Relaxing after a wonderful trout and mashed potatoes dinner with a bowl of Sillem’s Councilor 1695 in a smooth straight early 1960s Lane era 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 stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Watching a TV show broadcast from a nearby town that my ex-partner on radio is co-hosting. He's still bright and funny, but his partner isn't. The budget for this is virtually nil, but my pal Ken is making the best of it.