From: ??????????????????????? (Elias Mazur)
Subject: Happy end.

Dear fellow pipe smokers:

After a long and painful process, only alleviated by my relaxing
moments enjoyed with my pipes, I finally got a job. This means that I
will be able to keep in touch with the group and enjoy reading our now
famous pipe digest.

My new job is located in Madison, NJ, which means that I will be able
to take advantage of the many pipe stores in NYC and also able to
attend the meetings of the NY Pipe Club. Before starting the job I
will travel to Brazil to visit my family. I will spend 3 to 4 weeks
there.

Since I haven't been very active lately,( reason: the famous 'moving
adventure') I will try to catch up on some topics discussed here in
the past pipe digests. I followed the discussion about cigars and I
would like to give a suggestion to those of you that, like me, enjoy a
good cigar once in a while. There is a very good cigar, hard to find,
made in Brazil, more specificly in Bahia, the state in Brazil where I
come from. It is definitely worth a try.  It is called Suerdick and
I'm sure that many of you have seen and tried it before. It is a very
good cigar and considered world wide as one of the best. The reason
behind its quality is the climate of the region where they grow the
tobacco. The climate is very similar to the one in Cuba, and that's
why Mr. Suerdick started his plantation in that area some time ago.
They have a wide variety of types of cigars, but I am not very
familiar with it. Since I am going to be there, I will buy a fairly
large number of them, considering that the price is something like 20%
of the price here in the USA and is always easy to find. I will give
more details of these cigars when I come back from Brazil.

Back to pipes, I can say that I finally came to fully appreciate
free-hand pipes. I got an excellent deal the last time I went to Mr
Bob Smith's store in Utica, and bought my second free-hand. Very good
pipe! The advantage of the free-hand is that they are usually made
from the very top of the briar root, which is the best part of the
wood and gives a beautiful straight grain. This provides a very cool
smoke. I am sure that soon I will add another one to my collection.

Well, I will be back from Brazil by the end of September. Until then,
I wish you all a cool and pleasant smoke till the last puff of your
pipe. 

Smoke in peace.

- Elias Mazur.

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