tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90492421594413352372024-03-05T01:18:02.741-06:00The Briar FilesA blog about pipes and pipe smoking.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.comBlogger582125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-90802889326268965032015-04-08T19:19:00.003-05:002015-04-08T19:19:44.188-05:00The Bookworm's Table<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLY20Xat77Rn9YkUYFgwBQ3htwKY-NfUHk6Quqs4RTgai8BQhtw3htUjrR4wAKJjjvO9kS_vTMY0EkAQdrPOGExX7Y4pNP4XL7U5JCb42j2MzvP1qG549dtV1AZokTjIcFoTRp_uMBQ8Y/s1600/bookworm's+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLY20Xat77Rn9YkUYFgwBQ3htwKY-NfUHk6Quqs4RTgai8BQhtw3htUjrR4wAKJjjvO9kS_vTMY0EkAQdrPOGExX7Y4pNP4XL7U5JCb42j2MzvP1qG549dtV1AZokTjIcFoTRp_uMBQ8Y/s1600/bookworm's%2Btable.jpg" height="400" width="302" /></a></div>
<br />
Painting by Claude Raguet Hirst (1855-1942). Painted 1890s. Click to enlarge.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-29209887450128232015-02-21T13:44:00.002-06:002015-02-21T13:44:50.799-06:00Pipe Smoker Quick Fix: Walter Cronkite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQhdqQ-vR-SjJpD-Eb2KFaIkhr14X2p8rsEHFUNAaWutkNVTuud9-5sVJq9Ya1b-ULcqEp3HhKCrvluG9jMx_o_N9J_p6_UbOmbDiLo07BGVC3BvV3KYvm6h4RABtIkxh-8plTp4XD_17/s1600/cronkite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQhdqQ-vR-SjJpD-Eb2KFaIkhr14X2p8rsEHFUNAaWutkNVTuud9-5sVJq9Ya1b-ULcqEp3HhKCrvluG9jMx_o_N9J_p6_UbOmbDiLo07BGVC3BvV3KYvm6h4RABtIkxh-8plTp4XD_17/s1600/cronkite.jpg" height="270" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
Walter Cronkite as a student at the University of Texas in Austin.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-55106806370040920632015-01-12T18:34:00.002-06:002015-01-12T18:34:18.657-06:00World War I pipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JWIPE80riwXwWlJ7RvXRve2XOxv77O8zMk-3vrlO2ce55tEizJXdhTY40BPe0JKpOv-a-OXonIziuMo36xRquRo9mXYJMYiqgXb3Mpoh0gQh2nDo5OGAy85jQT9kfqUBFIZ2SW0nFyJ9/s1600/pipe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JWIPE80riwXwWlJ7RvXRve2XOxv77O8zMk-3vrlO2ce55tEizJXdhTY40BPe0JKpOv-a-OXonIziuMo36xRquRo9mXYJMYiqgXb3Mpoh0gQh2nDo5OGAy85jQT9kfqUBFIZ2SW0nFyJ9/s1600/pipe.png" height="265" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/29/world-war-i-soldiers-room-untouched-for-almost-100-years/" target="_blank">World War I soldier’s room untouched for almost 100 years</a>AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-48773772613888646352014-12-24T17:12:00.004-06:002014-12-24T17:12:55.409-06:00Pipe cleanersThe only Christmas presents William Faulkner would accept from his family were pipe cleaners.
