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  1. Indygrap

    The Matrix is Designed so that Everyone Sees a Clue

    I live in Louisiana. We eat everything here. Shrimp, crab, oysters, crawfish, possum, nutria, gator, snake. If it doesn’t eat us first, we eat it. TBH, I’ve never had possum or nutria but I eat everything else mentioned on the regular. Most of the shellfish are a great way to get a protein...
  2. Indygrap

    What's up from Louisiana

    Welcome from New Orleans! If you’re in the area, there’s a pipe club that meets the last Thursday of every month at Mayan Imports in Metairie. The next meeting is this Thursday 4-8pm. Come pass a good time!
  3. Indygrap

    In Love With My New Peterson

    If you ever decide to go filterless, get a system. I love my 314
  4. Indygrap

    Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold

    in I’m not certain I can explain it. The P-lip draws & sits in your mouth a little differently. I haven’t tried OD but it looks like an English blend with a light topping of something (they don’t say what exactly). Navy Rolls is good though, especially if you can get some age on them. I find...
  5. Indygrap

    Prodigal Son Returns to the Fold

    Welcome from New Orleans! I hope you’re enjoying every puff. Not sure what tobacco is available in your area but Rattray’s Sterling Flake is a nice, hearty Lakeland. I have a couple of Peterson & Savinelli/Rossi pipes. All great smokers. Especially the Rossi 8606 bent billiard. Rossi is made by...
  6. Indygrap

    C & D Burley Blends

    I’m like you, OP, & branching out in to burley. Burley #1 is good & Pegasus is a home run. I’m not a fan of Haunted Bookshop. Maybe I just haven’t adjusted my palette enough or something, but it doesn’t have a lot of flavor or complexity to me. YMMV
  7. Indygrap

    Why do Pipes Taste Different?

    I’m a brewer & I originally thought the same thing about beer specific glassware. I remember when Sam Adams had a glass designed for their Boston Lager. I thought, will it really taste all that different than it does out of a pint/mug/mason jar? It did. Very noticeably. Then I discovered the...
  8. Indygrap

    Zippo Fluid

    Is it me, or has Zippo/Ronsonol fluid gotten less potent? When I first started using a Zippo, about 30 yrs ago, I filled it once a week or 5 days. And that was when I bartended, so I was lighting all my smokes plus the odd customers cigs. Now it’s just me lighting my pipe & it seems I have to...
  9. Indygrap

    Alligator

    It’s tasty! I live in South Louisiana & I’m lucky enough to know a few gator farmers(ranchers?) so I get fresh meat every now & again. Most of what is sold is tail meat, which if cooked correctly is delicious. Not unlike frog legs, but can be chewy if overcooked. The farmers I’ve been getting...
  10. Indygrap

    Came Across an Old Pipe and I Feel Smarter Already

    I’ve got a BBB Apple that is my go-to for English blends. Not sure why but it works better, for me anyway, than any of my other pipes. My bulldog is a close second.
  11. Indygrap

    Epoxy, Inner Tube, or Other?

    Title edited for caps. I dropped my Peterson 701 & this happened. Is it fixable using epoxy? Would I be better off using an inner tube? Sending off for repair? Or is it done? TIA
  12. Indygrap

    Delusional Burly

    I’ve been branching out into burley lately. I had C&D Burley #1 & Haunted Bookshop. I thought both were ok but nothing life-changing. I picked up some Half & Half & Pegasus & have had much better results. I particularly like adding some Sutliff black cherry to the H&H for an afternoon smoke...
  13. Indygrap

    Cooking with Fatboy Slim

    Professor Longhair, Dr. John, or The Lost Bayou Ramblers if I’m making gumbo or red beans & rice. Old school punk, grunge or 80’s metal for almost anything else. Bluegrass &/or Newgrass when I’m on the smoker. If my wife & I are in the kitchen together we usually compromise with The Black...
  14. Indygrap

    Walked into my local B&M …

    That was a nice surprise to walk in to. Just wish someone hadn’t snatched up all the Pembroke. At least that someone was kind enough to share.
  15. Indygrap

    Van Gogh For All Exhibit

    I saw the exhibit when it passed through New Orleans. I throughly enjoyed it. While it didn’t have any of his original works (for obvious reasons) it did take you through the various stages of his work & was well worth the price of admission. I especially enjoyed the immersive element. They had...
  16. Indygrap

    In Praise of Missouri Meerschaum

    Do they use the kernels for anything? Can’t imagine it’s as tasty as sweet corn but I’d assume it could work for livestock feed.
  17. Indygrap

    Besides your Family and Friends....

    Subconsciously, probably Tolkien, Twain, and a few others that I read, or looked up to that I saw pictured with pipes. I started smoking pipes when I had quit cigs but missed the feeling I got when I was on my porch or elsewhere winding down after the day. I was doing just that, missing my...
  18. Indygrap

    In Praise of Obsidian Oil

    Can you use 91% isopropyl instead of Everclear? Not that I don’t need an excuse to buy EC, I just think I’d start making cocktails with it 🤣
  19. Indygrap

    How much

    $35+tip for a cut, a beard trim & an adult beverage. Compared to what most women have to pay, it’s a bargain
  20. Indygrap

    Meatloaf

    I’m not a fan of ketchup so I usually use bbq sauce on top. (I know it’s technically dressed up ketchup) If you have access to a smoker, smoked meatloaf is definitely a game changer.
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