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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
The Codger Cabin
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
That guy looks too much like Dick Cheney, better not stand in front of him on a quail hunt.....
My God, you’re right!
I've never been to the Acoma site. Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, numerous times; Carlsbad once, and I drove across the NE corner of NM when I moved back to Da Swamp from CO in '01. Does the state even allow you to climb to the top of Acoma?
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
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Kentucky Club. A later-introduced player during the golden era that is no longer with us. Never quite as big a seller as PA or SWR, it was still a reasonably popular blend back in the day. And a solid Burley. We’ll see a good bit of this one at the coffee table, but generally reserved to B&W quarter box placements.
Kentucky Club. A later-introduced player during the golden era that is no longer with us. Never quite as big a seller as PA or SWR, it was still a reasonably popular blend back in the day. And a solid Burley. We’ll see a good bit of this one at the coffee table, but generally reserved to B&W quarter box placements.
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It’s from 1941 ... it’s got a pipe in it ... he eats prunes.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
I smoked a lot of Kentucky Club Mixture, the one in the red plaid packaging. It was supposed to be an aromatic, but it wasn't heavily topped or goopy. I can't recall ever seeing the other KC blends, I think they marketed three or four different ones. Sutliff and Milan have matches for KC, but I'm not sure which iterations they copied.
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I was never a KC smoker, other than a stray bowl or two of the standard blue along the way. But there used to be the standard 'blue' tin mild Burley blend, and the 'plaid' tin "Mixture", which was an aromatic (probably roughly along the lines of SWRA as a lightly topped one). If there were other blends, I never paid enough attention to notice them.
I have no idea which old KC recipes any matches today are emulating. I'm going to guess the blue, because matching vintage aromatics is much harder, IMO.
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
As their road trip continues, we now see the Ol’ Judge and Chubbins show us the “Wonders of America” - a mid-Century technological tour de force of the Nation. The reason for this change is apparent, as we will touch on in the next SWR ad.
In this one, we learn about the now-legendary 200 inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California. At the time of this ad, the Hale Telescope was still under construction, and would not be completed until well after WWII. While it is no longer the worlds’ largest telescope, it remains in active use today.
As their road trip continues, we now see the Ol’ Judge and Chubbins show us the “Wonders of America” - a mid-Century technological tour de force of the Nation. The reason for this change is apparent, as we will touch on in the next SWR ad.
In this one, we learn about the now-legendary 200 inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California. At the time of this ad, the Hale Telescope was still under construction, and would not be completed until well after WWII. While it is no longer the worlds’ largest telescope, it remains in active use today.
Completed in 1949 and remained the largest US scope till 1992. Hubble was the first Astronomer to use the 200 inch reflector.
***Note that the BTA-6 in the Soviet Union was larger (1976) but the thing has had several issues and does not operate anywhere near its 'supposed' expectations. Basically the mirror is total trash and after three castings/refiguring it still doesn't operate correctly to this day.
Makes my simple 8 inch reflector look like a toy...
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Beautiful hat.
A hat, usually a fedora, has been a part of my daily wardrobe for almost 40 years.
I’m a hat freak myself; balding but still beautiful with a fine hat. I’m 72 years old and can walk down the street with a pipe in my mouth, fly open, wearing a hat and not turn a head. The privilege of age I suppose.
I don’t know with any certainty but matching the tobaccos in a blend is rather straight forward but without the super secret for the toppings recipe, you are pretty much lit of luck for getting an exact match
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From The Cabin Coffee Table — An occasional look back at what the old Codgers saw and smoked (with a little detour and frolic, here and there):
World War Two has been underway for over a year. France has fallen. Britain stands alone, fighting for its life. The Axis is advancing everywhere. For now, in early 1941, America is still at peace. But everyone is getting ready for the inevitable. From here on out, we are going to see more and more uniforms, and increasing references to national defense and war-readiness at the coffee table. Many of our codger forefathers are eventually going over. Some will never return home.
World War Two has been underway for over a year. France has fallen. Britain stands alone, fighting for its life. The Axis is advancing everywhere. For now, in early 1941, America is still at peace. But everyone is getting ready for the inevitable. From here on out, we are going to see more and more uniforms, and increasing references to national defense and war-readiness at the coffee table. Many of our codger forefathers are eventually going over. Some will never return home.
