Hi, I just joined pipesamgazine.com, but I have been a pipe smoker since 1970 (50 years!). I was born and reared in Pittsburgh, PA, but I am currently a resident of Florida (Tampa Bay). I spend the summers and fall in Kentucky where they are much more friendly toward tobacco use. I have a large collection of tobacco pipes that I have acquired over the years and I enjoy smoking burley-based cavendish tobacco. I was an avid fan of Pipes and tobaccos magazine and sorry to see it go. But now I have a new forum to read and interact with, and I look forward to my membership at pipesmagazine.com