NASPC show?
Bonaquisti
How was the NASPC show? I'm just wondering... I had planned to go and was
looking forward to it, but unfortunately had to sell my table shortly before
the show. Duties on the home front called. I'm sure it was a great show, and
I hope to be at the new location nect year.
Let's hear about the new acquistions!
Best,
Paul Bonaquisti
Bonaquisti Pipes
www.bonaquisti.com
Mingkahuna
It was great. The crowds were good. It was very well run as usual. Many
vendors who I've seen there in the past were missing with a good number of very
good new vendors (such as Bennington) present.
Paul, you had a good number of customers looking for you. I think you would
have had a good show, but I understand family obligations as I had to miss
NASPC last year for a family vacation.
There were some real notable pipe makers present with some great stuff. Sam
Learned had a very good selection of some wonderful pipes. He has a new
carve/blast finish that is very cool and great to the touch. Steve Weiner had a
nice selection of his usual outstanding pipes. One hawkbill called out to me
in particular, but by that time I had already fallen in love with a pipe from a
certain Southern pipe maker. Mike Lindner had a small selection of pipes that
can only be called gems (sorry for the repitition form my AD post). Not his
usaul shapes that always grab me, but the were graceful and classical with
impeccable execution. IMHO, Lindner's pipes, along with Todd Johnson's pipes,
stole the show. Todd's work has advanced incredibly since Chicago (and was
pretty damn good then) to the point where I was stunned by the pieces that he
showed me.
E. Andrews has a terrific selection of pipes that really grabbed my attention.
He can do the classical shapes (with his twist) and had some freestyle pipes
that featured fun twists, spirals and contours. Very impressive. Walt Cannoy
was present and displayed the now famous/infamous Mummy. Incredible!!
Safferling Pipes as represented by Don Bellchamber and his son Josh Beelchamber
(tablemates to Lee Erck and I) had a great selection of pipes and did a brisk
business featuring some really new directions/details in this German artisan's
brand of of pipes (featured in the current issue of P&T). Tim West was present
with his usual outstanding selection of pipes. UPtown's, manned by Ben Cheng
and George Brissie, were just down the aisle with some pipes that were too
beautiful to describe. Especially Tsuges and Tonni Neilsens that were nothing
short of drop dead gorgeous. A newcomer (I don't think that they were there
last year) was Bennington of Boca Raton. The display of pipes featured by Larry
Lampner included Eltang, Kai Neilsen, Hedegaard, Balleby, Peter Klein, Larsen
(Pearl) and other premier pipe makers was extremely impressive. Lee Erck (with
whom I happily shared a table) had a great selection of thirty or so pipes. His
honeycomb pipes are amazing. RD Fields had a selection of Radices that tempted
me greatly. Craig and Patty Tarler (two of my favorite people) did a very
brisk business right next door to us handling their own C&D blends and GLP
blends in Greg's absence. Caravan flew off of their table at the speed of
sound. Steve Monjure featured some terrific Ardor pipes.
Overall the emphasis of this show semed to be a tad more on estate pipes, but
that just seemed to be my impression. Everyone seemed to be most happy with
their acquisitions. That's the best part of a pipe show, watching everyone
show off their prizes to each other.
>Let's hear about the new acquistions!
Well, while my sales weren't up to my usual, between show presales, room
trading and showday sales I was able to cover my expenses (as I drove) and left
me with enough to finally pay a certain pipe maker for a great pipe, and buy
two pipes at the show. The first pipe that I bought, after the close of the
show (to be accurate) was a Todd Johnson asymmetrical freestyle with a
Cumberland stem. Todd showed me this pipe in the hotel lounge on Friday the
day before the show. he laid out three pipes that he thought that I might be
interested in. One, a blowfish, a very nice pipe, didn't connect with me. the
other two were real bellringers! One was an asymmetyrical poker with a
cumberlan stem with a white acrylic stem band. An incredible pipe. The other
was an asymmetrical blowfish shaped pipe with a similar stem. I have rarely
fallen in love with two pipes quicker. I'll be doing a review of the
asymmetrical quasi-fish soon, but the pipe is incredible. The grain isn't
right for a fish, but who the heck cares when you've got a pipe like this in
your hand. Even if the shape wasn't there cup of tea, virtaully everyone
thought that the pipe was amazing. One noted collector, whose opinion I value
highly remarked that Johnson and Lindner's work stole the show. With much
respect to all of the other fine carvers present, I agree.