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Faulkner's stepson, Malcolm Franklin, wrote in his book <i>Bitterweeds: Life with William Faulkner at Rowan Oak</i>
that his gifts "consisted of little bundles of pipe cleaners, some in
assorted colors, others snow-white. There were all kinds of pipe
cleaners in various bundles clinging precariously to the branches of the
tree, each with its little tag. There was one package of Dill pipe
cleaners, which Faulkner liked particularly... If he received any other
gift he would carefully take it to his office and there it would remain
unopened." Why the great writer would only accept these presents remains
a mystery.</blockquote>
<br />
via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/oliver-tearle/10-surprising-literary-fa_b_6346778.html?utm_hp_ref=books" target="_blank">Huffington Post</a>AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-8468487220091396792014-12-15T18:56:00.001-06:002014-12-15T18:58:01.962-06:00"True Temperance"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6A2WZ-vtXApY8Tg6FIoYTMBUI_AdWQ1vlOrcXQA25B-PFfPBzrbnToZm_UKjo5ytWgimMFHbPuUR3DDV5DbOizqAqECU5qGL7nmKiXrhvZ-sQQ4iCAD9aH-QaAN6tziQ5ldUswY0OFGP/s1600/temperance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid6A2WZ-vtXApY8Tg6FIoYTMBUI_AdWQ1vlOrcXQA25B-PFfPBzrbnToZm_UKjo5ytWgimMFHbPuUR3DDV5DbOizqAqECU5qGL7nmKiXrhvZ-sQQ4iCAD9aH-QaAN6tziQ5ldUswY0OFGP/s1600/temperance.jpg" height="350" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
From <i>Puck</i> magazine, 1888.<br />
<br />
via <a href="http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/10/blurred-forms-an-unsteady-history-of-drunkenness" target="_blank">the Appendix</a>AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-7006763876759569562014-12-04T19:08:00.002-06:002014-12-04T19:08:30.029-06:00Unpublished Raymond Chandler work discovered in Library of Congress <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/02/raymond-chandler-libretto-library-congress" target="_blank">Unpublished Raymond Chandler work discovered in Library of Congress</a><br />
<blockquote>
An early, never-before-published work by crime novelist <a class=" u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="http://www.theguardian.com/books/raymondchandler">Raymond Chandler</a> has been discovered in the Library of Congress in Washington.
<br />
<br />
The 48-page libretto to the comic opera The Princess and the Pedlar,
with music by Julian Pascal, has hidden in plain sight at the library
since its copyright was first registered on 29 August 1917.
<br />
<br />
The work, a copy of which was obtained by the Guardian<i>,</i> was found in March by Kim Cooper, shortly after she published her debut novel, The Kept Girl<i>, </i>featuring a fictionalised Chandler<i> </i>in 1929 Los Angeles.</blockquote>
Click for all the info and another great photo of Raymond Chandler with pipe.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-12660406708492181982014-12-03T19:02:00.000-06:002014-12-03T19:02:02.511-06:00Just a couple of comments on tobaccoA few days ago I remembered that I still had that sample of C&D's Briar Fox that I had received from smokingpipes.com a while back when I placed an order for a couple of pounds of bulk. It had dried out a little, but it was still okay, and I went ahead and gave it a moistening treatment anyway.<br />
<br />
Briar Fox is a Virginia/burley blend that is pressed into blocks. I have to be careful with certain burley blends because some of them give me Half & Half flashbacks. There are a few burley blends that I still like on occasion, such as C&D's Haunted Bookshop, which I still order by the pound now and then--although I like it better with more Perique.<br />
<br />
I liked Briar Fox. I don't normally do any very eloquent tobacco reviews, so I'll just say that I liked it and the burley was not overpowering. So if you're looking for a decent smoke without any "spice" tobaccos in it (for some reason), you could try Briar Fox.<br />
<br />
Comment number 2: Today I went by the local cigar shop/tobacconist to get a few ounces of bulk to hold me over until I can make another big online order. I've requested this mix before, so I knew I would like it: 2 ounces Virginia, 1.5 ounces Perique, 0.5 ounce Latakia.<br />
<br />
The guy said, "a half ounce each of Perique and Latakia?"<br />
<br />
"No," I repeated, "an <i>ounce and a half</i> of Perique."<br />
<br />
He raised his eyebrows, and as he poured it into the bowl with the Virginia, remarked, "That's a lot of Perique!"<br />
<br />
I only replied, "Yeah."<br />
<br />
It still amuses me how it seems that everyone who works there has this thing about Perique.<br />
<br />
It's a decent blend, very simple and nothing fancy, but it works and I like it a lot. But if you have some kind of scary-thing going on about Perique, maybe you'd want to avoid it.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-22438208840845059322014-11-28T13:38:00.000-06:002014-11-28T16:38:18.001-06:00Reviving old tobaccoThis is one of those things that your mileage is definitely going to vary on, but I thought I would pass this on. I cleaned out the back of my Jeep today and found a small Mason jar with maybe 3 or 4 bowls worth of tobacco in it. I couldn't remember what it was--it smelled like latakia--but it had been back there for a long time. It was really dry. Just crackling dry. So I thought I'd go ahead and see if I could revive it enough to smoke.<br />
<br />
This is what I do to moisten tobacco: I put fairly small quantities of it in a small Mason jar in a sort of ring so I can put a small medicine cup upside down in the center. I fold some tissue paper (take your pick, although I'd suggest not using anything that's been scented or lotioned) into a small square and wet it, then squeeze out pretty much all the excess water so that it's quite wet but not dripping. I put that little square on top of the medicine cup and put the lid back on the jar. Let it sit overnight or longer, depending on how much you want to moisten the tobacco. Don't let it go too long or it will start forming mold. Where I live, the one time this happened to me it took several days (one of my experiments).<br />
<br />
It turns out that after a night of my moistening treatment, the tobacco is quite smokeable again and turns out to be some of C&D's Mountain Camp.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-78484876229552065642014-11-18T15:01:00.000-06:002014-11-18T15:01:01.270-06:00Pipe smoker: Roy Hardesty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_TeJsuo8pBfP3UuR7ncK6SAwbItk-T6wso6BTu4QHQE39uaw2nkxSrOUgddzGLdBEDif7kxDU77zfoCCHsLxjIw6t1KaLdHQYTH3KVu5yUTv2fhNFTpQvGXpcEmTom9AtRk9Zk7xRS2H/s1600/hardesty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_TeJsuo8pBfP3UuR7ncK6SAwbItk-T6wso6BTu4QHQE39uaw2nkxSrOUgddzGLdBEDif7kxDU77zfoCCHsLxjIw6t1KaLdHQYTH3KVu5yUTv2fhNFTpQvGXpcEmTom9AtRk9Zk7xRS2H/s1600/hardesty.jpg" height="400" width="251" /></a></div>
Joe Gillan and Roy Hardesty (with pipe) of the Texas Rangers, photographed in Mexia, Texas in 1923. Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TracesofTexas?fref=nf" target="_blank">Traces of Texas</a> (Facebook link).AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-4013302657476685472014-11-07T20:13:00.005-06:002014-11-07T20:13:52.240-06:00Vintage ad (date unknown): Smoking jacket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLa-GXgD9EycgHlejxE2RpIT-sGEN4JQ0zPZ60yZLpHKlAyL_bvV5A6pZSgWy72z6q2d4nmTpUx5cQCjHO0tleNJ8cq-kfYw1MV_Cl9Ooyqc7RfylLLEOhlS5DSZ9Z5-0w9hMg46azpeu/s1600/jacket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLa-GXgD9EycgHlejxE2RpIT-sGEN4JQ0zPZ60yZLpHKlAyL_bvV5A6pZSgWy72z6q2d4nmTpUx5cQCjHO0tleNJ8cq-kfYw1MV_Cl9Ooyqc7RfylLLEOhlS5DSZ9Z5-0w9hMg46azpeu/s1600/jacket.jpg" height="400" width="272" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>click to enlarge</i></div>
<br />
Buy a jacket, get a free pipe!<br />
<br />
Thanks to <a href="http://billcrider.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bill Crider's Pop Culture Blog</a>.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-43191998422293853572014-10-30T15:38:00.003-05:002014-10-30T15:38:29.274-05:00Ghostly Gourds by Normal Rockwell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KpNNZUIwrw4LpJU2XnYmomHLEsFkkd1e1jOf35bFDuwcs2N_3BcJKCR2huQH-ZcNS8-pgimDgHfrcYhT1GqcEFy7jLzi2wPGln2a4h-qUenOo7a6nNpKrqVzW3BQQGLddTqPtIioV-NM/s1600/gourds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KpNNZUIwrw4LpJU2XnYmomHLEsFkkd1e1jOf35bFDuwcs2N_3BcJKCR2huQH-ZcNS8-pgimDgHfrcYhT1GqcEFy7jLzi2wPGln2a4h-qUenOo7a6nNpKrqVzW3BQQGLddTqPtIioV-NM/s1600/gourds.jpg" height="400" width="368" /></a></div>
<br />AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-82870249014810449122014-10-23T19:50:00.002-05:002014-10-23T19:50:46.472-05:00Pipe smoker: Nick Merfelder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUVNokxa4wLualcjEkjncFlwNLn3gFu8qNYkdltFt-tZsBj7Xtwpl-YmuF6tfOEzjMr8U-alSfkkXPVgeTLarxIxgeEOFcLT2eXyk5NVjgIQjE7HruID8BiP4UonmzPzcbMXXtpKt-Ltd/s1600/merfelder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUVNokxa4wLualcjEkjncFlwNLn3gFu8qNYkdltFt-tZsBj7Xtwpl-YmuF6tfOEzjMr8U-alSfkkXPVgeTLarxIxgeEOFcLT2eXyk5NVjgIQjE7HruID8BiP4UonmzPzcbMXXtpKt-Ltd/s1600/merfelder.jpg" height="297" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>click to enlarge</i></div>
<br />
Nick Merfelder petting his dog in Fort Davis in 1896. Mr.
