532. Holy Smokes – A Pondering by Ben Ewing
Save the date! The Pete Geeks are meeting at Dick’s Uptown Cafe in Cedar Hill the morning of the Texas Pipe Show, Saturday, November 14th, at 7:15. Hope to see you there. I’m taking the morning off here, but found this great article a while back that I wanted to share. It’s by
531. Amu Torres: Pete Geek, “Pipe Medic,” & Laudisi Rep to the Midwest
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS The Texas Pipe Show is a month away and if you’ve haven’t heard, PPN will have a table chock-full of donations for the Charles Peterson Memorial, ranging from some real bargains (under $30) to some artisan pipes (by our own Fletch Hiner) to some fantastic Petes–which we’ll try to sell at
530. Plum’s Pot: P. G. Wodehouse and a Visual History of Peterson’s Pot Shape
today’s post goes out to Gene Umberger, golfer & Pete Geek PSA Last week brought four boxes of donations for our Texas Pipe Show Charles Peterson Memorial donations table, including new pipes, estate pipes, vintage tins and accessories. It also saw the sale of 1906 Catalog–the first PPN auction–and netted an outstanding $600 from an
529. SPECIAL BULLETIN: 2026 Halloween Pipes Drop Wednesday, Oct 7th! + 1906 Catalog Auction for the CP Memorial
psa We’re up to 19%, or $3163. I’ve had four Pete Geeks write about sending pipes and tins for the Texas Pipe Show table in a few weeks, including one from Germany. And speaking of Germany, check out the live auction to benefit the Memorial for a 1906 Catalog later in this post. Volker Cub,
528. SPECIAL BULLETIN: It’s THAT TIME! The 2026 PPN Pipe of the Year Available to Order
psa The Charles Peterson Memorial We’ve reached 17% as of Saturday evening, per the GoFundMe page. If you scroll through the list of donors you’ll see many names familiar to you through PPN as well as an astounding $1K gift from Anonymous—a long-time tobacconist and Pete lover who asked me to encourage other shop owners
527. Update on the Charles Peterson Memorial + A George Kapp Meer in Collector’s Corner
Jonathan Boldt and I caught up yesterday for a smoak and to reflect on the first week of the Charles Peterson memorial GoFundMe. The campaign had raised 8% as of last night, but Jonathan is optimistic and believes these are early days. We contacted Sandra Bondarevska, whom you know from earlier posts as
