Tad Gage on Radio Show of March 31, 2015

[admin]

Tonight's show will be in a slightly different format than usual. Instead of an interview, Brian Levine and Tad Gage will have an extended conversation on how the pipe hobby and community has evolved over the last few decades—the old shows, the new shows, the old guys and the young guys. We will not have a "Pipe Parts" segment in the beginning, nor a rant segment at the end.

Tad Gage with one of his Charatan pipes
We are also starting the annual auction to raise funds for Brian's daughter's Juvenile Diabetes Walk Team. We have a tin of Murray's-era, Dunhill Three Year Matured Virginia, and a tin of 1994 McClelland Christmas Cheer, both donated by Rob Cooper. They are on PipeStud's website at the top of this page.
Going up on Saturday, we have an unsmoked Mastro de Paja horn shape donated by Michael Rainone aka Mirain in the forums. Michael also donated a custom handmade tamper that he made. The last item is one of Brian's Walt Disney World pipes. It dates from 1971 - 1984.

 

[pruss]

I really appreciated and enjoyed the change-up in format of this episode. The casual banter and flowing conversation made for a nice switch from a more formal interview style. Would you guys ever consider doing a "round table" style discussion where three or four personalities from the pipe community had a pipe, a drink and a discussion on a specific topic? I'm sure that familiarity between the participants, as you had with Tad, would make this type of discussion easier. But it sure would be fun to hear. What about a Steve Fallon, Mike Glukler, Marty Pulvers and Brian Levine round table? Mind you, you'd probably have to split that discussion over a month's worth of episodes.
Anyway, just a thought.
-- Pat