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CPT/VSG




Age : 56
Joined : 26 May 2008
Posts : 168
Location : Westerville, Ohio

PostSubject: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Mon May 26, 2008 3:06 pm
I've reading this fine site for a while and decided to join all of you in this enjoyable hobby of pipes and tobaccos. I started buying pipes as a freshman in college many years ago (starting in 1971 to be exact) but gave up pipes in the early 1980s. I took up cigar smoking seriously around 2001 (and built up a pretty serious collection) and then gradually started thinking about pipes again last fall while spending three afternoons at Iwan Ries. The idea took hold and now I am enjoying pipes again almost exclusively.

I'm from Columbus which was the home of a great pipe store, Smokers' Haven, from the 40s to the 80s. Smokers' Haven sold more GBDs than any store in the world, and, as a result, I had a collection of 11 vintage (pre-Comoy merger) GBDs which I always kept in good shape. Smokers' Haven is still in Columbus with different ownership but is slowly returning to its former glory--it's become a weekly hangout for me. (Columbus has a second excellent pipe store, Pipes & Pleasures, so I'm blessed with B & M options.)

I've cleaned up all the old GBDs and entered the estate market recently, purchasing 3 pre-merger GBDs, a beautiful New Standard billiard, a Virgin billiard, and, a Pedigree Bent Acorn. I also had a 70's era Savinelli and a 70s Ben Wade from the old days. I've added 3 Boswells--all great smokers, especially for the price. Presently, I'm having a Chedda made for me that replicates a estate Charatan I saw at SH.

I've been working through a fairly wide range of tobaccos since I returned to the briar. I started with several McCelland blends which I've been working through (Christmas Cheer 2007, FM, FMOTT, British Woods, Bombay Extra, Honeydew, Arcadia, Dark Star, Deep Hollow, Virginia No. 27 & Oriental Mixture No. 14). I am quite fond of Squadron Leader and Penzance. And, I've been also working methodically through the Pease list (Barbary Coast, Cairo, Haddo's Delight, Charing Cross, Kensington, Westminister & Maltese Falcon). Stratford, Piccadilly & Blackpoint are in the cellar to be tried also. (And I drink my morning coffee in a Maltese Falcon mug.)

Lately, I've gotten back into Smokers' Haven blends that I remember from my earlier days--Our Best Blend and Exotique. I love them both. While I was browsing there Sunday, the owner also gave me a sample of a GBD mixture from the 1950s which I'm looking forward to trying.

As to the nickname, CPT are my initials not rank; VSGs the cigars I started with. I use that nickname at Cigar Family, where I've been a member for years, and at Cigar Pass on the pipe board.

O.K. enough for this long introduction. I look forward to participating in BoB.
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Justpipes
The Duke



Age : 49
Joined : 17 Dec 2007
Posts : 2531
Location : American by birth, Southern by the grace of God!

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Mon May 26, 2008 6:03 pm
Howdy CPT!
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Ol'Dawg




Age : 62
Joined : 03 Jan 2008
Posts : 390
Location : Northeast Georgia

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Mon May 26, 2008 7:11 pm
Hello and welcome to the board!

Jim
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Carlos
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Location : Chestnut, IL

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Mon May 26, 2008 8:13 pm
Hey CPT! Smile
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J_Rock




Age : 31
Joined : 15 Jan 2008
Posts : 181
Location : Ohio

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 8:25 am
Welcome from a fellow Ohio resident!
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Tennessee Dave




Age : 58
Joined : 12 Feb 2008
Posts : 180
Location : Dayton, Tennessee

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 9:23 am
Welcome to BoB. Enjoy.
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Mikem
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Age : 53
Joined : 14 Dec 2007
Posts : 520
Location : Glendale, Arizona

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 9:39 am
Welcome to BOB CPT. Looking forward to reading your insights to this great hobby of hours.
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Muddler




Age : 52
Joined : 22 May 2008
Posts : 84
Location : South Africa

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 2:47 pm
Welcome from another newbie. In his 50's.
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CPT/VSG




Age : 56
Joined : 26 May 2008
Posts : 168
Location : Westerville, Ohio

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 3:20 pm
It's hell being a newbie at anything once you're in your 50s! Laughing
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Hermit




Age : 55
Joined : 22 Apr 2008
Posts : 253
Location : Ascension Parish

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 6:58 pm
CPT/VSG wrote:
It's hell being a newbie at anything once you're in your 50s! Laughing



I just started recently, but I'm making up for lost time. Very Happy
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Highstump




Age : 56
Joined : 26 Apr 2008
Posts : 188
Location : Willamette Valley, Oregon

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Tue May 27, 2008 9:22 pm
Welcome CPT.
(I have nearly 30 years of pipe smoke behind me and I'm still trying to figure it out.) Laughing
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scottyb




Joined : 07 Apr 2008
Posts : 75
Location : Fort Gratiot, MI

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Wed May 28, 2008 6:24 am
Welcome - Enjoy your stay!
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jeepernick
Mud Flaps



Age : 34
Joined : 13 Dec 2007
Posts : 298
Location : Good o'l Kantuk

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Wed May 28, 2008 8:32 am
Welcome!
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Slow Puffs
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Age : 59
Joined : 10 Dec 2007
Posts : 1752
Location : Alberta. Canada

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Wed May 28, 2008 9:25 am
A warm welcome CPT.

Very Happy Paul
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Wet Dottle




Joined : 27 Feb 2008
Posts : 159
Location : Littleton, CO

PostSubject: Re: Allow Me to Introduce Myself   Wed May 28, 2008 12:42 pm
Welcome to bob. You're lucky to have a great shop nearby. I love Smokers Haven's blends!!!
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