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Vito, I am astonished that you have smoked the Schipper's in the pouch w/ the green highlights. Perhaps, not so astonished as being genuinely pleased that some other smoker knew of the tobacco. Do you recall the Schipper's Grosse Coupe w/ the brown shading and the ubiquitous Dutch sailor with...

Smoking my first bowl of the day. I decided to shut off the air and open all the windows when the demon peke roused me about 0200 EDT. A soft late night breeze out there, almost late August -like tonight. Riverboat Gambler in a KW 51. This KW might have been a flea market grab; smokes well...

Gee, I'm sorry that I missed the earlier comments. But, I 'll add one more, if I may. Walnut is probably the most sophisticated of the OTCs, and has certainly withstood the changing tastes of American smokers. I mean, Walnut was the banner smoke of the Middleton Company, and it's still...

Nothing more elaborate than Carter Hall in a KW 86B relief grain. One of my favorites, and a great smoker.

H&H in a small apple meer, a pipe which makes everything taste just a little better.

OJK in a new pipe, a billiard [surprise!] by a new pipemaker, Chris Reynolds of Rhode Island. The man makes an outstanding pipe, from a structural and aesthetic perspective. Balance is perfect.

When you wake up after falling asleep at 2100 EDT, you need a comforting smoke: ERRd in an Auld Erin billiard. Flip on the History Channel, uncork some seltzer and we're off to start another day, whether or not intentionally.

More than 25 years clean and sober, and every day is still a struggle. That's why we have to be supportive of anyone who is willing to take the first step. Bob R

H&H in a KW #11, as a decent coming -in-the-house smoke. But, Ken, you piqued my interest with the Uhle's 300, so that's next in a CustomBilt. Good suggestion!

Nothing more dramatic than OJK in a 'beat-to-s**t GBD apple. A very pleasant low-humidity evening after a rather pleasant day.

All the best to you and your wife. I've been where you are now, and I know that prayer sustained both my recovery and my wife's recovery from cancer. We are here for you.

ERRd in an ancient bell-shaped English-made no name.

C&D barrister in an Auld Erin billiard (Peterson shape 106). A beautiful morning in Philadelphia for the first day of Summer.

ERRd in a beat-to-s**t GBD apple (347). Did you ever wonder why you just stopped smoking a pipe, even though there was a constant quality smoke each time, and newer and "better" quality pipes can no way compare? This is that pipe, a $2.00 flea market acquisition.

On Thursday last, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania caved in to bad science and prescriptive phony public morality enacting a ban on smoking throughout the state. The ban will be effective within 90 days. Now, I know that the Philadelphia area representatives, with their usual non-existent...

I posted these comments on another site, responding to some criticism of the blend, and, of course, consider that I participated in the blind testing of the blend: "I wouldn't dismiss this blend w/o some age on it. It is a young flake, and the VA is pronounced, but the tin note is more like a...

Gentlemen, it is with a heavy heart that I tell you that I just, literally, was on the telephone with Conwood, and ERRd will be no more after 1 July 2008. While I am not suicidal just yet, SWSL has removed many sharp, pointed objects from my immediate grasp. Reason given: "ERRd, VIP and...

I've recently started to enjoy the Kendall Twist or pigtail from G-H. It is a tasty but heady smoke, one of those really best left to a mature palate. But, tasty, and full flavoured. I have also had the black rope and find it sweeter but not nearly the same strength as the brown rope or the...

An update: Conwood reps would neither confirm nor deny any change in the availability of ERRd over the long term. My recommendation is prudence, and to spend some of the President's stimulus in cellaring a few tubs.

ERRd in a Peterson Killarney 87, a decent smoke in a decent smoker.