***What Are You Smoking, October 2023?***

[JimInks]

Snacked on a few unsalted peanuts to finish off the bag, and am now smoking year 2013 Esoterica Tilbury in a smooth medium bend 1999 Peterson Sherlock Holmes Series Milverton with a sterling silver band and a black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Going to clean a few pipes soon.

 

[litup]

I’m reading the digital edition of the October NASPC newsletter and I’m going to open a tin of High Roller Flake. I will smoke it in a 2018 Ardor natural blowfish.

 

[FurCoat]

Yes, it is. We were one of those bands that almost made it. From 1991.

https://www.strangecarolinas.com/20... Hill music scene,and "Hollywood" Randy Ward.

We actually had a music seen in the Raleigh area back then. I was a huge fan of WKNC. I did a lot of partying with COC, Aftermath, Peasants of the Apocalypse and Ignorant Bitch. You may have heard of these bands.

 

[Brewfan]

A little ABF in a Peterson 264 PSB.

 

[rsshreck32]

Needed another, exclusive in a W
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Look what's backorder at P&C! @Ben.R.C, what have you done?!

 

[PaulRVA]

Look what's backorder at P&C! @Ben.R.C, what have you done?! View attachment 255586

Thank gosh I got a few tins, another blend Im hooked on.

 

[daniel7]

Bayou Morning x Peterson Jekyll & Hyde Halloween 2023 303

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

PH Dark Strong from a Tendi bulldog on a chilly afternoon. Enjoying with a funky strawberry anaerobic from B&W.

 

[woodsroad]

‘16 Full Virginia Flake in a generic clay.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Yeah it’s an instant love-button click every time I see it. What are the dimensions?

It's just under 4.5" long, chamber about 1 and 3/8" deep by 3/4" wide. Nice open draft hole, chamber walls aren't too thin. Just a great smoker. What's a bummer is the blast is just awesome but it's a very hard pipe to photograph. You really gotta see it in person.

 

[das3353]

Capstan Blue Flake in an Altinay

 

[HRPufnstuf]

I’m reading the digital edition of the October NASPC newsletter and I’m going to open a tin of High Roller Flake. I will smoke it in a 2018 Ardor natural blowfish. View attachment 255585

Very striking pipe, especially the stem. I'm not sure I like it, but it certainly is eye-catching.

 

[huntertrw]

Vintage Middleton-blended Prince Albert in a Savinelli Oscar 3/4-bent briar. This 30 some-odd-year-old pipe is marked as a second, but has no fills and shows a pleasing combination of flame and birds-eye grains. Further, it seems to like PA; an ideal companion for a cool, sunny Fall afternoon.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Left out some Hyde Park overnight, added an equal amount of Mark Twain to it this morning. Smoking it now in my SMS meer. It's good.

 

[PipeIT]

Yes, it is. We were one of those bands that almost made it. From 1991.

Carolina Music Fridays: Metal Flake Mother

Metal Flake Mother emerged from the Chapel Hill music scene in the early '90s. The Pixies-influenced foursome consisted of Benjamin Ross Cla...

www.strangecarolinas.com

Wow, this is seriously cool!
And, it’s also, not like today, you do a Google search, and find like one link hiding in the dust of obscurity!

Holy Crap, there’s quite a number of links, your old Facebook page there, looks like Ben in Plaid! LOL

And an album on Youtube!

What instrument did you play?

By the way, if you don’t mind me asking, do you get Royalties?

Really nice Ben, I listened to the whole album!





P.S. Now you’re a; ‘Briar Flake Mother’! LOL

 

[FurCoat]

Father Dempsey in a cob.

 

[litup]

Very striking pipe, especially the stem. I'm not sure I like it, but it certainly is eye-catching.

Yeah, it caught my eye too (obviously). Many Ardor pipes are too "out there" for me but for whatever reason, this combination worked for me. That said, I completely understand where you're coming from. It's hard to beat the more traditional black vulcaninte or cumberland stems for broader appeal.

 

[SmokerLawyer]

Just finished a bowl of MacBaren Classic/Vanilla Cream. It's one of my favourite aro blends, burns well, comfortable all day smoke. Totally smells like milky vanilla pudding before lighting, its smoke has one of the best room notes. I usually feel the taste of tender, sweet virgina with some creamy aftertaste, but once I was smoking this in the morning, after breakfast and had a glass of fresh, cold milk while puffing - it immediately started to taste like pure butterscotch. Give it a try once, it's really a great, sweet smoke.

 

[JimInks]

Passing the half way mark of this bowl of KBV Verge Engine Santa Drive in a 1978 Peterson Deluxe 20S medium bend smooth dark brown billiard with a silver cap military mount black vulcanite saddle p-lip stem.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I actually bought a Savinelli.. first one ever. The newly released Antica series - I couldn't resist the 615 shape. Smoking '12 Virginia Night from H&H.