Matches860
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They really should do this ( make a pipe in honor of John) he was a true blue cool dude, and many could benefit from being professional human beings let alone being nice pipe and tobacco appreciators.
YTPC did have a Savinelli 673 created in John's memory. They sold over 820 of these things and gave a few to John's wife and others.
The world lost one of the old standby traditional models of general enthusiasm, integrity mixed with humility and great storytelling with John, and dam my cynicism but I just don't know where it's all going now. That model seems to have been discontinued with him.
Certainly one of MY early pipe smoking companions via the internet. His humility was endearing, his calm, laid back approach to life seemed to accentuate positive aspects without hyperbole. I was always tickled by how many re-lights he needed while he made a presentation. I thought it was not the place to try to learn technique, as John would constantly either puff like a freight train or be re-lighting about every 30 seconds.
John's love for burley helped me to open my eyes to some of its characteristics and I also sampled many C&D blends as a result.
His story telling is legendary. There was always a hint of melancholy with John.
John's love for burley helped me to open my eyes to some of its characteristics and I also sampled many C&D blends as a result.
His story telling is legendary. There was always a hint of melancholy with John.
I watched his video about him freaking out that retirement was on the horizon. Kept saying that he'd had too much coffee that morning. 
Nostalgia often comes with a nice pair of rose colored shades.
Yea, the folks speaking at my father's funeral were talking about a man I never met. 
I really liked the “potty “video matches860 made about the dog eating the residents shit off the floor. He had a disclaimer at beginning about the two gross stories. I thought they were hilarious.
I have one of the Matches860 Pipes. It is a great smoker of course. I keep trying to find another Youtuber like him. But there are none. I just rewatch his videos. CaneRodPiper is probably the closest to Matches. But hes nothing like him. Matches also never ever said a bad word about anyone or anything. And his channel was pretty much Pipes, Tobacco and stories.
I'd suggest Northwest Pipesmoker. His videos are calming, interesting, and positive.
There are a few folks out there but Matches was the original. I’ve been looking at Marc Lawson and piperdave2023 ( who’s one video got me to buying alot more tobacco lol) with his discussion of shipping etc.
It's kind of amazing how much better a person can be when you don't have to deal with all of their humanity. Kind of like how the 80's get this how amazing they were thing, while forgetting about the negatives like fear of nuclear destruction from the height of the cold war, the amount of jobs being lost. Or even how yeah there was some amazing music but there was also a lot of garbage on the radio that no one remembers now.Yea, the folks speaking at my father's funeral were talking about a man I never met.
Don't know Jack Squat about all of the rumors or slander stuff, but I do know that I very much enjoyed his videos. You'll remember that painter, Bob Ross, who was on TV and would paint those pastoral scenes..... Well, I didn't know anything about painting but I know that when I watched one of those, my BP went down and I relaxed. Same thing with Matches860. He was knowledgeable and also very easy with his delivery. Would have loved to have shared a bowl with him. Rest in Peace......
The above would make a fine contribution to the right thread, complete with the bad pictures together with good ones.
Right thread, point taken.
Although, I'm not much of a photographer.
The vendors pictures aren't bad in any ways but seeing something irl often differs from seeing it on picture.
I'm currently smoking Folklore in my "Friday Savinelli", a specially made Savinelli 673KS just like the one John is holding in this thumbnail.....one of a run of 860 pipes made by Savinelli to commemorate Matches 860; brought to fruition by Eddie Gray of The Pipe Nook.
Here it is now:
