Interview with Santa!
It's not often that you get to chat with someone who can teleport into your studio. It was great chatting with one of the most famous pipe smokers on the planet. You'll hear that he doesn't answer every question, but he is quite candid. I hope that you and yours enjoy your holiday season and have a very Merry Christmas. [click here to listen]
The Radice family podcast is here!
Check out the pics below as you listen to the Radice podcast. You can listen to this podcast either directly on this site by clicking the link above, or in itunes. If possible, please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes (read "Important" message below for more info and links.) My wife Venessa and I were fortunate enough to take a trip to Italy in late April this year (2009.) While there, we took a train to Milan where none other than Luca (of Neatpipes.com fame) picked us up to take us to the Radice workshop. We sat down and had a chat with Father Luigi and sons Gianluca and Marzio. Luca was very gracious to be our interpreter for the day. After the interview the Radice's took us out to lunch at a wonderful spot. The pipes I saw while there were beyond words. It was really incredible to sit across the table from these great pipemakers. The hospitality while there was second to none. They were incredible hosts and a sheer delight to be with. Being able to walk slowly through the workshop and examine every square inch was such a treat. My Radice pipes mean even more to me now that I was able to get to know this wonderful family. I hope you feel the same after listening to this podcast. If you have yet to own a Radice pipe, there is no time like the present. Drop me a line about the Radice pipe you're getting next! I hope you enjoy the podcast!
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Gianluca;)
Luigi with 3 bowl pipe;)
Luca, Marzio and Olie
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Luigi sketching
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Marzio;)
smoking nose pipe;)
Olie art at Radice workshop
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Venessa portraits of the Radice family
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A Radice collection
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Amazing massive pipe
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Incredible creations
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unique drafting
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twins
The Christmas series Monstrosity pipes have arrived!!!
Click on the image to your left to view the six new Monstrosity Christmas pipes! Each one is stamped with the Monstrosity logo, the year, and "Christmas" (see pics for more details.) Support the podcast by adopting a Monstrosity today. Your $100 donation to the podcast gets you the Monstrosity of your choice. Simply email me the name of the one you want and click on the "donate" button to send payment via PayPal. Guaranteed to be the ugliest gift under your tree this year, except for that sweater.
Episode #18:
The 2009 Chicagoland Pipe Show
It's been a while, but it is still worth listening to this great podcast. It's live and ready to download. It was great to see so many carvers and vendors. Seeing so many different styles and different degrees of artistry and craftsmanship is so interesting. Whether you were there or not, you'll have fun listening to our first podcast we're having to label "explicit."
Future Podcasts
Upcoming podcasts not yet recorded (or in editing stages) include, but are not limited to: Sun Butler of Organic Smoke, Will Purdy, Stephen Downie, Ed Andrew Jurkiewicz, Jaden Hew Len, Steve Monjure, Cornelius Maenz, Larry Faulkner of TamperWorks, Trever Talbert, Alex Florov, Mark and Tim from Two Cousins Pipe Racks, Jeff Gracik of J. Alan Pipes, B.A. Weaver, Paul Bonacquisti, Luca with Neatpipes.com, Erik Nording, John and Tedd of Chimera Pipes, Bill and Terri Weist of CatsPawPipes, Kai Neilsen, Kurt Balleby, Todd Johnson, Michael Parks, Brian Ruthenberg, S.E. Thile, Vernon Vig, Scott Anderson, Ann Julie, Jody Davis, Craig Tarler of Cornell and Diehl, Kurt Huhn of Pipemakersforum.com, and many, many more.
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