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  1. javainseattle

    Werner Herzog

    Have you seen Burden of Dreams? It's fantastic. Also really loved The White Diamond and Encounters at the end of the world.
  2. javainseattle

    Favorite TV tough guy

    I still wanna be this guy when I grow up.
  3. javainseattle

    Linkmans Tamper

    If that had a "Buy It Now" button next to it, I'd be clicking it. Small world, ejames: I went to high school just south of you, in scenic Gosnell, AR. This was back in the eighties, when there was still a B-52 nuke base there. Cheers
  4. javainseattle

    an estate Ural meerschaum

    Thanks guys. I'm sure there's a thread somewhere around here for pipes that "grabbed you." I just read a bit of Greg Pease where he talks about a pipe "calling him from across the room." I can see what he means, for sure. Kyle, "intricate and ornate" is a great way to put it and I feel the...
  5. javainseattle

    an estate Ural meerschaum

    I really can't explain why I like this pipe so much. In fact, part of why I like it is that I can't explain why I like it. It's like hearing a song and really digging it, even though it's not the kind of music you'd normally listen to in a million years. It seems like the basket-weave style...
  6. javainseattle

    Greetings from the balmy Pacific Northwest

    New pipe smoker here. Was a rolling tobacco smoker for years. Gave it up for the missus about 10 years ago. The other night I realized that I had been exposed to one too many "women buying wedding dresses" TV shows and that this toxic exposure had, in fact, significantly reduced the size of...
  7. javainseattle

    Novice question

    Thanks guys. I appreciate the range of answers. I'm going to fire up Evernote and start keeping notes. i know it's been said before: this site is a goldmine. Especially for those of us who no longer have the dads, uncles, and grandads around to guide us. I am indeed going to get over to...
  8. javainseattle

    Novice question

    I was reading Pease's take on the novice vs. mild aromatics and, well, that's me all over. I won't quote the whole thing here, just this bit: So my question to the group is: can you recommend a "full flavored but not strong" tobacco for me? Thanks PS: Not sure if it matters but my pipes are...
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