Finally, Saturday night I purchased a Safferling that I had my eye on all day
long. Every time a prospective customer picked up this blonde asymmetrical
swan with a boxwood root shank cap (sitting less that two feet away) my heart
dropped. But, with my luck (and it was luck) the pipe survived the day.
Yup, a good show!
Buzz
Bonaquisti
with a boxwood root shank cap (sitting less that two feet away) my heart
dropped. But, with my luck (and it was luck) the pipe survived the day.<<
Nahh... it wasn't luck, it was fate! :-)
>Yup, a good show!<<
Wow, thanks for the detailed report Buzz! Sounds like you had a good time,
sold some of your excellent work, got a few pipes for the collection, and got
to spend time with friends new and old... aren't pipe shows great? :-)
Bill, John, Ray and the NASPC gang do a great job with that show, I can hardly
wait till next year, it's supposed to be an even bigger show!
Thanks for taking the time to write, your report gave me a much needed break
from my sandblasting!
Mingkahuna
>hardly
>wait till next year, it's supposed to be an even bigger show!
>
>Thanks for taking the time to write, your report gave me a much needed break
>from my sandblasting!
>
>Best,
>
>Paul Bonaquisti
You're quite welcome Paul.
But, I forgot to mention a couple of things. There's two guys who made that
show all the more fun. Lee Erck and Rich Edwards. I don't know how many of you
have had the pleasure of spending time with these two men, but I've got to say
you'd have to go one hell of a long way to meet two better. You've just got to
know them to understand what I'm talking about. We (meaning me and my family)
have spent time with both of these men, in Chicago and Columbus, and its so
easy to feel like you've known them for years.
Once again, in Columbus, like Chicago, and probably every other pipe show, its
about people one heck of a lot more than it is about pipes, tobacco, or
tampers. That's only what brings us together. It's the friendships that are
forged that keeps us together.
Buzz
PS. I can't wait to finally own my first Von Erck. Trust me, if it wasn't for
people like Lee we wouldn't have the hobby that we have today.
Mark Tinsky
mingk...@aol.com (Mingkahuna) wrote:
> But, I forgot to mention a couple of things. There's two guys who made
> that
> show all the more fun. Lee Erck and Rich Edwards.
Snip
Yes Rich Edwards is a greatt guy, even tho he s not on ASP....loves
panels.
MT
Mingkahuna
>panels.
>
> MT
>
He sure does love panels. Lee made him a "tulip" panel with a "delicate"
spiral pencil shank that is to die for.
As to being on ASP, you never know who's lurking ;-))
Buzz
Charles Perry P.E.
a few notables. Knox Cigar (pipes for less.com) had 4 tables completely
full of pipes with more pipes behind the table. I know, I helped unload and
load all of them...my back still hurts, hahaha. Gary Mumberg (pretty sure
that is the name, spelling is suspect as usual) had a pile of beautiful
estate dunhills. I saw many, and I mean LOTS of estate dunhills at this
show. They were nearly as plentiful as estate GBDs which are always in huge
supply in the Columbus area.
A guy at the table next to me (dang I wish I could remember his name) from
Cuba, NY had an interesting pipe freshening product. It is basically a test
tube into which you put some alcohol (rubbing). This is connected to the
bit with a special rubber hose. The bowl is blocked with a cotton ball.
You heat the alcohol to boil it into the pipe and then remove the heat
source. The cooling causes a vacuum and pulls the nastiest mixture of crud
and alcohol back into the test tube. I bought one and may post a report
when I get around to testing it.
I picked up a beautiful Dunhill 4103 stamped DUNHILL SHILLING GRAIN , which
is odd itself since shillings are cumberland colored with cumberland bits
and this is a black pipe. This pipe would now be stamped RING GRAIN. It
was won at last years show raffle and smoked ONCE. It was too small for the
owner and he sold it to me at a price that I guarantee would make grown men
cry (it already has). I couldn't afford a high grade tamper with the money
I spent on this pipe ;-)
Oddly, I went with a pocketful of cash and only returned with the dunhill
and an old BBB. I did trade one other dunhill for another dunhill, but that
is it. I came home with more money than I left with: very odd for me. I
just didn't find anything I had to have. Of course sitting at the table
smoking a Cooke that is less than a year old, a Dunhill Shilling ( a real
one, not the one I acquired at the show), a Weiner, an S&R, and a Tinsky
seems to spoil one. With the pipes I now have, it takes quite a pipe to
excite me. I prefer smaller pipes (by US standards) so that greatly limits
my selection of new pipes. I really wanted a Mickles, but there was nothing
on his table (friends were selling them on behalf of his wife) that was even
close to the right size and shape. I also longed for a David Jones (his
rustication is GREAT) but again, all too large.
