my first smoke in it. The other is my new Boswell, in line for a tryout this evening. Somehow the pictures rotated when uploading. That's ok--just get yourselves into a... -
Connecticut Pipe Smokers
Just wondering if we have enough smokers on this forum who live in Connecticut who might be interested in forming a club?- ravkesef
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- Forum: Pipe Clubs
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Identify a pipe
I have a bent billiard with Exemplar on the shank, with Lou's Pipe Bar on the other side. I googled both terms and drew blanks. Ditto for looking them up on PM. Anybody have any knowledge of either term? Pipe smokes just fine, by the way. thanks, -
Eriksen Keystone filters
I recently purchased a bag of Eriksen Keystone filter rocks. These are small, pink, pebble sized grains. I'm told Erik Nording always uses them. You put 3 or 4 in the bottom of the bowl before adding tobacco. They absorb moisture, goop,etc., especially useful if you're a "wet" smoker. Sort...- ravkesef
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Pipesandcigars.com service the old fashioned way
In these days of remote and impersonal service, here's one Company that still does business the old way. I ordered a pipe from pipesandcigars.com. inexpensive, but attractive looking. Filled it, and began smoking, and it worked fine. When I attempted to run a pipe cleaner through it, I...- ravkesef
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