Merfelder was born in Bavaria, immigrated to the United States as a
young man, and eventually ended up in Fort Davis, Texas. He was
the post's musician, barber, photographer, and justice of the peace.<br />
<br />
Thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TracesofTexas?fref=nf" target="_blank">Traces of Texas</a> (Facebook link). AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-64165470999517254882014-10-20T16:09:00.002-05:002014-10-20T16:09:22.450-05:00Decisions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81h1VBt3ae3PWcIQm-M5NsCz9CCRiKbnEIJnczZQiDXhU3ddCjsi1x5fXmewAHHvAcDRFL4nML5DmUW5iWeu26q4pVozi5cVpx1aVXT2BMfouk7R6z6kV3sdAR6N-vzQ8ltZmUc1g7BNJ/s1600/2014-10-20_AnalysisParalysis.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg81h1VBt3ae3PWcIQm-M5NsCz9CCRiKbnEIJnczZQiDXhU3ddCjsi1x5fXmewAHHvAcDRFL4nML5DmUW5iWeu26q4pVozi5cVpx1aVXT2BMfouk7R6z6kV3sdAR6N-vzQ8ltZmUc1g7BNJ/s1600/2014-10-20_AnalysisParalysis.png" height="162" width="400" /></a></div>
From <a href="http://www.misk-u.com/comic/analysis-paralysis/" target="_blank">Miskatonic U</a>.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-60309325744815192462014-10-11T21:01:00.003-05:002014-10-11T21:01:40.721-05:00A picturesque but unnamed pipe smoker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpEM-y7XgmXpIbR9YGWxcUiMFje9m_BSRSKGltYeHUG4ustnwM_1j3sh3h_gM9X_QT38BqFH8xxBDMoKvBDR2KYktZ-WXNIFICts91DbsQR2T2K5qRZ48iJcW5M8kVrolGEG8Y2wy9jKN/s1600/tumblr_mlo8e0yqhV1qigaa4o1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpEM-y7XgmXpIbR9YGWxcUiMFje9m_BSRSKGltYeHUG4ustnwM_1j3sh3h_gM9X_QT38BqFH8xxBDMoKvBDR2KYktZ-WXNIFICts91DbsQR2T2K5qRZ48iJcW5M8kVrolGEG8Y2wy9jKN/s1600/tumblr_mlo8e0yqhV1qigaa4o1_500.jpg" height="400" width="325" /></a></div>
A man of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svans">Svan people</a> with traditional dagger and long pipe in the village of Mestia in the mountains of Georgia, Russian Empire, circa 1888-1900.<br />
<br />
via <a href="http://my-ear-trumpet.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck By Lightning</a> AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-50533469651233572822014-10-07T16:49:00.000-05:002014-10-07T16:49:05.096-05:00Pipe, not pipe...wait a minute--pipe!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nv3vSmiVktbtZvTvY2wFXC8WKg5xIOgZM-i6qanUWzWmDjoEEKQplIwFJID8a6ZHGmZxNW8monws2OGRRl7BovSZQYbUshQW2o_84IEVrPaASDKHS2_tcAsyQImFf8Q8LArKSRF-aGys/s1600/hb_1977.462.1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nv3vSmiVktbtZvTvY2wFXC8WKg5xIOgZM-i6qanUWzWmDjoEEKQplIwFJID8a6ZHGmZxNW8monws2OGRRl7BovSZQYbUshQW2o_84IEVrPaASDKHS2_tcAsyQImFf8Q8LArKSRF-aGys/s1600/hb_1977.462.1.jpg" height="115" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
The Chokwe peoples occupy the broad expanse of open savanna in
present-day Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo. During the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Chokwe chiefs became increasingly
involved in trade with Europeans who sought rubber, wax, and ivory as
well as African slaves for their colonies in the New World. Slaves were
often exchanged for firearms, and these were employed in raids on
neighboring peoples that produced more captives to sell to European
traders. Local leaders who prospered from this exchange frequently
commissioned prestige items from local artisans to indicate their wealth
and power. This tobacco pipe is one such item that demonstrates the
degree to which warfare, the slave trade, and elite arts were
