On Thursday, I went to an event at Heroes & Legacies in Austin for Eric Stokkebye's 4th Generation which coincided with a meeting of the Austin Pipe Club. Mr. Stokkebye is really nice guy. I bought a tin of his 1957 blend and he signed it for me!
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Shortly after buying the tin, I was approached by one of the club members offering to sell me a ticket for their charity raffle. The raffle supported Toy Runners who this year was serving the Baptist Children's House in Round Rock, TX. I promptly bought two tickets, hardly even noticing the actual basket.
An hour or so later, they started the evening's raffles with the club's charity basket. I was in the back talking to some folks and wasn't even paying attention. Only after they called out the number for the third time, did I bother to check my ticket, and holy guacamole! I had won!
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The basket contained twelve different tobaccos, two pipes, a lighter and a $50 gift card to Heroes & Legacies.
Donated by members of the pipe club:
View media item 46677View media item 46676View media item 46675View media item 46673A tin of McClelland's 2011 Christmas cheer!
View media item 46672View media item 46671View media item 46670View media item 46668View media item 46662View media item 46663A Savinelli Black & White mini-churchwarden estate pipe!
Donated by Heroes & Legacies:
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Donated By Laudisi Distribution:
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Donated by Brian Levine of Sutliff Tobacco and the PipesMagazine.com Radio Show:
View media item 46660One whole pound!
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Donated by Eric Stokkebeye of 4th Generation
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I would to thank Heroes and Legacies, The Austin Pipe Club and Eric Stokkebeye for putting such a wonderful event. The donations for the basket were extremely generous and I believe that the club was able to raise several hundred dollars for Toy Runners. I've been hoping to acquire a Savinelli pipe for some time, and now all of a sudden, I have two!
So much tobacco, I don't know where to start! I'm pretty sure I'll be good for baccy for at least the next year (unless I make some bombing raids...)
Though, it'll be a few days until I'm able to enjoy any of these wonderful items because I'm recovering from a minor surgical procedure (a sinuplasty). Until then, I'm going to salivating over all of it.
Official photos of the event are now on Facebook.
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Shortly after buying the tin, I was approached by one of the club members offering to sell me a ticket for their charity raffle. The raffle supported Toy Runners who this year was serving the Baptist Children's House in Round Rock, TX. I promptly bought two tickets, hardly even noticing the actual basket.
An hour or so later, they started the evening's raffles with the club's charity basket. I was in the back talking to some folks and wasn't even paying attention. Only after they called out the number for the third time, did I bother to check my ticket, and holy guacamole! I had won!
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The basket contained twelve different tobaccos, two pipes, a lighter and a $50 gift card to Heroes & Legacies.
Donated by members of the pipe club:
View media item 46677View media item 46676View media item 46675View media item 46673A tin of McClelland's 2011 Christmas cheer!
View media item 46672View media item 46671View media item 46670View media item 46668View media item 46662View media item 46663A Savinelli Black & White mini-churchwarden estate pipe!
Donated by Heroes & Legacies:
View media item 46661View media item 46674
Donated By Laudisi Distribution:
View media item 46666Savinelli Spring 673 KS
View media item 46665
Donated by Brian Levine of Sutliff Tobacco and the PipesMagazine.com Radio Show:
View media item 46660One whole pound!
View media item 46669
Donated by Eric Stokkebeye of 4th Generation
View media item 46667
I would to thank Heroes and Legacies, The Austin Pipe Club and Eric Stokkebeye for putting such a wonderful event. The donations for the basket were extremely generous and I believe that the club was able to raise several hundred dollars for Toy Runners. I've been hoping to acquire a Savinelli pipe for some time, and now all of a sudden, I have two!
So much tobacco, I don't know where to start! I'm pretty sure I'll be good for baccy for at least the next year (unless I make some bombing raids...)
Though, it'll be a few days until I'm able to enjoy any of these wonderful items because I'm recovering from a minor surgical procedure (a sinuplasty). Until then, I'm going to salivating over all of it.
Official photos of the event are now on Facebook.
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