What Did You Smoke Today? (Pipe Edition)

[freestoke]

Polishing off some BBF in my freshly cleaned 4Dot, pondering great music. Anybody in the tradition of Django Reinhardt gets my vote, Pete! Not sure my jazz appreciation extends far enough to enjoy him jamming with John Coltrane, but I've heard Wes play some dynamite stuff! Like about 99% of aspiring guitarists, I stand in total awe of virtuosi. Try as we might, we just don't quite get there, ya know? I do love Bach, though. I'm fairly convinced he was a visitor from another planet. This girl is absolutely out of this world -- and she even plays a little guitar. Well -- a lot of guitar, actually. Think I'll kick back with an after-dinner bowl of BBF and nice cup of coffee and listen to some Bach.

[JimInks]

GQ Askwith Kake in a 1982 black grain relief sandblasted three quarter bend W.O. Larsen Dublinish pipe. This will finish my stash of AK, durn it!

[NeverBend]

Polishing off some BBF in my freshly cleaned 4Dot, pondering great music. Anybody in the tradition of Django Reinhardt gets my vote, Pete! Not sure my jazz appreciation extends far enough to enjoy him jamming with John Coltrane, but I've heard Wes play some dynamite stuff! Like about 99% of aspiring guitarists, I stand in total awe of virtuosi. Try as we might, we just don't quite get there, ya know? I do love Bach, though. I'm fairly convinced he was a visitor from another planet. This girl is absolutely out of this world -- and she even plays a little guitar. Well -- a lot of guitar, actually. Think I'll kick back with an after-dinner bowl of BBF and nice cup of coffee and listen to some Bach.

Jim,

I'll get the obvious out of the way, she's damn cute.

I share your admiration for virtuosi and Tatyana Ryzhkova's playing (from this track) is absolutely virtuoso level. Stunning - knocked my socks off. You know your stuff, but I knew that and you knew that I knew that.

She plays with similar assurance in technique, melody and line as Williams and is as (or more) dexterous but she has more dynamic scope and vivacity. Simply, there's more life in her playing than I heard in Williams last year (she compares to Parkening this way (in the 1980s) but she has better technique).

So I had a Mozart morning and Wes the rest of the day and tonight I'll be listening to Tatyana Ryzhkova (I'm repeating her name to learn it).

Many thanks for sharing her (stop fellas, not that kind of sharing - be sivil).

Pete

2014 Charles Fairmorn Lancer's Slices in a 1950s Barling Ye Olde Wood Fossil #252 saddle billiard.

[cpmcdill]

Aristocrat blend from John B. Hayes of Winchester VA, in a Canterbury billiard

[Alligator Gar]

Tatyana was here with me as I smoked some JackKnife plug in a cob. She mentioned she'd rather have me smoking plug than chewing it, and I couldn't agree more.

[JimInks]

Walnut in a black pebble finish straight 2003 Cavicchi C. Fatto A Mano lovat.

[Nachman]

Tried my first bowl of ODF this evening in a Legend. My wife came out to complain I was stinking up the house through the vents. From the descriptions I have read, I thought it would be as strong or stronger than Royal Yacht. It is not. It is, however much harsher and has that 'hit the back of the throat' thing some Burleys do. It is similar in taste to Kendal Kentucky, but a little sweeter, a little weaker and a little harsher. I have four ounces of ready rubbed and 100g of flake, but unless it grows on me, I probably won't buy more. When will I learn, the only tobacco I need to buy is Royal Yacht.

[JimInks]

Listing this a few minutes early: Dunhill Navy Rolls in a straight 1968 Dunhill Shell bulldog.

[pdq_wizzard]

sent from my bag phone

[Alligator Gar]

Just popped a fresh tin of FVF. Trying to decide on the appropriate pipe while a couple flakes are drying. Wanted to try out a nice little British made Wally Frank acorn I picked up on Ebay before I discovered that the draw produces a sound exactly like that of a penny whistle.

Just wanted to thread jack you here and tell you everything you sent is smoking magnificently. I'm smoking one of my favorites, the Full Virginia flake and it is superb, as always. I also broke down and thin sliced and rubbed the JackKnife Plug you sent me. That's a manly, tasty damn tobacco that's going to come home to papa in a two ounce tin. And the aged Firestorm, one of the finest, most complex blends to date. I've been having a ball, Warren. Keep doing God's work, man. You sure upped my game.