Knew you couldn't make it! Word of advice: in my limited experience, Medicos without their filter in will burp on you; this has happened a couple times (I'm guessing because a pressure differential is created between the hot bowl and cooler stem) where a little jet of 'baccy juice squirted out on my lips when I smoked sans filter. I've actually grown to enjoy using the filter, although a lot of people dislike them.
@atwageman -- very nice collection! You've been building that for a while to get such pristine specimens--kudos to you.