So, We Did a Thing...

[pappymac]

A couple of months ago the New Orleans Pipe Club decided to make a pipe club pilgrimage to The Country Squire since we have a number of members who have never been there. After several members had family or work events come up, there were only seven of us to make the trip. Jon David Cole, the owner and master blender, was gracious to come to the shop on a Saturday and spend the time with us. (He did joke about "with the amount of money you guys have spent, I can close the shop early today.")
We all had a good time but a couple of guys are going to have some explaining to do to their wives about where their new pipes came from...

 

[AroEnglish]

Nice trip and photo! You're to the right of JD?

 

[captainsousie]

That's a lot of facial hair. I wholeheartedly approve. Wish I could have gone too. Did Cole make you a "special" blend?

 

[pappymac]

Nice trip and photo! You're to the right of JD?

Yep. That's me with the cap on.

 

[pappymac]

That's a lot of facial hair. I wholeheartedly approve. Wish I could have gone too. Did Cole make you a "special" blend?

About 10 years ago, Jon David made me a private blend but my taste changed and I haven't ordered any in years. We didn't whip up anything new but they did have seven or eight different samples of blends they are working on. I bought two ounces a Toadstool that's being developed by one of his employees. It's being tailored after Frogmorton on the Bayou. I know at least one other club member had Dominic mix up two ounces for him also.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Good for you guys, and I bet you had a blast. Thank you for sharing this.

 

[ssjones]

We just sold our Maryland home and are heading to Louisiana. I'll look forward to connecting with the club to do things like this!

 

[huntertrw]

We just sold our Maryland home and are heading to Louisiana

Félicitations! In honor of your 1,200-mile move,,,

 

[pappymac]

That's a lot of facial hair. I wholeheartedly approve. Wish I could have gone too. Did Cole make you a "special" blend?

About 10 years ago, Jon David made me a private blend but my taste changed and I haven't ordered any in years. We didn't whip up anything new but they did have seven or eight different samples of blends they are working on. I bought two ounces a Toadstool that's being developed by one of his employees. It's being tailored after Frogmorton on the Bayou. I know at least one other club member had Dominic mix up two ounces for him also.

 

[pappymac]

We just sold our Maryland home and are heading to Louisiana. I'll look forward to connecting with the club to do things like this!

Tell me you moving to the northshore!

 

[kcghost]

It had to be great dropping in on the "Sage of Jackson".

 

[ssjones]

Tell me you moving to the northshore!

Covington area, North Shore!

 

[pappymac]

Covington area, North Shore!

Let me know when you get settled in. We have two other active club members living in the Covington/Mandeville area.

 

[Sir Yak]

What a great tie that must have been. I made a stop at the CS as a part of a 40th birthday trip. I had a great time smoking a bowl at the shop and Jon David was gracious enough to come over to introduce himself and thank me for coming. It’s a GREAT shop worth visiting and I try to do some online business there as well.

 

[midcentry]

That's looks like a great time! Very eager to make it out to the Squire sometime, but living in Utah makes it a tough trip to plan haha.

 

[ssjones]

We did purchase a home in Convington and have a settlement near the end of August.
Our home here in Maryland settles on 8/9, so I'll be with one of the daughters for a few weeks (both also in Covington).
We're excited about the move and I look forward to meeting some of the pipe locals!
My pipes and tobacco are packed and ready for transport in one of our vehicles!

 

[pappymac]

We did purchase a home in Convington and have a settlement near the end of August.
Our home here in Maryland settles on 8/9, so I'll be with one of the daughters for a few weeks (both also in Covington).
We're excited about the move and I look forward to meeting some of the pipe locals!
My pipes and tobacco are packed and ready for transport in one of our vehicles!

We have moved our September pipe club meeting to Sept. 19. Bill Haggerty, the Laudisi rep will be at Mayan Imports in Metairie that day.

That would be a good day to come by and meet a bunch of us pipe smokers.

 

[ssjones]

We have moved our September pipe club meeting to Sept. 19. Bill Haggerty, the Laudisi rep will be at Mayan Imports in Metairie that day.

That would be a good day to come by and meet a bunch of us pipe smokers.

I should be in for that!