After reading the Pipes Magazine article and Russ's post, I am actually quite excited about this, especially because it appears that Russ, blender extraordinaire and a true champion of our hobby if there ever was one, is being given lordly powers over the pipe end of things, which can only mean bigger and better things for all. The forthcoming "Mel’s blends" is likely just the beginning of a lot to come. If there were the equivalent of rock star posters for kapnismologists, and if I were a teenage girl, I'd put the one of Russ right up next to the one of the Dark Lord himself (alongside posters of Alfred Dunhill, Peter Stokkebye, Craig Tarler, the McNeils, et al.; heck I'd probably have one of Carlos Fuente up there too).