I did pick up some vintage tobacco: Capstan Medium, Balkan Sobranie, and Two
Rivers (club tobacco of several years ago).
Oh well, there is always Nashville, and Columbus next year;-) I am sure the
pipe I just "have to have" is just around the corner.
I made a stop, along with my travelling companion (Randy Pedigo, president
of the Knox Area Pipe Smokers club), at Pipes and Pleasures. Steve and
Roswitha were charming as usual and I managed to drop some cash while there
(as usual). They just keep cramming more and more quality smoking related
items in that shop (particularly tobacco). Their selection of pipe tobacco
is mind numbing. I left with several tins and some RB plug. It smells
funny and is hard at rock, but Steve and Roswitha told me that it has become
their everyday smoke. That is quite a testimonial coming from those two,
both very knowledgable in pipes and tobacco.
Also, John Seiler and I shared a table again. My new line of tampers sold
OK. We both would have liked to sell more pipes, but both managed to sell
enough to be able to avoid severe penalties from the spouses back home ;-)
I shared a twenty year old can of Dunhill Virginia Ready Rubbed with all who
were interested. Everyone agreed that it was great tobacco.
This was a bad year for racks...if you were selling. The dang things were
everywhere and I even won one in the raffle. Someone donated several
(seemed like 20) to the raffle. Needless to say, it made selling a rack
impossible. John ended up giving two away so he wouldn't have to haul them
home.
Well, that about does it. I tried to cover what Buzz missed, but I am sure
that there is even more that we both missed. It was a great show. I had a
great time and am now looking forward to next year;-)
Charles Perry P.E.
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Paul Tatum
Charles Perry P.E. <per...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>
> A guy at the table next to me (dang I wish I could remember his
name) from
> Cuba, NY had an interesting pipe freshening product. It is
basically a test
> tube into which you put some alcohol (rubbing). This is connected
to the
> bit with a special rubber hose.
I recieved a bunch of these things from my neighbor who had had them
in his closet for 30 + years . They are basically as you describe them
, but were made by Wally Frank years back , I even have the original
pamphlet that came with them . They work great for cleaning seriously
dirty pipes . I'm glad to hear they are on the market again !
>
> I picked up a beautiful Dunhill 4103 stamped DUNHILL SHILLING GRAIN
, which
> is odd itself since shillings are cumberland colored with cumberland
bits
> and this is a black pipe.
Interesting . I have one that I bought from the Dunhill shop in
Atlanta a few years ago . It too is a shell finish , and in addition
to the same stampings as other shilling grains it has a single star
stamp , and it is not an asterisk kind of star , but a regular solid
pentangle . My understanding is that it was from the first year of the
shilling grain , 1991 . I was always hoping to get another but I have
only seen the cumberland style as you mention . Glad to hear there are
more shells out there to be found .
Paul
Colonel Panic
perspiration on his upper lip area and said:
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>>
>> A guy at the table next to me (dang I wish I could remember his
>>name) from Cuba, NY had an interesting pipe freshening product. It is
>>basically a test tube into which you put some alcohol (rubbing). This is connected
>>to the bit with a special rubber hose.
>
>I recieved a bunch of these things from my neighbor who had had them
>in his closet for 30 + years . They are basically as you describe them
>, but were made by Wally Frank years back , I even have the original
>pamphlet that came with them
Interesting, Paul - any chance you could get pictures of one (and
maybe a scan of the pamphlet) up for us do-it-your-selfers? I'm game
to try making one for my own use, but I have this thing about severe
burns. . .
Reg'ds,
Terry
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
--
Hey! Quit hogging all the ugly!
Mingkahuna
Except one othe major omission. Larry Roush (and his pipes) was at the show. I
just read this on eBay in an auction for a new smooth pipe left from the show.
(BTW, don't delay as it has a "Buy it Now" option) How the heck did I miss that
at the show? I've got to get around more.
>It was slightly slow sales wise.
