420. Pete Geek Meet @ the CORPS Show in Richmond on Saturday!
This Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers, and I believe theirs is now the longest running pipe show in America. CORPS was founded by Linwood Hines, the most modest and knowledgeable pipe smoker you’ll ever meet. He was, you may recall, the very first subscriber to Peterson Pipe Notes
419. Irish Bog Oak Carved Pipes
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS We’ll be taking taking orders all week for Larry Gosser’s “To the Victor Goes—the Pipe” the 10th Anniversary Pete Geek T Shirt—available in Kelly Green (the Peterson color) or Black. Google Form: TO THE VICTOR T SHIRT. Today and tomorrow is it for ordering the New Era 39THIRTY ball cap. This
418. System Day 2024: Zen Mind, System Mind.
“When we think how universally the Pipe has affected modern thought, in art, science, literature, politics, and even the pulpit how it has contributed to the best wit of our time; how it has given relief and solace to overworked brains; how it has drawn men together everywhere in many a jovial social smoke, and
417. “To the Victor Goes the Pipe”: A Deep Dive into System Engineering
The banner shows a Patent era 5 x 8 strutcard, printed by McCaw, Stevenson & Orr, Ltd. Printers, Dublin (from the collection of Scott Forrest, CPG) PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS NEW ERA 39THIRTY CAPS. Look’s like the game is going into extra innings as we’re still a ways from the MOR (minimum order requirement) of 18
416. Reclaiming a 1972 “Pachyderm” XL90 Donegal Rocky
SYSTEM DAY IS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3rd Become a Certified Pete Geek or get your 2024 System Day Merit Badge! This year’s theme is Zen Mind. In Zen art, an ensō (円相, “circular form”) is a circle hand-drawn in one or two uninhibited brushstrokes to express the Zen mind–or your pipe’s chamber–which is associated with enlightenment,
415. Throw it Against the Wall and See if it Sticks
DROP PARTY TUESDAY! Remember the POY2024 drop party at Smokingpipes.com is Tuesday. Per Andy Wike: “The POY will be available for purchase at Smokingpipes (and other retailers) beginning Tuesday, August 20th at 6:00pm EDT.” Stephen Mawby, Director of Sales at SPC, writes, “We have them in Rusticated, Sandblasted, PSB Rua, Ebony, Heritage, Terracotta, and Natural
