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  1. cosmicfolklore

    Sutliff 1849

    I remember that when 1849 came out 10 years ago, Skip at the Briary, had an open tin and he was excited for me to smell it. I was like, "I don't get it." He asked me what it smelled like. I was like, "actually, it just smells like cigarette tobacco, like I just opened a pack of Camels." He...
  2. cosmicfolklore

    Nationwide ATT Cellular Outage

    I woke up to my phone not working. I had cleaned SIM card, reset the network, on, off, on, off, over and over. Then I heard on the news that ATT was down nationwide, Verizon and T-Mobile were also hit, but they had backup networks ready to go. My ATT is still out. We discussed resorting to...
  3. cosmicfolklore

    My Pipes Were Not Stolen

    I have been working with a printmaking cooperative in Birmingham for a few months now. I had been missing 2D work and design since college, so I was very happy to find this group... and it turns out that I know most the artists there. Anyways, last weekend, I was working late on the press...
  4. cosmicfolklore

    The Pipe Smoker that Established Printmaking in the American University System

    Mauricio Lasansky was an Argentinian artist that came to the US in the early to mid 20th c because of conflicts in Argentinia at the time. He settled into a backroom studio at the University of Iowa, and quickly grew the program from 5 to over 100 students in one semester. The next year, he...
  5. cosmicfolklore

    Any Pipe Dreams or Nightmares

    I tend to keep a pipe in my mouth all day long, whether burning or not. Many times I just forget that it is there, and sometimes I forget to even light it. So, it may be no surprise that when I do dream, I have a pipe clenched in my dreams. But, I don't dream very often, or, at least, I don't...
  6. cosmicfolklore

    Square Bands the Cosmic Way

    I am posting this to help people who are interested in making pipe bands. I preface all of this with… there is never just one way to do things. The way I am showing you is just one way, not the only way. But, I will explain to you why I am doing and what I am doing as I go, and if this...
  7. cosmicfolklore

    Weird Allergies

    I've had to twist my General Doctor to look further into a chronic cough I have had since I had covid over a year ago. So, after waiting four months to get in, I saw a pulmonologist and allergist yesterdays. My wife was banking that I had destroyed my lungs smoking, but actually they ruled...
  8. cosmicfolklore

    New Canine Friend

    My wife’s dog, Rocket, passed away last week. I haven’t had a dog of my own for several years, but I do keep my kids’ dog for them in the day while they work, so I have had a pack of dogs about everyday that I’m here. So, we started checking shelters. My oldest daughter has large terriers...
  9. cosmicfolklore

    Time Killer Apps

    First, something that I've always noticed about technology is that they told us early on that we can save so much time when we integrate computers into our lives; however, every technological advance seems to suck up so much of our time. When I take my wife shopping, I find myself setting out...
  10. cosmicfolklore

    Géométrie... How Much Did You Order?

    The title says it all... but damn... I had to copy and paste the word "Géométrie" because of all of the fancy foreign dangling elevated comma things over the letters. I'm not sure how to get those on my keyboard. Ge'ome'trie... crap... how will we all write about this blend unless we...
  11. cosmicfolklore

    Premium: A Quality to Ponder

    It’s interesting how the premium pipe tobaccos don’t follow the same quality characteristics as other “premium” products that are based on agriculture. I know that cigars are vastly different from pipe tobacco. Cigars, or most of the top end cigars are based on meeting the qualities and...
  12. cosmicfolklore

    Are You Compulsively Searching for a particular Pipe?

    I am just wondering if anyone else is compulsively searching for one particular pipe shape, brand, or whatever. There is one particular pipe shape made by Hilson. I have three already just like it that I smoke at least once a day. It was made in the late 70's... I'll save myself the grief...
  13. cosmicfolklore

    On Smoking Slowly and the Benefits...

    It has been 8 years since I have posted a thread about the benefits of slow smoking. I took a break to let other smokers step up and address this issue. But, I notice that a lot of new posts can easily be summed up with taking notice that smoking slow is the goal. So, here is goes... The...
  14. cosmicfolklore

    My First Morta with a Cosmic Band

    I know, I know, I just had my allotted vanity post. But, this one is more about Mark Tinsky's work. Yeh, yeh, I made the band. But, I had the honor of making the bands for his 40th Anniversary line. One of the batch he sent me was this beautiful morta. So, I bought that one... this one. I...
  15. cosmicfolklore

    Another Cosmic Spigot - Rustic Spig

    I don't worry about taking a pipe apart when it's warm, nor am I worried about a pipe breaking... I just like the look of the metal on a spigot. not to toot my own horn, but I've gotten proficient at making a spigot. This one has set on a back burner throughout the Christmas holidays because...
  16. cosmicfolklore

    A Bar Exam for Pipesmokers

    It really is too easy for people to become pipesmokers. They'll just let anyone walk in off the streets buy a pipe, smoke it, and everyone just lets them do it. What good is doing something that just anyone else can do also? This drives me nuts. We see it day in and day out... "Hi, I just...
  17. cosmicfolklore

    Neerups on the Secondary Market

    It really surprises me how eBay will have so many estate Neerups that have been smoked up for sale for more than what a new Neerup sales for. New from smokingpipes, the Neerup Classics range from $120-$175ish, with most coming in under $145. Of course, the lines with P. Jeppesen's name are...
  18. cosmicfolklore

    Meerschaum Spigot Inquiry

    I was looking to add a meerschaum to my spigot collection, but as I search through the selections, I find that I start developing more questions than confidence in the spigot fit on these. I have been disappointed in my Savinelli and Rattray briar spigots, because they turned out to be faux...
  19. cosmicfolklore

    A Cosmic Windcap

    I've been working with Mark Tinsky lately. I have posted a few hints in the WAYS threads, with my pipes set up next to piles of those tiny stars that I make for Mark, that he uses as his logo. But, I've just really been busy and didn't want to jinx it. I know, I know, silly superstitious...
  20. cosmicfolklore

    They Ghosted my Truck

    I had a tree fall on my truck back during Thanksgiving, and it dented my hood and cab roof. It really wasn't bad, but the paint and body place couldn't get to it till last month. Supply chain issues, they said. Whatever. But, they kept it for a month. A month of driving and smoking in a...
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