intertwined at this time. The pipe itself was the prerogative of
individuals who could afford expensive imported tobacco, generally by
trading slaves, while the rifle refers to the means by which such slaves
were acquired.</blockquote>
From the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1977.462.1" target="_blank">Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History</a>. Click to read full article.<br />
<br />
<br />
AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-16683176220584812842014-10-05T20:39:00.002-05:002014-10-05T20:39:50.723-05:00The pretentious pipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOg8fToerbCE59Z3SzGxpPpiuMpA5pgOqwhoy-YZE7Jr4o6s_1i4nPsNEwagVVn7Pe9kQY036PwBZD8SSjaud4es3Yt8GTlYjMdSKQosmZm5CgQ3OXImDEtTV1tWzGvZR7GZIkr1ShRFx/s1600/pipes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieOg8fToerbCE59Z3SzGxpPpiuMpA5pgOqwhoy-YZE7Jr4o6s_1i4nPsNEwagVVn7Pe9kQY036PwBZD8SSjaud4es3Yt8GTlYjMdSKQosmZm5CgQ3OXImDEtTV1tWzGvZR7GZIkr1ShRFx/s1600/pipes.jpg" height="400" width="305" /></a></div>
From <a href="http://jimbenton.com/" target="_blank">jimbenton.com</a>.<br />
<br />
Many years ago I mentioned to someone that I preferred bent pipes to straight, and was told that bents are too pretentious for a young man. "Well, I guess I'm pretentious, then" was my answer. Now I guess I'm too old for that to be an issue, anyway.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-5835011197911725282014-10-04T19:54:00.002-05:002014-10-04T19:54:58.690-05:00Lost Sherlock Holmes film foundReaders of this blog know that I have previously written about both William Gillette and Sherlock Holmes on more than one occasion, so I think this news is worthy of reporting although it has nothing to do with pipes.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2014/10/breaking-long-lost-william-gillette.html" target="_blank">Long Lost William Gillette Sherlock Holmes Film Found</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<br />
There is one Sherlock Holmes film that legendary in its heritage: the 1916 Sherlock Holmes starring none other than William Gillette (1853 - 1937). This film is significant because it has long been lost.<br />
<br />
Gillette asked for and received permission from Arthur Conan Doyle to adapt material and use the character for a play in 1899. And from that time until the early 1930s, he played the role some 1,300 times. And yet the 1916 film is the only record that was made of Gillette's performance in the title role that dominated so much of his career.<br />
<br />
Today the Cinémathèque Française announced that the original negative of the film has been located!</blockquote>
Click the link to read the whole story.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-61236978498367334222014-09-19T21:15:00.001-05:002014-09-19T21:15:03.941-05:00English and Scotch Soldiers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yAnKXQ0UBcfzyHRaVlLEZYsP0Q1GQ_Avn935PQEIgNVHlgbyV7wIGGK2JclOHDiEDf-RhtU8ko385VFG63cXHICyg5SZTbwRmMbfuV-ggZpGiT3XBE20Mh9ziEY_8AdPjnhbR2viDsUu/s1600/soldiers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3yAnKXQ0UBcfzyHRaVlLEZYsP0Q1GQ_Avn935PQEIgNVHlgbyV7wIGGK2JclOHDiEDf-RhtU8ko385VFG63cXHICyg5SZTbwRmMbfuV-ggZpGiT3XBE20Mh9ziEY_8AdPjnhbR2viDsUu/s1600/soldiers.jpg" height="400" width="287" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>click to enlarge</i></div>
<br />
<br />
English and Scotch Soldiers/Soldats Anglais et Escosais.
