From: "John Martin" <????????????????????>
Subject: Sci Fi Churchwardens and a Christmas Meerschaum [PIPES]

Christmas Greetings, o Brothers of the Bright Leaf!!!

I was watching the director's cut of "Blade Runner", a bit of science 
fiction film noir, during the Christmas break and was suprised by the number 
of clay pipes that popped up in various scenes.  There was a vase full of 
clays in the scene where two replicants suprise an elderly eye designer in 
his cryogenic chamber, and another scene where an elderly oriental smokes a 
shorter clay but my favorite scene is in an exotic nightclub where they show 
at least a dozen men & women smoking churchwardens at the bar.  I understand 
that smoke was a traditional element of film noir, and that clays might add 
a nice retro touch, but still I am pleasantly surprised.  Has anyone else 
seen clays pop up in interesting places???

I had a pretty decent Christmas pipewise.  I was ready to pay over $100 to 
replace one of my favorite briars, a large bore thick walled pot with 
something that had a bore that was at least as large, 23.5mm.  I was shocked 
to see the pipe's twin sitting in the seconds basket for a mere $30.00.  
This left me with enough extra cash to purchase a small slightly bent 
meerschaum lattice with an acrylic mouthpiece.  This is my first experience 
with meerschaum and I am suprised at how dry the smoke is, in fact I have to 
sip water while I smoke to prevent my mouth from drying.  It is a bit odd, 
but enjoyable once I had gotten used to it.

I hope that all of you had a merry holiday season, with fine pipes & dry 
cool smokes.

John E. Martin
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