[Pipe smokers] Milwaukee Pipe Show

We're in Milwaukee this weekend for the Milwaukee Pipe Shop, our 8th Annual.  I spent the day at Jack's Tobacco yesterday, catching up on old friendships and admiring the group of estate pipes Jack had in the rack.  It was good to be in an active smokeshop again - I've found nothing even close in Iowa in the past 2 years.  I got a good update on the pipe and cigar scene from Jack and Mary, and throughout the day customers I had worked with over the years stopped by for their regular smokes, and we had a chance to get caught up on goings-on in our lives since we last met.  By 6pm,  members started showing up for the reception held by the club, which got into full swing when the pizzas arrived from Pete's and the coolers of liquid refreshments came in out of the trunks of cars.  Monte from this group arrived shortly after, and I think this will be his virst visit to the show.  If you haven't met Monte, you will enjoy his enthusiasm for pipes and
tobaccos, and find that he is a very nice person.  I had met him for the first time in Chicago, and brought a few of my Kaywoodie pipes that he said he may be interested in.  He selected two 4 digit pipes, and I'm glad they found a good home.  I'll take the last of my collection to the show today, and hope to find new owners for them.  They are all the older white cloverleaf logo that is surrounded by a circle.  
 
Several friends from the Chicago area showed up, and pipes started appearing out of cases, which really livened up the conversations, and started the ritual of scramblilng for trades or purchases.  The number of serious collecters at the reception portended the tone of the show that starts at 10 this morning.  Two pipes donated by Alberto Bonfiglioli for the Silent Auction arrived yesterday, and I heard that the pieces available for the auction already exceeded previous events over the past 7 shows, so it looks like the show already is showing signs of being one of the best we've had.  I'll try to have a more detailed report when we get home tomorrow night.
 
Joe H  

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