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May 2008 |
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Tuesday,
May 6th, 2008 - 7:00 PM or
** NEW LOC - Bertucci's Cobb's Corner 6:00 PM ** |
Meeting
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Info & Events SHPC 2008 Club Pipe - All Orders Are In Sunday April 27th, 2008  Our
annual pilgrimage was much like recent years but always an interesting
experience to say the least. I met Joe and we headed in together.
After a quick stop at Panera for a sandwich we presented the secret
knock and were granted access to the "maze of mayhem" that
is Brookline News. Also in attendance were Eric, Merrick, Rick and Tim.
We also had three potential new members, one of which works with Mike
and a couple of his friends. Mike had the usual selection of pipes
with a couple small table of estates including an old Dunhill that
could have been had for $150. There also a few Ser Jac's and some
Petersons. Joe picked up a Nording, a brand he's become fond and Rick
 took
home a jet black version of Bing's Favorite. I grabbed a couple tins
of Boston Harbor, a Brookline News house blend by McLelland and a
favorite of mine. I also picked up some Sam Gawith's 1792 Flake...
maybe at last I've found the flake I've been searching for. Unfortunatley
not but I'm smoking as I sit here and it's very nice..... but not
"the one."Upcoming Events SHPC Third Annual Swap & Sell at the May Meeting Hey Folks! The 3rd Annual SHPC Swap & Sell will be at held at the May meeting. This event has been growing in popularity so why not get in on the action. If you'd like to thin the herd or have some accessories or tobacco that could use a change of scenery, this is the time. Remember the old saying, "one man's junk is another man's treasure." But we all know none of this stuff is junk. 
Member Contributions ........ by Dock Perry The New York Pipe Show 2008
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Kahn's Korner
When I got the lighter home I checked it out. It's a nice Roller
Gas with something of a hammered nickel or stainless finish with
the thumb wheel on one side of the mini monolithic shape. I rubbed
it up just to get any loose dirt from it and used a cotton swab
to clean the mechanism around the flint wheel and gas orifice. It
looked pretty good. Now it came time to fill it and enjoy the fruits
of my luck. My luck wasn't as fruitful as I'd hoped. As I flipped
open the lid but just as I went to spark it, I could hear the steady
hiss of the gas escaping. It wasn't an insignificant hiss, but a
strong one. It told me that there was a problem. I worked the adjustment
wheel trying to close the feed to the orifice. I was unsuccessful.
The next day I made a call to Dunhill in New York. |
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Bertucci's
seemed to go over pretty well for those of us who decided to try
it out. The food and service was good and they had no problem doing
separate checks. Dock and I both arrived early and took a stroll
over to check out the Half Way Cafe to see if they would be able
to accomodate us. The place is nice... a little small but worth
a try if Bertucci's doesn't work out. We also stopped in to C.B.
Perkin's Tobacco which is great if you're main smoke is a cigar
but it'll leave most pipe guys wanting more... much more. Tom, Derek,
Tony and Sid showed up shortly there after and we all sat down for
dinner. Hopefully we'll see a few more of you guys in May.
Matured Old Belt Virginia, Tennessee Burley, Latakia, Turkish
and natural Cavendish in a balanced, medium strength mixture
where no element dominates. Natural flavor. 
Tobacco selection: Generous portions of bright Virginias,
Black Cavendish and a hint of Perique blended and aged. Tobacco
Cut: Navy Flake. Tobacco Flavor/Aroma: Delightfully full-bodied
flavor and taste come from the Jamaican Rum added to the blend
for sweetness and taste.
A
couple of months ago I wrote about how I'd got my Dunhill lighter
back in the fall of 1998. If you recall, it was while I was in Colorado,
and bought a whole bunch of pipes discovering only later that the
lighter was with them. But there is more to this story, more than
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