Yeah, it may have been a tad slow (I was praying for rain but it was gorgeous
out), but back in my corner, next to C&D/GLP. it was hustle bustle. Shows are
hard to figure. It probably depends upon who you ask.
Buzz
Terry McGinty
"Mingkahuna" wrote in message<edited & snipped to suit my
observations>
> It was great. The crowds were good. It was very well run as usual.
> Overall the emphasis of this show seemed to be a tad more on estate
pipes, but
> that just seemed to be my impression.
I think Buzz is very astute in his observations and his is more
thorough in his description of the show than I could ever be. I
especially agree with him on the estate sales being more prevalent,
but my observations are purely intuitive.
This may be the result of an economy downturn that has invaded or
ranks as well as the rest of the populous.
The best part of the show for me is the opportunity to meet and jaw
with other pipers, great guys,...and gals altogether!!
Even though I have attended this show for several years I enjoyed
meeting ASPers that had evaded me or I had missed in previous years.
I won't mention any names for fear of leaving someone out.
Besides you know who you are:-) Sorry I missed seeing Mike Stanley
but our paths just didn't cross I guess.
I feel the organizers of this show are the result of a truly friendly
bunch that is hard to match anywhere.
> Yup, a good show!
>
Right you are Buzz, and good to finally meet you.
Regards all,
Terry
Charles Perry
I missed Larry also. Hard to believe.
Charles Perry P.E.
Bonaquisti
its about people one heck of a lot more than it is about pipes, tobacco, or
tampers. That's only what brings us together. It's the friendships that are
forged that keeps us together.<<
I couldn't agree with this more. I started going to shows long before I began
making pipes, and have made so many friends and met so many interesting people
in this hobby...
The show may bring us together, but one of the main reasons I go, and will
always go, is that it's the only place that I get to see some of these friends
all year... we travel in from all around the country, and get to spend a very
enjoyable weekend together. It always leaves me looking forward to the next
show!
It is about alot more than just pipes and tobacco, it's about friends old and
new!
Todd M. Johnson
comparison, but I enjoyed it immensely. I got to spend a lot of time
with Buzz and Lee Erck, who I already knew from Chicago. It was also a
privelage to meet Weston Tompkins, Don Bellchamber (Safferling) and
his son Josh, and many others who I know I'm leaving out.
A couple of pipe sales more than paid for the show, and several
commissioned pieces will keep me busy for the next week or so. I was
flattered by the many generous compliments my work received from
collectors and pipemakers for whom I have the utmost respect. Thank
you to all who were able to stop by and see my stuff. Overall the show
was just very encouraging and a whole lot of fun. Oh yeah, and I
picked up a Peter Heeschen virgin blast . . . beautiful!
Warmest Regards,
Todd M. Johnson
http://home.earthlink.net.~tmjohnso
ufg8r1993
First of all, many thanks to Art "Buzz" Ruppelt and his wonderful family and Don
and Josh Bellchamber for allowing me to hang out and annoy them during the
entire show. Buzz and his family were terrific, and the Bellchamers are terrific
as well. They all made my first show memorable. I ended up going home with two
Ming tampers; one called Misery (Buzz carved it while having some sort of
arm/shoulder ailment) and another that I can't remember the name. Both are truly
works of art. I also bought a pipe from Don; there was this little Hedegaard on
his table that kept calling my name. I ended up buying it for a song after the
show was over. It will be deflowered this week and it looks like a great flake
smoker. It's a small straight free-form bulldog sort of shape.
Don and Josh Bellchamber are really top-notch people. Don had some really nice
looking Safferlings at the show. I own one Safferling, and when he decides to
make some smaller bowled pipes, I'll buy another from Don. By the way, Josh
looks great in Jesper Parnevik plaid pants, too.
I just can't say enough about Todd Johnson either. We had several conversations
Friday nite about various pipemakers and their wares. His new stuff is terrific;
he's promised to make me a small prince since all of his show pipes were either
a little to odd (remember, I like fairly conservative shapes) or too big for me.
I can't wait to see how it turns out.
Lee Von Erck is a hoot. A terrific pipemaker also. Spending some time with Lee
and fondling lots of his pipes have made me realize that I'll own one of his
creations when he makes a smaller bowled pipe. The pipe he made for Rich Edwards
was really, really nice. If I can get Lee to make me one of those with a long
pencil shank and a smaller bowl, I'll gladly buy it and smoke it happily. Lee
also had some 10+ year old 2015 that he let me try. Boy does that stuff get
better with age!
