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  1. Jack Straw

    Great Street Musician

    Stumbled on this yesterday, a street man playing Ripple. IMO he plays the hell out of it, he has a great voice. For those at work, the cameraman makes a somewhat loud reference to marijuana at the very beginning of the video before the guy starts playing. <iframe width="560" height="315"...
  2. Jack Straw

    Couple of New Petes

    Over the last month I picked up these: Kinsale XL26, Christmas present from my girlfriend. Great pipe! Pictures don't really capture the subtleties of this shape. Donegal 150, traded a buddy 7 cigars for this guy, he couldn't get into pipe smoking. Burning some Coniston Cut Plug in it...
  3. Jack Straw

    Now THIS Is Art.

    (desktop size here: http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/332/1/f/abe_lincoln_riding_a_grizzly_by_sharpwriter-d33u2nl.png )
  4. Jack Straw

    Dan Tobacco Da Vinci

    This is the first full review of a pipe tobacco that I've done. Hopefully you enjoy it. A friend sent me a tin of Dan's Da Vinci, which looks like it has been sitting in a B&M for a decade. I can literally smell the years of cavendish smoke on the label. The tin art is made of awesome...
  5. Jack Straw

    Topics Disappeared?

    Looks like a few of the forums have had all their topics disappear! Is the site being updated with the new sections?
  6. Jack Straw

    Penzance at SP

    Get it while it's hot!
  7. Jack Straw

    Bertrand Russell on his Pipe Smoking

    Short but entertaining video where the famous philosopher Bertrand Russell discusses his pipe smoking, and relates a pretty amusing anecdote. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/80oLTiVW_lc" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0"...
  8. Jack Straw

    Great Article on Pipe Flavor

    Very Interesting! http://www.apassionforpipes.com/neills-blog/2010/10/31/how-and-why-chamber-geometry-impacts-tobacco-flavor.html
  9. Jack Straw

    A Pipester Hat

    Now I'm officially in the club. :lol: Birthday gift from my girlfriend. I love it!
  10. Jack Straw

    Keychain Naptha Lighter

    Ordered two of these yesterday: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3734 I'll let you all know how they are. Looks pretty cool.
  11. Jack Straw

    The Bagpiper

    This is a real gem of a story. :lol: ------------------ As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Kentucky back country...
  12. Jack Straw

    C&D Recommendations

    I just watched the Modern Marvels: Tobacco video from the History Channel on youtube (in 4 parts - very interesing - highly recommended). The 4th part which focuses on pipe tobacco features shots of the C&D factory and interviews with the owner, who seems like a nice fellow. Anyway, it...
  13. Jack Straw

    Carl Jung Photo

    I was at the Museum of Modern Art today, and saw a wonderful portrait of Carl Jung smoking a pipe by Henri Cartier-Bresson (there was a great exhibit of his work). I believe this is the same photo I saw - looks like he was a falcon type of guy!
  14. Jack Straw

    Making a Pipe

    Well today I got started today on making my first pipe. The briar block is from ebay, and I got some preformed saddle bits from J.H. Lowe, along with a spade shaped drill bit to do the bowl. It did not go 100% as planned, but I didn't completely ruin it, so I'm chalking it up as a success. I...
  15. Jack Straw

    Summer Storage

    Hi Folks, So with summer approaching it got me to thinking, I will probably not have my trunk of tobacco in a constant A/C environment this summer, we have window units and it's just not going to happen. In fact I can see it getting into the 90s in here when we are out of town and the like...
  16. Jack Straw

    Cheap Pipe Lighters: A Comparative Review

    I have two new butane pipe lighters, and thought I'd post a review here for other members who are on a budget or want something they can take out or travel with and not risk losing or damaging a nice lighter. Here they are. On the left is the Jobon which cost $11.99 and on the right is the...
  17. Jack Straw

    Italian Stanwells

    As we've been hearing, soon (or already?) Stanwell pipes will be coming to the US out of Italy. My question is, how will we know which is which in a store/online? I would assume that they'd take off the "Denmark" stamping, or would they?
  18. Jack Straw

    Funky Baccy?

    Ever have a load of tobacco come in that smells different from normal? I ask because I just got in 2 bags of Stonehaven, and while one smells like it normally does, the other smells kind of funky. Not moldy, but just...funky. I'm not sure how to describe it. Is it probably fine?
  19. Jack Straw

    My Cellar

    Well I unpacked my cellar today into my Brooklyn apartment (just moved), not only did my girlfriend not freak out (I had showed her pictures of Danish Pipe Guy's cellar yesterday to desensitize her), she actually donated an antique asian trunk to store it. The bottom two cartons are full-ish...
  20. Jack Straw

    Sterilizing Canning Jars

    Would a wipe down with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol kill of any mold and unwanted baddies? I figure I have enough lying around for pipe cleaning that I might as well find another use for it...
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