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  1. musicman

    Who Collects Ben Wades From The Charatan Era?

    I don’t collect them, but I did recently buy an estate Charatan-era Ben Wade from @BROBS. I know some people don’t think highly of this era of Ben Wade’s, but it’s an excellent pipe all around and a great smoker.
  2. musicman

    Stalin and Pipe Smoking

    Relevant to this thread: My dad likes to bargain hunt for wine at Grocery Outlet, and his local store has a really great wine buyer who will do things such as set aside wines she knows he likes before they sell out. He got to talking to a neighbor, and it turns out this woman is Stalin’s...
  3. musicman

    VaPer/Or Blend Recommendations?

    My understanding is that XX flake does indeed have Perique in it. In fact, I think it contains the same 18 yr old Perique that’s in XX Dark, although (to my palate) not as much. I like them both but XX flake might be my favorite special release of the past couple of years. The rest of your...
  4. musicman

    Rich’s in Portland OR

    Update to say that the house blend I bought from Rich's, Craven's Claw, is excellent. Great, rich, VaPer smoke. Whatever blending components they used, they are well aged (it has some flavor notes that make me wonder if they used McClelland in the original blend). I will probably pick up some...
  5. musicman

    Tobaccoreviews.com

    This right here. The new site is a classic case of looks trumping function, even though the looks aren’t great either. Buggy as heck. The info is there if you can find it though. Seems to me that a lot of websites go downhill when they get an “upgrade”. All the more reason to congratulate...
  6. musicman

    Rich’s in Portland OR

    Yep. That seems right. And I get it too. It’s just interesting because I’ve never seen a B and M that charged more for their own bulk blends than for the stuff in tins. The Dorchester tin I bought was $14/oz and the bulk was $12/oz so I’d have to imagine a significant portion of the bulk...
  7. musicman

    Rich’s in Portland OR

    This past week I travelled back to Portland OR (the town I grew up in) to see my parents for the first time since this COVID stuff started. It was amazing to be back in that very green place after a year and a half straight in the Sonoran desert! One stop (maybe more of a pilgrimage) I was...
  8. musicman

    Great Guys, Great Forum

    Best forum I’ve ever been a part of. Lots of credit goes to @admin and all the moderators for laying out reasonable rules and enforcing them. The regulations here do a good job of (mostly) saving us from ourselves.
  9. musicman

    Monthly Spend?

    I am not at liberty to disclose such information, as there is a a remote chance that my wife might read this thread.
  10. musicman

    Titles, Membership

    Oops. 4 months. "- A member must be in good standing for four months prior to posting an ad"
  11. musicman

    Titles, Membership

    3 months, I believe, to sell.
  12. musicman

    Is There a Tobacco you Seem to Like More Every Time you Smoke It?

    Love me some Windjammer as well. It’s been an almost daily smoke since I opened my first tin.
  13. musicman

    FDA to Ban Menthol in Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

    Yep. For those who are trying to make this into another partisan issue, it should be noted that the previous administration announced plans to do the exact same thing and only backed down once the sizable tobacco lobby was mobilized.
  14. musicman

    Is There a Tobacco you Seem to Like More Every Time you Smoke It?

    Fillmore, Marlin Flake, and St James Flake. They’ve never let me down.
  15. musicman

    Anyone Stoked for Plum Pudding Special Reserve Flake?

    Not me. I’ve got enough PPSR squared away to support my somewhat infrequent Latakia consumption for years. From what I’ve heard, the flake is just an easier to prepare version of the plug, which is already one of the easiest plugs to prepare. However, if you haven’t tried PP Barrel-aged...
  16. musicman

    Oh No!

    Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I'm glad they figured it out in time. Once the thing ruptures, things can get pretty serious in a hurry!
  17. musicman

    Recent TAD Pick-Ups

    Took advantage of the SPC GL Pease sale: 8 oz Fillmore 4 oz Telegraph Hill 2 oz Embarcadero 2 oz Sextant 2 oz Triple Play 2 oz Quiet Nights 2 oz Penny Farthing 2 oz Windjammer The Fillmore is a new favorite and I was waiting for this sale to stock up on it, having plowed through my first tin...
  18. musicman

    Trustworthy Tobacco Review Co: Orlik Golden Sliced

    And here I was thinking old ladies only smoked Ennerdale. This might be your best work yet. :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
  19. musicman

    Getting Consistently Good Experiences With FVF

    I have never had a bad smoke with SJF, but that's also because I figured out the best way to prepare FVF before I even had a chance to try SJF. I think good preparation of either results in one of the best smokes in their respective genres, and is well worth the effort. I have plenty of VaPers...
  20. musicman

    7th And Final Pipe in the Alaska Pipe Set (Alaska Native Themed)

    Wow! What a pipe, and a fantastic addition to round out your collection, which is wonderfully varied and stunningly artistic. Well done! I think my favorite of the 7 is the Piersel, but they are all works of art.
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