@KA9FFJ -- Always happy to hear of pipe smoking events, and pleased that you enjoyed yourself. Wish there was one near me, and the Metuchan events are small scale (in store). And, yes, Our Lady Nicole is our real treasure on TPL, not to lessen our admiration of our Chief Elder @PappyJoe, who appears to know more about pipes and pipe smoking than any of us (I've been working my way through his blog, which is like wading through a thousand page book.... like Alan Moore'sJerusalem). Also not to lessen the admiration we have for our Resident Artiste, @Corey562 and his outstanding body of work.
There are several others of our group that I could/should praise here (and I'm grateful for all of you, but I've brown-nosed enough for one post, neh?.
You're right @motie2 If I were to mention everyone on this group with an accolade I might as well get a sandwich and a couple of drinks to tide me over while hammering away on the keyboard. Suffice it to say if they were not a great bunch of guys (and gals), It would be a waste of time being here. and speaking for myself, TPL is very fortunate to have you and @PappyJoe grace its pages...
There's another thing I failed to mention earlier: The show yesterday yielded many young and middle-aged people and renewed my faith that the hobby of pipe smoking is far from being a dying tradition. I met several who just started taking up the hobby within the past several months and were starting to find themselves being caught up more and more by the complexities and nuances of pipes, tobaccos and all that goes with it ( oops, minus 10 points - I don't have to tell you why motie2)...
@KA9FFJ. As a newbie, I was a bit overwhelmed at the selection at the show. Will really enjoy the handful of your pipes I got, as well as the nice handmade stand. You sure gave me an education, which will make smoking the pipes even more enjoyable.
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There are several others of our group that I could/should praise here (and I'm grateful for all of you, but I've brown-nosed enough for one post, neh?.
You're right @motie2 If I were to mention everyone on this group with an accolade I might as well get a sandwich and a couple of drinks to tide me over while hammering away on the keyboard. Suffice it to say if they were not a great bunch of guys (and gals), It would be a waste of time being here. and speaking for myself, TPL is very fortunate to have you and @PappyJoe grace its pages...
There's another thing I failed to mention earlier: The show yesterday yielded many young and middle-aged people and renewed my faith that the hobby of pipe smoking is far from being a dying tradition. I met several who just started taking up the hobby within the past several months and were starting to find themselves being caught up more and more by the complexities and nuances of pipes, tobaccos and all that goes with it ( oops, minus 10 points - I don't have to tell you why motie2)...