And now, for something different...
Today is Elaine May's 92nd. birthday! And she's still working.
Here is a classic Nichols and May sketch "Bach to Bach":
I just finished my Saturday afternoon visit with my ZOOM buddies. We talked about our impressions of the Chicago Show, and everyone who was there was mightily satisfied and thought it was a great show. I smoked my Sherlock Holmes Original (dated 1988) filled with McClelland No. 24 from 1989.
I...
Whew!
I just finished catching up with all the posts I missed while at the Chicago Show - more than 75 pages! And, yes, I read them all; it took me three evenings.
The show was great. It was wonderful to reconnect with all those I’ve met and known over the years since that first show back in the...
I went to the monthly Chicago Pipe Collectors Club meeting tonight after having missed a few months. I was so happy to see all my old buddies. During the meeting, which was a final review of assignments and procedures for the Chicago Show this coming week, I smoked Drama Reserve in my Peterson...
Tude! I will be at the Chicago Show! I'm always at the show, as I'm a "charter member" of the CPCC. I will be at the show registration table, as usual, so say "Hi" when you sign in. You know what I look like, but introduce yourself. See ya there!
While meeting with my Saturday afternoon ZOOM buddies, I smoked Samovar in my Rich Lewis rusticated calabash #731.
My beverage was my usual Peach/Mango Green Tea with a splash of Honey Jack Daniel's. Great conversation and camaraderie.
For those who observe, Happy Easter!
I spent a pleasant afternoon with my ZOOM buddies in fun conversation and camaraderie, while I smoked some 10-year-old PS Luxury Navy Flake in my Peterson Antique Collection 1910 bulldog hallmarked 1999, purchased at the Grafton shop during our 2002 trip to Ireland (my wife bought it for me as a...
Well, I'm a short, more than a little chubby old guy, with white hair and a beard. But you all know what I look like, so say "Hi" and introduce yourself. I'll be one of the people checking you in at the show registration table.
Today is Modest Mussorgsky's birthday (1893).
Here is an amazing scene from Act 4 of Boris Godunov (the prayer and death of Boris), in a 1956 Producer's Showcase television performance, with my father's life-long friend, basso Nicola Moscona as the monk Pimen and Boris Christoff as Godunov.