25¢ Poet & Pipe Smoker Malcolm Guite Page 10 Week of April 25 - May 1

Time On Your Hands

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Vol. 1 No. 35 / April 25, 2020

Programs Time to Learn / 2 Week of April 25 - May 1...... 3 Articles Time On Your Hands by BRTV Editors...... 2 Pipe Smoker & Poet Mr. Guite / 10 by BRTV Editors...... 10

Reviews, Columns

As We See It ...... 2

Review ...... 13

Cover: Mr. Malcolm Guite

Managing Editor: Phil’s Secretary: Diane Phil Goodman Hollywood Bureau: Moose Editors: Bill Needleman, Jensen, Michael A. Website Director: Nick Time On Your Hands

With a little extra time for some if you are using any extra time to people, you would think that a lot catch up on pipe content. Sites like of stuff is getting done. Maybe Reborn Pipes, The Pipemaker’s more content is being produced. Forum, Turbo Tin, Pulvers’ Briar, Sadly in some cases the dent in Novelli and Tabaccheria Corti. the couch is getting dangerously deep. Regardless of which He also included our own News category you fall into, we decided site and magazine. to see how it’s effecting the pipe community. If you have the time, the information that Mike put together It’s a mixed bag. In a few cases is worth watching. He breaks down people are, in fact, putting out useful sites where you can learn, some new videos or blog participate and view all things pipe content. Most are either the same related. or nonexistent. We assume those are the ones who are actually There’s a good chance you may working more. not be checking out some of the resources so you just might find a Mike from Briar Blues made a gem. If you’re serious about the video highlighting some of the hobby and would love to learn resources that are invaluable more, the Briar Blues video is a great place to start. As We See It

You ever try to get information off Speaking of drawings, it’s a new of Wikipedia? What a crap shoot. month already and it’s time for the I don’t trust 75% of what’s on the Bishop’s Pipes drawing. Tune in to stupid inter-web as it is and I’m Jean Panzer’s channel to get all digging around some site edited the details. by a guy who can’t get a job. Sad. Just an observation but if you are making videos and using a Steph & Skip Cain are running lavalier microphone, please give a two give aways side by side. little thought to the placement of Check out our Events the mic. Trust us, nobody wants Calendar for May or watch to hear all the strange and sort of their video for details. disgusting noises that are generated around your mouth and throat area. Some foresight can go a long way.

BRTV Guide - 2 Saturday

8 AM WEEKEND CHAT 2:00 NORTH EAST PIPER UK -Andrew Cirigliano -Live His live shows have been Sharing a first impression getting more and more and a review of the Solani popular. The show can run 660 Silver Flake. from an hour up to three. Join in as you have time. The show begins at 7:00 PM GMT NOON THE CAIN’S LIVE FROM TEXAS 6:00 MY FIRST PIPE & MY -Steph & Skip Cain FIRST PIPE A short live show to say -13 Pipes hello and see how everyone A very strange story about a is doing. Hope to see pipe like no other. everyone there. Noon CDT, 1:00 EDT, 10 AM PDT 8:00 LONDON CALLING with SIMON - LIVE Live from London England, 1:00 SeerSucker Simon talks about Premium -Over A Pipe Tobacco and the latest news Starting off with a brief from around the world. 11:30 explanation of the GMT till sign off. The show different goings on and may be pushed back so the what you can do check in on his channel to with the call in number find out if this week’s show is ((470) 231-7618) then a on schedule breakdown and first impression of C & D’s SeerSucker. 9:00 COFFEE TASTING ANGLES CUP 4689 1:30 BISHOP PIPES FREE -Bean Piper PIPE DRAWING Brewing coffee in a Mary -Jean Panzer Tyler Moore coffee maker Jean kicks off the May (the recommended Free Pipes Drawing for method of Voodoo Bishop Pipes. Jean Review). Don’t forget to reveals what pipes will be check out his video Book given away this month & Briar on the Ohio River. and tells you what you need to do to enter.

BRTV Guide - 3 Sunday

9:00 PIPESMOKING IN THE DAILY FIVE 9 AM THE TROPICS -Artie’s Place Inspirational quotes and -Holy Smokes motivation for the An experience of a pipe beginning of your day. New smoker living in the shows daily. Philippines. Talking about (1 minute) how pipe smoking is much different in a place with only two seasons. 10:00 QUESTIONS OVER COFFEE -Classical Pipes 10:00 YTPC A GUEST PIPE Live show hosted by Dion -ArmchairPiper of Classical Pipes. Many topics are covered, and Retired gentleman talked welcome, but the main pipes and their stories. This subject is always pipes, video tells of his guest pipe a pipe tobacco and the bent BBB. current state of the pipe smoking hobby. (aprox. 2 hrs)

5 PM SHOUT OUTS AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS -Garbage Man Piper Mel talks about C&D’s Comfort. He also includes a couple of newer channels in the YTPC.

