From: ????????????????????????? (Steve Masticola)
Subject: Pipes Digest #7 (April 3, 1989)

If anyone here is near Princeton, I'd recommend that you stop in at John
David, Ltd. in the Quakerbridge Mall. It's not just a run-of-the-mall
smokeshop; John and his son know their tobacco (which I admit I'm a bit
ignorant about, but people like Elias and Bill are educating me!) and are
almost embarrasingly helpful. 

John turned me on to African, which he had used as the major component of an
English blend. (I think there was also some Virginia and just a small shade
of Latakia.) African has a "naturally sweet" taste - I didn't know what that
meant, and asked. Later, as I was walking around the mall puffing away on my
full-bent Peterson, I discovered that there was a sweet taste to the smoke;
not overpowering, but present. Quite nice, after some of the heavy blends
I'd been smoking for the past couple of weeks. (I also noticed that I was
being "given the eye" by some rather attractive young ladies, which was also
pleasant! Perhaps many women still do enjoy the smell of a pipe. :-9

Also this week, I got a reply from Pipe Collectors International, and sent
away for a year's subscription. They publish a bimonthly tabloid newsletter,
and sponsor a convention and some local swap meets. The $15/year they charge
certainly seems reasonable; I'll let you know how the newsletter is, and
post their cover letter in a later Pipes Digest. Until next time, then,

Smoke in peace,
~\U Steve.

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