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  • Russ's Health May 10, 2012
    Can we get any info on Russ's health? It was printed in the Internet version of Pipes Inc. that Russ had a serious operation and anyone wanting to call him or mail him a card at the hospital could do so and was given an address and room phone #. Neithe... […]
  • Re: Pipe Club Members Unite May 4, 2012
    Frankly, I've entertained bailing out a few months ago.  I keep telling myself things will get better.  But, there is no enthusiasm anymore.  Our last club meeting was one of our best in the past year because we all sat together and conversed.   Scotty... […]
  • Re: Pipe Club Members Unite May 3, 2012
    I ALWAYS call the day of. More then once things were canceled or rescheduled and although I got the  Habanapalooza or whatever reminder that week (and on one occasion that morning) I got nothing about the cancelation. The guys at the counter couldn't e... […]
  • Re: Pipe Club Members Unite May 2, 2012
    Once again our May meeting was cancelled. We  can understand but to not inform the members by e-mail (some of us live an hour's drive away) is pretty disrespectful. I suppose we will have to call and check on the June meeting standing in June.Themayor […]
  • Re: Pipe Club Members Unite April 26, 2012
    I was actually thinking things are picking up slowly.  There are more people attending then 8 months ago but, yes, still less then 2-3 years ago.I do absolutely agree that we've become 2nd class in the shop.  We are frequently moved and bumped because... […]

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Club shirts available for Kaywoodie trip

Just a reminder for the members attending the Kaywoodie Factory Tour this Saturday…
If you don’t already have a club t-shirt, we still have some available for $5. You can pick one up at the Colonie store, they are in Scott’s office.

International Pipe Smoking Day 2010

[ February 20, 2010; ] February 20th, 2010 is International Pipe Smoking Day, and we’re going to celebrate the event with a custom tobacco, and multi-media event at the Colonie Habana Premium Shoppe. The exclusive Habana Premium International Pipe Smoking Day 2010 blend is a mixture of Virginias, 5 different Orientals, Latakia and Perique for a complex and sophisticated medium [...]

Kaywoodie Factory Tour this Saturday

[ January 23, 2010; ] The Capital District Pipe Club is going on another road trip, this time to Peekskill NY to visit S.M. Frank & Co. the manufacturers of the Kaywoodie, Yello-Bole and Medico brand lines of smoking pipes and accessories.

On Saturday January 23rd, we’re meeting at the old Colonie store parking lot at 9:45am. We will carpool from [...]

Year end dinner and plans for 2010

On December 2nd, the Capital District Pipe Club gathered at the old location in Colonie for the last time. The store had already moved to the new location (1645 Central Ave), so we had the entire place to ourselves, which was a nice way to end the year. A couple of new members joined us [...]

Update: change of location for holiday dinner

Our Holiday Dinner will be held at the old store location on Central Avenue, giving our members more parking, and the upstairs lounge & kitchen. See you there at 6:30pm on December 2nd! For a bit of added fun, bring whichever pipe tobacco reminds you most of the holidays… we had some Egg Nog the [...]

2009 Holiday Dinner December 2nd

[ December 2, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_233" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Join us at the new location on December 2nd at 6:30pm!"][/caption]

Just a reminder that this year’s holiday dinner is being held at the New Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe located at 1645 Central Ave (formerly Tri-City Luggage). We’ll be gathering for a pot luck dinner at 6:30pm, with everyone bringing something to [...]

Photos from Estate Pipe Sale at N. Greenbush store

On November 18th the Capital District Pipe Club sponsored an Estate Pipe Sale at the N. Greenbush Habana Premium Cigar Shoppe. There were over 100 Estate Pipes on display for sale, and attendees enjoyed complimentary snacks and pizza. View the entire gallery of photos from the event here.

Estate Pipe Sale at N. Greenbush store

[ November 18, 2009; 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] An Estate Pipe sale will be held in the N. Greenbush store Wednesday 11/18 from 4-8 PM.  Please park next door at the Park & Ride if you plan on staying awhile to enjoy this event and Habana hospitality.  There will be a large selection of estate pipes on display and for sale.

In addition to [...]

October meeting news

[ October 14, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The October meeting has been rescheduled due to an the Hoyo in-store event taking place at both Habana Premium stores. We’ll be meeting on October 14th at 6:30PM, in the Colonie store’s lounge.

Russ, Bob and Walt have reported in from the Richmond Pipe Show, so be sure to visit the forums to take part in [...]

July Pipe Club Meeting at Nottingham Chop House

[ July 1, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. ] July 1st – Pipe Club Dinner!!  Meet us at the Nottingham Chop House on Wolf Road at 6:30pm.  We’ll be hanging out on the patio and enjoying the evening.  So far, dinner choices are off the menu…

Be prepared to discuss:

Summertime tobacco’s for hot weather smokes- and the best pipes to smoke them in.

Who amongst the [...]