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MARC52

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Hello,

I’ve been a pipe smoker since the mid 70’s, back then I started out with a Dr. Grabow and Medico pipe, Kaywoodie’s were too expensive for me at the time. Eventually I got into big Italian briar and had a small collection of Savinelli pipes and enjoyed smoking them for years. Now that I’m older and have to smoke outside I’m into smaller, lighter pipes with a shorter smoke time. The summer heat and humidity can be brutal here, so the less time spent outside smoking the better. I still have a love for Italian briar like my newest additions to the rotation, the Rossi 8207 Apple, that pipe is perfect for a short smoke on the back deck or a walk along the tree line. I have a few of these in rotation that I smoke daily. I’ve also been reading up on Falcon pipes, it might be another option for a short smoke if I can get past the look. We’ll see.

Okay, about me, I’m 68 years young and semi-retired. I was born in south Louisiana, raised in Texas, served in the military and now live in North Carolina. I like bluegrass music, the blue ridge mountains and southern cooking. Pinto’s and cornbread anyone?

I look forward to participating in the forums when and where I can be of help. Thanks for having me.
 

kcghost

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I used to go to North Carolina on business and was amazed that the natives seemed almost ashamed of bluegrass music. I thought they were nuts. Bluegrass is just beautiful!!
 

mso489

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Whoa, wait a minute. North Carolina ashamed of Bluegrass Music? I don't think so. Some years ago, Raleigh outbid Nashville (yes, that's Nashville) for the International Bluegrass Music Festival held in the Red Hat Amphitheater in the middle of the N.C. capital city. At the first festival, we had Sam Busch, the late Tony Rice, and a whole array of the major stars. So if we are ashamed of Bluegrass Music we have a most unusual way of demonstrating our shame. As a lyric from a song says, "We're living in Raleigh now." And please note, "Deliverance," both the novel and the film, were set in Georgia, which even Georgians will tell you, is not North Carolina.
 
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