Zach
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Post by Zach on Aug 4, 2017 15:43:33 GMT -5
Re: Der Bingle - We do know about Hayward, but he smoked a pipe for a long time. I don't doubt that he had tobacconists in the town he was honorary mayor, Elko, NV, Hollywood, and New York. One of them possibly mixed Deer Tongue in a Toby and hooked him. Elko was a small enough town, BTW, where a small shop owner might have added his secret ingredient to a blend. Deer Tongue. Didn't Huck Finn smoke Corn Silk? It would be totally cool to know all the varieties, but, like JimInks states, Hayward is the only verified one. I have this Bing story for you. In 1945, a friend of mine who is a giant Bing fan was on leave of duty from the Sea Bees in Hollywood. He saw Bing go into a pipe shop, and the man at the counter handed him a pouch of an undetermined (by my friend) blend, which Bing purchased. Doesn't sound like a custom blend to me. Also, when you see Bing light up in the movies, he does it with great ease, something not usually done if he was smoking a cube cut, which Crooner had been for years. I just don't believe the Crooner story, unless somebody made a blend as a gift to Bing at some point in his later life. That's possible and perhaps more was made of the story than reality would dictate. I did attempt to contact the Crosby family at their website about this subject, but I never received an answer. But remember like we talked about on the phone, Jim. You don't only smoke one tobacco, or even two. Bing definitely could have had 10 favorite tobaccos and Crooner re-incarnate could have been a blend at one point that he enjoyed. We just don't know. We should have a talk with Jeremy Reeves on it's validity. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2017 15:52:48 GMT -5
I read somewhere that C.S. Lewis smoked 3 Nuns, among other blends, and that historian/novelist Shelby Foote smoked a mixture of Sutliff Edward G. Robinson and Half & Half (which I have tried to duplicate), although reportedly he changed the mix and/or added to it over the years. His friend Wm. Faulkner, I also read, smoked Blue Boar, also among others. Eventually, Foote's blend was two thirds EGR and one third Barking Dog. Yes, I read that somewhere a long time ago, I think in one of pipestud's tobacco reviews. I've tried to duplicate that one too, with Match Blue Boar, which I like on its own as well. |
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Post by JimInks on Aug 4, 2017 15:53:54 GMT -5
I have this Bing story for you. In 1945, a friend of mine who is a giant Bing fan was on leave of duty from the Sea Bees in Hollywood. He saw Bing go into a pipe shop, and the man at the counter handed him a pouch of an undetermined (by my friend) blend, which Bing purchased. Doesn't sound like a custom blend to me. Also, when you see Bing light up in the movies, he does it with great ease, something not usually done if he was smoking a cube cut, which Crooner had been for years. I just don't believe the Crooner story, unless somebody made a blend as a gift to Bing at some point in his later life. That's possible and perhaps more was made of the story than reality would dictate. I did attempt to contact the Crosby family at their website about this subject, but I never received an answer. But remember like we talked about on the phone, Jim. You don't only smoke one tobacco, or even two. Bing definitely could have had 10 favorite tobaccos and Crooner re-incarnate could have been a blend at one point that he enjoyed. We just don't know. We should have a talk with Jeremy Reeves on it's validity. I don't doubt Bing could have smoked various blends over time. But, the listing for Crooner states "is an authentic copy of Bing Crosby's private blend, shared with C&D by one of his closest friends." That intimates exclusion of other blends though it doesn't explicitly say that. I'd just like to see proof for it. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Aug 4, 2017 16:30:03 GMT -5
This guy in these videos isn't very bright nor is he very informed. He doesn't know that House of Windsor didn't make Field & Stream when President Ford smoked it or that it is documented that Ford smoked Edgeworth Ready Rubbed from at least 1974 on, and likely even earlier than that. He doesn't know anything about Bing Crosby smoking Hayward Mixture nor that the claim Crosby smoked Crooner is in doubt. And there was no C&D company in Crosby's day. Not sure he's right about Stalin's smoke either; reports vary on what he smoked. There's absolutely no proof Bogart smoked G&H Brown Bogie. Somebody on a Pipes Magazine thread was just guessing because of the name of the tobacco has "Bogie" in it, and his guy just took it as gospel. There's no other source for that assertion. There may be other errors, but I gave up watching after that because he's dull and not very knowledgeable on the subject. Yeah, he doesn't seem to be the type that would be first in line at the IQ contest. No idea about the validity of his claims. That being said, he seems to be a genuine and personable guy and I watch a lot of his stuff just because he seems to be a good guy. I remembered these videos and thought I'd share. Another voice to the cacophony I guess.  Hahaha I like Chris. He has a unique character. Maybe not the sharpest dart in the board, but he makes me laugh. I love his long uncomfortable pauses and stares. And for what it's worth, I found his vids when I started smoking pipe and I learned about packing, cadence, building cake, etc all from him. |
