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==INTRODUCTION== | ==INTRODUCTION== | ||
It’s difficult to know if anyone reads my posts on pipedia.org, but Scott Thile has been very gracious during the past two years to accept every story I send. Since the demise of ''Pipes & tobaccos'' magazine in 2019, he’s been my venue of choice. This latest essay gives the reader something to ponder and contemplate.<br> | It’s difficult to know if anyone reads my posts on pipedia.org, but Scott Thile has been very gracious during the past two years to accept every story I send. Since the demise of ''Pipes & tobaccos'' magazine in 2019, he’s been my venue of choice. This latest essay gives the reader something to ponder and contemplate.<br> | ||
(''SYSOP Note: Thank you for entrusting your work to our archives on Pipedia, Ben. People do read your posts, but perhaps more importantly, | (''SYSOP Note: Thank you for entrusting your work to our archives on Pipedia, Ben. People do read your posts, but perhaps more importantly, they will be available here for future collectors and historians to discover. Only time will tell what will ultimately be important to future pipe enthusiasts and historians. Our mission is to capture as much information as possible while we still have access to the brain trust.'') | ||
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*Last, the saddest change of all, from the passing of many giants who had set the pace, broke new ground, energized the hobby, and left an indelible mark in many different and important ways: Tom Colwell, Tom Dunn, Carl Ehwa, Harvey Greif, John Loring, Barry Levin, Mike McCain, Mike Reschke, Chuck Rio, Basil Sullivan, ''inter alia'', to the most recent, Frank Burla, the force behind the CPCC. Unfortunately, this change is an unavoidable constant in life. | *Last, the saddest change of all, from the passing of many giants who had set the pace, broke new ground, energized the hobby, and left an indelible mark in many different and important ways: Tom Colwell, Tom Dunn, Carl Ehwa, Harvey Greif, John Loring, Barry Levin, Mike McCain, Mike Reschke, Chuck Rio, Basil Sullivan, ''inter alia'', to the most recent, Frank Burla, the force behind the CPCC. Unfortunately, this change is an unavoidable constant in life. | ||
==MY HYPOTHESIS== | ==MY HYPOTHESIS== | ||