Chicago Pipe Show 2020 Today!

[winton]

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 4/3/13. Guess what tobacco I will take to the first CPCC meeting, to share, after we can get together! I also took some Baklava tobacco. The olivewood pipe was purchased at the Friday smoke and swap. The other pipe is from JMG, a missionary on the other side of the world. The tamper is from Dead Guy Pipes.

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Today, we have beautiful weather! Warm and Sunny. Definitely time to get out of the house. It is also fun to smoke indoors!

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I really wish I could have invited y'all to join me, but two is OK, three would be crowded, and 300+ would not be possible.

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Anyway, I hope y'all find time to enjoy a pipe today. Try to get a friend to join you. I look forward to meeting everyone in a year!
Winton

 

[mso489]

Looks like a pipe show to me. Nice set-up. Wish I were there.

 

[scloyd]

Enjoy your smoke today. Looking forward to next year.

 

[georged]

...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 4/3/13. Guess what tobacco I will take to the first CPCC meeting, to share, after we can get together! I also took some Baklava tobacco. The olivewood pipe was purchased at the Friday smoke and swap. The other pipe is from JMG, a missionary on the other side of the world. The tamper is from Dead Guy Pipes.

I like the way you think.

I started the "one man smoking tent experience" Thursday afternoon, since that's when my friends and I usually arrived, and have been dedicating every smoke since to the Lost Show of 2020.

Each pipe I choose has a Chicago memory of some sort.

FYI, JMG is officially back home from PNG for keeps. Arrived only a few days ago. Took a month of travel-related insanity to accomplish, but all is now well. I imagine his pipe output will become consistent once the shop gets set up.

 

[winton]

We had company today. So my wife and daughter played with the babies. My son and nephew joined me in my garage for a pipe or two. Good times had by all. Just like we were in the tent!

 

[gaffersweed]

I opened a tin of Full Virginia Flake from Sam Gawith I purchased in 2008. Lots of plume/crystals, It has aged nicely. I have lots of tobacco from that Christmas purchase years ago.

 

[daveinlax]

I spent Saturday morning in a virtual smoke filled room with a bunch of guys who I’ve spent countless hours with in Chicago going back to the Harvey era shows. ?

 

[rodo]

I just cried a whole lot.

 

[neilnoff]

I've never attended the Chicago show, but it is definitely on my to-do list. Have been to a ton of cigar events, both large & small, but never a pipe-centric show. Hopefully in 2021?

 

[winton]

Neilnoff, if you get a chance, please come to the next Chicago Pipe Show.

 

[neilnoff]

Will try to make it. I have a daughter in IN and I think heading to the pipe show after a visit to her might make a great destination in our motorhome next spring!

 

[Old School 3319]

As someone from the communist state of Illinois I would fair to say it is hard to say when the stay puff marshmallow man will open the state back up