I had a chat with Gunnar Weber-Prada, the very busy artist behind the beautiful pipes and many other items at www.totemstar.com. From modern pipe displays to pipe art shirts to the Icon pipe tamper, there's more than just beautiful hand made pipes at totemstar.com.
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I had a chat with Jennifer Rinaldi, the woman behind the beautiful pipe stands at, jrinaldipipes.com. Jennifer's fine arts background finds yet another voice in these amazing works.
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I had a chat with Neill Archer Roan of the blog, A Passion for Pipes. As an informed collector, Neill has great insight into our wonderful world of pipes. His writing is nothing short of poetic, making his blog a welcome read at each update. Check out the podcast and don't forget to visit Neill's site through the link above or through our links page. I hope you enjoy!
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I had a chat with Nelson Pidgeon, Secretary of the Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club and the man behind the SHPC Gazette, back in December. Nelson does a great service to the pipe community at large by collecting and dispersing good content pertinent to pipe smokers everywhere. The Sherlock Holmes Pipe Club Gazette is always very informative and up to date.
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It was my pleasure to interview owner and operator of Tobacco Supermarket, Joyce White. Tobacco Supermarket is a great online source for pipe tobacco. Joyce used to own and operate Royal Cigar, a name known in the Atlanta area for many, many years. While the brick and mortar smoke shop is no longer, Joyce continues to supply the area, as well as many parts of the world, with great tobacco through her mail order online business, Tobacco Supermarket. I hope you enjoy this podcast.

Episode #12: Jon Rinaldi
It was my pleasure to interview Jon Rinaldi of www.jrinaldipipes.com on November 23, 2008. Here is a really nice guy with a great eye for color. He considers himself an up and coming craftsman, but I consider him a true talent to be recognized. Check out his site and see why I’m crazy about these pipes. I hope you enjoy this podcast.

Special Episode #11:
Happy Holidays, your card is waiting!
Instead of sending you all holiday cards, I’ve made one big one for you in the form of this podcast. You’ll hear greetings from some familiar folks and a few surprises (even to me!) Grab a pipe and have fun listening to this virtual Holiday card made just for you. Thanks for listening!

Episode #10: Jotham “JP” Tausig
Now for something a little different... I was able to catch up with the current UPCA National Slow Smoking Champion, Jotham Tausig, and see what he had to say about his technique, the US contest, and European contests in which he has competed. I learned a few interesting tidbits about slow smoking, and I hope you enjoy listening to my chat with this really nice guy. Click here to listen to the podcast.
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Episode #9: Lee von Erck
It was my pleasure to interview yet another great American pipe carver, Lee von Erck. Von Erck’s incredibly artistic pipes are known worldwide and I was fortunate enough to spend some time with this personable, easygoing artisan. He’s a great guy and if you don’t know his work, please go to his website and take a look before you listen to the podcast. We discussed his inspirations, how he became a pipe carver, and much more.

Episode #8: Brad Pohlmann
This is another interview conducted at the 2008 Chicagoland Pipe Show. Brad Pohlmann is another great American pipe carver who I was lucky enough to spend some time with after meeting him in the pipe making seminar. He approaches pipe carving with the eye of a sculptor—a true artist. His work is just beautiful. I hope you enjoy listening to our conversation. Listen to the podcast here or through iTunes.

Episode #7: Kirk Bosi!
I was very fortunate to be able to chat with another one of the great American pipe carvers, Kirk Bosi, at the 2008 Chicagoland Pipe Show. Kirk was one of the pros heading up the pipe making seminar that I was fortunate enough to attend. Kirk is a very down-to-earth guy with a mission: create handcrafted pipes that are affordable. You won’t want to miss this podcast, but be warned, afterwards, you may be compelled to shop for a Bosi pipe. Listen to the podcast here or through iTunes.

Episode #6: Ming-Kahuna!
Art Ruppelt's artistic creations bring joy to pipe smokers the world over. Hear what he has to say about his tampers, his sculpture, how he got started and what's next for Ming-Kahuna! Listen to the podcast here or through iTunes.

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Episode #5: Meet Frenchy
He's a die hard Yankees fan, an award winning country music writer, and pipe world icon. Frenchy of Frenchy's pipes took a few moments to chat with me about his blooming business, his Yankees hat, his favorite tobacco, and the ugliest pipe he's ever seen (and had to have.) Podcast in mp4 or Podcast in mp3 format.

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Episode #4: The Mark Tinsky interview
I hope you enjoy this conversation with legendary pipe carver, Mark Tinsky.

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Frank is the main coordinator for the Chicoagoland Pipe Show. He gives us the lowdown on the events as well as some other neat bits of information. Frank is pictured here with a 1930s Dunhill advertisement pipe, which he claims is unsmokable. (My questions are: 1. How many times did he try to smoke it? and, 2. Is the pipe really big, or is Frank just really small?)

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Our Second Episode: An Interview with Pipestud
This interview was recorded March 8, 2008. The recording of the legendary Pipestud is something you don't want to miss. For those of you who do not know Pipestud yet, he is a regular contributor to the Yahoo message board Pipesmokers 2. He is a font of knowledge and has written numerous reviews of tobacco which can be found at TobaccoReviews.com. He also consigns estate pipes on ebay, works at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and calls horse races on the weekends in Austin, Texas. As a special treat, at the very end of this podcast we have a recording of him calling a race. subscribe in iTunes
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In Memory
I'm deeply saddened to hear the news of Bjarne Nielsen's passing. He passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2008 of a heart attack...the interview available here was recorded on January 17, 2008. He was a real joy to interview. He was a lively, fun, personable and passionate fellow with so much to share. He will be sorely missed by all of the folks he has touched over the years. He has given the pipe community so much for so long and was a true ambassador of pipes and tobacco. His legacy is great and will continue to live on with us. Please join me in smoking some of Bjarne's favorite tobacco "The Gentle One" (formerly called The Mild One, but renamed because of government reglulations) and having some puffs in his honor.

Our First Episode: An Interview with Bjarne Nielsen
Bjarne Nielsen is a world-famous pipe carver from Denmark, who of course, owns Bjarne Pipes, Ltd. Hear what Bjarne has to say about handmade vs. machine made pipes, how he started, and lots of other great stories. Click here for the podcast.


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