Recent content by gospelman

What a well written, and deeply respectful, article. I wish I'd seen this before I went to Germany a few weeks ago. I was in a tobacco shop in Heidelberg, and bought a tin of tobacco. Don't know if they would have had this, but at least I could have asked. Like others, I would love to try this...

Just looking at the pictures made me want to be there! Mike

I love to play my guitar and mandolin. Still trying to pick up some bluegrass licks, but it's quite difficult. Also really enjoy riding my motorcycle and playing golf. I would also like to get into traveling more. We just got back from a trip to Germany to visit my daughter, who is doing an...

I have a tin of Westminster open as we speak. Since it was introduced, this blend has been my favorite English. I would not call it a lat-bomb, but the presence is obviously what makes it enjoyable to an English smoker. But the sweetness of the Va is what makes it pop. Very agreeable interplay...

For a step into the English experience, you might try Greg Pease's Westminster. It's one of my favorites. A good Virginia would be Old Gowrie, in my opinion. But there is a big ol' world of blends to try, and the fun is in the search! Mike

I've been away for some time myself, so I haven't had the pleasure of making your aquaintance, Simpleman. But it sounds like you have things on the right track, and that's a good thing.

Thanks for the reply. I know next to nothing about recording on a computer, so that was the gist of my question, the actual recording. My daughter and her boyfriend were using the Garage Band program, and he has a decent microphone. Sounds pretty good, actually. A friend of mine was talking...

Mike, (from one Mike to another...lol) I've immensely enjoyed (and benefited from) your wisdom on this board, and on the old Knox board. You have helped me, and no doubt countless others, to become a more mature and open-minded lover of the noble pipe-weed. As others have said, I hope you'll...

Pretty cool! Here's a dumb question: what program are you guys using to make music on your computer? My daughter has Garage Band on her Macbook, and she has recorded some stuff with her boyfriend that sounds really good. However, I know there are other programs out there...I'm getting kinda...

Really sorry to hear this. I know what you're going through. My mom died three years ago, and I miss her to this very day. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Mike

Being somewhat of a nic-wimp, I tend to steer clear of blends that others have said have a strong nicotine presence. Given that body chemistry is a big part of it though, some of those might not have the same impact on me. Still, I want to enjoy my pipe; I do not enjoy feeling sick and puking...

Only one real fight, and one near-miss. The real one happened long ago (so did the near-miss, for that matter). I was helping a friend who managed a bar. It was closing time, and we were going around reminding folks that it was time to go home. There were three or four guys at a pool table who...

Wish I could take credit for the words in this topic title, but Mr. Zimmerman's line from "My Back Pages" came to mind while I was reading the "Rank Schmank" thread. There was a little bit of discussion about getting a new birthday; e.g. knocking off a few years of your age. And it got me to...

Speaking of instrumental music, I find this selection to be particularly beautiful. My 80 year old dad watched this (first time ever, I guess, he had listened to anything connected with Pink Floyd!), and said it made him think of things he hadn't though of in a long time. I really am a fan of...

Good suggestions so far, so I'll just add that I hope you enjoy your journey! You'll likely find that you'll zero in on a couple of blends, or types of blends. For instance, I, like many new pipesters, started out (over 30 years ago) with aromatics. Captain Black, to be specific. I smoked that...