From: Hanjo Iwanowitsch <??????????????????????????>
Subject: Introduction.

Dear Steve,

thank you for joining me to the list!

I really like to read the Pipes Digest - but am a little astonished that the
most pipe-smokers live in USA. Some I used to see in the german djungle as well
... but perhaps they do not own a computer.

To introduce me: I'm a 27-year old student of German language and linguistics
and Philosophy. Pipe-smoking was one of my interests since I was about 20. 

I began with MacBaren's Scottish Mixture till the day I found an old fine
tobacco-, pipes- and  cigars-dealer named "tabac trennt". I changed to Trennt's
Jubilaeumsmischung which is a fine mild longcut of six tobaccos, very good for
beginners. The rhyme on the packet says: 
   "Jeder smoeker 
   hett sin hoeker
   de watt kennt
   swoert op trennt!"
Then I changed to Abu Riha, another mixture of "tabac trennt". It is a mixture
in english way of mixing with a good amount of Latakia. As well longcut, but
spicy.
Sometimes I smoke Dunhill's Early Morning Pipe.

For all who will come to Kiel sometimes :-) I really recommend the shop of Mr
Trennt, as well to the cigar smokers. Mr Trennt himself is a passionate
cigar-smoker, too.

In conscience of my purse I normally smoke Stanwell-Pipes: Lovat, Bent, Bent
Albert.

Smoke in peace! (I like this line very much, Steve!)

Regards,
Hanjo Iwanowitsch, Kiel, Germany. 
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[ Thanks, Hanjo, and welcome! -S. ]


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