I picked up 2 estate pipes from Pipesandcigars.com locally at their store in Albany NY. A billiard stamped UNIVERSITY (any ideas anyone??) and a Willard Adjustomatic(yellow dot on top of stem). Together they set me back under $40.00. Both had clean bowls no cake AND YET not down to virgin wood...
What a co-inki-dink! Got my Altadis sample in the mail today! Same as Rick, Tabac Noir from Sutliff. Heres a review I found: http://stlouispipeclub.blogspot.com/2011/05/tabac-noir-tobacco-review.html
We'll see. I do like cavs so I'm hoping me likey!! :puffy:
Thanks Altadis!
Got my email from Jack at Sterling today and he suggested and is sending me Sterling Honey Smoke based on my mention of Apple and Sugar Barrel. Looking forward to trying!
Pogo! Krazy Kat! Gasoline Alley! Oldies but goodies!
The Yellow Kid... too old!! LOL!
I was always an Andy Capp fan too.
By the way, if there are any Dick Tracy Fans out there, the strip has a new creative team and has returned to it's "roots." Good stuff! See it here...
Hawkman! (This is a panel of Hawkman's alter ego lighting a pipe from a 1940's comic starring Hawkman. Hawkman was created by Gardner Fox. Hawkman's alter ego is: Carter Hall! Me thinks that Mr. Fox was a pipe smoker!)
Gotta love the fresh air comment!
edit: The link didn't work. You can see the...
I just emailed Sterling for a free sample. I was going to ask for Double Eagle as I do enjoy Half&Half and it is on their list of suggestions for H&H smokers. But instead I took the option of telling them what I smoke and letting them surprise me. I listed two other favorite burley blends...
Just emailed Sterling Tobacco. I like the suggestions section, but as they also suggest, I just went ahead and sent an email with examples of what I smoke (I decided to mention Apple and Sugar Barrel). Let's see what I get!