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  1. winton

    Who is Going to the Chicago Pipe Show?

    This is a great opportunity to meet up with our virtual friends, in Person! http://www.chicagopipeshow.com/
  2. winton

    What are You Looking for at the Chicago Pipe Show?

    I am looking for smaller pipes.
  3. winton

    2022 Chicago Pipe Show Events

    THE CHICAGOLAND INTERNATIONAL PIPE & TOBACCIANA SHOW 2022 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THURSDAY May 26, 2022 Smoking Tent Grove Pavilion open 6am to Midnight. 8 am Pipe Making Two Day Seminar begins, Hotel room ???, Pre-registration required 2 pm Tobacco Blending Seminar, Tent, $20 pay at the event...
  4. winton

    Looking Forward to the Next Chicago Pipe Show!

    Today, as I smoked, I remembered many pleasant times, I had in smoking tent. One of my favorite times, was going into the tent. Since I was early, I smoked alone. Eventually, someone else would sit at my table. We would share favorite blends and become friends. Then others would join in, or...
  5. winton

    Chicago Pipe Show 2022

    Hi everyone, I have just been informed that the 2022 CPCC pipe show is on. I have been asked to forward Craig Cobine‘s words about the show: “We have Inflation, covid, war in Europe, Taiwan and China, food and gas prices, who cares? The world needs a pipe show. We have a Pipe Show. It's on, it...
  6. winton

    Best Joke Ever!

    Today, I remembered my best joke ever! When the kids were young, Josh asked me, "What are the advantages and disadvantages of plastic surgery?" I BEAMED! I finally got to tell this joke. Laura jumped in, "KIDS, WHATEVER DAD SAYS, DON'T BELIEVE HIM!. Josh has already put his head on the table...
  7. winton

    Finished my first tin

    Today, I finished my first tin! Based off my first post on a pipe forum, I have been smoking for 10 years, today. That post was asking how avoid inhaling. I knew inhale and exhale, but how do you get the smoke in your mouth without inhaling. Someone quickly told me what “inhale” means in the...
  8. winton

    Peanut Butter Tobacco - Halloween

    On Halloween afternoon, I decided to enjoy some Peanut Butter and Chocolate tobacco from Wilke Mixtures. It tasted really good! It sorta tasted like a Reeses Cup!
  9. winton

    Peanut Butter tobacco

    On Halloween afternoon, I decided to enjoy some Peanut Butter and Chocolate tobacco from Wilke Mixtures. It tasted really good! It sorta tasted like a Reeses Cup!
  10. winton

    Winton's Birthday Celebration

    Today is my birthday! I am not as mature as my age suggests, but I am also not as mature as my white hair suggests! To celebrate, I retreated to my garage. I opened a tin of Dunbar from Esoterica Tobacco. It is described as "A marriage of seven premium Virginia Tobaccos with Louisiana Perique."...
  11. winton

    Peanut Butter & Chocolate Tobacco

    On April 1st, there was an announcement, that Wilke Pipe Tobacco has created a new tobacco blend, Peanut Butter & Chocolate. Obviously, someone stated that this might be a April's Fools trick. But today, I can state that this is the best "trick" that I have ever tasted. My wife smelled the pouch...
  12. winton

    Favorite Story from a Pipe Show

    Here is my favorite memory from all the pipe shows that I have been to. It was a cold, rainy evening. I left the tent, and went in search of food. There was a wide hallway, but it was packed with the kids on their prom. Picture all the girls, having their Cinderella moment, with their boy...
  13. winton

    Chicago Pipe Show 2021 Cancelled.

    With great regret we announce the cancellation of the 2021 Chicago Pipe Show due to the Covid 19 restrictions now issued in place. On Friday March 19, 2021, the Illinois Governor issued a statement regarding the full opening of Illinois meeting places. The predicted timeline is such that we...
  14. winton

    2021 Chicago Pipe Show Announcement!

    THE CHICAGOLAND PIPE COLLECTORS CLUB WILL HOST THE CHICAGO PIPE SHOW 2021 ON JULY 31 AND AUGUST 1, 2021 AT THE WESTIN CHICAGO NORTHWEST. SEE OUR SHOW FLYER FOR OUR CURRENT SHOW INFORMATION. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE AND MAKE YOUR PLANS FOR THE RE-OPENING OF THE SHOW. WE ARE OPTIMISTIC THAT THE...
  15. winton

    New Pipe from a Friend

    One of my friends from the Chicago Pipe Show organizers gave me: "that pipe was actually shaped by Jeff Gracik at the last seminar and is with Mimo’s top briar so it should be a good smoker." It needs sanding on the stem. It is exactly what I want in a pipe, a 5.5" long apple. Once I sand the...
  16. winton

    Pipe Club in My Garage

    Since our normal pipe club meeting was cancelled, I decided to have a pipe club meeting in my garage / woodshop. I invited my son and nephew. So last night, we got together. Too bad, we couldn't get the heater to work. We sat around talking about politics, work, tobacco, and lots of other stuff...
  17. winton

    Wearing a Mask, While Smoking a Pipe

    EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title (See Rule 9) Over the last two monthly pipe club meetings, I have been experimenting on how to comply with the COVID recommendations, while smoking my pipe. My first attempt was with a cloth mask, my wife made. This style is similar to the horrid paper /...
  18. winton

    What are the Chicago Pipe Show Organizers Thinking?

    We are trying to have a weekly post describing the show. Paul Bender has submitted his thoughts. This is already posted on: Chicago Pipe Show - http://www.chicagopipeshow.com/ If you are interested, please check this site. FYI, my thoughts will be next week.
  19. winton

    Chicago Pipe Show 2020 Today!

    Today, someone on a pipe forum mentioned that today would be the start of the Chicago Pipe Show, except for the virus. Thus, I decided to have create the Smoking Tent experience in my shop / smoking lounge. Here are my tools. I opened my oldest tin, Cumberland from GL Pease. This was from...
  20. winton

    Chicago Pipe Show in 2020 Cancelled. See you in 2021!

    The Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club is sad to announce that we cancelled our contract with the Westin hotel today because of the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. The safety of our community is our primary concern and we have been monitoring the situation carefully hoping that countermeasures would...