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Post by exbenedict on Jul 31, 2024 22:25:48 GMT -5
Anyone going to the show?
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Post by lestrout on Jul 31, 2024 23:13:35 GMT -5
Yup - did it for the first time last year and really liked it.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 1, 2024 8:27:25 GMT -5
I'll be there from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning. Hopefully, Zach will make it this year. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 1, 2024 8:28:42 GMT -5
Yup - did it for the first time last year and really liked it. Looking forward to seeing you again. I didn't realize that last year was your first Columbus Show. |
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Post by daveinlax on Aug 1, 2024 11:24:25 GMT -5
I plan on attending!  |
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Post by Zach on Aug 2, 2024 18:38:46 GMT -5
I will be there as usual. Hope to see you all. Lawitzke can point you out.  |
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Post by exbenedict on Aug 2, 2024 23:15:17 GMT -5
I should be there friday evening through sunday.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 8, 2024 22:05:26 GMT -5
Packed and ready to leave in the morning.
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Post by Silver on Aug 8, 2024 22:07:12 GMT -5
Packed and ready to leave in the morning. And coming home with eight to ten more pipes! |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 8, 2024 22:13:14 GMT -5
Packed and ready to leave in the morning. And coming home with eight to ten more pipes! I actually hope not. Helping the odds in my favor, a couple of my favorite vendors/makers won’t be there. |
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Post by urbino on Aug 9, 2024 1:25:16 GMT -5
And coming home with eight to ten more pipes! I actually hope not. Helping the odds in my favor, a couple of my favorite vendors/makers won’t be there.  |
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Post by Zach on Aug 9, 2024 13:39:42 GMT -5
Checking in at the hotel in a minute.
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Post by Zach on Aug 9, 2024 13:58:54 GMT -5
They tell me my room’s not ready at 3pm check in, to wait maybe half an hour. Also heard something about no hot water. Guy in front of me was canceling his room due to no hot water, so not sure if that’s one particular wing yet or what.
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Post by Silver on Aug 9, 2024 14:20:49 GMT -5
They tell me my room’s not ready at 3pm check in, to wait maybe half an hour. Also heard something about no hot water. Guy in front of me was canceling his room due to no hot water, so not sure if that’s one particular wing yet or what. Hope it all gets sorted out for you. Have a good time and try to keep johnlawitzke from buying all the good pipes! |
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Post by urbino on Aug 9, 2024 14:55:39 GMT -5
They tell me my room’s not ready at 3pm check in, to wait maybe half an hour. Also heard something about no hot water. Guy in front of me was canceling his room due to no hot water, so not sure if that’s one particular wing yet or what. Hrm. |
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Post by Zach on Aug 9, 2024 17:09:36 GMT -5
 Back to the room, unloading my main haul. Found a tin of Tudor Castle (my white whale) and Beacon. He had a lot of Christmas Cheer, some Stz James Woods, British Woods, some of the Grand Reserve Orienals series and others of other brands. $50 50g tins, $100 100g. Bought an Ahmet Govem meer with nice lattice work, a Radice Rind large Oom Paul, and a teeny tiny Kaywoodie Campus squashed tomato. Bunch of special release tins for The Greywoodie Show, Emfalco signed all of them for me. Mid-Bird is coffee and bananas topping, VaPerRus! is a VaPer with Rustica, and Frostika 1800 is a 50% rustica and VA blend (I believe) cased in mint. Smells very minty from the sample tin. Going to head out to the smoking patio and smoke some something for sample jars I saw downstairs. - The room was sorted after about 25 minutes and my hot water seems to sort of work in my room. |
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Post by urbino on Aug 9, 2024 17:15:20 GMT -5
Nice haul!
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Post by Silver on Aug 9, 2024 17:34:15 GMT -5
Well done!
