Welcome frogdonovan. If that's your actual name, is it Frog Donovan or Donovan Frog? If the latter, shall we call you Don Frog?
I'm a fairly new pipesmoker. Your proposed ethnographic study sounds interesting and worthwhile; however, i don't know whether I'll be of any use to you, having been raised in the BC rainforest by Coastal Wolves after having been kicked off a small boat onto a beach by my family at the age of two. Apparently they thought the wolves might enjoy me more than they were.
Have fun with the forums. Many interesting folks and much helpful info and perspective here...with a good dose of laughs along the way...