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Post by aaronthebrewer on Aug 9, 2017 19:15:44 GMT -5
I know Hunter S Thompson smoked a pipe but not sure what. I know he loved Dunhill Cigarettes. I am sure he smoked some heavier stuff along the way as well. 😂
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2017 19:27:26 GMT -5
Yeah, he doesn't seem to be the type that would be first in line at the IQ contest. No idea about the validity of his claims. That being said, he seems to be a genuine and personable guy and I watch a lot of his stuff just because he seems to be a good guy. I remembered these videos and thought I'd share. Another voice to the cacophony I guess. Hahaha I like Chris. He has a unique character. Maybe not the sharpest dart in the board, but he makes me laugh. I love his long uncomfortable pauses and stares. And for what it's worth, I found his vids when I started smoking pipe and I learned about packing, cadence, building cake, etc all from him. Bing getting his deer tongue the hard way  |
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Post by danno44 on Aug 9, 2017 23:04:54 GMT -5
Hahaha I like Chris. He has a unique character. Maybe not the sharpest dart in the board, but he makes me laugh. I love his long uncomfortable pauses and stares. And for what it's worth, I found his vids when I started smoking pipe and I learned about packing, cadence, building cake, etc all from him. Bing getting his deer tongue the hard way You do known Deer Tongue is an herb and not the actual tongue from the animal? (Not being a wise guy, but many people do not know). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2017 10:35:42 GMT -5
YES, I keep a jar handy
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 10, 2017 21:38:12 GMT -5
Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) was the original US partner in the formation of General Motors Corp., two time Mayor of Flint, MI, and very generous philanthropist. There are a LOT of places with Mott in their name around the Flint area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Stewart_MottHe smoked C.S. Mott Blend (surprise!) which was blended for him by Paul Spaniola of Paul's Pipe Shop in Flint. This blend is an American-English which uses cube cut Burley. His pipes are on display in Paul's Pipe Museum which is on the second floor of Paul's Pipe Shop. |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Aug 10, 2017 21:40:37 GMT -5
Edward G. Robinson smoked EGR, but also Dunhill blends. Albert Einstein smoked Revelation. Stalin smoked Edgeworth Ready Rubbed. Gerald Ford smoked Field & Stream at some point, but from 1974 on, he smoked Edgeworth Ready Rubbed. I learned this in Thomas DeFrank's bio of Ford. DeFrank is a former Newsweek reporter who became personal friends with while covering his career, and in his book "Write It When I'm Gone", DeFrank goes out of his way to mention that Ford's tobacco of choice was ERR. He mentioned Ford smoking quite often, which gave me the impression that Ford smoked quite a bit. I've seen a couple of photos of Nixon and John F. Kennedy smoking a pipe. I wish I knew what they smoked. I've seen photos of Ronald Reagan and Humphrey Bogart with a pipe. I always wondered if those were staged. We know Bogart was a constant cigarette smoker. Basil Rathbone smoked what is now known as Pipeworks & Wilke's #515. William Conrad smoked a lot of Dunhill blends, but apparently settled on Amphora Full Aroma. Bing Crosby smoked Hayward Mixture. I don't believe the story that he smoked Crooner. Hugh Hefner is known for smoking Mixture #79, but his right hand man (who had started working for Hef in 1960) told me in 2003 that Hefner preferred Sail Yellow, and smoked mainly for show. Groucho Marx lent his name to ERR ads, but his son said Groucho smoked a Dunhill blend, though he never specified which one. I'll let someone else add the who smoked which Kramer's blends. Quite a few of Gerald Ford's pipes are included in the recreation of his Oval Office at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, MI. |
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Post by trailboss on Aug 11, 2017 4:16:47 GMT -5
I know what Tommy Chong smokes....the same as Willie Nelson!
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Post by sablebrush52 on Aug 12, 2017 19:32:49 GMT -5
I have read that Gerald Ford smoked Edgeworth but also cadged tobacco from anyone else around him. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is one of the most pipe centric movies ever. I read that the tin in the office seen with Melvin Douglas and Cary Grant was a Dunhill blend but I can't remember what it was. It was something I'm not familiar with so it coud have been a custom bend. There was some discussion regarding this on another forum and it was determined that the blend in question was a custom "My Mixture" blend. |
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