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Part way through this bowl of Peretti Ampersand Flake in a 1986 three quarter bend Bacchus face CAO meer with a tapered dark tortoise shell colored acrylic stem. Working on a review of this blend.
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Almost half way through this bowl of Watch City English Ernie-ental in a straight dark brown and tan rusticated Peterson 2023 Saint Patrick’s Day 264 Canadian with an Irish flag colored ferrule and tapered black acrylic stem. Watching the Braves-Nats game.
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Relaxing after a wonderful salad, orange roughy and mashed potatoes dinner with a bowl of French vanilla ice cream for dessert. I was happily surprised that I didn't gain much weight from yesterday's food massacre'. :) Anyway, I'm half way through this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Jim’s Special Flake 2023 in a 1984 black rusticated full bend Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Watching the Braves-Nats game.
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Passing the last third of this bowl of Wilke Lizzie Blood Virginia in a straight black with burgundy undertone sandblasted early 1960s Lane era Charatan 420 billiard with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Just finished cleaning a few pipes.
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JimInks said:
Relaxing after a wonderful salad, orange roughy and mashed potatoes dinner with a bowl of French vanilla ice cream for dessert. I was happily surprised that I didn't gain much weight from yesterday's food massacre'. :) Anyway, I'm half way through this bowl of Ken Byron Ventures Jim’s Special Flake 2023 in a 1984 black rusticated full bend Peterson Mark Twain military mount egg with a silver cap and tapered black vulcanite p-lip stem. Ice water and bergs is my drink. Watching the Braves-Nats game.
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Jim, I couldn't help noticing that the art work for Jim's Special Flake features a critter who is an artist. Would this be a tip of the hat to our very own JimInks? I think that would be very cool!
 
Enjoyed a tasty golden delicious apple, and am a third of the way through this bowl of year 2018 D&R Windsail in a smooth straight dark brown family era “Canadian” by Sasieni with a tapered black vulcanite stem. Going to touch up the first two pages of this Archie story.
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Eutychus said:
Jim, I couldn't help noticing that the art work for Jim's Special Flake features a critter who is an artist. Would this be a tip of the hat to our very own JimInks? I think that would be very cool!
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I have to admit it's true. I asked KBV to resurrect Brown Flek and Bright Flek because I wanted to dedicate two of the three Peterson Mark Twains that a friend gifted me to those blends. It took a little time to process them. He made a small tweak to Bright Flek, and as a tribute, renamed the blend Jim's Special Flake, and had a new label made for it. Since I have a Masters in Fine Arts as well as having a long comic book career, he put an easel and a hedgehog on the label to signal that it was "me". I was a Sonic the Hedgehog comic book artist for twenty-one years. What he did not know was that the only kind of sweaters that I wear are button ups. Seeing that was really cool. He also gave me a substantial amount of both blends, so I'm set for quite a while. Just a great act of kindness and respect.
 
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Zippo said:
Dinner is going to be a little later than anticipated. So on this momentous day, I'll grab a bowl of Choctaw in my Grandfather's Edwardian Henry Tounge Bulldog and give thanks to those who gave so much.
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Thanks my friend. We owe so much to the greatest generation that gave so much to give us the freedom we have today.
 
JimInks said:
I have to admit it's true. I asked KBV to resurrect Brown Flek and Bright Flek because I wanted to dedicate two of the three Peterson Mark Twains that a friend gifted me to those blends. It took a little time to process them. He made a small tweak to Bright Flek, and as a tribute, renamed the blend Jim's Special Flake, and had a new label made for it. Since I have a Masters in Fine Arts as well as having a long comic book career, he put an easel and a hedgehog on the label to signal that it was "me". I was a Sonic the Hedgehog comic book artist for twenty-one years. What he did not know was that the only kind of sweaters that I wear are button ups. Seeing that was really cool. He also gave me a substantial amount of both blends, so I'm set for quite a while. Just a great act of kindness and respect.
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I enjoy much of the art work of the KBV tobaccos, although the only one I’ve purchased is Burley Morning Pipe (and I like that label). The JSF label is very well done (at least to my non-expert eye). But my favorite is the Stampede Kek label. I like it so much that I’ve given serious thought to buying some SK just because of the label. The whimsy of a frog depicted as a Native American chief being chased by herd of buffalo brings a smile to my face. I like how the buffaloes are blurred in order to give a short-lens effect to create a sense of depth (the JSF label uses the same technique). But I think I have as much to inform you about illustration as I do about tobacco. 🤣
 
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