What Are You Smoking? - September 2019.

Now smoking Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. A can of Cherry Bubly Sparkling Water is my drink.

Enjoyed a crab, squash and zucchini lunch, and am a third of the way through the last of this sample of Sullivan & Powell Special Mixture in a 2014 smooth medium bend Basil Meadows egg with an aluminum band and a "root beer swirl" acrylic tapered stem. Working on a review of it. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

Now smoking Wessex Burley Slice in a straight sandblasted pre-transition Barling Exel 249 Fossil T.V.F. black billiard with a silver band and a black ebonite military bit tapered stem. Watching John Wayne Westerns on TCM.

Part way through this bowl of Condor Blended in a small 1982 three quarter bend unbranded meer with a smiling turbaned Turk's head and a yellow acrylic tapered stem.

A couple of minutes or so away from smoking Compton’s Reserve #21 in a medium bend 2001 Ural lattice Rhodesian with a yellow saddle stem with white swirls. Ice water and bergs is my drink today.

RYO Robert McConnell Regent Street (Elizabethan Mixture clone)... made by K&K and very well done IMO. Love it tin fresh and expect this will age beautifully.

Just finished smoking Seattle Pipe Club blender Joe Lankford’s home brewed Mississippi River brick with yenidje in a 1990s smooth Peterson Captain Pete XL80 bulldog with a black vulcanite stem and p-lip. Had fun visiting and chatting with my neighbor.

Going to take a post break for a bit.

Cubed up Salty Dogs with Yorktown drizzled on top to get in going, in the PSF 2018 PoY

Good evening, guys. Smoking C&D Old Joe Krantz in a Savinelli Solaria 315 EX with water on the side. Watching the pundits on cable news.

Penny Farthing, little pot.
WC Slices, little pot.
Sansepolcro, Kaywoodie bulldog.

Wilke #515 in the new to me, not broken in Peterson XL5s Deluxe System pipe, quick clean then it smoked to ash. Got it for 30¢ on the dollar. Iced tea on the side.

One night a very large flood threw this boat out, its owner was old and ill so he could not thrown her back into the sea.
Since that night the poor boat stands there lonely in the bushes.



I am smoking Presbyterian Mixture in a Big Ben.

Half way through this bowl of Edward G. Robinson's Pipe Blend in a 2014 Basil Meadows smooth slight bend squashed tomato with an aluminum band and a black pearl acrylic stem in the military mount style. Watching Mad Dog Russo.

Enjoyed a tasty crab and veggies lunch, and am half way through this bowl of Watch City VaBur Test Sample # 3 in a 1988 smooth full bend Peterson System Standard XL 315 with a black vulcanite stem, nickel band and p-lip. Just got this latest version today, so I'll be smoking more of it this afternoon.

Now smoking Watch City VaBur Test Sample # 3 in a medium bend 2000 thin stem sandblasted black silver spigot Ardor Urano Sherlock Holmes #68/100 D.R. briar calabash with a smooth flared top and a black acrylic stem. Watching Inherit The Wind.

Now smoking Watch City VaBur Test Sample # 3 in a 1980s White Pipe straight, smooth octagonal paneled billiard meerschaum with an acrylic yellow cream colored saddle stem.

Paul's Arrowhead in the Xl5s Pete. Half French pressed Community Special Edition coffee and half milk on the side.

Mighty Condor Plug of Irish pedigree, hot Sake, talking heads news radio, kitties accompany...

Now smoking Watch City VaBur Test Sample # 3 in a medium bend 2000 thin stem sandblasted black silver spigot Ardor Urano Sherlock Holmes #68/100 D.R. briar calabash with a smooth flared top and a black acrylic stem. Trying to get a feel for this blend. Ice water and bergs is my drink.

Now smoking Watch City VaPer Test Sample #3 in a smooth straight Lane era Charatan Executive Extra Large stretch apple with diagonal channel cuts on the lower right and left of the bowl along with a black vulcanite double comfort stem. This pipe was formerly owned by actor William Conrad. Needed some perique!

Enjoyed a quick snooze and am almost finished smoking D&R Vengeur Silver in a 1980 three quarter bend briar Butz-Choquin 55 skull bowl pipe with a black vulcanite tapered stem. Dinner is next! Watching the Braves-Phillies game.

Relaxing after a wonderful baby back ribs and pinto beans dinner with a bowl of the very delicious year 2014 Strang in a 2003 smooth medium bend straight grain Ardor Venere Extra signed by Dorelio Rovera Dublin and a black acrylic saddle stem.

Balkan Sasieni in a bent nosewarmer.

Greetings and salutations, gentlemen. Just popped a tin of Peterson 3P's and will be smoking some in a Savinelli Spinosa 320 KS with water on the side. I think I'll do some reading and listen to some acoustic guitar music on Pandora.

Plum Pudding Special Reserve in a Kaywoodie Super Grain billiard.