Clint Stacey

PSA Last Chance to Order the PPN 309 System Spigot Commemorative and Companion Zippo Sterling Armor 10th Anniversary Lighter Tomorrow at 12 noon CDT I’ll close up the Google Form for the 309 System Spigot Commemorative and send on our orders to Kapp & Peterson.  Gigi thought you might like to know the breakdown: There were 40 slots available for the smooth pipe. The form went up at 12:01am last Sunday and we had 123 requests by morning coffee (!), when Gigi closed the form.  The good news here is that several Pete Geeks were willing to move over to sandblast if smooth was no longer available.  Thirty-five Pete Geeks said they didn’t want a pipe if they couldn’t get a smooth. After adjusting for those who were willing to move over to sandblast, we came up with the following numbers: 038 smooth w/ condenser       + 02 smooth w/9mm =            040 121 sandblast w/ condenser    + 05 sandblast w/9mm=         126 So 166 pipes total, before whatever requests come in through tomorrow at noon. I believe this is the most we've ever ordered, and my thanks to all who participated and especially to all who said they'd go for a sandblast if the smooths were gone. If this is your first Pete Geek event, remember to send me a photo when you receive your pipe to get your Certified Pete Geek certificate. If you're already a CPG, the Merit Badge will be added to your existing certificate. If you decide you want a sandblast, you can still order here: SANDBLAST PPN 309 SYSTEM SPIGOT. The numbers on the Sterling Armor Zippo have exceeded my expectations--we're up to 25 this morning. What I found with the last year's Pete Geek Zippo has held true here as well--there are a lot of pipemen who collect or companion Zippos.  PayPal invoices will be sent out on Monday (I think). Gigi wants to give those who ordered a couple of days to respond, then she'll place the order. If you decide you want one, you can order here: PPN ZIPPO 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIGHTER.   This morning I want to introduce you to a fellow Pete Geek from the UK., Clint Stacey.  He and I struck up a friendship through the blog a few years ago that is based not only on Peterson, but our shared background as English teachers and interests in classic movies, Sherlock Holmes, detective novels & many other things.  His friendship, like all the best ones, has grown slowly and steadily and become a haven for me.  When he told me about his family's trip to Madrid and a stop at R. Moreu's last summer, I asked him if he would share not only his trip, but his journey as a pipeman.  THOUGHTS ON PEACE, COMFORT, & PETERSON A vintage English-made 309 stamped “Capt. Smith Liverpool”—Smith, of course, was the captain of the Titanic, I suppose I am interested in pipes through my reading interests Conan Doyle, Lewis, Twain and…