***What Are You Smoking, June 2021?***

[JimInks]

Relaxing after a wonderful salad, French cut pork chops and green beans dinner with a small scoop of Dutch chocolate ice cream for dessert. I'm smoking year 2017 Savinelli Doblone d’Oro in a smooth straight brown early ‘60s Lane era “William Conrad” Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort saddle stem. Have a few bowls left of this tin. El Salvador Dali, neat, is my drink. Watching The Brass Legend starring Hugh O'Brian and Raymond Burr.

 

[The Clay King]

G. Meneto
View attachment 86414And for all you vintage car fans.

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@Sweet Home Alabama Immaculate 1964 Volkswagen Beetle; if it wasn't for the registration I would still have identified the year as it has the larger front indicators and wide rear number plate light but still has the pre 1965 windows and turn handle to open the engine lid. 1965 models received enlarged windows all round and a press button engine lid catch.
Herbie the Love Bug is a 1963 Beetle; almost identical to the one in your photos apart from the original style of front indicators and rear licence plate light.
I've always loved classic Volkswagens and can usually tell the model year of Beetles without relying on UK registration plates that show the year the vehicle was registered!
Not everything is interchangeable from one year to the next, but most things are; The classic Johnny Cash song "One Piece at a time" would have been a lot easier in Wolfsburg than in Detroit!

 

[The Clay King]

Not mine, friend. Pretty cool car. We had a '68 when I was in HS.

@Sweet Home Alabama The 1968 Beetles had new fenders (mudguards / wings in the UK), bonnet, engine cover, door handles, front & rear valence, bigger bumpers, an external petrol cap and a fresh air ventilation system, while inside the fuel gauge was integrated into the speedometer.
All these added up to the largest redesign of the Beetle for 10 years apart from the increase in window area for 1965.
I told you I can identify most of the changes to the Beetle by year!

 

[tfdickson]

On to The London Press in my Jesse Jones bent billiard.

 

[weezell]

I've always loved classic Volkswagens

I had a 1966 and a 1967 in my younger years. The 1966 and I did a disappearing act for 2 years in the late 1970s. Went from Ohio to Texas, Texas to Mexico, Mexico to Louisiana, Louisiana to Florida, Florida back to Louisiana, then back to Ohio. Finally found out no warrants...

 

[The Clay King]

I had a 1966 and a 1967 in my younger years. The 1966 and I did a disappearing act for 2 years in the late 1970s. Went from Ohio to Texas, Texas to Mexico, Mexico to Louisiana, Louisiana to Florida, Florida back to Louisiana, then back to Ohio. Finally found out no warrants...

@weezell Sounds like a good road trip - I bet you'll have seen loads of Beetles while you were in Mexico, where they were still made up to the year 2003!

 

[SpookedPiper]

G&H Ennerdale in the dedicated Lakeland Tiger Radice silk cut Cutty.

Blend is pretty good up to the last third when it became a bit ashy.

 

[cshubhra]

Reiner Long Golden Flake (Gold Blend No 71) in a Sasieni Four Dot Viscount Lascelles S

 

[greeneyes]

Bjarne Flake De Luxe in my Sasieni Two Dot. Bjarne is just a perfect Virginia. It is a must-try for the lover of pure Virginia flakes.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Cornell and Diehl Eight State Burley in a MM freehand

 

[dcrguns]

Mac Baren Vanilla Roll Cake in a Nate King Blasted Billard with bamboo and Titanium Balls! Watching Stanly Cup finals.

 

[B_Rock]

Now smoking the last 2 coins of Escudo in a Peterson 2020 Christmas Dublin. Listening to Giants and Dodgers on the radio.

 

[JimInks]

A third of the way through this bowl of Wilke No. 111 in a smooth medium bend 1938-1948 Peterson Shamrock Killarney 9BC with a nickel band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem.

 

[YoungButter]

Just had an exhilarating walk amongst the largest grove of giant sequoias in the world. Hart Tree > Sugar Bowl Trail loop in Sequoia/King's Canyon NP.

I was hankering for a bowl of ODF but I'm pretty pooped so I opted for a cigar so I could "set it and forget it". Smoking a Rocky Patel "Edge" Maduro torpedo and occasional bowls of Do-Si-Dos grown by 14er Holistics in Boulder CO to soothe my throbbing calves, feet and hamstrings.

 

[JimInks]

Now smoking D&R Windsail in a smooth straight dark brown family era “Canadian” by Sasieni with a black tapered vulcanite stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Off to the studio as I listen to the Dodgers-Giants game on the XM.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Hearth and Home Anniversary Kake in a BriarWorks Classic C13

 

[JimInks]

A minute or two away from smoking Low Country Pipe & Cigar Natural Virginia & Burley in a 2020 straight black sandblasted Merchant Service “Bing” Standard with a nickel band and black vulcanite tapered stem.

 

[johng99]

It’s been a hot day (114) and has finally cooled off to a nice even 100. Seemed like a good time for GH & Co. Sweet Coconut Twist in a small Barling’s Make billiard from the 1940s.

 

[crawdad]

First time with Dreams of Kadath, in the big assed Moretti. First whiff of that tin note and I was wondering what I was getting into. Mighty tasty.

 

[UncleRasta]

After work and dinner, I managed two bowls of Briar Fox and one of GLP Chelsea Morning. So sleepy I will forgo the goodnight smoke tonight.