It's The 4th Annual Fishnbanjo Day!

[jaytex1969]

As the echoes of illegal fireworks subside and we venture out of doors to survey the damage, let us all take a moment to remember Sante Giuliani, aka "fishnbanjo".



His knowledge of pipes was surpassed only by his generosity.

His mastery of the pipe selfie was the stuff of legends.

His collection of briar was the envy of kings.

He kept it smokey and he was our friend.



How to properly celebrate Fishnbanjo Day:

Load a fancy or favored pipe with a great tobacco.

Put on a nice hat (preferably a flat cap, but substitutes accepted) and some shades.

Go into the yard or park and position yourself in front of your favorite tree.

Get the pipe going and snap a selfie that shows you "keeping it smokey".

Post the pic here.


Keeping it smokey with Dark Bird's Eye in Banjo's Banjo. Behind is my struggling fig tree.
(I took this shot yesterday so I could get the post up early today.)

The pipes of fishnbanjo:

The Fish Files, Volume 1
The Fish Files, Volume 2

Fishnbanjo Day Archives:

1st Fishnbanjo Day
2nd Fishnbanjo Day
3rd Fishnbanjo Day


“Live everyday as if it were your last because someday you're going to be right.”

-Muhammad Ali

 

[newbroom]

It's a strange coincidence that I was thinking of Fish this a.m. too. I actually chose my only bamboo shanked cob, a factory job direct from MM that I bought as an estate and had to find a short Morgan stem to fit it. It's even got a hardwood bottom with the embossed MM nomenclature.

 

[mikethompson]

I don't have a flat hat, and if I tried a fishnbanjo selfie it would come off as satirical, and that's not what I'm after. But kudos to you Jay for keeping his memory alive on this forum.

Happy FnB Day to all!

 

[pappymac]

I now have 4 flat caps. Has it only been four years since we lost fish?

 

[jaytex1969]

Has it only been four years since we lost fish?

It's only been a year. Fishnbanjo Day began while he was still alive, sort of as a homage and a bit of having fun.

 

[pappymac]

It's only been a year. Fishnbanjo Day began while he was still alive, sort of as a homage and a bit of having fun.


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I was beginning to wonder if my mind had gone on vacation.

 

[mso489]

The late great Sante. I'll smoke the Meerschaum estate he sent me some time today, a straight billiard with grape vine etchings. fish' was the curator of a museum quality collection of pipes he remarkably managed to share with us all.

 

[jaytex1969]

I was beginning to wonder if my mind had gone on vacation.

Well, we can't rule that out, regardless of other circumstances... nana

 

[jttnk]

I didn’t know Sante, but I feel the presence of a good guy. I pay respect to him in his memory and for the warm touch of friendship and kindness he left on so many people.

Keep it Smokey.

 

[mso489]

Now smoking the fish'n'banjo pipe, SPC Potlatch blend. What a memorable guy. It seems like he posted one of his famous smoking selfies last week. As most of us remember, he departed life under one of those trees where he did the selfies, if I remember correctly.

 

[mityahicks]

Keeping it smokey with McClelland 40th

 

[jpberg]

Somewhere around here I have a thumb drive with shots of Sante, myself and a couple of others fishing the Beaverkill, at my camp, and at the Catskill FF Museum, when some of his split canes were on display there. I’ll find and post them eventually.

 

[bnichols23]

Well, we can't rule that out, regardless of other circumstances... nana


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You jes'so bad.....

 

[burleyboy]

I‘m keepin‘ it smokey in honour of Sante with his beautiful Epoca.

 

[trouttimes]

Somewhere around here I have a thumb drive with shots of Sante, myself and a couple of others fishing the Beaverkill, at my camp, and at the Catskill FF Museum, when some of his split canes were on display there. I’ll find and post them eventually.

I would love to see those. He and I traded a few cane rods years ago. A real prince of a man and a grand collector of cane rods and pipes.

 

[agnosticpipe]

Keeping it smokey with one of banjo's pipes that I was lucky to buy. He was such a cool and generous guy, and had one of the best pipe collections ever. Glad to pay homage to him today.

 

[cshubhra]

 

[bluegrassbrian]

Keeping it Smokey this evening with some pre-‘96 Tilbury (a favorite of Sante’s) in the Il Duca Liverpool.

 

[augiebd]

Keeping it Smokey with Peterson Special Reserve 2018 in a Joshua Ronish rusticated volcano with mammoth tooth accent. Fishnbanjo’s generosity and huge place in this community was so obvious as soon as you spent time here.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Keeping it Smokey with 2010 McClelland Boston 1776 (Merica!) in a Boswell fishing vest pipe. In full captain mode