Half way through this bowl of C&D Virginia Flake in straight medium brown 1922-1937 Irish Free State era Peterson 222 bullcap with a sterling silver band and a tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Watching the Super Bowl this evening.
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Lavish English #17 in my Soren Rasmussen pixkaxe:
Sunday, 6:15pm. Been playing the mad blendologist all day today.
Today, I am smoking my dedicated Beater Experimenting Pipe; being: An 8 Panel Yello-Bole Standard, which is made of indestructible "Bryon" - Impossible to hurt this pipe, even if you were to smoke Uranium 232 in it.
Today's Experimental Smoke is:
1 part Five Brothers, to
2 Parts BCA, to
2 Parts Natural American Spirit Perique - "liberated" from a cigarette from a pack of their black smokes - to create what a somewhat entertaining high-level nicotine mixture, while cooling and mellowing the spicy hot of the 5Brothers at the same time.
Pre-Blended: Perique, BCA, 5 Brothers
Blended
Loaded and Ready to Smoke!
Not bad at all!
I'm still finding the taste of the BCA too much 'candy and alcohol' for my taste - I will try to halve the effect - and perhaps substitute in some cube-cut white burly to aid in cooling the mixture by slowing the burn-rate, and, remove some of the flavoring by substitution of the amount of BCA used above.
The other way I could go, would to simply use Super-Value Vanilla; but, I feel Lane Ltd's BCA offers a much wider and entertaining flavor profile. - Sherm Natman
Today, I am smoking my dedicated Beater Experimenting Pipe; being: An 8 Panel Yello-Bole Standard, which is made of indestructible "Bryon" - Impossible to hurt this pipe, even if you were to smoke Uranium 232 in it.
Today's Experimental Smoke is:
1 part Five Brothers, to
2 Parts BCA, to
2 Parts Natural American Spirit Perique - "liberated" from a cigarette from a pack of their black smokes - to create what a somewhat entertaining high-level nicotine mixture, while cooling and mellowing the spicy hot of the 5Brothers at the same time.
Pre-Blended: Perique, BCA, 5 Brothers
Blended
Loaded and Ready to Smoke!
Not bad at all!
I'm still finding the taste of the BCA too much 'candy and alcohol' for my taste - I will try to halve the effect - and perhaps substitute in some cube-cut white burly to aid in cooling the mixture by slowing the burn-rate, and, remove some of the flavoring by substitution of the amount of BCA used above.
The other way I could go, would to simply use Super-Value Vanilla; but, I feel Lane Ltd's BCA offers a much wider and entertaining flavor profile. - Sherm Natman
Getting ready to not watch the Super Bowl, lol, with a Peterson Short 999. We’ve got our Masterpiece Theater stuff to watch tonight! 
Enjoyed a light snack, and am smoking year 2012 Esoterica Dunbar in a smooth straight, dark brown early 1960s Lane era Charatan Selected 43 Dublin with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Ice water and bergs is my drink.
Innsmouth in the first pipe I bought almost 30 years ago. A Golden Matt Brebbia 1007.
Escudo in the Vauen with some bourbon. I also came across this old school pic 
Great pictures! Happy Birthday little man!
Enjoyed a bowl of Luxury Navy Flake in a clay. Had a great sunny walk today. Now I'm kicking back and reading a favorite author, CS Lewis. Have a great evening everyone.
2016 Plum Pudding Special Reserve from a 60's Charatan Lane era partial blast
Happy PP day!
Happy PP day!
Enjoying a quick little bowl of some D&R Rowland from a C Martin sandblast. 
Haunted Bookshop in a Butz Choquin Arsenal.
Final pipe for my birthday. Following dinner of crispy fried chicken and fresh mashed potatoes, am enjoying an evening bowl of a Balkan home blend in a Rainer Barbi Smooth Bulldog. Trusty Rodgers of Sheffield pipe tool and vintage 1950's Nimrod Commander pipe lighter accompanying. After smoke is finished, will settle in for a nice slice of coconut custard pie, fresh brewed cup of Earl Grey tea, and an old B&W Mystery or Western movie (anything other than the Super Bowl) for the evening's entertainment...
Finally done with necessary 'other activities'... The Wessex Brown Virginia Flake was so nice earlier, i have to do it again! This time with a Guinness and THE GAME on AM radio. Got no horse in this race.
Sutliff's Mixture No. 79 in a Christmas gift pipe of days of yore (2010) a Johs apple, slightly bent, semi-rusticated with a saddle stem and a great big chamber for a leisurely smoke to watch the second half of the Super Bowl. It seems like things could be hot in Philly tonight.
Dunhill Navy Rolls (2017) in a Savinelli Giubileo d'Oro Smooth Natural (627) (Legacy Stock) Bent Egg.
Dark Twist in an Austrian meer with a bamboo shank and a catalin bit.
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