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 9, 2024 23:35:31 GMT -5
They tell me my room’s not ready at 3pm check in, to wait maybe half an hour. Also heard something about no hot water. Guy in front of me was canceling his room due to no hot water, so not sure if that’s one particular wing yet or what. It’s one wing of the hotel. When I checked in they told the people ahead of me about it; a boiler problem. Didn’t mention anything to me. My hot water seems to work fine. |
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Post by daveinlax on Aug 9, 2024 23:37:10 GMT -5
They tell me my room’s not ready at 3pm check in, to wait maybe half an hour. Also heard something about no hot water. Guy in front of me was canceling his room due to no hot water, so not sure if that’s one particular wing yet or what. Hope it all gets sorted out for you. Have a good time and try to keep johnlawitzke from buying all the good pipes! I “worked” all day at the shop on Thursday and was lucky to check into my room Friday morning before a long lukewarm shower and needed sleep before setup! Love me the pipelife! |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 9, 2024 23:43:38 GMT -5
Friday night show haul. You can read the tins labels in the pic. The left half of the tins came from a guy who was trimming his cellar and had things priced to sell. Example: 7 year old Stratford for less than current retail new. Two pipes at the moment: Kaywoodie Relief Grain Canadian brand new from the factory A smoked once Italian made Stanwell Royal Guard 56 Canadian I usual shy away from Italian Stanwells because the wood used by the Italian contract manufacturer tastes different than the wood that was used by the Stanwell factory in Denmark. Also, smooth Italian Stanwells almost always have fills; noticeably more than Danish made ones. However, this once smoked pipe has fantastic grain. What you see in the pic is 360 around. Also, neither I nor Jesse Jones could find any fills. Out of my 25-ish Stanwells, this is my 4th Italian.    |
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Post by Silver on Aug 9, 2024 23:58:45 GMT -5
Friday night show haul. You can read the tins labels in the pic. The left half of the tins came from a guy who was trimming his cellar and had things priced to sell. Example: 7 year old Stratford for less than current retail new. Two pipes at the moment: Kaywoodie Relief Grain Canadian brand new from the factory A smoked once Italian made Stanwell Royal Guard 56 Canadian I usual shy away from Italian Stanwells because the wood used by the Italian contract manufacturer tastes different than the wood that was used by the Stanwell factory in Denmark. Also, smooth Italian Stanwells almost always have fills; noticeably more than Danish made ones. However, this once smoked pipe has fantastic grain. What you see in the pic is 360 around. Also, neither I nor Jesse Jones could find any fills. Out of my 25-ish Stanwells, this is my 4th Italian. Nice! It'll be interesting to see what the next eight pipes are! |
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Post by urbino on Aug 9, 2024 23:59:24 GMT -5
Coupla really nice ones there, John. The Kaywoodie has nice grain, too.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 10, 2024 0:24:59 GMT -5
Coupla really nice ones there, John. The Kaywoodie has nice grain, too. The Kaywoodie is the Relief Grain line which is the better blasts. Kinda like Dunhill has Shell and Ring Grain. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 10, 2024 10:53:54 GMT -5
It looks like some great purchases by you guys… that guy didn’t care for his Stratford? Must be something wrong with him!😉
I was wondering about Jesse Jones, at one time there was a lot of buzz in the community and people clamored for his pipes, he put out nice stuff.
Then it was like he disappeared… hadn’t heard his name in quite awhile.
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Post by relight on Aug 10, 2024 11:03:35 GMT -5
It looks like some great purchases by you guys… that guy didn’t care for his Stratford? Must be something wrong with him!😉 I was wondering about Jesse Jones, at one time there was a lot of buzz in the community and people clamored for his pipes, he put out nice stuff. Then it was like he disappeared… hadn’t heard his name in quite awhile. Blue Room Briars is still up an running. I look at their estates often. They also have their own in house production pipes for around $150 along with some fabulous artisans. |
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Post by Zach on Aug 10, 2024 11:19:04 GMT -5
Jesse is alive and well here, he just has little time to make pipes these days.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 10, 2024 11:28:59 GMT -5
Yes, Jesse is kept quite busy being co-owner of Blue Room Briars.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 10, 2024 11:34:35 GMT -5
I was doing good until I saw a vendor who wasn’t here last night… I saw a section of his table marked with Danish flags… I now own a pair of estate Tonni Nielsen bamboo Billiards. 😎 At least I got a bundle discount. 😀   |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 10, 2024 11:36:14 GMT -5
@zach got to watch them become mine.
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