Rich Edwards. What can I say? What a terrific guy. Everybody loves him, and
great reason. As an example, I asked him what he was smoking after the show on
Saturday, and he put together a little baggie with a sample for me in about 30
seconds flat. I haven't tried it yet, but I'll get smoked tonite.
I met a new pipemaker who's stuff looks terrific. Rick Manges was there with
many pipes. All were very lightweight and showed great attention to detail. He
had a rusticated free-form prince/tomato pipe with a pencil shank that I loved.
I told him to call me the second he makes a smooth pipe just like it. When he
does, I'll buy it. Very nice work.
C&D/GLP tobaccos was right next to Lee's/Buzz'/Don's table at the show. They did
a fine business (Caravan was sold out quickly) and are very generous with their
time and their samples. Patty was especially pleasant. I walked away with a
sample of Heritage and Pasha's Dream and a new found respect for the C&D
tobaccos.
I also met many other folks like Phil DeFant, Ray Newton, etc., etc., etc., that
made the show memorable. Also the folks from Pipes for Less and Hermit were
there and well represented. Walt Cannoy was a riot. The little interaction b/w
Walt and Mike Lindner on Friday nite was something I won't forget anytime
soon...
What a great time! BTW, I smoked enough on Saturday that I thoroughly fried my
tongue. It's just gotten to the point that I think I'll smoke again tonite...
I'm looking forward to Chicago 2002 now. Hopefully the LSW will let me go. We
will have a five month old at that point, so it could be iffy. Maybe I'll fly my
M-I-L up to Atlanta for the weekend!
Weston in Atlanta
Mingkahuna
>his table that kept calling my name
Weston-
That pipe, if I'm thinking of the right one, was part of Hedegaards hunter
series. It says S3 (or S4) on it if I remember correctly. These pipes were
made specially by Peter Hedegaard for a relative of his. Three or four of
these pipes made it stateside. I own one of them and a certain curmudgeon
major collector from the West Coast owns another of them. These pipes are a
true rarity. The one you got, a straight bulldog if I remember correctly, is as
light as a feather and promises a wonderful smoke. Congratulations on a fine
acquisition. I almost bought that pipe a hundered times.
Buzz
Bear Graves
Mingkahuna wrote:The one you got, a straight bulldog if I remember correctly, is as
> light as a feather and promises a wonderful smoke. Congratulations on a fine
> acquisition. I almost bought that pipe a hundered times.
>
> Buzz
Interesting. Out of curiosity (anyone) is there a single pipe that stands out in
your mind, that makes you want to kick yourself in the ass HARD, for having
hesitated, and then watching it get snapped up by another??
--
Bear Graves
"One night in Bangkok, and the World's your oyster,
The Bars are Temples, but the pearl's ain't free.
You'll find a God in every Golden Cloister,
and if your lucky, then that God's a She"...
- "One Night in Bangkok" from the Musical "Chess"
Mingkahuna
>in
>your mind, that makes you want to kick yourself in the ass HARD, for having
>hesitated, and then watching it get snapped up by another??
Not this time at this show. The Todd Johnson/STOA Briars assymetrical is one
that could have gotten away, and the Safferling asymmetrical could have gotten
away as well, as I let them sit for the whole show. I said that I wouldn't buy
them until I had sold enough to justify the acquisition. After the show was
over I went over to Todd and the pipe was still there. I bought it in the
lounge after the show. The Safferling I bought later that evening. I no longer
go into a show and race to beat the band. If a pipe is meant to be, it will
be.
Buzz
ufg8r1993
fire it up tonite. As you said, it's light as a feather and looks to be a
perfect flake pipe. I let it sit on Don's table the whole show (I actually
looked at it in room-trading the nite before too) and finally Don made me an
offer I couldn't refuse in the bar after the show. We made the transaction while
Buzz and Von Erck were discussing how trees (and burls) can be different sexes,
I think... <BG>
I'm with Buzz on this one. If a pipe is meant to be, you'll get it. But, I do
wish I'd bought that little Heeschen virgin blast that Todd Johnson snapped
up...
Weston in Atlanta
In article <20010827162358...@mb-fh.aol.com>, mingk...@aol.com
says...
Erck 2
Maybe you better ask Terry if it was really me or my twin brother.
Everyone know I'm just a grumpy old man.
