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  1. AreBee

    Cigar Event with Chazz Palminteri

    Great night at the cigar lounge with Chazz Palminteri, writer and star of A Bronx Tale. Everyone got a signed box of his signature smokes and a bottle of his wine. Chazz hung around to take pictures with everyone. Great story teller too!
  2. AreBee

    Another Ashtray Stand Restored

    The Warden spotted this one and said “I don’t hate that, you should get it.” Made by Loevsky & Loevsky of Carlstadt, NJ. I originally thought 1960s but further research says probably 1930s. I believe it was electroplated brass and I lost a lot of that during the initial cleaning, so I went with...
  3. AreBee

    Pipe Night at Connecticut Valley Tobacco Enfield, CT Saturday 11/15

    The return of %2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D']CVT Pipe Night on Saturday, November 15 @6:00 PM. The Hartford Reading Society will NOT be meeting on Thursday, 11/13 and will instead convene at CVT on 11/15. on Saturday, November 15th, The shop will be dedicated to pipe smokers of all...
  4. AreBee

    California Unflavored Tobacco Law Registration Deadline Passes- Dunbarton pulls out!

    Manufacturers had until October 9th to register every marca AND vitola on the "Unflavored Tobacco List" and take the following steps in order to sell a product in California on January 1, 2026: Pay a $300 application fee for the first year. A $150 annual renewal fee will be required to remain...
  5. AreBee

    Vacation Line-Up

    Ready to hit the coast of Maine! Pipes, tobacco and cigars are all packed. I’ve got my Bulldog Meer, my Halloween 2024 Dracula and an unsmoked 1960s Dr. Grabow Starfire. I intend to mostly drink the local Freeport-area beers but bottles of Bourbon and Scotch got packed away before I could get...
  6. AreBee

    Off kilter stem on Estate Dr. Grabow Estate

    I’m trying not to destroy this Dr. Grabow Starfire. It is unsmoked and the stem is off by about 200 degrees from where it should be. As you can see in the first pic, the spade icon is upside down. As you can see in the second pic, the stem is tilted about 20 degrees from flat. Can anyone shed...
  7. AreBee

    I think I’m done with Zippo Butane Pipe Insert

    *** Old man screaming at the clouds. *** The design is just awful. The regular pipe insert has holes on both sides allowing for a perfect draw into the bowl, and the butane version only has a hole on one side. Couple that with the miniature button that has to be held down so close to the flame...
  8. AreBee

    How to treat PAD (and TAD)

    After an intense immersion into pipe smoking in which I amassed 25 pipes in a little over a year, I made a pact with myself that I would only buy a few more pipes. I wanted a Peterson 701 and also a P-lip and this Kildare Silver Mounted satisfied both of those. Picked up some Haunted Bookshop...
  9. AreBee

    Coupon Culture

    Are you affected by coupons/discount codes? Because of coupons and discounts, I find myself with my pipe hutch maxed out for pipes and tobacco and my humidors bursting with cigars. It didn't stop me from buying a box of smokes the other day when I got 35% off code with free shipping. The...
  10. AreBee

    1,000 Posts!

    What a journey! On February 3, 2024 I was gifted a pipe for helping a friend restore his late father’s pipes. Since that day, 15 months ago, I have accumulated 23 more pipes and nearly 30 tobaccos; I have a new hobby in pipe restoration; I have joined a local Pipe Club and have made new friends...
  11. AreBee

    NPD Chacom Elements

    I was awarded a $100 Visa for my 10th work anniversary and put it toward a Chacom Elements #390. This pipe is built like a war club and my goodness is it beautiful! Fantastic presentation in a leather/suede box as well.
  12. AreBee

    Winnings from Cigar Snob Magazine!

    I won a little package from Cigar Snob Magazine’s weekly contest Win! Stuff! Live! last week. They are featuring Drew Estate swag this month. A Drew Estate backpack, two lighters, two travel cases, a cigar stand and a couple other items. They run the contest every Friday at 3:00 on all their...
  13. AreBee

    Visit to Peretti

    Was in Boston for a hot minute but the Warden let me stop by this iconic shop. I had visited so many times back in the ‘90s but I wasn’t a pipe smoker back then. I saw the shop in a whole new light today. Walked away with a 2024 Dracula Halloween pipe, a couple ounces of their 432 aromatic and a...
  14. AreBee

    Can Meerchaum be green?

    No, I don’t think so. I picked up this pipe at an antique mall for $10. It is definitely stone and its weight is pretty consistent with Meerschaum. The green color doesn’t seem to be painted on and appears to be part of the stone. The chamber has a metal insert (tin maybe) and a metal shank for...
  15. AreBee

    Of course I needed another tamper (or two)

    My adult kids always ask me what I want for my birthday and when I saw these on Peretti’s website I was absolutely awed. Made by renowned pewtersmith Larry Blackett you can only get the raven tamper as part of the set. The Poe bust is available separately. I never knew of Poe’s connection to...
  16. AreBee

    Taking a Little Break...

    Right around Halloween, my older brother (65) was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. He is going to need a stem cell donation and I am the only one of his four siblings under 60 and therefore the only one eligible to donate. Well, I was tested around Christmastime an sure as Hell, I matched...
  17. AreBee

    Kaywoodie and Italian Briar Antique Store finds

    I’ve been eyeing this Italian covered pipe at my local antique shop for about a year. I looked at this little Kaywoodie before and his prices were a little high. I did some research and knocked him down a bit and her threw in this little chair pipe rest which make the living room complete, since...
  18. AreBee

    Three Pipe Leather Travel Roll

    What a great gift I received from my daughter! Complete with a tobacco pouch, packing tray and pipe stand. Very well made. Looking forward to showing this off at the next pipe club meeting!
  19. AreBee

    Another pipe ashtray/stand project

    I restored an identical looking Decatur Industries pipe ashtray/stand earlier this year for myself. I paid $18 for it at an antique shop and cleaned it up. I found this one at a junk shop a few weeks ago for $22. It has a Dunhill sticker on the bottom but I can’t find any evidence online to...
  20. AreBee

    A Humidor, 27+ Years in Service.

    Title Edit. See Rule 9. In December 1996 I won $300 in a football pool and used the nearly all the winnings for a Diamond Crown Jamestown by Reed & Barton. It was the first humidor I owned that wasn’t a mason jar. Back then our rent was $700 a month, so $275 a MINT for us. To use the money for...
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