Monday, May 26, 2014

Bing, Anders & Martin


I sent this picture of Bing Crosby in Holiday Inn to friends and pipe makers Vollmer & Nilsson. I asked if they thought they might be able to make a similar panel billiard for me. They wrote back that they hadn't made one before but would try. Well dang, they did a fine job. They made 2 trying to get a smooth, but both needed to be sandblasted. I didn't especially want a smooth and was happy to leave that decision to the brothers.Anyway- I love this pipe. It smokes great- so great I have smoked it more than once a day several times since I picked it up in Chicago. And I think even though it is a blast, V&N captured the essence of the original. That might be because they listened to Bing croon while they made the pipe. Martin tells me Anders has 6 1/2 hours of Bing on his ipod. I went to the right guys for this one. -T

Saturday, May 10, 2014

More from The Pipe Show


Friday Pre-Show Show

Friday

Neil Flancbaum of Smoking holsters fame  

Steve Liskey w/ "My" pipe

Tom Richards, Juergen Moritz, Klaus Zenz and Frank Axmacher

The Show 

Seattle Pipe Club Soiree


Gitta and Wolfgang Becker

Gerasimos Minetos and Chris Asteriou


Thursday, May 8, 2014

Photos from the Pipe Show

Here's a few.

Check in at Pheasant Run

Carvers and pipes

Cases full.

More

and more

Drunken Salmon at VinoThai

Steel drum?

Jon Guss- I think he's tired.

Neill Roan and Chris Asteriou

The smoking tent

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Back in Memphis!


Made it back safe and sound. Show photos soon. -T

Crossing the bridge.