Past Forum Members

[jcsoldit]

Welcome back Nathaniel...
I believe Lawrence's life got hectic due to dealing with a loved ones health condition and possibly a new job. Uncle on the other hand had some issues that I don't no enough to comment other than to say there were a few member weren't happy with him. I'd love to see Lawrence and Cortez back as regulars. Now not take anything away from the current members, we have enjoyed a great group of people come and go over my dozen or so year here.

 

[didimauw]

I am lucky if I can remember who I am let alone the people who come and go.

Yup, there is a few members from the old days that I still remember. But not many. I can't even keep up with the new members these days. Many a member has come, and just like that they are --or were--preferred members, and I hadn't even seen their name on here once!

 

[mauserman]

Uncle Arthur stole thousands of dollars from members for pipes he never delivered.

There was legal actions, if I remember correctly.

I don't recall if any were successful. This would have been in 2012-2013 time frame.

 

[condorlover1]

I just remember the fellow who kept suggesting one should rub 'Dead Sea Salt' on your O Ring and who loved his BIC lighters who hailed from the Middle East - Taja or something like that? There was Mr Lower Case whose posts I loved but who I sadly fell out with over the relaunch of War Horse Bar since it did not tick all his boxes and expectations. Star Cat was another amazing poster. I am sure I could dredge up more if I put my mind to it.

 

[cshubhra]

Cortezattic posted many times after the new format of the forum. I saw his posts in the morning with his coffee and his morning papers. He stopped posting in 2020 which worries me a lot.

Here is one of his posts in 2020


Post in thread '***What Are You Smoking, April 2020?***'
***What Are You Smoking, April 2020?*** :: Pipe Tobacco Discussion - https://pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/what-are-you-smoking-april-2020.76152/post-36108373

 

[cshubhra]

Re: Funkenhouser and Brobs - While they were North Pole and South Pole in opinion both were100% honest straight shooters and posted what they believed in. While both could have used a little restraint I liked them more than the diplomatic, political, passive aggressive types they often got in conflict with.

 

[fireground_piper]

Honesty is mostly useless without tact. One without the other isn’t admirable.

 

[warren]

While both could have used a little restraint I liked them

Social skills and adult-like filters would be my observation. But, jousting with them, with the written word, was indeed stimulating and fun. But, Brobs tended to take any dissent personally and fire off barbs without a care about fall out. Kevin and the mods bent over backwards for him but, he just couldn't handle any argument or or debate over some rather hysterical statements he'd write. Still, he often provided an entire evening of entertainment.

 

[condorlover1]

There was the fellow who had a love of Royal Yacht whose name escapes me - he was pretty amusing. There was the fellow with the Stalin avatar who was different. So many characters who have sadly moved on - @foggy mountain and the wonderful chap @fishandbanjo who recently passed away who was always keeping it 'smokey' whose posts were wonderful. Brobs was personally a very interesting chap who I traded some tobacco with over time and whose comments could light up a minor diplomatic incident.

 

[username]

There was the fellow who had a love of Royal Yacht whose name escapes me - he was pretty amusing.

Deathmetal? Or something like that I belive.

 

[sablebrush52]

Honesty is mostly useless without tact. One without the other isn’t admirable.

Unfortunately, honesty is often useless even with tact. People believe what they want to believe.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Anthony Rosenthal
aldecaker
pagan
scrooge
framitz
okiescout
oldreddog
huntertrw
jitterbugdude
ericusrex

 

[brian64]

While both could have used a little restraint I liked them more than the diplomatic, political, passive aggressive types they often got in conflict with.

What you're interpreting as "diplomatic, political, passive aggressive" is probably just people trying to keep from getting banned. After all, you see what happened to BROBS and the Funkmeister.

 

[warren]

You gotta know your audience. Tact is often wasted on an awful lot of people.

 

[condorlover1]

Does anyone remember @npod ? I have not seen him around for ages. I always found the explanation of how he got his name 'npod' rather amusing. Huntertrw was another from Mr. Embers list that I had completely gone and forgotten about as well as jitterbug dude. One or two of them popped up at that sewer of pyroflatulence also known as My Pipe Club for a while before someone offended them. In fact Brobs would have loved that place since it would have been impossible for him to get sent off on gardening leave since it did not have a very strong 'Mod' culture!

 

[TheWhale13]

I've wondered before about what happened to Uncle Arthur after looking at old threads. I always assumed he died, but I am more dissapointed to hear that he was just dishonest. I didn't know him at all since I wasn't on the forum back then so I'm not bothered about it, but it was different from what I imagined happened.

 

[cshubhra]

Does anyone remember @npod ? I have not seen him around for ages. I always found the explanation of how he got his name 'npod' rather amusing. Huntertrw was another from Mr. Embers list that I had completely gone and forgotten about as well as jitterbug dude. One or two of them popped up at that sewer of pyroflatulence also known as My Pipe Club for a while before someone offended them. In fact Brobs would have loved that place since it would have been impossible for him to get sent off on gardening leave since it did not have a very strong 'Mod' culture!

He comes here occasionally- Spends more time on Instagram

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Forums are wonderful places to learn. After learning, it might not be as useful. There are several forums I no longer visit. I hope to always check in here since the members are so nice.

 

[sablebrush52]

Anthony Rosenthal
aldecaker
pagan
scrooge
framitz
okiescout
oldreddog
huntertrw
jitterbugdude
ericusrex

A very solid list of very solid contributors. I knew huntertrw from the Pipes.org forum, just a great guy, as is Anthony.

 

[condorlover1]

I have made a few life long friends on here like Weezell, Woodsroad, Papipe, Ashdigger, Jim Inks. I've met and enjoyed the company of Jesse, Hoosierpipeguy (Chairman on the Board), Russ and I'll be seeing Simong in the next few weeks. There are so many more too numerous to mention. I can honestly say that if this place didn't exist I would have a fecking great hole in my life. Lord I must be a sad individual without a life but Kevin has provided the best play ground ever!