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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 13, 2018 20:23:26 GMT -5
I haven’t seen anyone start a thread about this yet...
Who is going to the Chicago Show this year?
I will be there from Thursday afternoon until Monday morning. My reservation has already been made at Pheasant Run.
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Post by beardedmi on Feb 13, 2018 20:30:04 GMT -5
Ill be there thursday to sunday, reservations made on site as well.
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Post by daveinlax on Feb 13, 2018 22:49:18 GMT -5
I still have St Louis this weekend and New York in March to attend first but hopefully I will be there Thursday to Monday for the 21st straight year. One of my friends gets a penthouse room and a bunch of us chip in on the small fine so we don't have to deal with the tent.  |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 13, 2018 23:05:23 GMT -5
I still have St Louis this weekend and New York in March to attend first but hopefully I will be there Thursday to Monday for the 21st straight year. One of my friends gets a penthouse room and a bunch of us chip in on the small fine so we don't have to deal with the tent. Several of us gravitate to the hospitality suite upstairs out at the end of Golf Wing to avoid the tent crowds. It’s not well known, not easy to find for the first time, and has no signage. Unfortunately, the word has been getting out about it and more people find it each year. I stay in the Tower, but not the penthouse. Sounds like it’s the place to be though as you can also smoke and get free drinks in the SmokingPipes penthouse suite. |
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Post by lestrout on Feb 14, 2018 10:03:13 GMT -5
Yo jo
I look forward to getting in a few puffs with you again. Dave, I've enjoyed getting in a big heaping of pipe history the times I've joined you, Chuck and others in the penthouse. The old owner's suite is interesting, too, depending on which group has descended on it. And the great coffee at a room near one I usually stay at is great for winding down the wee hours and meeting some of the carvers from many countries. But, frankly, I do relish the expansiveness and diversity in the big tent. Pre-FDA, when CPCC ran the mystery blend comparisons, that was as good as puffing gets.
hp
les
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Post by briarblues on Feb 14, 2018 12:48:22 GMT -5
I am arriving Thursday and leave on Monday. Haven't attended the show since 2012. Looking forward to seeing lots of old friends.
Michael J. Glukler
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 14, 2018 18:41:49 GMT -5
...wish I could bring myself to do it... weather too good here...
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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 14, 2018 21:23:05 GMT -5
...wish I could bring myself to do it... weather too good here... Yeah, but can you sit and smoke your pipe with a few hundred other pipe smokers at the same time or browse through 350+ vendor tables looking at pipe stuff? |
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Post by cappadoc on Feb 14, 2018 21:43:42 GMT -5
I’ll be there Friday to Sunday.
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Post by haebar on Feb 15, 2018 4:49:24 GMT -5
I'm going if my girlfriend will dog-sit for me. Sounds like a blast! A mecca for pipe smokers.
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Post by Dramatwist on Feb 15, 2018 4:56:04 GMT -5
I'm going if my girlfriend will dog-sit for me. Sounds like a blast! A mecca for pipe smokers. ...yeah, wish I could... sure would like to meet you guys... |
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Post by ladybriarpipes on Feb 15, 2018 11:52:17 GMT -5
I'll be there Wednesday afternoon through Monday morning. Looking forward to it! Stop by the Slow Smoke contest on Sunday afternoon to watch me defend my title! Manduela and Rie are going down again this year!!!
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Post by johnlawitzke on Feb 15, 2018 17:26:36 GMT -5
I'll be there Wednesday afternoon through Monday morning. Looking forward to it! Stop by the Slow Smoke contest on Sunday afternoon to watch me defend my title! Manduela and Rie are going down again this year!!! Gotta keep that title in the US! In the contest, i will be sitting with Chris Karas watching him try for his fourth US championship while I try to beat him. I hope to at least make top 10 again this year. |
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Post by GRUMPY on Feb 15, 2018 17:29:24 GMT -5
Me! The Grumpster!