8:00 A TRIP TO THE PAST -Professor Walker Cracking open a tin of St Bruno Flake which is an old time tobacco in production since 1896.

BRTV Guide - 4 Monday

9 AM PIPE RAMBLE WITH SAVINELLI & STONEHAVEN - Bean Piper A quick ‘Hello!’ from Bean Piper’s BPOA (the Back Porch of Awesome)

1 PM NIGHTCAP -Caffeinated Piper The next in this series on the Public Access Channel, this time Nightcap from Peterson’s, nee Dunhill. One of, if not the most popular of the former Dunhill blends.

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BRTV Guide - 5 Tuesday

9 AM THE FISH & THE BLOWFISH -Briar Blues Part 4 in the pipe shape series this one covers the Fish and the Blowfish. Two very recognizable but hard to describe shapes.

11:00 SUTLIFF READY RUBBED MATCH -The Reformed Piper Reviewing a popular match blend from Sutliff.

2 PM HOW TO PACK A PIPE -Piano Piper Sharing his technique on how he packs his pipe. A very important skill for any 10:00 ST. GEORGE’S DAY WITH pipe smoker. A BEN WADE PIPE -Redcoat’s Return This show is packed with a 8:30 MARKWOOD MEN’S ton of information starting out BREAKFAST CLUB with some St. James Flake. -Live Show Including some things about the origins of England’s The weekly show hosted by patron Saint and his battle Scott and Seth. Interesting with the dragon. Also a nice guests and lively topics. poem. 8:30 EDT, 7:30 CDT, 5:30 PDT

11:00 SIGNAL STRENGTH 9:00 A TILL BOX & A JOHN -George Bruno BOBBITT STORY On the Daybreak Show, George -Curmudgeon Piper talks about signaling strength, Covering a subject that is not not weakness and virtue not as bad as you think. Telling it vice is the way a man should in a way only a curmudgeon handle himself. Are you doing can. the right thing?

BRTV Guide - 6 Wednesday

9:00 PLUM PUDDING 7:30 LOCUSTS TOBACCO REVIEW -Wednesday Night Movie -Sage of Two-Dog’s Dr. Maddy Rierdon (Lucy Going over the iconic blend Lawless), an investigator for from Seattle Pipe Club, Plum the Department of Agriculture, Pudding, Sage of Two-Dog’s is the only person who can gives us his take. Including a protect America from a deadly little thank you to the rest of breed of bioengineered the YTPC. locusts.

8:00 SQUADRON LEADER 2 PM Public Access TV -NJ Piper -This Could Be You Enjoying Samual Gawith Squadron Leader and talking about attending a Richie If you want a spot on brtv’s Havens concert. public access channel all you have to do is get a slot. Make any kind of video you want. 9:00 DON’T WORRY ABOUT Promote anything you want. WHAT OTHERS TELL YOU The spot is all yours. Email -2:00 am PIpe on the Patio [email protected] Making the case for doing what gives you enjoyment.

BRTV Guide - 7 Thursday

6 AM MY FIRST OTC 7:00 BRIAR BLUES LIVE BLEND -Briar Blues -The Victorian Piper The Thursday night live show Having only smoked which sometimes gets premium pipe tobacco, The started a little earlier than Victorian Piper tries out his scheduled so be sure to first over the counter blend, subscribe and set the St. Bruno and now shares notifications. Some of the his first impressions. best pipe talk and viewer engagement of any YTPC live 1 PM SMOKE RINGS show. FROM MY PIPE 8 PM EDT, 7 CDT, 5 PDT and -Malcolm Guite 12:00 AM GMT A little insight into his own pipe smoking and a reading his poem Smoke Rings From My Pipe. 11:00 CASTELLO SHAPE 55 -pipesand bees 4:00 PIPA CROCI PIPES Doing a box opening from a recent Briar Blues order, -Virginia Piper pipesand bees shows off A great primer on Pipa his new Castello Shape 55. Croci pipes, how they are made and the distinctions in brand. close up Blowing Smoke Rings Malcolm Guite

In this episode you find Mr. Guite relaxed, smoking his pipe and with a glass of Islay Malt at his side. He talks a little about pipes and smoking and reads a poem from his collection Parable and Paradox (He also blows a few smoke rings!)