<br />
Private Men of the 95th Rifles, 71st Highlanders, and a corporal of the 42nd Highlanders, c. 1815. Artist Unknown.<br />
<br />
via the <a href="http://my-ear-trumpet.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Ear-Trumpet</a> AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-34689554592186267612014-09-18T19:43:00.000-05:002014-09-18T19:43:04.217-05:00That thou still believe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf-Zxkypgz4v9qj5cc7JwWL9K2ojlmksOBraGCmO-1cSOuoY8e5cCBwESpYhK9Upbs2YhPnD-14Prtb4BO5DIEgrgvMPWzs3kPsV9rQ2bTk3sdX-Th8ouhyphenhyphenETEs6O_x0xT2o71tHsaRM6/s1600/tumblr_nbgs81wFXq1txw7lto1_r2_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf-Zxkypgz4v9qj5cc7JwWL9K2ojlmksOBraGCmO-1cSOuoY8e5cCBwESpYhK9Upbs2YhPnD-14Prtb4BO5DIEgrgvMPWzs3kPsV9rQ2bTk3sdX-Th8ouhyphenhyphenETEs6O_x0xT2o71tHsaRM6/s1600/tumblr_nbgs81wFXq1txw7lto1_r2_500.png" height="400" width="387" /></a></div>
From <a href="http://popsonnet.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Pop Sonnets</a>.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-77694547594686503552014-09-09T18:33:00.001-05:002014-09-09T18:33:14.831-05:00Bottled History<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/61996880" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/61996880">Bottled History</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/smithjournal">Smith Journal</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
<br />
A short film about pipe-smoking ship-in-a-bottle artist Ray Gascoigne. AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-84030234484676753422014-09-09T15:12:00.001-05:002014-09-09T15:12:09.896-05:00Shot pipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IB_xHFtDhQVEje6eHvR0gIC1yMPBqFncKGjvCnPkVfKeK31oAbHhR6Mw0VW9-nGP6qj1dtQdgemT3D257kklA-hxax3GqVyGBXxNlBAbCyl-nYo6wwbw6UPSJXNsX5Sjwj2EXpnnqXlH/s1600/shot+pipe.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1IB_xHFtDhQVEje6eHvR0gIC1yMPBqFncKGjvCnPkVfKeK31oAbHhR6Mw0VW9-nGP6qj1dtQdgemT3D257kklA-hxax3GqVyGBXxNlBAbCyl-nYo6wwbw6UPSJXNsX5Sjwj2EXpnnqXlH/s1600/shot+pipe.png" height="256" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>click to enlarge</i></div>
<br />
From <a href="http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-hole-book-1908/" target="_blank">The Hole Book</a> (Peter Newell, 1908) at <a href="http://publicdomainreview.org/" target="_blank">The Public Domain Review</a>.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-24201995295307029472014-08-15T18:38:00.001-05:002014-08-15T18:38:10.297-05:00Pipe smokers not welcome<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o4wbLWbt2xCo3cE4VZ65aIr6itaSv0HLQRjzf3tDl1A1Ek4hzerjU_y-Se9pXlpUiNgj8EMIC-FJs2sqRlXAABENTLxudJx1op4gOvx2zP0MP9VIqdcq6x2qNoCBHzT6-UrKbnuxvHLk/s1600/tobacco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2o4wbLWbt2xCo3cE4VZ65aIr6itaSv0HLQRjzf3tDl1A1Ek4hzerjU_y-Se9pXlpUiNgj8EMIC-FJs2sqRlXAABENTLxudJx1op4gOvx2zP0MP9VIqdcq6x2qNoCBHzT6-UrKbnuxvHLk/s1600/tobacco.jpg" height="280" width="400" /></a></div>
Sign outside Zion, Illinois, ca. 1915. <br />
<br />
