2021 Texas Pipe Show - A Huge Success

[pipestud]

I had a great time at the Texas Pipe Show on Saturday, and was shocked at the amount of people who attended. The venue was packed to the rafters and a huge thanks to the show organizers! I finished 4th out of 37 contestants at the Slow Smoke Contest, but in an official competition I would have been disqualified. I smoked more than tobacco in that cob! My tongue is now in a sling. )-:

Steve

 

[WVOldFart]

Congratulations! Did you sell many pipes? I think people want to get out and try to get life back to some kind of normal. Although I am not a fast smoker, I could never finish as high as 4th. Good job.

 

[Streeper541]

Just reading the title of this post makes me happy.

 

[dino]

I'm so glad to hear you folk had a great time!
I saw the pictures on Facebook, and it looked like a wonderful turnout. Congratulations!

 

[kcghost]

Good to hear the news, Steve!!

 

[mso489]

Things is looking up. Congrats to the attendees.

 

[troutface]

Steve, what was the winning time in the contest ? I'd be so nervous entering one of those that I'd probably last 10 minutes.

 

[pipestud]

Congratulations! Did you sell many pipes? I think people want to get out and try to get life back to some kind of normal. Although I am not a fast smoker, I could never finish as high as 4th. Good job.

I think you hit the nail on the head, WVOldFart, most of the folks I visited with were absolutely giddy to be at a pipe show again. And I met several younger smokers who have advanced in the hobby over the last couple of years and were dying to go to their first pipe show and loved it!

 

[tobefrank]

One day I will make it to the pipe smokers heaven that is the US of A where tobacco just grows on the side of the road and every town has its own pipe artisan…

 

[ssjones]

Pylorns has a thread with pictures - it sure did look successful!
This show, with the last one in Richmond (Oct) was also well attended. Looks like pipe shows are back!

 

[That Guy]

Now if they would just do one in Florida ( preferably central FL) I could join in on all the fun also ?

 

[daveinlax]

I had a good time at my first Texas Pipe Show Saturday! The show was well run and had good attendance. The weather cooperated with mild temps, sunny skies and just a very light breeze. I had no trouble lighting my pipe in the contest but I was out in 37 minutes. I picked up a sleeve of tobacco and came home with a nice Johs Pipe generously donated by Steve Fallon and a tin of Dunhill tobacco from the raffle.

 

[pipestud]

I had a good time at my first Texas Pipe Show Saturday! The show was well run and had good attendance. The weather cooperated with mild temps, sunny skies and just a very light breeze. I had no trouble lighting my pipe in the contest but I was out in 37 minutes. I picked up a sleeve of tobacco and came home with a nice Johs Pipe generously donated by Steve Fallon and a tin of Dunhill tobacco from the raffle.

It was a pleasant surprise to see you at the show, Dave! Hope you like that Johs and was thrilled when I saw that you were the one that won it. The only downside was that of the 37 contestants in the slow smoking contest, I found out that I was the oldest cowboy in the barn! Oh well....

 

[Etipton]

Age = wisdom

 

[Servant King]

Age = wisdom

In other words, @pipestud is selling some extremely knowledgeable tobacco!

 

[cosmicfolklore]

That is awesome to hear! I need to come down to a Texas show. It’s not too far.