BRTV Guide - 8 Friday

5 AM FIND FIVE FRIDAY 6:00 Yardism Live -Ghost Cob Join Chad for an evening of Ghost Cob (Shawn) thrilling inaction as he hosts the highlights five YouTube world’s foremost back step Pipe Channels. Mostly chat show. new and usually an 3:00 PDT, 6:00 EDT, 10 pm established veteran. GMT 5:00 BOO HOO -Checking In 7:00 BASEBALL SEASON Florence and Elena Matches860 suspect that a ghost is Pipes and Ponderance roaming the building, and Florence decides to If you’re missing Baseball spend the night alone in enjoy John’s telling of what it a room to prove that it's was like growing up in a not haunted. baseball town (Repeat; 9 mins)

8:00 CANEROD PIPER LIVE -CaneRod Piper This week Mike welcomes special guest Pipes and Bees. Tune in for the largest live show on the YTPC and see what’s up.

9:00 LET ‘ER RIP FRIDAY -Over A Pipe Join Martin and a live studio audience for America’s favorite call-in show. You can call in at (470) 231-7618. Show starts at 9:00 EDT, 7 CDT, 6 PST and 1 AM GMT.

BRTV Guide - 9 Poet and Pipe Smoker Malcolm Guite

In Malcolm Guite’s video Smoke they sent teenaged Malcolm to an Rings From My Pipe (see program English boarding school. After listings for Thursday). The poem winning a scholarship to can be found in his collection Pembroke College, Cambridge to Parable and Paradox. His book read English he decided to remain can be purchased here. in England rather than return to Canada. Mr. Guite is an English poet, singer-songwriter, Anglican Having earned a Master of Arts in and academic. He is the author of he went on to five books of poetry and several obtain his on Christian faith and theology. from Drham University. His stated aim is to “be profound without ceasing to be beautiful”. One to enjoy his pipe, Mr. Gait said that indoors he smokes an Those interested in music will be aromatic, black cherry Cavendish glad to know that Mr. Guites also and when in his hut, Sherlock performs as a singer and guitarist Holmes or Parson’s Pleasure. fronting the Cambridgeshire- based blues, rhythm and blues, In his most recent video he reads and rock band Mystery Train. is poem about pipe smoking. In the ballade form which is a lyrical Living the most interesting life poem originating in medieval which began in . Born to France. Stanzas followed by British expatriates where his shorter stanzas the last line of father, a Methodist lay preacher, each always the same. Who were living. At ten the family would have ever thought we moved to Canada but not wanting would be talking about French to loose their British identity medieval poetry? Here is that poem

BRTV Guide - 10 Smoke Rings From My Pipe And then at last my real work By Malcolm Guite is begun, My chance to chant, to All the long day's weariness is done exercise the skill I'm free at last to do just as I will Of summoning the muses, Take out my pipe, admire the setting one by one, sun To meet me in their temple, Practice the art of simply sitting still touch my quill Thank God I have this briar bowl to fill, (I have a pen but quills are I leave the world with all its hopeless better still) hype, And when the soul is full, the Its pressures, and its ever-ringing till, time is ripe And let it go in smoke rings from my Kindle the fire of poetry that pipe will Breathe and expand like The hustle and the bustle, these I shun smoke-rings from my pipe The tasks that trouble and the cares that kill, Prince I have done with The false idea that there's a race to run, grinding at the mill, The pushing of that weary stone uphill, These petty-pelting tyrants The wretched i-phone's all-insistent aren't my type, trill, So lift me up and set me on a Whingers and whiners, each with their hill, own gripe, A free man blowing smoke I pack them in tobacco leaves until rings from his pipe. They're blown away in smoke rings from my pipe BRTV Guide - 11 BRTV Guide - 11 Phil’s REVIEW by Phil I’ve learned a lot over He had sent me a link the past few weeks. One on Twitter to a video he is who the heck I would made which he thought stay away from if things I’d enjoy. Boy, was he got really bad. The other right. I must have is who I could count on. It watched it five times. It seems like when things was the best thing that get rough the bad traits in happened to me all week. some people come out Just listening to him, then and the good things in hearing his poem was other equally shine. It’s a just what the Doctor strange phenomenon but ordered. a good lesson to learn. Right then I decided we It’s the last week to get needed to change tracks your modified Corn Cob and make sure we got pipe entered into the this to everyone. It was 2020 Cobfoolery contest. the perfect time for the It might just be me but video and hope you all this past week seemed enjoy it even half as slow. A lot of entries got much as I did. in right off the bat and I haven’t seen many since. Thankfully Mr. Guite Either people are better gave us permission to prepared or there are reprint his work in our some procrastinators out pages so you don’t have there. Can’t wait to see to track it down. Although them all. getting a copy of his book would certainly be This week’s featured worth it. story is about Mr. Guite.

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