LMAO
L
von Erck>But, I forgot to mention a couple of things. There's two guys who made
John Seiler
flea market on Sunday Morning at the Meadowlands near Washington PA. Kind
of ironic, that after being at the NASPC show all weekend, I go home from
the flea market with a beautiful tobacco jar (with the Clermont on the
front) and two pipe stands...!!!
I guess the moral to the story is that "it is good to listen to ones wife" !
;-)
Charles Perry P.E. <per...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Buzz covered it pretty well. It was slightly slow sales wise. He did
miss
> a few notables. Knox Cigar (pipes for less.com) had 4 tables completely
> full of pipes with more pipes behind the table.
.
.
.
Sparky
trees (at least most) do have gender. I wonder if there are different
properties of male and female briar. That would be some interesting (or
perhaps, supremely boring) research. I'd like to hear/read your
thoughts gentlemen. Anyone, anyone, Beuller.....?
Cheers,
Richard
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Bear Graves
think that the heath is gender neutral. Ways of telling..
1. Does the heath seem to have the overwhelming need to accessorize?
2. Does the Heath extend it's branch, as if to say " Pull my finger"?
3. Finally, if you sneak up behind it, and say "Clang, clang, clang, went
the Trolley", and it responds "Ding, ding, ding, went the Bell...". It is
definitely gender neutral.
Regards,
Sparky wrote:
--
Bear Graves
"Gate, gate, paragate, parasam gate, Bodhisatva"
-Heart Sutra
Erck 2
I have a copy somewhere, in storage, that I hope to dig out one of these days.
L
von Erck
http://www.von-Erck.com
David Quisenberry
In article <20010828115409...@mb-fh.aol.com>, er...@aol.com (Erck
Gregory Pease
(in message <sMOi7.8555$o6.271188@news>):
> The sex of a tree. An interesting concept. From what I understand, trees
> (at least most) do have gender. I wonder if there are different properties
> of male and female briar. That would be some interesting (or perhaps,
> supremely boring) research. I'd like to hear/read your thoughts gentlemen.
> Anyone, anyone, Beuller.....?
Serious: Many species in the plant kingdom exhibit sexual dimorphism, and
I believe Erica arboreum is one of them. I have no idea whether or not
this influences the production of burls, but I suspect there would be
some natural benefit to the female shrub having greater survival
mechanisms than the male, which could grow, fertilize a flock of females,
and die off with little ecological impact.
Not so serious: You have to be careful drilling blocks from the female of
the species. If the drill is not extracted at the right moment, the
result may be a whole bunch of little tiny pipes that require care and
feeding. Without the appropriate caution, society would soon be overrun
with a bunch of renegade, unwanted pipes, complaining about how they
never ASKED to be born, living on the dole, forming gangs, and being
generally unruly. It's not a pretty thing to think about. Pipe makers
have a pretty significant responsibility that few people ever really
think about. That's why so many of them are, well, a little touchy about
certain topics...
-Greg
Sparky
and its accuracy.
Cheers,
Richard
P.S. You're not stalking me are you Bear?!
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Gregory Pease
(in message <3B8AAD80...@home.com>):
> Interesting. Out of curiosity (anyone) is there a single pipe that stands
> out in your mind, that makes you want to kick yourself in the ass HARD, for
> having hesitated, and then watching it get snapped up by another??
I recall a certain Mastro rhodesian. Beautifully cut pipe, exquisite
grain, and a perfectly harmonious silver band. After 12 years, I can
still see that pipe in my mind's eye.
It was at Drucquer's. While I was affiliated with the shop, I received an
"allowance" that could be spent on any merchandise in the store. I was
saving my allowance for that pipe, and getting quite close, but I'd never
put the pipe in my drawer, instead, leaving it in the display case for
all the world to see. For some foolish reason, I also neglected to inform
the rest of the staff of my intentions.
One day, I was in the Berkeley store. The pipe was in Piedmont. A sudden
feeling of panic filled my entire body. I called the other store.
"Terry? You know that Mastro Rhodesian that's in the display case?"
"That really nice one, with the silver mount?"
"Yeah. That's the one. Will you please put it in my drawer? I want to buy
it."
Silence.
"Terry?"
"Greg. I, um, well, um, I just sold it..."
Though my tastes have changed over the years, and the pipe would possibly
not be the centerpiece it would have been at the time, I certainly
remember this experience.