via <a href="http://inmedias.blogspot.com.au/2014/08/libertarianism-paternalism-and-pot.html" target="_blank">In Medias Res</a>AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-56967929132739878002014-08-08T18:23:00.002-05:002014-08-08T18:23:48.371-05:00Willis Carrier invented air conditioning and possibly smoked a pipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyAdItPJfpJKZm-j6tye2YKZ5sQmUNoiSA-VnYlEo1Bhn4sLtdtIyoUBZhblrHVSKTv2_9fPeR63JMFUmQmcdxz-gyTUYkP-cJAPEzx0QEjUZ8AlGxq4Hn8Pwo89o9qAkYznn1DIjCa_d/s1600/00893_2003_001_A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyAdItPJfpJKZm-j6tye2YKZ5sQmUNoiSA-VnYlEo1Bhn4sLtdtIyoUBZhblrHVSKTv2_9fPeR63JMFUmQmcdxz-gyTUYkP-cJAPEzx0QEjUZ8AlGxq4Hn8Pwo89o9qAkYznn1DIjCa_d/s1600/00893_2003_001_A.jpg" height="326" width="400" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>click to enlarge</i></div>
<br />
<a href="http://blog.oup.com/2014/07/anniversary-air-conditioning/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=oupacademic&utm_campaign=oupblog" target="_blank">On the anniversary of air conditioning at OUPblog</a>.AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-31905700955695466262014-08-08T17:35:00.000-05:002014-08-08T17:35:02.228-05:00Pipe-smoking sculpture<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb3GMqPcZ5eaqqmu5TShbJwYJCOE_Tgk48s36LU5117Rll0ehOfsoVCqMvotQlu2sU2gAI63nA5poBQiNm4CJlydpx-N1VL0o4PaQkpNIzf7-muzRABb-iERNXJaRRhAvt3qW2PfRX4Y3/s1600/20140718_134112_W+116th+Cir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb3GMqPcZ5eaqqmu5TShbJwYJCOE_Tgk48s36LU5117Rll0ehOfsoVCqMvotQlu2sU2gAI63nA5poBQiNm4CJlydpx-N1VL0o4PaQkpNIzf7-muzRABb-iERNXJaRRhAvt3qW2PfRX4Y3/s1600/20140718_134112_W+116th+Cir.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXNkmwKbzCK4jxbEVQhWhwdKcaX2g5Y-IhavvxeZa4nCDV6dbaZtM_D-leuEwDRZAaGEiSdFmEKbHN3JEm7RP_a8uUgm2QeKSoqwVEo1mNU8rhhIT5ubDTKe8MoZVKi-HoirJ7_HwXxL_/s1600/20140718_134120_W+116th+Cir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXNkmwKbzCK4jxbEVQhWhwdKcaX2g5Y-IhavvxeZa4nCDV6dbaZtM_D-leuEwDRZAaGEiSdFmEKbHN3JEm7RP_a8uUgm2QeKSoqwVEo1mNU8rhhIT5ubDTKe8MoZVKi-HoirJ7_HwXxL_/s1600/20140718_134120_W+116th+Cir.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW8bhp03qQAgkg_t67J6bl8eCSXHmZYA71h1sC3ZB_ObwO98G6Bdh8VkxUglDmSJ2clLnlHjdf-3bn-aOtbtW8fkxubfm1Z0gySlK3pGdXVemqPgr04imiIwQv-YnR015vjEYGz0IRYAj/s1600/20140718_134214_W+116th+Cir.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipW8bhp03qQAgkg_t67J6bl8eCSXHmZYA71h1sC3ZB_ObwO98G6Bdh8VkxUglDmSJ2clLnlHjdf-3bn-aOtbtW8fkxubfm1Z0gySlK3pGdXVemqPgr04imiIwQv-YnR015vjEYGz0IRYAj/s1600/20140718_134214_W+116th+Cir.jpg" height="320" width="180" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>all photos click to enlarge</i> </div>
<br />
Some photos of a sculpture of a pipe-smoking man playing fetch with his dogs. At an animal hospital in Broomfield, Colorado. Sent to me by a reader. Thanks, Ken!AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9049242159441335237.post-42453002075816798962014-07-31T20:21:00.002-05:002014-07-31T20:21:22.161-05:0030 Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes For Your Next Existential Crisis <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkOGhbx4kH_iKqPGaNyyFI2V_GWe-sInxIR717igrbdO1uGUlrn1bxffKRYztaKWHFKDMrb8F1cL0lwBCPfMJ5CMtPwnTZeQjudHpeZwW9UxMy4exRFdGaMARVefjb8KQnTWfEv7sqTsx/s1600/sartre-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkOGhbx4kH_iKqPGaNyyFI2V_GWe-sInxIR717igrbdO1uGUlrn1bxffKRYztaKWHFKDMrb8F1cL0lwBCPfMJ5CMtPwnTZeQjudHpeZwW9UxMy4exRFdGaMARVefjb8KQnTWfEv7sqTsx/s1600/sartre-1.jpg" height="317" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<a href="http://flavorwire.com/463783/30-jean-paul-sartre-quotes-for-your-next-existential-crisis/view-all">30 Jean-Paul Sartre Quotes For Your Next Existential Crisis </a>AlanDPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.com0