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  1. musicman

    Got Almost Fried Yesterday.

    This is the correct answer. I do a lot of electrical repairs around the house, but I always ALWAYS check any line I'm about to touch with a voltage tester. Don't mess around with electricity. That shit can mess you up in an instant, and seemingly without warning.
  2. musicman

    Getting Consistently Good Experiences With FVF

    I usually completely rub it out, and then let it dry just this side of crispy, at least 4-5 hrs, sometimes overnight in my usually very dry climate (Sonoran desert). If I want it and I haven't planned ahead, fully rubbing it out, nuking it for 17 seconds in the microwave, and then letting it...
  3. musicman

    A Pipe Smoker's Vices

    Let's see: Tobacco (pipes and cigars...never cigs), beer, wine, whisky (not usually all at the same time), good rich food, and occasional use of a certain other organic material that is smoked out of a pipe.
  4. musicman

    It Never Fails....

    Lolol! Figures. This is the one I’ve been waiting for ever since I introduced myself to Fillmore a couple of months ago. Another 125.00 gone from the bank account. But at least I’ll have some great tobacco to keep me company while I wallow in poverty. ?
  5. musicman

    Saying Goodbye to My Best Friend of 13 Years

    So sorry to hear this, Brian. We've been through it twice, and it doesn't get any easier. I think Dogs are one of natures miracles, and their undying faithfulness and love has made my life much much richer. Thinking of you today.
  6. musicman

    GLP Triple Play vs Savinelli Doblone d’Oro

    RO Firestorm Watch City 558 C and D Bluegrass Hal O the Wynd Viprati These aren’t the same as the previously mentioned blends, but they are all VaPerDFK blends, so they’re headed in that direction.
  7. musicman

    GLP Triple Play vs Savinelli Doblone d’Oro

    Doblone is a very tasty smoke, but I find I have to be very careful about it burning hot or else it gets flavorless and bitey. In fact, I'm having a bowl of it right now and as long as I keep sipping it tastes just like that fabulous tin note, but the moment I puff looking for more of that...
  8. musicman

    Pipe Number 5 in the Alaska Pipe Set (Wood Themed)

    Beautiful pipe, and classic as well! A fine addition to the previous 4! Let's see, we've got Mammoth, Oil, Gold, Wild Game, and Wood themed pipes so far. Really curious to see what the last two themes are! Maybe fish, salmon specifically? And rock or ice to represent the amazing glaciated...
  9. musicman

    Rum Topped Blend Recommendations....

    Lol! Fwiw, I found it to be different from Haddo’s. The clearest evidence I have for this is that I just tried both for the first time in the past couple of months. The Windjammer has become a rotation regular whereas I haven’t even had a second bowl of the Haddo’s ( I’ll get around to trying...
  10. musicman

    Rum Topped Blend Recommendations....

    My favorite Rum topped blends: Salty Dogs Gl Pease Windjammer Gl Pease Sextant Black Frigate G and H Rum Flake @alaskanpiper mentioned Festivus Pudding. I love the stuff, but it's a Christmas release from Ken Byron Ventures and it'll be impossible to find most of the year. All the blends I...
  11. musicman

    Do You Ever Add a Pinch of Something to a Blend?

    I haven't yet experimented with adding just a pinch of something to a blend, although once I get around to buying some blending Perique I will probably do so, but I do enjoy 50/50 mixtures of a few blends. A personal fav is 50 percent Dark Bird's Eye and 50 percent Ready Rubbed or another cube...
  12. musicman

    Sour Taste

    This right here. When I was just starting out in the hobby, one of my two pipes (A Peterson Aran) went sour. Nothing tasted good in it. It turned out to be the mortise, which was filthy with residue. I had always run a pipe cleaner through it without really scrubbing the inner walls, and that...
  13. musicman

    The Masters

    Yeah that chip did him in. Hard to make any downhill putt at Augusta.
  14. musicman

    The Masters

    Not anymore. Schauffele will be lucky to leave 16 with double.
  15. musicman

    The Tobbacolypse: Would it Affect You at All?

    If it were to happen tomorrow, I’d be ok. I’ve got enough for 3-4 years at my current smoking rate, and I’d probably slow down to 5-7 bowls/week instead of 2-3/day. If I’m forced to completely quit, I’d be sad because I love this hobby, but I’d be fine. I just took a week long break while on...
  16. musicman

    Another One Bites the Dust

    Haha! So true. It’s amazing how just a little rain makes plants go nuts in the desert. But still way better than the 4-6 times/month mowings necessary in the Midwest.
  17. musicman

    Another One Bites the Dust

    Yes! One of the best moments in our move here from Minnesota was when I sold the lawnmower. Left the snow shovel for the new owners. Get a place with a pool, though, and you’ll do just as much work. :LOL:
  18. musicman

    Another One Bites the Dust

    Stag still has two locations in the PHX area. Same ownership as Ye Olde, and a good selection as well. AZ is a pretty cool state! While this is certainly the case in some situations, this was not the case here. Ye Olde closed because of a lease dispute/price hike with their landlords. I’m...
  19. musicman

    Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter everyone! I’ve already played a sunrise service, then I’ve got a live streamed service at 9:30 and another outdoor service at 11. Then the wife and I get in the car and drive to Colorado. She’ll be doing the driving. :LOL:
  20. musicman

    My First Castellos

    Great pipes, and what a fantastic b-day gift! The “K”s stand for sizing in rusticated/ blasted pipes, and grading in smooth pipes, although there seems to be variation in how they are applied to the rusticated/blasted pipes. The grades/sizes are: K, KK, KKK, KKKK, and G.
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