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Greetings from the oldest & luckiest Attendee at the show! Let me say, at the outset, that I have been attending this show for seven or eight years &, without exception, this was the best location & smoothest run show in my experience. I could mention names but I will not for fear of omitting...

As is usually the case, I am here with a request for your assistance in determining the production date of some Penzance tobacco. I have examined the exterior of an unopened 8 oz. package & can find nothing related to production dates. If you can give me some direction, I will appreciate your...

Good day Brothers, As many of you know, some of the Brothers & others sent three boxes of cigars, tobacco, pipes, tampers, pipe cleaners, spices & herbs & a wee tad of single malt. The boxes have arrived & the fellows of long rifles, scopes & big ass bullets send their profound appreciation...

Years ago, or it might have been yesterday, I recall some mention of repairing a crack by using a mixture of cigar ashes & a liquid. Can any of you folks fill in the blanks for me? I have a McCranies with a blast that has a crack measuring app; one inch that I would love to attempt a repair...

In times past, I have asked for the names of American carvers both past & present & the BOB has been most helpful. I, now, have a lovely little freehand that originated in Europe & was carved by an individual unknown to me who's name is LASLO. Ring a bell with anybody? Honest, I have used...

OK, I'll probably be pillered & hanged for bringing this subject into the sacred, & rightly so, best Pipe & Tobacco Site on the web but I stumbled onto a quantity of Frank Vincent cigars last week & decided to try one although I am not a cigar smoker. I have to tell you that this is about the...

I sampled this blend about a month ago & was pleasantly surprised at the similarity to the Old Dunhill EMP. I had a stash of the old stuff laying around so I was able to compare the blends in a meerschaum pipe. The McClelland variety seems to be a tad sweeter but I think that will mellow out...

As a Brother with more tobacco in storage than I can ever hope to use, I have been checking some of the dealers recently & much to my dismay & disappointment, I have found quite a few who have taken the opportunity, in subtle ways, to increase their prices prior to the already cussed & discussed...

As some of the Brothers know already, I'm just an old unsophiscated member who has waaay more questions than answers. My question today concerns the Balkan Sobranie issue. I have never smoked the blend so I don't quite understand the uproar over its demise. Is it, or more clearly, was it that...

Sorry for the extended subject but I am in serious need of any or all Brother's advice for correcting the problem. I had a push-pull stem added recently & that seemed to create the problem because I cannot now reach the draught hole at the base of the shank. I have soaked the shank with...

Seems like I am always asking for the Brotherhood's help in identifying one thing or another relating to pipes & tobacco. I was given a small pipe recently & it is identified as a LUBINSKI OPUS SHORT. Somewhere in the catacombs of my ancient brain, I seem to remember reading that Brigham had...

Just returned from Raleigh after attending the TAPS show & it was close to awesome this year! The show was slightly smaller last year but the vendors & attendees were there in force this year. The vendors included Steve Monjure(now there's a surprise), Cornell & Diehl, The James Island Piper...

Unfortunately, I have a dose of Rheumatoid Arthritis that prevents me from writing as often as I would like but I wanted to congratulate the B o B family for the honest & straight forward manner that each of you incorporates in your presentations of items for sale or trade or in your general...

As I mentioned in an earlier edition, I am 73 years old & am as opinionated, or more so than most, but I joined this august group as a means of discussing issues related to our joint hobby with folks of a like attitude. I have not yet seen any comments that one might find offensive but I am...

Obviously, living in the rural south, apparently,we get our mail & news of other types on a delayed basis. Having said that; I heard this week of Bjarne's untimely passing. Over the years, I had the good fortune to get to know Bjarne. Usually, he would spend a winter day at McCranies selling...

Another NC guy joining the gang. First, allow me to give you a brief insight into my life & times. I may be the eldest to join this august body at 73. I was a peddler of hospital supplies for 30+ years but was forced into early retirement as a result of Rheumatoid Arthritis. I smoked a pipe...