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Post by duffer on Mar 1, 2018 22:21:07 GMT -5
I am trying to figure it out. I need to be in DC Friday so may catch it on the rebound
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Post by mwps70 on Mar 1, 2018 22:47:04 GMT -5
I will be there Friday through Sunday. I was too late to get a room at Pheasant Run. I am contemplating doing the slow smoke contest. I have never participated before. I hope to meet as many of you as I can.
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Post by trailboss on Mar 1, 2018 23:48:54 GMT -5
If you guys see Rick Newcombe In Chicago, thank him for his tribute on the pipesmagazine podcast about Lars Ivaarson, and his foresight on getting the hour long interview in his pipe dreams audiobook...had he not done so...no one else would have.
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Post by duffer on Mar 7, 2018 0:19:34 GMT -5
Got it figured out. I will be there Saturday and Sunday morning.
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Post by tedvig on Mar 16, 2018 20:22:36 GMT -5
I'll be there Thursday through Sunday again. Can't wait!! Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 16, 2018 23:33:37 GMT -5
I'll be there Thursday through Sunday again. Can't wait!! Looking forward to seeing some of you there! Good luck in the contest on Sunday. I always find it interesting to see which of us goes longer. I wish they had picked a better looking pipe for this year. Yes, I hate pokers. Barry coming, too? |
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In case others don't know, information on the Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show is posted here. |
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Post by tedvig on Mar 17, 2018 0:03:58 GMT -5
I'll be there Thursday through Sunday again. Can't wait!! Looking forward to seeing some of you there! Good luck in the contest on Sunday. I always find it interesting to see which of us goes longer. I wish they had picked a better looking pipe for this year. Yes, I hate pokers. Barry coming, too? Good luck back to you! Looking forward to the contest for sure. Already registered! Barry will ne there too! |
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Post by thedismaltrade on Apr 23, 2018 17:26:54 GMT -5
John- I will arrive early Thursday morning. I have to leave late Saturday night as I have to work Sunday morning at 8 am  I look forward to having a bowl with you again this year- maybe some LEO? |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Apr 24, 2018 1:23:48 GMT -5
John- I will arrive early Thursday morning. I have to leave late Saturday night as I have to work Sunday morning at 8 am I look forward to having a bowl with you again this year- maybe some LEO? I’m looking forward to it. I’ll get there about 3pm on Thursday. I’ll have a tin of 2002 McC Organically Grown Flake (OGF) with me. Not sure what else, yet. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2018 3:04:35 GMT -5
I haven’t seen anyone start a thread about this yet... Who is going to the Chicago Show this year? I wish I could, but I'll be with you all in spirit. |
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Post by daveincollamer on Apr 24, 2018 6:10:22 GMT -5
I haven’t seen anyone start a thread about this yet... Who is going to the Chicago Show this year? I will be there from Thursday afternoon until Monday morning. My reservation has already been made at Pheasant Run. How did I not ever know about this show? Easy drive from where I am located, danggit! Can't make it, conference track meet for my daughter on the 5th. Kids.................... |
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Post by tedvig on Apr 24, 2018 8:19:44 GMT -5
I'll be there Thursday-Sunday. Can't wait!
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Post by johnlawitzke on Apr 24, 2018 9:46:16 GMT -5
I haven’t seen anyone start a thread about this yet... Who is going to the Chicago Show this year? I will be there from Thursday afternoon until Monday morning. My reservation has already been made at Pheasant Run. How did I not ever know about this show? Easy drive from where I am located, danggit! Can't make it, conference track meet for my daughter on the 5th. Kids.................... World's largest pipe show. Usually held the first weekend in May. Hopefully, you’ll make it next year. Don’t know which direction from Chicago, but the Columbus, OH show is in August. I’m lucky as I live about the same length of drive from both. |
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Post by Basil Meadows on Apr 26, 2018 11:45:19 GMT -5
I'll be there, should arrive late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Be leaving out right after the show on Sunday. If not sure how to find me, just look for the tall good looking gent with a full beard...... I should have a table next to him.
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Post by cappadoc on Apr 26, 2018 18:50:34 GMT -5
Change in plans. I am coming Thursday night after work. Can’t bear the thought of facing Friday Chicago traffic.
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