Sure. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. Then again, he who hesitates
is lost. Pragmatism meets utilitarianism...
Cheers,
Greg
--
Gregory Pease
G. L. Pease, Intl.
http://www.glpease.com
Bear Graves
Sparky wrote:
> I'm still trying to come to grips with this post. Mostly because of #2
> and its accuracy.
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
>
> P.S. You're not stalking me are you Bear?!
>
To your Post Script; Yes I am, and, may I say, that underwear that you
currently have on really sets off your eyes.
On a related topic, I have recently made a vow not to smoke a pipe, unless
it's made from free-range briar raised in a certified cruelty-free
environment.
--
Bear "The One with the Universe Stalker" Graves
Sparky
Cheers,
Richard
(Who is going to start wearing frilly things, now that I know I've been
noticed. Also, who is going to start carrying a Colt Python in a
quickdraw shoulder holster, now that I know I've been noticed.) ;o)
"Bear Graves" <goldn...@home.com> wrote in message
news:3B8BE220...@home.com...
Bear Graves
Gregory Pease wrote:
> "Terry? You know that Mastro Rhodesian that's in the display case?"
>
> "That really nice one, with the silver mount?"
>
> "Yeah. That's the one. Will you please put it in my drawer? I want to buy
> it."
>
> Silence.
>
> "Terry?"
>
> "Greg. I, um, well, um, I just sold it..."
>
> Though my tastes have changed over the years, and the pipe would possibly
> not be the centerpiece it would have been at the time, I certainly
> remember this experience.
>
> Sure. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. Then again, he who hesitates
> is lost. Pragmatism meets utilitarianism...
I had something kinda similar happen to me. At Ye Olde Pipe & Tobacco, there was
a HUUUUGE Don Carlos lovat that I had my eye on. Though it measured a mere 1/3
inch shorter than DC's "Super Lovat" it was priced at $150, rather than $275. I
made a big issue of showing it to my friends, wife, anyone who would listen, with
the hint that my birthday was coming up. Birthday arrived, no pipe. So I said
"screw it, I'm getting it anyway" and went down to the shop. Just as I walked in,
I saw a customer putting the first match to a bowl in it, remarking "Man, I can't
believe what a killer deal this thing was!!!".
To quote the immortal Bruce Lee; "He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal
position"
Bear Graves
Sparky wrote:
> Yes, but is kosher briar as well?
>
> Cheers,
> Richard
> (Who is going to start wearing frilly things, now that I know I've been
> noticed. Also, who is going to start carrying a Colt Python in a
> quickdraw shoulder holster, now that I know I've been noticed.) ;o)
>
So that IS a pistol in your pocket!
<scrupulously avoiding jokes about a snub nose .38)
Robert Crim
wrote:
>Serious: Many species in the plant kingdom exhibit sexual dimorphism, and
>I believe Erica arboreum is one of them. I have no idea whether or not
>this influences the production of burls
I have it on good authority that the male Erica Arobretum would rather
be called Eric, and that the male plant is the one with the "burls."
I read it on the internet so it must be true.
Robert
John Perkowski
Greg, does your lady friend see the stuff you write here in the NG?
John
The One and Only Blending PooBah Gregory Pease wrote ...
Gregory Pease
little nuts, and I work hard to maintain the illusion. (If she sees THIS
one, I'm toast. Ironing my socks. What a riot!)
Cheers,
Greg
John Perkowski wrote
--
J Ruble
You reminded me of the Dunhill I didn't buy 40 years ago for $24.95. The only
double quarter bent canadian I have ever seen. A truly unique shape.
Ellis Milan begged me to put it on layaway, but, making $100 a week, and smoking
$3.95 Digby's, well.
Still sigh when I think about it. And, I haunt E-Bay, just hoping.
SCOTTY
Earl Needham
My experience --
My dad had just passed away in 1983, and we were cleaning out his house.
My wife came across his pipes -- pipes I had never seen him smoke, but were
in the house since before I was born. These pipes included some nice
Kaywoodies, including a style I haven't seen since. Some kind of -- where
th ebowl tils back towards the bit --
SHE GAVE THEM AWAY TO ONE OF MY COUSINS!!! And I was too polite to stop
her or my cousin. I mean, she made a deal, right?
My cousin passed away about 8 months ago, but none of the relatives know
anything about the pipes. :-(
And EBAY and I are closely aquainted, but I've never found any of them
on there...
Earl