Well, I just said about an hour or so that I'd probably be laying off the smoking after the rigorous pipe resetting thing I just went through, but I lied. Well, not really. Just returned to my nature. Here's my two afternoon smokes. Skip the next paragraph if you wish.
At the risk of boring y'all, with another musical corollory, I'm in the same mindset as when I was learning the Stravinsky "L'Histoire" (which I only had 3 weeks to do because the conductor, whom are mostly benighted boneheads, decided to program it during the season instead of giving us the prep necessary, which thoroughly pissed off the big three participants, (violin, clarinet and trumpet, whose parts are completely at the apex of the respective instrumental and rhythmic techniques). During this ultra-stressful time, I thought I'd take a break for a couple of days and work on some old solo repertoire which I was soon to perform, some Sarasate Spanish Dances and the Novacek Perpetual Motion, where I could let loose and relax, but no. No. To much in a discipline mode to do that, so back I went about four hours later to Stravinskying.
Thus, I added two pipes to the Whiskey cleanout that needed it, the McQueen "Seafarer" in cherry, and the lat dedicated and very beautiful ashwood McQueen "Russet".
They are both great smoking pipes, I think my favourites of the McQueens I own, and will hold their own with anything especially when reading or listening to something musically meditative and peaceful, like Gregorian Chant or even some low key Mel Torme or Ella. (Yeah I like that stuff!).
I'll do a repeat tomorrow, and yup, they will benefit. A bit in need of the cleanse.
